The Dickinson press., 1888-10-20
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA

WEEKS NEWS IN DAKOTA
Que of the murderers of the tramp at
Hillsboro, escaped from the Jail.
Prairie fires destroyed considerable
hay and grain in the vicinity Of Ypsi-
lanti.
The Frederick Farmers Alliance COM
pany. is erecting q 10000 bushels capac-
ity elevator.
The nominations of w. Crofoot and C..
r. Iempleton, associate justices for Da-
kota, have been confirmed by the national
senate.
Nearly all the saloonkeepers at Sioux
rails have been arrested for violating
the local option law, some on twenty
counts.
The work Of moving the Arlington ho-
tel from Minnewaukon to Brainerd,
Mimi, has begun. The building is being
taken down by sections and will be
shipped by rail.
Michael Quinn, n farmer, was killed
by a Northern Pacific engine at Medina.
He had left his team standing on the
track. and on the approach of the train
undertook to cross in front of the engine,
but was caught and horribly mangled.
The entire populotion of Mandan was
engaged Thursday in fighting prairie
fires. A northwest wind was blowing
and it carried the fire toward the CITY at
a rapid rate. Fire breaks 200 feet wide
were made, and on reaching the breaks
the flames subsidized.
a rattloSnake VOC billed S,,,a,- -.
Main street near the bank in Bowdlp.
Trail county has two school superin-
tendents, a case of misinterpretation of
the school law.
The crop of wheat and the good
prices are stiffening up the price of
land around Bowdle.
Minnewaukan is sorely displeascd
over the contemplated removal of her
big Arlington to Brainerd.
Prof. Montgomery, of Grand Forks.
has dug up six mound builders. The
skeletons were perfect and Of mammoth
size.
\ farmer named Bucknell living near
Alexahdria, raised a crop of wheat,
flax and corn this year that will net
him nearly $4,000.
A majority OF the trustees of the in
sane asylum removed F. A. Gale from
the presidency of the board and elected
Robert Cox in his place.
Fifty o pupils have been enrolled
at the Mitchell schools this year during
the first two weeks than during the cor.
responding period last year.
Col. East, register of the Yankton land
office, has left for Indiana to take the
stump for Cleveland. He was Vice
President Hendricks private secretary.
A half-breed farmer named Jack Gull
bertson was killed in a saloon row at
Williston. He was struck with a bill
llard cue by Il Gibson, a saloon owner,
who has skipped for Canada.
w. H. Stokes, Watertown. is making
an effort to get up an organization among
southern Dakota millers. There are
about % mills. The association would
be for mutual benefit and the correction
of abuses.
Students at Vermillion university now
number 315.
A committee is investigating the origin
of the big prairie fires Of Faulk county.
Governor Church's annual report shows
that Dakota is one of the best countries
in the world for successful and profitable
stock raising.
Judge Crofoot, of the Aberdeen dis
trict, has received his commission and
will remove to Aberdeen to enter upon
his judicial duties.
1t was reported at Huron that Ole Oh
son, living near Wolsey for several years.
has left and is short $3.50 in his school
account. He was school treasurer sew
eral years and had considerable mort
gagged property.
a sequel to the attempted robbery of
the train near Rapid City, in which one
of the robbers was wounded and cap.
tured, is furnished in the arrest of a mar
named Nickerson, generally known as
"Spud Murphy" as another of the gang.
A grand excursion. Wednesday. Oc,.
n, from Winnipeg to Pembina. under
the auspices of the Winnipeg knights of
Pythias, celebrated the opening of the
Red River Valley railway. A big cele,
bration was held at Pembina the same
day. An excursion train was also run
from Grand Forks to Pembina.
Prairie fires have been doing great
damage in the vicinity of Lake Mandan.
w. w. DIlleS CO.. OF Fargo. WlOSe
stock exchange was closed a week ago,
have resumed operations.
Twenty-Five women of Grand Forks
who went into the saloons of that place,
and threw beer and whisky into the
street, have had a preliminary hearing
and were bound over to the grand Jury
in the sum of 5000 each.
j. H. Tallmadge, a lightning rod mar
of Minneapolis. found a man in III.
Don at the Ingalls, house. in Grand
Forks. trying to get a pocketb",S t..,
had been placed under his pillow. On be.
ing detected the stranger teigne | Il mis-,
take in the room and departed. A
vial of ether was found in the room.
Two men named Averille aud Jaster
residing near Grafton, quarreled about
a dog. and Averille struck faster with a
hoe. Mrs. Jaster went to her husbands
assistance. and was cut in a terrible
manner. her injuries being likely to
prove fatal. Averille has made his
escape.
In General.
The American Street Railway associa
tioO is in session at NachipVton