The Dickinson press., 1891-06-20
NORTH DAKOTA.

NORTH DAKOTA.
The real estate market is improving.
Jamestown's prohibitionists are afte
lind piggers with sharp stick.
Grand Forks is making preparations fo
big Fourth-of-July celebration.
Live stock shipments to the Chicag
market have alecady begun. Prices ar
good.
Careful investigation shows health,
and uniform growtM of grain in all part
the state.
a-t]ncle Sam has discharged his obligation
$50S000 in bank checks.
Several families of Immigrants drcc
from Russia have arrived in Mandal
They will take claims in that vicinity.
The deposits nf the First Nltional Baml
at Dickinson are S25.000 more than yea
ago, as reported by President \. Ililliard
The recent sale of school lands at $50 Il
S26 per acre demonstrates that North Da
kOta real estate is in good demand ant
that every body has faith in the prospects
of the state.
\ Washington special says il is r''polt"c
that President Harrison has decided Il
send Ex-Governor and ex-senator ti,ber
A. Pierce OF North Dakota rs representa-
tive To China.
When Miss Robinson, the lucky school
marin at Grand Forks, started for Europ,
IN her prize ticket from the Plaindca'er
the citizeuS ofGrand Forks presented hel
with a draft for $l00iu addition.
There is one fire insurance company or
ganiZed in North Dakota, the Phoenix %
Minot. with paid up capital ut SlOO,0Ol
This company wrote risks in 1890 amount
ing to Sls,52744. and had but S52 so il
losses.
Farmers are cautioned against leaving
their slteb out in the rain, especially while
the lambs are Young. Every sheep owner
ought to have sheds sufficient tn shelter
his tlack. A good many sheep and lambs
ave di, Il from exposure during the rrcen
aims.
Oliver Dalrymple says to the Fargo
Argus lie has the contract to grade
twelve miles of the Greht Northern new
road from llendrum north of Moorehepd
Mimi, to lIillsboro. Trail county, ant
this nt-ot1i will be built at once. The
line will be extended later on to May
Vile and then west to the Big Bend OF
the Missouri.
PROFESSOR SPEAR of the Devils Lake
deaf mute school reports his institution
closed for the summer vacation, twenty
ty-three pupils being in attendance a
the end cf the term. There are thirty
six applications on file far admission
next fall, of which number. one is from
Burleigh county. The school will open
in it's new building September 9TH.
GRAND Forks citizens feel happy ovel
the selection of that place as the site fol
the new Latheran college. Work has
already commenced on the foundation
and operations will be SO pushed that 10y
fall the reception of pupils will he posi-.
BILE. The institution will be under the
patronage of the Red River Valley synod
and large attendance of scholars is
expected.
The reelection of Judge John w
Bennett, one of the old time editors OF
the state and IL leading fighter for the
cause of democracy, to the honorable
position of president of the North Da.
kota Press association, was well meri-
ted compliment. He makes an excel
lent presiding officer and the newspaper
men at large are to be congratulated on
having made SO good choice.
tjILLsBoRo people are pushing the
claims of Mr.. Sigurd Jordhoy of Traill
county's capital, for the new chair OF
Scandinavian language i'll the North
Dakota university. A correspondent
says about him that he is well in
formed in ancient and foreign lansu-
ages such as Latin, German, Greek
Norwegian. etc; also possessing thor.
ough knowledge of ancient history, and
stands pre-eminently ahead of other can.
didates for this position"
IT IS said that large share of the bus.
mess before the court of Barnes county
originated from tho office of one attor-
ney, Hon. Herbert Root, the ex-banker
and editor of Valley City, who was adj
mitted to the bar few months ago. A
portion of his cases on the docket are 12!
suits against delinquent subscribers o
the Times Record, on account of the ole
Record Publishing company" Mr.
Root, says local paper, evidently thinks
OadU man uO DltSllcSs W Jake
newspaper unless he pays for it.
COLONEL YoRKEY, chef of supplies
was in Devils Lake, this week, maxim,
arrangements for the purchase of tin
necessary provender for the brave sol
diers to use during their annual encamp
ment next month. The gallant colone
is figuring on 600 men being present an,
that large amount Of flour, meat, but
ter, eggs, potatoes, etc, will be required
There will also be two troops of cavalr
and battery, requiring l2O horses, TO
which grain and hay is essential. Dan
iel will have his hands full keeping al
these rations in shape.
The general land Office has maile