The Dickinson press., 1888-05-05
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA.
Duck hunting is all the go at NJ
Vernon.

- AA SAO oo Nv Va
Vernon.
Only one business failure in Dakota
last week.
Work OF Watertown's water works be-
gins this week.
Fifty %iniunctions have been issued
against saloon men in Walsh county.
The band that Rapid City longed for
has come. 1t ia q cornet, composed Of
eleven pieces.
The musical department Of Yankton
college turns out three graduates this
spring. each one giving n piano recital
on graduation.
Hartley Bros, cattle men from Iowa,
drove through Dell Rapids last week
1000 head of steers, which they are going
to feed near Sibley.
The programme of the fourteenth an
nual meeting of the Dakota Sunday
School association is nearly completed.
The convention will be held at Mitchell
July 10, II md II.
The first term of court ever held in
Faux county was convened yesterday.
A calender Of only forty-tive cases has
accumulated within five years.
William Baker, II years of age, has
mysteriously disappeared from Buffalo,
OAK. He was at church last Sunday,
but he has not been heard of since.
In sixty days time Cakes will boast of
a Touring mill second to none in the ter
ritory. An oil mill and an oat meal mill
are among the talked-of enterprises.
The prominent N%orwegians of Madison
are preparing for a celebration on the
18th of May, which is the anniversary of
the independence of Norway from Den
mark.
The Dakota board of agriculture have
selected Grand Forks as the place for
holding the next territorial fair, the citi-
zens having raised funds sufficient to in
sure it against debt.
Estimates prepared at Bismarck give
1855 Church and 80 Day delegates to the
Watertown convention from 40 Of the 81
counties. Huron estimate gives Church
80 delegates, Day 81, contested Is.
The Insurance Company of Dakota and
the Western Fire and Marine Insurance
company, both local institutions at Sioux
Falls, have consolidated. The CONSOLE
dated companies will do business under
the name of the former.
Agent Spencer, of Rosebud Indian
agency, is having a difference with his
employees and several of them have aban-
doned the agency and others are about to
go. A special agent has just investi-
gated the matter and the agent may be
removed.
Frank Goode, while driving a spa of
colts near Marion junction, met with a
bad accident. The pole to the buggy
broke, he hung to the lines and was
dragged over the front and struck the
broken pole, which tore one eye from its
socket. Surgeons could not save it.
Two little children with him escaped
without injury.
Real estate in Bismarck is said to be
picking up.
The knights of Pythias have organ
lied a lodge at Plankinton.
John FLETCHER Wal drowned at Sudden
Monday while crossing the Jim river in
n ferry boat.
The hank of Brookings has reorgan-
lied, increasing it's capital stock from
$4,000 to $780, GOO
A postot1ice has been established at Boil
linger and Charles A. Bollinger APP
pointed postmaster.
The United Labor party in convention
at Huron unanimously Endorsed Strcetcr,
of Illinois, for president.
Lauge's clothing store and Blackwell's
billiard hall and saloon at Spcarflsh were
destroyed by fire. Loss sc, 900
A number of Turner county farmers
are sowing patches OF alfalfa this spring
and propose to give this valuable crop u
fair test.
Bismarck will have the most complete
electric light works west of st. Paul
when the Improvements now in progress
are completed.
Frank f.. Newton, a Henry attorney.
was arrested at Watertown, charged
with forging a mortgage of $500 on the
farm of NJ. Florry and with receiving
money of visionary chattels of his OWN.
He was also preparing to go to FloHda.
Carpenters are in great demand at
Central City.
Spcartish has voted to incorporate un-
der the general laws.
A beaver was killed in a water wheel
at Sioux Falls Saturday.
Willow Lake is to have an Incorporated
bank with 100000 capital.
A vein of soft coal WAS struck at
Huron, Oak, at q depth of ass feet.
Fargo van lower freight rates east,
but is not encouraged by the railroads.
The Missouri river at Jefferson is seven
miles further north than it was twenty
years ago.
In the township of Union, near Crystal
Springs, nearly 81, 900 trees were plantn!
on Arbor day.
Lightning struck Alex Laduke's resi-
dence, ran down his s%toye-pipe and riddlcd
the floor of the living room. Two child
rem, who were sleeping on the floor, es-
capped unhurt.
The Prohibitionists have declared war
against the Temperance saloons in
Trail county. Five trials, before as mary
different justices have, however, failed
to convict any of them.
Postmaster Judd, of Fargo, has caused
the arrest of several prominent citizens
of Napoleon for assaulting him with
eggs. Judd had broken faith with tho
citizens in regard to the appointment OF
a postmaster at Napoleon.
MARKET REPORTS.
Following Are Quotations For May 2.
st. Pau Grain and Produce.
Wheat-No. / hard. SIC bid: No. l north
ern. Sic bid: No. g. Northern DC bid
Corn-No. 2, Sc bid.
Oats-No. 9, mixed, Bic bid 3ac aske L; May
Bic hid, 81 asked: No. 9 white, sc bid, Ok
asked; No. 3, Doc bid.
Barley-No. 2. tOc bid: No. 8, IS. bid.