New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-12-25
NORTH DAKOTA.

postmaster Fulton at CasSeltOn, has been
suspended by special INSPECTOR and his
bondsmen have been put in charge of the Of
tice. Fulton was appointed in 1883 before
Casselton became a presidential Office:
Apctition signed by thirty-one business men
was telegraphed from jamestown to Senator
Fuller at Bismarck. The petition asked that
the legislature make the prohibitory law go
into effect Jan. 1 1891. There was not a
salooonkeeper's signature in the list of names
In the matter of restitution, 81. T. Hedge
son, state commissioner of agriculture and
labor, Bism arck, is authorized by the legisl-
AZURE to receive contributions for destitute
settlers. Both houses also adopted resolu-
tion for a committee to investigate the needs
Of the settlers in the drouth districts
One of the bills introduced into Congress
by Senator Pierce is of particular interest
to the people of North Dakota. This bill was
introduced to secure the grants made by the
fifteenth section of the enabling act, which
provides that the same amounts that were
given to South Dakota for the purposes of a
penitentiary shall be granted to North Da-
kota for like purposes, and subject to like
terms and conditions.
Mrs. Med onald of North Dakota, who has
been in Washington for some weeks in the
interests of the destitute farmers of that
state, and has met with fair success in her Ia
bors. A number of churches have become in
| terested in the work, and are doing what
they can to relieve the sufferings of these
poor people. A number of deaths have oc-
CURED from want and hunger that good
food and clothing would have prevented.
Now that cold weather has set in their suffer-
ings have increased, and it is necessary to
bring help before billiards. have cut off the
farmers out on the prairie from communica-
ton with the towns.
D. Ward Kennedy was arrested at Fargo
at the request OF the sheriff of Trail county,
charged with fra I'D in connection with the
management of the Mayville creamery, with
which he has been connected for some time
as general manager. 1t is claimed he has
Incorporated quite large amount of the
funds, and in addition has given checks for
quite an amount when he had no money in
bank Mr.. Ohlquist of Northwood is said to
be out on a check cashed for $42, while an
other party is a loserto the amount of S 100
When arrested he tried to conceal quite a
number of signed checks under his collar, but
failed to get them out of the way. Some of
1lo lIleAuS SUdGe liz uuSU Ue OuG Oh Ills Qo1Q.
Representative Hansbrough of N orth Da-
kota introduced the following bills in Con.
gress: Authorizing the secretary of the in
terror to negotiate with the Turtle Mountain
band of Chippewa Indians for the cession of
their reservation and for their removal to
the White Earth reservation; to amend and
correct section II of the omnibus bill, with
reference to the pre-emption law; to ratify
and confirm an agreement with the Mand an
Indians as to a partial cession of the Berth
old reservation; to reimburse the State OF
North Dakota for expense of the constitu-
tional convention, to create the office of sur
veyor general; to establish a customs dis
trict embracing North and South Oak ota
with port off entry at Pembina and port
OF entry of Sioux Falls; joint resolution Of
the North Dakota legislature praying for
the amendment of the homestead and pre-!
emption laws; petitions OF various G. A. r..
posts asking pension legislation; a petition
of citizens asking government aid toward
the development of the artesian we'll BASIN