The Dickinson press., 1889-05-11
WEEKS NEWS In DAKOTA.

WEEKS NEWS IN DAKOTA.
Madison is to have IN extensive brick
yard.
Pierre has voted SIS, 900 bonds for two
new school houses.
The Independent is the name of &. b.
Lindersmith's new paper at Hecla.
Attorney General Nickeus has ap
pointed Hon. Z. A. Williams assistant
attorney general.
The Dakota railroad law directs the
railways to carry the commissioners and
their secretary free.
The Devils Lake United States land
Office is doing Il better business than II
similar office in Dakota.
The South Dakota Firemen's tourna-
ment is to be held at Yankton June lSto
20. Great preparations are being made.
The tiremen's band tournaments to
occur at Fargo i'll June are assuming
proportions unprecedented in the North
west.
T.. y. Chase, of the Yankton college,
was the successful competitor in the in
ter-collcgiate oratorical contest at Sioux
Falls.
\ son of Lars Larson, in Union county,
shot himself dead. He was looking into
the barrel of a revolver and turning the
cylinder, when it was discharged.
The Dakota railroad commission has
organized by electing Jud La Moure
chairman and j. S. Robinson. of Water
town. secretart. Bismarck will be head.
quarters.
Bismarck Tribune: About the most
nseful printers devil" on record was
the M who worked for the editor of
The Sully County Waterman. He mar
ricd her.
Lake county crops have been so Sc
vercly injured by gophers that the
county commissioners have offered ten
prixcs-the highest $40. the lowest ST.
to the boys for gopher tails.
Monday last four coach loads of Rus
slams arrived at Eureka direct from
Odessa. There were 2Sa grown people
and 50 children. During the past week
nearly SEQ emigrants nave arrived.
Mrs. III. ID. Wood narrowly escaped
death by poisoning at Grand Forks. Her
daughter, 10y mistake, gave the lady am
monia instead of tincturc of iron.
Prompt application of antldotes saved
her life.
Chicago. ST. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railroad engineers have begun
surveying for their extension from Hunt
ington, Neb., to iankton. and will finish
their work in ten days. The distance is
twenty-four miles.
IL. I. Jewctt, of Watertown. has made
a proposition to erect during the sum-
mel a brick hotel at Bookings, to cost
when complete and furnished 1000,
and in consideration of this asks II bonus
of $500. which amount has been raised.
A gasoline stove exploded at the resi-
dence of Lou Rodgers, Il prominent far
mel near Devils Like, setting fire to the
building. MIR. Rodgers and family
barely escaped with their lives. The
residence, together with the farm build
ings, were destroyed.
The attorney general has made up a
case in the matter of the distribution of
the gross earnings tax, and it will be
submitted to Judge Rose Friday. Fol
lowing his decision it will be carried to
the supreme court. where it will be
passed upon at the May term.
a wind storm occurred Saturday in
various portions of Dakota, which is
said to have cclinscd the storm of Il week
previous, blowing out of the ground
wharwheat remained. In many cases
wheat, barley and oats will have to he
rcsown, if there is any crop.
a disastrous fire on the premises of
Sven Moe. Il few miles north of Wuhpe-
ton, started from a defective chimney.
His farm house and barn we're DESTROYED
and in the house at the time were Ills
two children. 3 and 6 years of age. who
were burned to death.
Mai. Miles has been at Fort Sissctor
condemning the government property
which is to be sold on the abandonment
of the fort. He reports the troops are
sorry to leave the post on account of the
comfortable quarters and splendid oppor.
tunities there for hunting and fishing.
The Chicago and Northwestern rail.
road officials who are developing til,
coal mines near Ccnterville announce
that their work is highly s%atisfactor,
and that they have found coal in unlim
tied quantities. The coal is soft, similar
to that found in Colorado, but superior
to the Illinois coal.
There is said to be much excitelncn
ove the discovery Of gold near Big
Stone City. Much property is quielly
changing hands. and the lucky partie.
are concealing the find, and buying al
the realty they can get hold of. Their,
is said to be no question about the gen
uinenes, of the discovery.
-Four car loads of immigrants, consist
ing of men, women and children, arrived
at Roscoe last week. They went from
that point to Eureka, the northwest ter
minus of the Chicago, Milwaukee anc
st. Paul line, and will be located in Cen
trail Dakota. The news settlers are a stall
wart, well dressed class of people.
The territory, last week, sold rc
w. n. Harris, of Chicago, $22, 700 worth
of Grand Forks university 4 per cent
bonds, running twenty years, but pay
able in ten at the option of the seller, al
a premium of S775. or 3 l-3 per cent, anG
Soldiers home bonds, $45, 900, payable il
twenty years, at a premium of $2,325, o.
over 5 per cent.
"A very pecullaf phenomenon occurred
at Sioux Falls. The sky was perfectly
clear, excepting a long black cloud ii
the western heavens from which pro
truded five immense pillars of fire
They were of a bright red and entirely
dissimmilar to aurora light. The pillars
remained for about twenty minutes ant
gradually disappeared.
Accompany of Englishmen have bough'
up the chalk bluff land along the Mis-
souri, river near Yankton, and will
erect mills for the manufacture of cc
ment. An expert in the employ of the
famous Portland, England, cement work!
is here experimenting, and announce.
that cement equal to the Portland can BE-
made from the chalk stone which sur
rounds the city. The works to he bull
here, it is stated. will employ 800 labor
ers.
The Marine and Lucie.
SAN Francisco, May 4.-The Athletic
club has arranged a match between Ii
Blanche, "Thc Marine. and Nike Lu
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