The Dickinson press., 1889-06-29
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA.

Grand Forks is soon to have q business
college.
Plans for the Indian school at Pierre
have been completed.
Arrangements are being made for an
other large Touring mill at Chamber
lain.
The family Of George Stoner, of High
more. was poisoned by eating canned
peaches.
y three days session of the South Da-
kota Farmers alliance was held at HUI
ron last week.
At the firemen's tournament at Yank-
ton several of the worlds records for
similar feats were broken.
Several cases of CHAMBERS are reported
at jamestown and Territorial Neterinar-
ian Collins has been requested to inves-
tigate.
J. j. Stokes has been appointed re-
ceiver of the Grand Forks land office
and William Cusic Indian agent at Fort
Slsseton.
In South Dakota there are now more
than SUI farmers. alliances ,'representinga
voting membership of between 10000
and 2S,OO0.
Experts say that the recently discov-
cred tin deposit at the Black Hills ere
rich enough to supply the entire hmeri-
can demand.
Tho injunction restraining the county
commissioners at Sioux Fails lrom issu-
ing $4,000 county bonds, voted for the
erection Of Il new court house, has been
dissolved.
The North Dakota editors will meet
at Bismarck July 3 for the purpose
of %ctlcctlng Il permanent oryaliza-
tiun. They will receive Il warm well
come at the capital.
Frank Potter shot and seriously
wounded two young mel named Parker
and Schock at Huron while they We're
charivaring him and his bride. The
shooter has been arrested.
Attorney General Nickeus, of North
Dakota, has decided that the counties of
Burleiyh and Morton can legally tax the
bridge which spans the Missouri river
bctw cen Mandan and Bismarck.
The committee consisting of Governor
Melicttc, Gen. Pcase, Mai. Diggs and
Hon. A.. Is. Crossticld have left for
Washington in the interest of having
the Slsscton and Wahreton Indian res
ervation opened.
The South Dakota alliance ask the
constitutional convention TO ''provide
for holding the election for state
anu national officers on q different
day from the election for the cap
ital, the constitution and its amends
meNts.
at Nerinillion the new Catholic church,
a substantial frame structure, was com
pletely demolished by storm last week,
and the front OF Lee Il H~ardenburg's
drug store WAS blown in and the stock
ruined. Several small residences were
also demolished.
The citizens of Miilbank have voted
the statuary 3 per cent. aid TO the Mill
bank, Egan and Sioux City railroad. 1t
is claimed the survey will be made at
once and grading will follow, so that
Allllbank and South Dakota are likely
to have another railroad line at an early
day.
The hearing before the interior depart
ment of the Sioux scrip cases has been
postponed until July III, iu order to give
all parties an opportunity to be heard.
Elmdive, Devils Lake and Winona, OAK,
are interested in the outcome, as valua-
BILE lands i'll these towns are involved.
The celebrated trial of White Caps at
Redtield was brought to a termination
Saturday morning by a verdict of the
jury for acquittal. The jury stayed out all
night, decision hanging fire on two hold
ing for conviction. This practically an.
NUS other indictments against them for
arson and threats.
jamestown college has received 81, 800
in cash subscriptions during the past
week. Col. Elliott +. Shepard, of the
New York Mail and Express, gave ST.
used to liquidate the Indebtedness on
the buildings, which are now clear with
the exception OF a few hundred dollars.
The Riverside Ranch company, a few
miles from Fort Abraham Lincoln,
have gone into buffalo raising. Our
ranchmen have lost millions by neglect
ing this industry. Eight years ago a
herd of buffalo could have been had for
be bought. The Riverside company have
only three buffaloes to begin with, but
they have refused an offer Of $4,000.
Buiialoes are up.
y request has been made by the mayor
at Bismarck, favorably Endorsed by
Governor Mellette, asking permission Of
Gen. schotield for the detail of troops
from Fort Yates and Fort Abraham Lin
coin to participate i'll the parade on the
Fourth of July. Gen. Schofield made q
favorable Endorsement and forwarded
the papers to Gen. Ruger, at st. Paul,
who will decide.
Hon. A. S. Crosstield, of Browns Val
lew. Gabriel Renville, chief Of the Slsse-
ton Indians, and Rev. Charles II. Craw-
ford a Presbyterian minister on the res
CREATION. have gone to Washington to
consult with the authorities in regard to
opening the Sisseton reservation. The
Indians number 1900. and the reserva-
ton embraces $1,000 900 acres of land.
The question Of the payment OF S305, 600
outstanding annuities claimed to be due
tc the Indians will also be brought up,
Montana's Democratic Majority.
HELENA, Mont, June lS.-The can
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