The Dickinson press., 1891-06-06

JUDGE WINCHESTER has ordered the
term of the district court, called for Kid
der county for the 10th day of June,
postponed until the 22d.
The Odd Fellows grand encampment
and lodge has been in session at Cassel-
ton the past three days. The encamp-
ment will be held at Devils Lake next
year.
AMONG the attractions which will be
displayed at the Firemen's tournament,
Fargo, will be u race between six lady
riders of bicycles. This will undoubt-
edly prove a drawing card.
Joseph Shaw, a middlc-aged man, living
alone on his farm about four miles south
of Hope, Steele county, was found by
neighbors, lying dead in his house, with
two bullet wounds in his head. 1t is sup.
posed that he was murdered.
ACTING SECRETARY CHANDLER has ap-
proved the map showing the definite
location of the Minneapolis. st. Paul
& Sault Ste. Marie railway under the
act of congress March 3, 1875, in North
Dakota.
The interior department has notified
the members of the North Dakota dele
CATION in congress that it was necessary
that an appointment should be made of
a receiver of the Minot land Office in
place of d. W. Hammond, who refuses
to serve.
AN enterprising wool man in Rolla,
Rolette county, claims a clip of III
pounds to the fleece as an average of his
flock. Who will beat this and secure
the large and valuable chrome offered as
n prize to the champion rail, spelled
backward?
The last session of congress appointed
a special committee to investigate the
causes of the recent Indian uprising and
to suggest remedies for the prevention of
the same i'll the future. Senator Petit
grew tersely suggests that the way is to
remove their arms, as without them they
cannot kill.
Congressman Johnson: | have to recon-
mend on an averagethree to four applicants
for appointments to fourth. class pOStoffices
each week, and this involves a good deal of
correspondence. | feel that | have been put
where | am to look after the peoples inter
ests, and | use every %precaution to secure
good men for postot1ices. even though the
salary amounts to but $12 year.
During the Squier vs.. Mayo case ycster-
day in the district court at Fargo a sensa-
ton took place between Attorneys Hill
dreth and Pollock. Liars, dishonorable
practice, past records, all came in for re-
view. but about tlletime a John L.. Sullivan
attitude was struck the sheriff took ahand.
The participants both apologized to the
court and both were bound ovtr to the
charge of contempt of court.
The state board of managers of the
normal schools will hold a meeting at
Mayville next week. The bonds to be
sold for the benefit of the building fund
of the different institutions do not seem
to have many bidders, and it is expected
the rate of interest will have to be ad.
vanced. They were offered at AZ per
cent. and probably this rate will be in
creased to 6 per cent.
Senator McGillivray, of Dickinson, en-
tered a formal protest against the recent
action OF the board of railroad commits
sioners in having a so cent differential
rate placed on coal mined in Stark comfy.
tie claims the railroads formerly had a rs
cent dllferentlal rate IL were requested
by the commissioners to Increase it to so
cents i'll the interest of Morton county
mine owners. He has lost the sale of 1000
tons by the act and says he will be forced
to Shut down the mines unless the old
rate is restored. The Dickinson county
mines are about fifty miles further west
than those of Sims.
Horace f. Ward. OF North Dakota, is
mail messenger of the senate at a salary of
$1,000 a year. He was appointed through
the influence of Senator Casey, and has
been a faithful and competent officer. He
went to ~Sergeant-at. arms Valentine,
showed him a photograph of eight chill
dren, and stated that his wife had Just
presented him with another one, and
asked Mr.. Valentine if that fact did not
entitle him to to a promotion and an in
crease i'll salary. The sergeant-at-arms
took only a moment to decide, and Mr..
Ward is to 90 on the rolls July 1 with a
salary of 81 400.
III is reported li.at instructions nave
been received by the county commission
ers of Stutsman county which will re-
qulrc assessors to raise the valuation of
sheep III that county to So per head. 1t is
presumed that the same requirements will
be demanded of all the other counties in
the state. This is considerable of a
raise in the valuation of sheep over last
years assessment. The sheep men claim
that this is an unjust and suicidal move,
and will drive out of the business many
men who now have sheep i'll large num-
hers, and will prevent others from invest
ing. To burden a young and feeble in
dustry in that way they declare unwise
and impolitic.
A DISPATCH from Washington says:
Charles F. Alfred, deputy postmaster at
Fargo, is the coming man. His applica-
ton for the postmastership is indorsed
by the majority of the best citizens of
Fargo. The president is in a dilemma
concerning that p~ostof1ice and the APP
pointment of Alfred would solve the
problem for him. To give the position
to Plumley, Jordan or McDill would be
to concede to n of the factions; to give
it to Alfred would produce little acri-
mony. This is the way it now looks at
the p%ostofice department. The people