The Dickinson press., 1888-12-08
WEEKS NEWS IN DAKOTA

The coal iS.of good quality and arrange
mcnts will be made for further develop
ing the vein.
The jury ut Yankton in the case of
William "A. Brown VS.. Bon Homme
county has rendered a verdict in favor
of the plaintiff. Brown. a resident of
Brooklyn, n. ", was the purchaser of
$4,000 of 1871 bonds of Bon Homme
county and sued for the price of the
bonds and interest, aggregating $1,000.
The case OF A. II. Glaspell VS.. the
Northern Pacific is concluded at James
town n jury returned o verdict for
the plaintiff for S12, 545. 43. In 1888
Glaspell. of Chicago. purchased. upon
the representations Of the company's
local agents here, 2,2OO acres of railroad
lands in Wells county. The lands were
afterwards found to be practically worth
less. and Glaspcll sued for STA. 900.
Charles Il. Winchell, treasurer of
Sphinx county has left for parts unknown
and is Il defaulter. A letter was received
by his deputy, evidently mailed at or
near st. Paul, saying that lie is short in
his accounts and had not the courage to
face the music. His shortage amounts
to about S1G.0O0, and it is thought most
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seat at Ashton. two years ago.
Green & bills elevator, Is miles west
of Fargo, OH the Northern Pacific road,
burned at midnight Wednesday. Itcon-
tanned 5000 bushels of old wheat and
$1,000 bushels of new wheat.
NJ. G.. Wright. postal clerk, who was
charged by the st. Thomas postmaster
with embezzlement, was acquitted, and
the postmaster was compelled to make
good the loss.
At Bath. Christian Rasmussen died
undcr peculiar circumstances, having
slept for over Il week previous to his
death. only waking nee in the time to
take nOuriShment. lie was about GO
years of age.
The knights of Labor of Dcadwood.
Central City. Lead City and TerravilIe,
appointed a committee of five to wait
upon Dean Bros, contractors on the Da-
kota Central railway. The contractors
have only paid *2.2e5 per day. The
knights wauted $3.50 per day. Tie com.
mittee. with 400 knights in line, waited
upon the men upon the grade. All laid
down their tools and the contractors
agreed to pay $3.50 per day and furnish
board at 500 prr week.
An important contest relative to the
shipment of grain by private buyers is in
progress in Dickey county, and will
probably come before Judge Rose next
week. Jay +. Haggerty, Of Monango,
built a warehouse on the Manitoba COM
pany's right of way at Silver Leaf. after
being refused permission. AS soon as
the building was up the railroad COM
pany acting in the interest of the North
western Elevator company, procured an
I'M JUNCTION restricting l1aggerty from us
ing his warehouse, claiming the exist
cncc of Il contract under which no other
grain buyer could place a building on
the railway company's land. Haggerty
claims that Il railway company has not
the power to maintain or aid any shipper
in maintaining a monopoly of the grain
business.
There was a we'll attended basket pic
nc at jamestown Saturday.
An appropriation of sly. $50 has been
set apart for Dakota by the nj. f. con-
ference at New York.
Several parties near Plankinton are
preparing to enter extensively into the
business of wool growing.
Physicians estimate that there have
been not less than 200 cases of measles
in Elk Point within the last sixty DAYS.
None AVE terminated fatally.
w. d. Master. the sole occupant of the
Grand Forks Jail. made an unsuccessful
attempt to escape. A search of his cell
resulted in finding tw%enty-four jewelers.
saws and u file.
n Catholic paper is to be established
in Iankton under the patronage of
Bishop Marty. with its headquarters ut
his residence. 1t will be edited by Fathe
Hopkins.
1t is announced that u controlling in
terest i'll the First National bank of
Pierre. with its cashicrship, has been
turned over to the Pierre Savings bank,
the latter buying a majority of the
stock.
George G. Crosse. of the Dakota Ali
ance company. is considering the advisa-
bility of removing the alliance head
quarters from Aberdeen to Watertown,
IN order to secure shipping advantages.
Rapid City Journal: Some time ago a
discovery was made in the neighborllood
of Custer of a substance Thought by the
finder to be kaolin. A sample was sent
to the school of mines. where it has been
tested. The substance was found to be
not kaolin but. what is scarcely less val
liable. cement.
\ young farmer named Brown. re-
siding near Glendale, has been missing
tor over Il week. He had some trouble
with a man named Warner about 300
worth of wheat. which he accused War
ncrof ~dtfrauding him of. and Warner has
been arrested on suspicion of having
murdered the man.
Eighteen liquor licenses have been
issued by the city, council of Fargo.
Another of the men supposed to have
been connected with the Homestake
train robbery. Robert Lawrence. was
captured near Chadrow.
According to the official count Dakota
cast ia, 1870 votes at the recent election,
of which Mathews received 1925. Har-
den 40.Si6, Bierly 1.153. and Cranmer
1,317.
About ten days ago a young man by
the name OF Stewart hired a team from
the livery at Bathgate and did not return
it. This is the second team this livery
man has lost.
The Fargo w. c. I. U. are elated mas
much as the council refused point blank
w S't'''s i'Ni VI IN uIISScU R'uttlIlS pDGI-
ators of blind pigs a licence to dispense
liquor. and laid owe a number of other
applications.
Hon. John King. of Chamberlain. has
gone to Washington to present a scheme
to congress for the opening of a portion
OF the reservation. paying the Indians 81
per acre for the land and emitting the
ratification clause.
Deputy Sheriff Steen asserts that
Masters, the horse thief, who attempted
to saw his way out Of the Grand Forks
Jail. made a confession duplicating a
grand juror as being the person who fur.
nishcd him with saws.
Minncsota's G. A. r..
ST. PAUL, Dec. 3.-The annual state
e%ncampment of the Minnesota Grand
Army of the Republic, will be held at
Market hall, this city, Jan. 90, "a and rs.