The Dickinson press., 1888-11-03
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA

Known As Manuan territory.
Jacob Lee, reported fatally hurt in the
Hankton asylum accident. is still alive
and may recover. The others injured
are doing we'll. The coroner's Jury spent
the day i'll examining the wrecked build
ing, and it will br several DAYS before a
verdict is reached.
Ted Reilly. a hardened criminal of
Grand Forks. had Just been released from
Jail. and meeting Il man ON the street.
demanded money, which was refused.
He then beat and kicked the party in IL
brutal manner, intlicting serious injur-
les. Kelly was arrested and will re-
celvc the full penalty of the law
Frank Henderslot and two companions
named Fisher and Conlry stopped at a
hotel in Fargo. and on awakening Hen
dershot discovered his companions We're
missing. and on searching his pockets
found S;2i5 had been taken. No clue to
the parties has been found.
Four prisoners made Il desperate effort
to escape from the Fargo jail. hut were
prevented by the timely arrival of the
sheriff y deputy was beaten to inscn-
sibilitv.
Two policemen were arrested at Fargo
on a charge of forcibly entering a car
riase and taking 5000 from mans per-
son: The complainant was almost i'm
mediately arrested for stealing $;25.
Eight liquor sellers at Grand Forks
We're found guilty of contempt of court
by Judge Mcconnell. Three dealers
were fined $500 each. Jack Darius was
given no alternative. and was sent to
Jail for 6o days.
John Dihes was overcome bv gas while
down nearly sixty feet in Il we'll near
Huron smothered to death. The BODY
was raised within Il few feet of the top
when the well cavcd i'm and the body fell
back under several feet of earth.
Sioux Falls has five distinct railroad
systems entering the city and seven rail
road outlets. The last spike ol the st.
Paul, Minneapolis 4 Manitoba system.
known as the Willmar and Sioux Fails
road. WAS driven Thursday. The citi-
zens will tender Il grand reception to the
officials of the road.
The Catholic fair at Larimurr ncttcd
81 200 in two days.
Jacob Ice. victim of the ASYLUM
accident at Iankton. died "Wednesday
afternoon.
III. r. Pcases shirt factory AT Water
town. was burned. with IL loss of s.. 900.
partially insured.
The preliminary hearing in the eases
of Trliurd, Young and Nickrrsun. who
are connected with the recent ntlcmp, To
rob the llomcsiasc pay car. is NOW in
progress in Dcadwood.
| TIL" indians are all back at Standing
Rock agency, and Frost Head is i'm il
waiting the return of Major Mcl.augh-
lin. He is an alleged medicine man. and
has been the cause of much trouble. He
had u vision of the Crows attacking the
Sioux, and excited the young bucks,
VIII" went to meet the enemy.
Aberdeen has two new newspapers.
The Dakota Observer and The Messenger
At Hishmore the grand jury indicted
eN-County Treasurer Homer james for
the embezzlcmcnt of county finds.
The case of eX-Postmastrr Mcnamara.
at Mnlot. is not SO serious as at first re-
ported 1t is more a case of careless
bookkeeping.
The trustees of the insane asylum mt
lankton, decided to appoint two super
intcndcnts of construction. Il carlnn,rr
and a mason.
| The New England City Syndicate of
Hcttimgcr county will control us much
land as amy syndicate in Dakota. Its
contract calls for 10O. 600 acres.
Jerry krahryhtur. tho man who has
been engaged in robbing the farmers
with whom he had been employed. has
been arrested at Aberdeen.
\ recent boring for coal i'm Mclean
county. on the upper Missouri river. dis
CLOSED six veins of Ignite at u depth of
40 to 1874 feet. They are ., 3. ). and II
| feet thick.
Since the removal of Sparks from the
land Office thousands of patents have
been received at the Huron land office,
but a number of final proofs he held
back are still missing.
Auditor Ward, Of Dakota, has been in
vcstigating the condition of the poverty
stricken settlers i'm Ramsey county. and
| has appointed /; committee consisting OF
| two Democrats and two Republicans to
distribute the aid rendered by charitable
persons.
Pcmbina and Bathgatc, will be con-
nccted by Il telephone line in the near
| future.
Johnson and Buckley, the Fargo pu-
liccImrn arrested few days since
charged with robbing a companion of
| 500 last week. have had their prrlini-
nary trial and were discharged.
Auditor Ward has returned 4" Bis
marck after investigating the condition
of the settlers in Ramsey county and rc-
ported that although dcstitltion exists
it has been greatly overdrawn.
II. II. Taylor n leading grain merchant
of Clarke, was accidentally killed while
driving in the country. His l,,I7,' hc-
came frightened and ral! ran away, and
and Il gun in the buggy wa, accidentally
discharged. the entire load entering his
left side
The REGISTRATION al Sioux Fall, shows
election.
Ten wagon, of wheat. drawn 10y ~
traction engine, arrived III .hbcrr'l,rn
from the Hall farm. The grain avcrag, d
fifteen bushels per acre. and sold for
*l.?o.
The Armour tow mill La, been p,l, into
the hands uf its creditors
A man from !, railroad camp rr,urtr'l
in Rapid Ciiv that ii wounded man cam"
regularly tp their outfit for food. i.,.
man is supposed To hc Do,Igilrty. the
missing train r"bi',. His hiding pla""
is being searched for
LeatcrSiIi,' is rcpolirla7 aullc.iu9 from
an epidemic of scarlet fc"er
lin tn" Devil, Lake tax casr-. inNolv-
iny $;,.'5oo ta.c- against the ii;rii~i,a
railroad. Nh position "' the rai!r'au rnli,.
pauv that hr eros, earnings taX mast
be held I" ,. in lieu of all Other taxes
WI, -,I-tnin"d bv Judge McC ConnrI.
MARKET QUOTATIONS FOR OCT. 81.
shicas" Grain and Provisions