The Dickinson press., 1890-06-28
NEWS IN THE DAKOTAS
NORTH DAKOTA.

Cass county has four candidates for
governor.
jamestown now has two lady mem.
bers of the school board.
One hundred and fifteen ladies voted
at the Bismarck school elections last
week.
Gophers are said to be doing consider
able damage to wheat near Church's
Ferry.
Waldo NJ. Potter las been confirmed
as register of the United States land
Office of Fargo.
1t is reported that ext Governor Church
has made $500, 900 by real estate in the
State of Washington.
Two more men supposed to have been
implicated in the Northern Pacific train
robbery are now under arrest.
The Masonic grand lodge adjourned
Friday after indorSing the grand master
in issuing an edict against CcrEcauism.
There are 400 CerneaUs i'll the state who
will resist expulsion.
The Republican state central commit
tee met at Fargo on Thursday last and
decided upon Grand Forks as the place,
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Republican state convention.
During a heavy thunder storm the st.
Anthony and Dakota elevator at Ever
est, was struck by lightning and burned.
There was about 3,UlO bushels of wheat
of wheat We're loaded from the burning
building.
The president is reported to have in
formed the Dakota delegation that the
law withdrawing arid lands from settle
ment would be enforced with as little
visor as possible. Senator Casey believes
| the withdrawn lands.
Grand Forks has been decided on us
the place for holding the Republican
state convention, and July 90 as the
date. The basis of representation will
be n delegate atlarge for each county,
and n for every 100 votes cast for dele
gate to congress last fall.
Edward Darling, a timer living in
Mimic, was run owe and killed by the
train, a short distance north of Ardock.
The man was on the track in front Of
the train just as it turned a curve. The
engineer saw him after he had turned
the curve, but was then too close to stop
the train.
Several worlds records We're broken
by North Dakota Firemen at their tour-
nament at Fargo last week. I. S.
Lippy, of Fargo, broke all previous rec
ords as a hose coupler and the Yer:sas,
of Fargo, tied the record of the Cont
nental's of Fargo, made last year, in the
free-for-all hose race. The record made
by the Co%ntinentals last year beat all
previous time.
The storm Wednesday at Bismarck
was the heaviest for years. Over an
inch and a half fell in half an hour,
and two inches during the day. But
little wind accompanied the rain, but
the flood did much damage to store
Easements. The basement of Lamborn
hospital was completely filled, us We're
many others. Sidewalks fIoated away,
and graded streets were ruined. No
damage was done to crops. Several
bridges were washed out in the country.
Mr.. Comstock's bill providing for the
relief OF the settlers who We're deposed
from the Northern Pacific indemnity
lands in 1887, is of great interest to
North Dakotans. The bill may vet pass
the senate. It will be amended, but nc
important change is apprehended by Mr..
Comstock. The senate public lands coin
mittee referred it to Mr.. Plumb for de-
cisive action. Mr.. Plumb has told Mr..
Gomstock that he could amend it so as
it would be satisfactoryto all concerned.
A correspondent of The Jamestown
Alert tells a hard story on a turkey COB.
bier in his town. The aforesaid gobbler
has for Il year been possessed of a desire
to raise a family, and zone of the usual
arguments applicable to hens i'll like
cases could persuade his gobblership tc
the contrary. So his owner concluded
to let him set. In due time a dozen
chickens rewarded his care. The chicks
were taken away as soon as Matched.
The gobbler was disconsolate and was
given a second batch Of eggs to operate
upon. Another brood is due soon and
the gobbler will be let to take care OF
them.