The Dickinson press., 1889-01-05
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA

fair.
The Missouri is frozen over at Cham
berlain.
Glendale spent $50, 900 in improve
ments in 1883.
The Britton postofiice has been raised
to the presidential class.
Larimore has decided to Incorporate
under the general laws of the territory.
"A disastrous conflagration has visited
Grand Forks. The loss will reach s6O.-
600. S'o'
SIOUX Falls claims building improve
lnents for the year amounting to ST 5
$50.
Eighteen saloon keepers at Grand
Forks AVE taken out licenses at 81. 900
each.
"a number of saloonkeepers at Grand
Forks have been sentenced to Jail for
selling to minors.
The contest over the office of sheriff in
w ard count: has been referred to a ref
cree to take testimony.
w. a: Scott will begin the publication
OF the Mitchell Advertiser about Jan. Is.
1t is to be a real estate paper.
The Cass county Republican committee
have received a letter from Gen. Uarri.
son, thanking them for a memento of
1910.
The Milwaukee depot at Villas was
burned, together with two cars of coal.
which were on the side side track. and n
small barn.
Thomas Feigh, whose suit with the
Iron Range road was decided favorably
to INN. has received from the COMPANY
a check for SIG ,337.5O
a large number of business houses at
Bottlneau, Were destroyed by fire Sun
day. The loss will exceed $50. 900. with
but small insurance.
Lctcher, near Woonsocket. probably
has the best artcsian well in the territory,
1t Is 800 feet deep and has a flow of 800
barrels an hour, of soft water.
The new building being built by the
state at F%aribault, to be used as a custo-
dial department for the school for the
predetermined, is nearly completed.
Indians at Chamberlain have been dis
posing of their government blankets inst
issued to them. 1t is said thew will he
badly in need of them when cold weather
sets in.
Olson. the defaulting treasurer of the
Woolsey school district. who escapel
two months ago, was ca, tured in Iowa.
Thursday. and returned to Huron with
the sheriff.
The Milwaukee depot at Villas, was
burned, together with two cars of coal.
The depot agent and wife, who occupied
the second story as a residence. made
their escape.
The long contested case of j. S. Eshel-
man US. the city of Grand Forks, has
been settled in favor of the CITY. E.shcl-
man was seeking to recover about 81. 800
on a grading contract.
S. W. jacobs. cashier of the dpf,nrt
National bank. of Madison, has hecn ar
rested by United States Marshal Maratta.
He is charged with making false entries
on the books of the bank.
The News says Mrs. Ieebecca Evans,
OF Aberdeen. is the possessor of a mad
stone" which has been in her family for
at least 200 years. Numerous stories of
the stones healing work are told.
In the district court at Grand Forks
the case against Charlie Holt. Dave
Sulziach and Fred Bro n. Judges of the
Third ward at the recent election, where
SO much fraud is alleged to have oc-
CURED, was dismissed.
ID. q. Somarindick of Mitchell. for
merly of Sioux City. has Just been mott
fed that he is one of %seucnteen heirs to
the vast Nassar estate in New York
state. He is now engaged in running q
notion and confectionery store.
The flow of water from Hubbard &
Co S well at Mankato has increased. 1t
is now yielding 100000 gallons per day
at a depth of 800 feet. The city alder
men are discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of
boring for a supply for the waterworks.
Fargo p%ostotfice, shows a letter from NJ.
S. Quay promising him the postoffice
and saying Foraker is sure for the cab.
met" An indianapolis special a " the
letter is a practical joke gotten UP bv
Spurlock to "be-devil' his friends.
\ large number of business men of
have been swindled by Edward j. Mum
son. who settled on a farm near the
latter place three years ago. He was a
deacon in the Baptist church and a mem
Der of the choir. He has skipped with
$4,000.
Every business house at Auburn ex-
cept one hardware store and five eleva-
tors. with the contents. were burned
Friday. The fire started in the baggage
room of the Arlington house, and was
doubtless the work of an incendiary.
The total loss is $40, 900: insurance, $50
600.
Rev. j. w. Stokesburv. of W%atertown.
1or rr,p...o1 ,Dt.1 &c s1A L.-
his brother, Professor ID. f. S~tokesburv.
a g%eologist, in Wyoming, and seven
bears. The professor had an arm. a leg,
and five ribs broken. one rib being S o
badly crushed that the physicians say it
will have to he removed.
Residents of the town of Thompson
and vicinity, who some time age gained
notoriety by mobbing a saloon. have
sent in a petition of about 300 names to
the county commissioners praying that
no saloon license be granted for that
town during the coming year.
Last week a 3-year-old child of L. p.
Olson, of East Sioux Falls. died from
dropsy and preparations were made to
bury the child Oh Tuesday, but as the
poned until the next day. That night
the body showed evidence of returning
life. Dozens of doctors have examined
the body. but none will authorize the
burial of the child.
The North Dakota Educational associ-
alton adjourned at jamestown to meet
next year in Grand Forks. New officers
are: President. Judge Mitchell, Fargo:
first vice-president. Professor Steele. of
Mandan: second vice-president, Superin-
tenlent House, of Richland count: Sec
rotary. o. P. Rider. LaMoure: treasurer,
a. l.. Wood. Grafton: executive COM
mittee. Professor Scherley. Of Grand
B. NJ. Spur, of Valley City.