The Dickinson press., 1888-09-08
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA

-, - APouy Atoul laying iron across tho
Jlty street railway track, was heard by
luuse spencer at Huron and the injunc-
ton vacated.
While o.. I. Grattan, of Elkton, was at
nrooklngs taking part in the Mathews
eptl some one spent the time in de
stroylng the windows and ornamental
work on the new house being built by
him on his farm.
T.. Melville, a travelling man from In
liana lies at tina point of death in a hos
pltai at Aberdeen from injuries received
ny being thrown from a saloon. The
saioonkeeper says the man injured him
self by falling on the floor.
Chief Justice Trip arrived at Yankton
from his European trip much improved
IN health and spirits.
The man who committed suicide in the
station house at Sioux Falls Monday
night was Herbert Vonton, who was re-
Gently discharged from the p~enitentiary,
having been sent from Bismarck for de-
trauding the government.
Lawrence, the 14-year-old son of James
Dubolse, who lives nine miles southwest
d huron, had his skull crushed by being
kicked by a horse. Several pieces Of
skull were removed, one nearly an inch
a half square. 1t is thought that
The boy will recover.
The first number of The North Dakota
t.Vangel published at Jamestown in the
interests of the Congregational denomi-
nation by Rev. C. A. Mack, of Sanborn.
has appeared.
AT Grafton the large barn belonging to
johns Bros, of Litchfeld, MINI, occu-
pied by James Troy as q feed stable, two
ibuggies belonging to Troy and one jack
belonging to I. o. johnson, of Verdon,
were burned this week. No insurance.
The fire was probably set by tramps, who
have been sleeping in an adjoining shed.
Intelligence has been received that
John Loci, n of the Loci Bros, of Elk
Point, who were formerly engaged III the
meat business in that city, has been
toully murdered at Hamburg, Germany.
He was on the point Of sailing for this
country and had several thousand dollars
about him. Upon roll call of passen-
gers he failed to answer to his name and
his friends at once instituted a search
and found him on the steamers wharf.
his head nearly severed from his body
and his money gone.
John Flaherty, of Mitchell, who shot
and killed Hattie Wilson at Huron, was
taken before Justice Grant and waived
examination. He was committed to Jail
to await the action of the grand jury.
The Oldest inhabitant in North Dakota
can not remember ever having seen a rat
in that section, but a few days since an
army of them made their appearance at
the Northern Pacific depot in Grand
Forks. How they got there, unless from
the hold of some river steamer which
occasionally unloads in that vicinity, is a
mystery. They were slaughtered.
Charles johnson was found dead in his
bed at Lisbon, OAK, yesterday, his head
being split open with an ak. Wednes-
day night tramps made an entry into
the house for alcohol, and it is thought
they committed the crime.
A 12-year-olG son of DR.. Christianson,
of Belmont, OAK, was accidentally
killed yesterday while handling a gun.
A sportsman had left his gun, and the
little fellow p%layfully hid it in some
bushes, and in attempting to draw it
from its hiding place the contents were
discharged, passing through his lungs.
P. C. Tryners, a banker at Altoona has
made an assignment.
Charles Goodrich was accidentally shot
while hunting in the vicinity of Gary.
A small sou of w. P. Stubs, of Gary.
was seriously injured by falling from a
stack of wheat.
Aberdeen is to have free delivery, the
receipts at the p%ostotiice having arrired
at the necessary amount.
The members of the Southern and Cen
trQl V1oL0to EItfNpfr1 4r-~.s ---
joying a trip to the Yellowstone park.
The Manitoba depot restaurant at
Grand Forks was burned, the fire origin
ating from an exploding lamp. Loss,
$1,000; fully insured.
The county commissioners of Ward
county, will call a special election to
vote on the change of county seat from
Burlington to Minot.
Sunday evening the Conkling elevator
at Clarke, wa discovered to be on fire,
and the flames spread to Murray & Rob-
lnson's warehouses and coal sheds. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $1,000. The fire was
started by a tramp.
Flax seed to the extent of I, 1000 bu-
shells will be worked up into oil by a
Yankton mill.
After considerable d~eliberation the
Northwestern railway company has de-
cided to iron the new grade from Yank-
ton to the James river this fall.
The male patients of the insane hos
pital at Yankton have organized two
base ball clubs and two hours of each
day are now spent playing at the game.
Indications now are that not less than
400 students will be in attendance at the
Brookings agricultural college at the
beginning of the term. The secretary of
the interior hopes to be able to detail an
officer of the regular armyt to take charge
of the military department during the
fall term.
J. L. Bede, a farmer living near Or
iska, died of apoplexy in his wagon while
going from a field to the house.