The Dickinson press., 1889-07-27
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA.

W
B. Fl. Sullivan is the name of Dakota's
new surveyor general.
The Mitchell Daily Republican has On
tered upon its seventh year.
Watertown will spend $4,000 beauti-
flying its streets and b~oulevards.
The South Dakota Democratic conven-
ton is called to meet at Huron Sept. 4.
Two car loads of flour were sent from
Grand Forks to the destitute farmers of
Nelson county.
Over thirty Lower Brule Indians have
signed the treaty since the commission
left the agency.
Hamlin county, S. D., Republicans, in
convention, endorse Governor Mellette
for q second term.
Sam Jones and Sam Small have been
engaged to stump South Dakota for the
prohibition amendment.
AT Kimball Prof. w. a. Ward made
a balloon ascension, and when a mile
from earth descended safely with a par.
achute.
James Corleet, register of the Grand
AOAho iaAtu ohiSCs oppOiLlCu w AeoAoCAS
Cleveland, has sent his resignation to
Washington.
The Milhank, Eagan and Sioux City,
and the Duluth, Milbank, Huron and
Chamberlain roads were incorporated at
Huron last week.
The Mitchell Sun has been sold to Z.
S. johnson, formerly OF The Mount Yer
non Gazette. 1t will be Republican in
| politics and for prohibition.
The Northwestern. Milwaukee and St.
Paul, and the Yankton and Norfolk
roads will build spur tracks from Yank-
ton to the cement works, a distance Of
five miles.
The famous suit of of S. Larson, a no.
telkeeper, against The Grand Forks
Formanden, has been settled for 81 or
$1,000 less than the amount sued for in
the complaint.
x. K. MurZain and Municipal Secre-
tary Bhavnagur, k%athnawad, India, are
at Fargo. They are in the Northwest by
authority Of their government TO inves-
tigate methods of wheat raising and har.
vesting.
Judge Trip passed an opinion on the
new Incense law as regards the issuance
of saloon licences in cities working under
special charters. lie holds that license
must be occurred from the county as we'll
as the city.
Charles PettiDone & Co., have Just
completed the Sioux Falls directory. 1t
contains 1913 names-an increase of
1,500, or4O per cent, over last year. Using
the multiple of 3 the population is less
than 200 short of Is, 900.
a wild man has been captured on the
Crow Crock reservation. He had been
wandering about for days, and was
almost naked. When discovered he was
eating old bones that he had found on
the prairie. lie cannot tell what Iii
name is or whence he came.
A correspondent at Grafton startle:
the world with the statement that sen,
wheatcrop Of Dakota is 30, 000. 900 bush
els short. The total productions of tn,
territory cannot, under the best possibl,
conditions from now until harrest, ex
coed 20. 900 ,O00, and to put it that high il
a liberal estimate"
The territorial board of education ha
called two meetings of the county super
intendents of Dakota, H. for South Da
kota and the other for North Dakota
for the purpose of considering question
pertaining to school laws and schoo
lands. The South Dakota meeting will
be held at Mitchell July 81.
The Farmers Shipping company. O
Brookinss, has bought the Winona Mil
company's grain warehouse at Brook
ings, and has secured the right to cree
coal sheds on the northwestern railwa,
company'slan opposite the warehouse
The company is composed of about 20
farmers. auxiliary to the alliance, VIII,
purpose to save the indictments profit
OF grain and coal.
A syndicate of Philadelphia cap
capitalists has purchased Of the Soutl
Dakota Live Stock association at Pierr