The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-03-22
DAKOTA NEWS ITEMS.

oostofice muddle at Faulkton. A. P.
Smith seeks the appointment and
Wallace, the present incumbent, wish
% to be retained. 1t becomes a presi-
1ential Office April 1.
The officers OF the Bankers Mutual
Protective association at Aberdeen,
The accident insurance company whose
charter Gov. Church recently asked for
IN the recommendation OF Public Ex-
aminer Harris, has issued a circular an.
nouncing that the association has con-
| GUIDED to surrender it's charter. The
reason assigned is that the examiners
unfavorable report has caused a large
number Of members to lapse.
The jamestown creamery building
s completed and ready for the ma.
:hinery, which is on the road. The
creamery company elected as officers:
President, William M. Lloyd; treasur-
er and manager, w. E. Green; secreta-
~, T. C. Wade. The capacity OF the
creamery will be 1000 pounds per
lay.
w. E. Green was recently taken to
Fargo charged with infanticide in kill
ng an infant, of which he is said to be
the father, although not a married
man. The crime is alleged to have
oeen committed in the hills about a
month ago, and Green Immediately
came to his sisters, ten miles north OF
Frazee City, Mimi, where he was ar
rested by Sheriff Norcross on the
charge of burglary. He was afterward
informed of the nature OF the real
charge against him, and consented to
20 to Fargo until requisition papers
be secured for him. He was originally
rom Canada.
At Dickinson, Richards & Thomp.
son, dealers in general merchandise,
nave assigned for the benefit ofcredit.
ors. Assets and liabilities about
$4,000.
On the 18th of June next a theolog.
ical institute will be held in Yankton,
which will be attended by all the Con-
gregational ministers of South Dako-
ia. A number of eminent Eastern
aivines and theological students will
be present.
The following parties had prelimi.
nary examination before United
States Commissioner Mcconnell at
Fargo recently, and were held on the
charge OF cutting government timber:
Alex s. S~wegturn, Christ E. Johnson,
Andrew johnson and EdwardR. Kirsh.
They are all from Richland county.
The timber cut was on a school sec.
tion, and was for their own use during.
the recent storms.
A few days ago, before T. G. McCon-
nell, United States commissioner,
Charles A. Gray had his preliminary ex-
animation and was bound over in $500
upon both charges to appear before the
United State court. He is charged
with arresting, as United States mar
shall, Mr.. Jennings of Neche tor selling
liquor without government authority /.
and then letting him offupon the pay
ment of $l25. He says he will not
try to obtain bail, but will commence
other proceedings soon.
The board of regents OF the college
at Brookins, have decided, to have
the long vacation in winter instead OF
Summer, thus enabling the students,
who so desire, to work their way
through college during the summer
and teach during the winter.
Judge Palmer has quashed the cerS
tiorari proceedings in the liquor ques-
ton at Sioux Falls, and as a conse~
quence the dealers are very careful
about selling any of the liquid.
Bishop Hare has announced, in a
letter to the vestry of Calvary cathe-
dral church of Sioux Falls, that he
had been presented with $4,000 by
John Jacob AstQr, with which to
erect a memorial church in Sioux
Falls to the donors late wife. The
ediice will be erected at once on the.
grounds owned by the church society.
The gas we'll discovered at Ashton,
continues to flow and the pressure in.
creases. The Ashton Gas and Fuek
company has decided to incorporate.
with a capital of $lOO, 900. It is be-
lieved that the 2.inch we'll now drilled
will furnish sufficient gas to run the
city. .~.-
NJ. II. Rowley's commission "a regis.
ter Of the land office at Mitchell has
arrived and he has taken possession
Elk. Register Everett, it is said, will
practice law at Sioux City.
Hon. M. H. Day spent a brief mo
ment in Yankton, while on his way te
his home in Springfield from Washing.
ton. Mrs. Day. who has spent the
winter in Washington. accompanies
him. Mr.. Day has sold his Black.
Hills mining interest, but will visit.
that region shortly to perfect the trans
actions. He was not inclined to dis
cuss politics.
A strong effort is being made to in
duce the Illinois Central to extend its
line OF road from Sioux Falls via.
Brookins to Watertown.
In the district court at Huron the
jury returned a verdict of 81, 600 fol
plaintiff in the case OF Stearns VS.. The
Chicago& Northwestern Railway com.
pany: The plaintiff was injured while
braking on the road.
The first step toward the formation
OF q new land district in Dakota has:
been proposed, and Mr.. Clifford viii;
introduce q bill, for the purpose, to
include in the new district, which Is II
De called the Minot land district, ~
of the tarritorv lying west nf tha - -