The Dickinson press., 1888-10-27

to manufacturers to induce them to re.
move to this city. These offers oun
in the aggregate. to $31. 600 bonus and
$1,000 loan. the whole to be secured
by first lien on the manufacturers plant
for a period Of ten years, the loans draw
ing + per cent. interest.
The Northwestern National Bank. of
Aberdeen, with a capital of 300, 900. has
been authorized to do business.
y contract cas- been made for the build.
ing of the st. Paul, Black Hills e. Pacific
road into Rapid City.
C.. j. ki,sner, a prominent Fargo hotel
man, was fatally injured in an elevator
at his hotel. the Columbia.
Considerable excitement prevails over
the discovery of a galena ore mine in
Grand Forks county. The specimens"of
lead submitted to Professor Montgomery
are pronounced excellent. and it is gaid
the quantity is abundant.
Aberdeen will have a grain brokerage
office.
1t has cost iankton county $261. so a
month to carr for it's poor for the past
twenty months.
Thr commissioners of Sergeant county
littSS olSSlSu q new GleCIlOH on the local
option question.
The death of Maj. Fonda. the eccentric
Blsmarcker. who went to Mississippi and
was arrested as a counterfeiter recently.
is reported.
While hunting geese near Coopers-
town. Melvin Miller, aged 16, fatally
shot his 7-vear-old brother, Edward. in
the stomach.
NJ. b. Sterling. a farmer living near
Mellette. was found dead with his skull
fractured and money missing. No trace
of the murderer.
a number of saloonkeepers have been
arrested at Grand Forks for contempt of
court. They gave bail for their appear
ance at the next term of court.
Postmaster p. S. Mcnamara. of Minot,
is $4,000 short in his accounts and has
fled. His bondsmen have guaranteed
Inspector j. ID. Wood that thev will
make good the deficiency.
Agent Weeks, of the Manitoba road,
arrested three boys at Grand Forks while
engaged in robbing a freight car. They
are members Of a gang of young pilfer-
ers, and the arrest will disrupt the party.
The funeral ceremonies we the re-
mains of j. c. Kissner, injured in an
elevator at the Columbia hotel at Fargo
were held under the auspices of the Ma
sons. The remains We're sent to st,
Paul.
The walls of the new asylum at Yank-
ton caved in, instantly killing Christie
pher Thompson. Jacob Lee probably ia
tally hurt and Superintendent Kean Sc
%riously. The entire structure will have
to be rebuilt.
K. n. Mcnamara, the ex-postmaster Of
Minot, has been bound over to court on a
charge of elnbezzling $4,000 of United
States funds.
The Democrats i'll convention at Man.
dan passed a resolution urging the divis-
ion Of the territory along the Missouri
river. admitting the eastern portion as a
state, and the western portion to be
known as Mandan territory.
Jacob Lee. reported fatally hurt in the
Yankton asylum accident, is still alive.
and may recover. The others injured
are doing well. The coroner's jury spent
the day in examining the wrecked build
ing. and it will be several days before II
verdict is reached.
Ted Reilly. a hardened criminal of
Grand Forks, had Just been released from
jail. II meeting Il man on the street.
demanded money. which was refused.
He then beat and kicked the party in :.
brutal manner inflicting serious iniur-
les. Reilly was arrested and will re-
ceive the full penalty of the law.
Frank Henderson, and two companions
named Fisher and Conley stopped at a
hotel in Fargo. and on awakening Hen
dershot discovered his companions We're
missing. and on searching his pockets
found S215 had been taken. No clue to
the parties has been found.
-Four prisoners made a deslerat. effort
to escape from the Fargo Jail. but were
prevented by the timely arrival IF the
sheriff. Y deputy was beaten to inse1,-
s%il,ility.