The Dickinson press., 1889-06-22
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA.

Bismarck has sent 81, 900 t othe Seattle
sufferers.
South Dakota towns have organized a
base ball league.
Sioux Falls and Yankton gun clubs
will shoot a match.
Redfield will have a Young Mems
Christian association.
The Chaska family will be an attrac-
ton at the Yankton Firemen's tourna-
ment.
4. wolf hunt was held near Yankton
last week, and three of the varmints
captured.
Col. Edwin f. Townsend will inspect
the Dakota militia at the Watertown en-.
campment.
Joseph 3. Kelly, of Huron, has been
named as assistant United States attor-
ney for Dakota.
The Dakota Masons, in session at
Mitchell, elected officers for both North
and South Dakota.
Yankton has . new morning daily,
The South Dakota Journal. 1t is pub.
lished by Stevenson Bros.
North Dakota firemen had their tour
nament last week. The next meeting
will be held at Devils Lake.
Territorial Veterinary Surgeon Allo-
way has resigned. ID. L. Collins, one of
his deputies, will succeed bin.
a package of 1000, stolen from the
American Express office at Webster, was
found buried under the depot.
The South Dakota Trotting associa.
ton will give a three DAYS exhibition at
Watertown July 10, II and IL.
Great preparations are beng made for
the meeting of the South Dakota Trot-
ting association at Mitchell, on the eth.
2Sth and goth inst.
The Huron Huronite comes out
squarely for a prohibition clause in the
South Dakota constitution, whereat
Prohibitionists rejoice.
\ restaurant conducted by two young
ladies' at Fargo was compelled to close
bills, refused to pay up.
Quartermaster General Carpenter has
purchased 10000 rounds of cartridges
for target practice at the military en-
campment at W%atertown.
y new hotel company has been organ.
lied at Iankton with Il capital stock of
$4,000. 1t will build u hotel on the site
of the old Morrison house.
The honorary degree of LII. ID. has
been conferred by the Vermillion uni
versity upon Governor Mellette, A. J..
Edgerton and Bartlett Trip.
The C%ontinentals, of Fargo, carried off
first prize at the North Dakota tourna-
ment. The Yerxa Hose company of the
same place tool second money.
Negotiations have been completed
with the Sioux City and Minneapolis
base ball teams for a game at Yankton
during the tiremen's tournament.
Fargo has had a surplus of burglars
lately. Thirty new police officers have
been appointed. 1t is not stated whether
or not this includes all the burglars.
A fellow giving his name as Anderson
was arrested at Watertown on a charge
of %swindling by means of bogus drafts,
He is also wanted in various places in
Minnesota.
Iankton county saloon men will have
to pay $500 license after July /, and it ia
thought over half of the twenty-four
now doing business in the city will have
to suspend.
Post Trader Finlay has been appointed
postmaster at Pine Ridge Agency, Da-
kota. Postotfices will be established
at Opdahl, Hamlin county, and Beatrice,
Beadle county, Oak.
The Bank of Wahcc.ou, w. j, Van.
derveer. president, has failed. Mr..
Vanderveer says depositors will be paid
in full. This is Wahpeton's third bank
failure in as many years.
George Warn and Mrs. Charles Booth,
Of Plaintield, near Kimball, who eloped
recently, were captured near Yankton
and have been taken back to Plainfield,
where Warn will be tried for horse steal.
ing.
There is a rumor that the coming con-
stltutional convention for North Dakota
will probably meet in Bismarck, as pro
vided by the omnibus bill, organize and
then a adjourn to some other city to finish
the session.
Gary Interstate: ID. E. Youngs, of
Antelope valley, recently found a very
bright stone and sent it to Chicago,
THIS week he received in return for il
800. The question of the hour is,
"What was it,"
Very extensive preparations are in pro.
gress for the annual meeting of the Cen
trail Dakota Veteran association, which
occurs at Brookings July 3, 4 and o. The
gathering promises to be one of the best
i'll the history of the association.
Judge Aiken issued an injunction re.
straining the county commissioners of
Codington county from issuing or in any
way dlsposing of SS0,0OO court house
bonds. Dissatisfaction at the location of
the court house is at the bottom of the
affair.