The Dickinson press., 1891-05-23
NORTH DAKOTA.
Editor Britton of Washburn prosecutes
Editor Copeland for libel.

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Editor Britton of Washburn prosecutes
Editor Copeland for libel.
E. Murkell has been appointed postmas.
ter at Aetna, Nelson county.
The Grand Forks "Y" is to be put in to
conncct the G. N. and N. P.
There are 1856 school houses in North
Dakota, occupied by 3O,S21 scholars.
The Great Northern gives j. L.. Cotton
the siding for his Ward county coal mine.
Prof. Rateman has rendered his resig-
nation as principal of the Inkster school.
Hillsboro held a special election and
voted to incorporate under the general
law.
The new DEVILS Lake Militia company
has been supplied with 40 stand of SPRING
field rifles.
DIR. Triplett of Wapheton is using the
Koch lymph for the treatment of con-
sumption.
Mrs. j. l.. Fleet, the widow OF the muir
dered elevator agent, has received her in
%Surance, $3.50.
1t is rumored that the old Fargo brew.
cry is to be turned into a Touring mill in
the near future.
S. G. Roberts fine barn, opposite the
Columbia hotel, in Fargo, was destroyed
by fire last week.
The annual meeting of the state Far
mers' Alliance will be held in Grand
Forks on June %.
The second annual meeting of the North
Dakota Sunday School Association will be
held at Lisbon, May 1928.
Miss Sedohr Rhodes, a Grand Forks girl,
has just made a triumphant debut in
grand concert at Paris, France.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
at Sioux City for the construction of a
railroad from Sioux City to Minot.
The West Missouri Stock Growers are
we'll pleased with the law enacted last
winter to prevent the illegal branding of
stock.
Hon. Geo. F. Goodwin of Lisbon, and
Hon. c. A. Pollock of Fargo, have been
added to the Pan-American committee of
North Dakota.
The Turner's of Wapheton have secured
the services of a splendid teacher who is
giving lessons in %gymnastic, calisthenic
and other exercises.
"a corps of surveyors are at work on the
main line of the Northern Pacific locating
a new line with easier AIDES between
Tower City and Wheatland.
The following nine counties in North
Dakota have lady county superintendent
of schools: Eddy, Foster, Kidder, Logan,
Mercer, Ramsey, Towner,W Ward and Wells.
The Casselton Reporter brags of the tai
lest sucking colt in the state, the property
of Representative Smith. The colt was II
hands high when it first stood up, and the
dam is only IL hands.
The Richardson's have wintcred $500
sheep on their Mouse River ranch, with a
loss of but seven. Now lambs are com
ing in on them at the rate of a hundred a
day.
A man named John Arnold robbed a lady
named Frazier of $210 on a Great Northern
train, between Grand Forks and Fargo,
after which he jumped from the car and
escaped.
The farmers in Mercer county are put
ting in a large crop in wheat this year. 1t
is probable that the wheat acreage will be
three or four times as great this year as ii
was last.
Lloyd s. Hamilton of jamestown will
operate a wool warehouse, storing the
wool of other parties as we'll as their own.
charging therefor a reasonable sum fol
insurance and handling
The Dakota Land and Colonization Co
will donate a block of land to the citizens
of Dickinson for the new school site
This will save the district about $1,000 il
the purchase of site.
Frederick w. Brewer, recently from
Port Townsend, WASH, was arrested a
Wapheton for forgery, obtaining none,
under false pretesnes and various othe
sWindllng operations.
The body of Andrus Munich, who dis
appeared from Winona, Emmons county
a few weeks ago, was found by tine crev
of the Abner O'Neal, lodged against
snag in the Missouri a few miles below
Winona.
Stock raising is destined to become on
of the leading industries of the wester
part of North Dakota. Many of the fal
mers are deriving larger profits from til
proceeds of their stock than from tn
remainder of their farms.
Work has begun on the Red Rive
Valley University, (MethOdist) at Wapl
eton. The building is to be four storit
with basement. 1t will be a handson
building with all the modern improve
menss and conveniences.
There will be more sheep brought in
North Dakota this season than ever befor
An Eddy county man, John Carol, h;
just gone to Oregon to purchase 100
head. Jamestown parties alone will bril-
in 10000 OF 10000 head
Capt. j. j. Kelly contemplates gettin
up a Trail county atlas in book form, wi
l township maps, plats of the various tow
, sites, names of land owners, IS to be illu
trated and also to contain interestil
sketches of many of Trails promine!