The Dickinson press., 1889-04-20
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA.

NIilbank has reelected Editor Nolkmar
mayor.
Faulkton's artesian well is down over
!, 100 feet.
Judge Clifford has declined the attor-
ney gcneralship.
Fred c. kile and II. T. Amley have
purchased the Warner Sun.
The large wooden mills at South Sioux
Falls will start up about July /.
The Watertown roller mill is now
turning out 800 barrels of flour day.
Sioux Falls hotels are overcrowded.
MANY guests being turned away nightly.
The Northwestern Railroad company
promises to give Aberdeen a new depot
this year.
The damage done by the recent prairie
fires in South Dakota is said to be
S2.Oo0,0nO.
White Caps at Sykeston demolished
the domicile, household effects, ETC.. of a
man named Halle.
Rolette county has an extensive pot
terry. The clay found there is said to be
superior article.
Gov. Mellettc has appointed Col. a. B.
Smedley a member of tho board of
regents of the Brookings college.
Redtield is to have professional bali
team. stock company has been
formed and $4,000 of the stock has been
sold.
The acting comptroller of the currency
has authorized the First National bank,
of Minot, to begin business with a capital
of $4,000.
The districting OF North and South
Dakota for the constitutional convention
has been completed. Each district is
entitled to three votes.
y. NJ. Strachan has been held to the
grand jury on the charge of starting the
recent destructive fires in the eastern
part of Fauill county.
Freeman II. Perry, postmaster at Ncr-
million, has been held i'll 800 bonds to
appear before the grand jury. He de-
nles everything the lady alleges.
The Plankinton reform school has
eleven inmates-nine boysand two girls.
Applications have been made for the ad-
mission of fifteen other children.
II: +. Pettigrew of Sioux Falls has
filed an application for a street railway
charter at lankton, agreeing to have
mile OF road i'll operation by October.
The Lawrence County Mutual Insur-
ance company has been granted author
itv to do business-the first company
authorized in North Dakota under the
new law.
The Yankton Press says the electric
light system of that city, is operated by
the Philadelphia moon sche,luie-thatis is,
when the moon shines in Philadelphia
the lights are put out in Yankton.
Fire at Mandan Saturday burned the
Nlandan Milling companv's storehouse
and office building, together with S,00O
sacks of flour. 200 tons of feed, and 400
cords of wood. The loss was about $780,
600. with $4,000 insurance.
The city council of Scotland has de-
cide,l to submit the question of issuing
bonds for the purpose of putting in a
system of water works. Ten thousand
dollars of bonds will be issued. The
question will be voted upon on May 3.
There are four coal companies in
Centerville, hard at work prospecting,
and the townsite man is about prospect
ing on his land with large diamond
drill. They now believe the whole
vicinity of Centerville to be underlaid
with coal.
Rev. Giddings, an Oakes pastor. is liza
ble to have his official career in that
place chopped Off short on account of a
too personal sermon. He took occasion
to describe certain persons whom he
thought should be more assiduous in
their religious duties. The citizens are
very indignant.
Chicago Inter-Ocean: The people of
Dakota propose to be independent of the
"binder-twine trust A large factory
is to be erected at Fargo for the manu-
facture of flax fibre into twine. Flax is
staple product of that section. and by
mlSinlg with longer tibera good quality
of twine can he had.
On Tuesday Delegate Mathews wired
from Chicago tn his Brookings partner
that Mrs. Mathews was very sick. and lie
was afraid he could not get her home.
The lady has been sick with consump-
titNl for two years, and her friends here
feared the trip to Washington might he
too much for her.
William Schwan has been bound over
to the district court at Fargo. He is
accused of stealing wheat from a farmer
in the town of Everest. Three of the
prisoners brothers-August, Edward and
Charles, We're indicted for the same Of
fense, something over year ago, and
on being released on bail skipped the
country.
The geographical center of North Da-
kota is i'll Sheridan county in township
146 north, range ~ west. at a point
about forty-tive miles north and fifteen
miles east Of Bismarck. \ line drawn
from that point directly south would
cross the Northern Pacific railroad about
midway between Nlanoken and Nc
Kenzie.
a courier arrived at Chamberlain from
Lower Brule agency brings the intelli-
gence that the Indians at Pine Ridge and
Rosebud agencies are also strongly in
favor of ratifying the Sioux bill. The
news was brought to Lower Bridge by
an Indian who had heen visiting for
several months at Pine Ridge and Rose
bud, and the report can be relied on.
Charles Pettibone, of Pettibone & Co.,
directory compilers, is getting out Aber-
deems second biennial city directory.
| lie notes seventy-two new business and
professional firms since he issued lis di.
rectory in 1888. AT that time the popu-
lation was 4,4S0, using a multiple of
three. but Mr.. Pettibone feels positive
that the city will show population of
| 5000 or over this time.
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