The Dickinson press., 1888-09-15

CUISINES, anu III attempting 10 draw II
from its hiding place the contents were
discharged, passing through his lungs.
Charles Goodrich was accidentally shot
while hunting in the vicinity of Gary.
L. b. Walker will erect a temporary
saw mill at Grand Forks, to use up the
logs lie has on hand.
\ small sou Of w. p. Stubbs, of Gary,
was seriously injured by falling from Il
stack of wheat.
Aberdeen is to nave free delivery, the
receipts at the postotfice having arrired
at the necessary amount
The members of the Southern and Cen
trail Dakota Editorial association are en-
joying a trip to the Yellowstone park.
The Manitoba depot restaurant at
ating from an exploding lamp. Loss,
$1,000: fully insured.
The county commissioners of Ward
county, will call Il special election to
vote on the change of county seat from
Burlington to Minot.
Sunday evening the Conkling elevator
at Clarke, was discovered to be on fire,
and the flames spread to Murray & Rob-
inson's warehouses and coal sheds. Loss.
$4,000: insurance, $1,000. The fire was
started by Il tramp.
Flax seed t., the extent of 10000 bu
shells will be worked up into oil by IL
Iankton mill.
After considerable dcliberation the
Northwestern railway company has de-
cided to iron the new grade from Yank-
ton to the James river this fall.
The male patients of the insane hos
pital at Iankton have organized two
base ball clubs aud two hours of each
dag are now spent playing at the game.
Indications now are that not less than
400 students will be in attendance ut the
Brookings agricultural college at the
beginning of the term. The secretary of
the interior hopes to be able to detail an
officer of The regular army to take charge
OF the military department during the
fall term.
j. l.. Bede, u farmer living near Or
iska, dice of apoplexy in his wagon while
going from a field to the house.
Judge Rose opened his first term of
court at Bismarck, Tuesday, and his first
act was to discharge the juries because of
an informality in their selection.
The Sioux commissioners have started
for Lower Bruel. Their visit to the Crow
Creek agency was very satisfactory,
nearly all the Indians signing the treaty.
The difficulty between the Grand Forks
mayor and the city council has been set
tied by he mayor nominating a. &.
Mather for auditor, which nomination
was approved by the council.
Mrs. DIR. Folsom, of Fargo, had a mar.
row escape from burning to death. She
threw Il lighted match on the tlour,
which set fire to her wrapper. She
smothered the flames before il burned the
flesh, although her dress was burned oil.
Dakota has 4, 10G pensioners, drawing
sl29, 26e monthly.
George NJ. Dickson, arrested at Sioux
Falls Saturday for the burglary of Il
cigar store at Aberdeen. recently gradu
ated FROM the Sioux Falls high school
and is We'll connected.
Two boys named Waterhousc, living
near Brookings, OAK, We're exploding
cartridges, and ignited two pounds of
powder. The roof was blown from the
house and the boys badly burned and
MANNED.
Notwithstanding previous reports to
the contrary, L. b. Walker, of Minneap-
oils, whose large saw mill at Grand
Forks was recently burned, has decided
to rebuild. He will erect Il larger mill
than before, and put in the most improv-
ed machinery. About 20U mon will be
employed next spring.
Deputy Sheriff O'Connor wa murder
ously assaulted in the Grand Forks Jail
by two prisoners. He had gone in the
cell house to see that all was safe, and in
n flash he vas seized by two Of the
prisoners and violently thrown to the
floor, and was hit on the head by a club,
rendering him unconscious. The sheriff
was at hand, and with assistance soon
had the mutinous crowd locked in their
cells.
The large stock barn of Henry Gotzian
was burned at Emerado, eight horses
and the contents of the barn being de-
stroyed. a lnan named Hanson was
badly burned in trying to Save the stock.
A. T. johnson, of Grand Forks, dis
covered a small negro boy hiding in his
store, and On questioning him it was
learned he was placed there by two men
with the intention of opening the back
door for the purpose of robbery.
A party of hunters killed Il large buff
falo near Cakes.
The work of the commission at the
Lower Brule agency is almost completed,
nearly all the Indians signing.
In attempting to card a train at
l.arimore. OAK, John ':yan fell ludcr
the wheels and had both feet crushed.
Edward Purcell, Il miner at the Look
out mine i" Rapid City, shot and killed
a man named Lane in IL saloon quarrel.
A thorough test has been made of the
Grand Forks waterworks, and they prove
satisfactory. They have a capacity of
$780, 600 gallons per day.
The stock shipments from the Black
Hills range to Chicago are the heaviest
yet made from that section. In the
neighborhood of 100, 900 head have been
shipped up to date.