The Dickinson press., 1890-10-25
NORTH DAKOTA NOTES.

The Fifth session of the North Da-
kota Methodist Episcopal conference
met at Lisbon Thursday.
Grand Forks citizens are proposing An
immigration convention for the purpose
of making known the advantages of the
Red River valley.
Governor Miller has pardoned John
and Harriet Dilley from the peniten.
tiary. Both are old people and their
term would have expired next month.
The county commissioners of McIn-
tosh county have sent out an appeal for
aid. The crops were o failure, Ad.
dress w. A. Linn, Jewell, for particu-
lars.
Capt. Powell, who has charge of the
BY Congress to improve improve the Missouri
river between Sioux City and Fort
Benton, will have his headquarters at
Bismarck.
At Grand Forks, j. NJ. Cochrane has
commenced suit against M. F. Murphy
for SANDER, placing damages at IS, 600.
Cochrane was a candidate for nomina-
ton for reelection as state attorney.
which Office he now holds, and alleges
Murphy prevented his nomination.
A Thompson, Grand Forks county,
druggist made nearly 700 sales of
liquor during n month, oil of which
were alleged to have been for medical
use and the purchaser made affidavit in
each case that the liquor was not in
tended for a beverage. Court proceed
ings have been instituted to revoke his
license.
The United States grand Jury at
Fargo returned an Indictment against
Charles Youngman, of Fargo, charging
him with having stolen 81 from O letter
while night clerk in the Fargo office.
Bailey, the man indicted for the New
Salem train robbery, pleaded guilty to
the second count of the Indictment and
was sentenced to eight years in the pen
itentiary.
w. H. Chappell, representing the St.
Anthony and Dakota Elevator company,
arrived in Fargo Thursday with Web.
ster Null, wanted for embezzling 81, O76
from the company at Gardner, in April,
1888. Null was arrested in Los Bonos,
CAL, by Cnappell on Sept. 20. He
waived examination and was turned
over under 81 1000 bail. He confesses
his crime and is penitent.
In the United States court at Fargo,
White Elk, the half breed murderer,
pleaded guilty to the second count in
the Indictment of manslaughter and
was sentenced by Judge Thomas to ten
years imprisonment i'll the Sioux Falls
p~enitentiary and to pay 81, y fine and
stand committed till paid. In his case
this will probably amount to a life SEN
tence.
At Grand Forks Thursday a very en-.
thusiastic mass meeting was held and
an immigration board organized. Penn
bina, Walsh, Grand Forks, Trail, Cass
and Richland counties We're represented.
1t was decided to make a united effort
to induce immigration to the valley 1t
is proposed to raise s 5000 annually in
publishing the advantage of the valley
to farmers.
Fire sufferers in Stillman county arc
as follows: jerome Sabin lost 14U tons
of hay and sheds for GOO sheep, also q
shack and some other property; John
Alexander lost 100 tons, and Stephen
Brown 200 tons and considerable stab
ling; the Peterson ranch wa visited and
both house and barn consumed. Mr.,
Nicholson, who wa; living on the place,
lost his household furniture and ma
chinery. The fire caught from sparks
from the chimney of the house.
State Veterinary Langdon recon-
mends to the governor that the sheep in
Stutsman, Kidder and Logan counties
be quarantined and that no sheep be
unless they have a clear bill of health
from tho ofofn vofo,iro,.H, or f~o~ "a
competent inspector. 1t would be we'll
also if all sheep coming into the state
should be subjected to rigid inspection.
as in the cases coming under his notice
the disease came from the state of
Washington.
Editor Plumley, of Fargo, was in
Chicago the other day and wa inter-
viewed by a Chicago Inter-O Ocean re-
porter. He spoke with some enthusiasm
Of a new industry which has found a
place in the Dakota agricultural world.
It is the breeding of buffaloes: This
to breed we'll in captivity, and the eli
mate of Dakota is we'll adapted to him.
There are several herds in the vicinity
of Fargo which are doing we'll and
proving profitable ventures. When
crossed with the Scotch domestic stock
a pelt of high commercial value is Sc
cured, as we'll as meat of a higher grade
than either beef or buffalo.
The directors of the North Dakota
agricultural college held an all days
session at Fargo Wednesday with a full
board. They elected the following staff
of instructors: Professor F. E. Laid, Of
Geneva, N. Y, chemist for the college
orl ovror;,oo,%o1 o%o+;or. Drofoeco, II
L. Bolley, of Lafayette, Ind, botanist;
Professor C. B. Waldron, of Lansing,
Mich, tree culturist, and they rendered
to a well known veterinary the position
of veterinarian of the college. For tenn
porary headquarters they have rented
for n year rooms in the Fargo college
penditure of funds for laboratory and
other necessary equipments. Plans
were perfected for commencing college
work by Jan. l. They adjourned sub