The Dickinson press., 1891-10-31

Steele County: Threshing machines
are coming in from the south part of
Minnesota. IA badger killed sixty
chickens for Bet Pond before he could
catch him. Auditor Goplurud is still
paying bounty for the destruction of
gophers.
Burleigh County: The county has
81, ,499 on hand. Austin Logan has
shipped eighteen cars of cattle to
Chicago. Henry Kitchhuld shot a
sixteen pound goose. Rev. L. Z.
Ryan is trying to get the Methodist con-
ference to Bismarck next year.
Ward County: Squire Cooper has
been hearing quite an interesting
replevin suit. I'D. r. Booth of
Echo has bought 500 sheep.
John Paulson has put up see
tons OF hay on Snake Greek John
Wallin has heen renominated for COM
missioner for the Second District.
Foster County: A. O. Elder, of
Melville, has been nominated for com.
missioner of the First district. "A
knights Of Pythias Lodge has been or
galized at Carrington. .. The court has
been adjourned until Oct. 26. H. w.
Fisk has secured another threshing mn.
chine to help out the farmers.
Mercer County: County Commission
ers Jones and Allderin refuse to sign
the agreement entered into between the
commissioners and the Noithern Pacific
road in regard to tax settlement The
agreement was signed by the other
three commissioners. 9. =. w. T. Jones is
wintering 300 sheep for the Landermann
brothers.
Morton County: County Treasurer
Briggs reports 1905 on hand =. Max
Schultze of The New Saleza Colony has
returned to Germany Alexander
Vert died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. d. P. Lessell .J. s. Green raised
several hundred dollars worth of celery
on his ranch this year which is said to
be equal to the Michigan article.
Bottineau County: Miss Anna Burr
has been appointed teacher at the Pine
Ridge Agency in South Dakota 1t is
said that there are $4,000 bushels of
wheat that cannot be threshed this fall
unless more machines come in. Judge
Morgan announces that court will be
held at Bottineau, Oct. a. to take up
all kinds of business except jury cases.
McHenry County: The McHenry
County Independent has absorbed The
News and Stockman. . Hunkey Bros.
have sold 200 sheep to Mr.. Day Mr..
Marsh has purchased 1000 sheep for his
island Lake Farm =. e. Ell. Thursbv
has purchased 1850 sheep for his ranch
80. The Independent contains O lengthy
and very interesting report Of the mar.
OF Cashier Salyards and Miss Ely.
Ransom County: The freight trains
are SO heavy on the Fargo Southwestern
that an extra engine is employed to get
them over the Lisbon hill -. Peanut
parties are quite popular at Lisbon -.
Ulysses Hertig is lecturing on temper
ance. -. Only one commissioner is to be
elected in this county this fall. Ed
and Frank Russell have taken large
contract for excavating in Chicago.
Cavalier County: The county fair
was grand success, as could be expect
ed with H. D. Allett as secretary. ..
Jack Davis killed bear in the Cypress
settlement. =. George We'll was nomi-
mated by the democrats for commits
sioner Of the Third District. :. There
was small prairie fire near Eastby, do
ing some damage. .. The Republican
publishes three marriages in one ISSUE
Mclean County: Swan Hansen has
been nominated for commissioner in the
Third district "A short term of the
district court was held here last week
80. The steamer Abner O'Neill, is tax
ing down the river about 1000 bushels
of wheat per trip. George Hathaway
is another nominee for commissioner in
the Third district. :. County Commits
sioner Allen, of Conkling, has just com.
pleted marketing his last years wheat
Grand Forks County: Conway has a
ball. The Larimore City levy gives
So, 525. :. Charles Robinson OF Inkster
was severely kicked by horse. i. L. Mrs.
l. n Gallagher of Inkster got her foot
caught in the sidewalk while on her way
to prayer meeting, and was very seri-
ously injured . The band boys at
Gilby will give grand ball and supper
Wednesday evening, Nov. "a. The
we'll at the Portland Mill has been COM
pleted.
Eddy County: William Woodard was
nominated by the mass convention as
candidate for county commissioners The
following evening p j. Brannan was
nominated for the same Office. "A
large delegation f,om New Rockford
went to Darlington to assist in organ
izing the Knights of Pythis lodge there
80. The Diebold Safe and Lock 70.
are to build two Jail cells and corridor
for the use of the county.
Pembina County: Mayor O'Connor
is still at the head of the city govern.
ment at st. Thomas Farmers around
Hople are making slow progress with
their threshing .. . A barrel of kerosene
at Cavalier got on fire and made things
lively for time. Quite q number of
new buildings are going up around
Hople =. The Hamilton Band assisted
by the Cavalier Band will give box