New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-03-04

a meeting OF representative citizens of
Fargo adopted resolutions against the re-
peal of any portion Of the prohibition law
as proposed in the legislature and urged
upon citizens in general over the state to
| call meetings and forward petitions and re-
solutions to Bismarck Immediately
Aspecial from Fargo says: Injunctions
are being served against all persons suspect
ed fselling liquor in this county, and the
contents of the building, whether liquor is
found or not, are being seized and the sa-
looms closed awaiting the order of the court.
No liquor has thus far been found.
A meeting of the Representatives of the
several local farmers Alliances in Sargent
county was held few days since to take a
vote on the question of the county issuing
bonds to furnish seed wheat to the farmers.
| The proposition was defeated by vote of
to %. They desire the state to help them
out.
Chief Hennessey, of Grand Forks at the
instance of Detective Black of the Great
Northern railway company, arrested two
young men giving the names Of Ryan and
Johnson, charged with the Larceny of a
| quantity of beer in transit over the road at
| sundry times. They were held for exam
| nation. " s.s @',4.5
A committee of the Methodist conference
| to choose site for college decided on &C
cepting the offer of 40 acres in MaGo fins
| addition in Wahpeton. Trustees elected
were Rev. D. C. Palmetto and W. H.
| White, Fargo; w. H. Adams, T. L. French,
H. J. McCumber andJ H. Kelley, Wahpe
! ton; E. T. Foster, Grand Forks; R. B. Rich
ardson, Drayton; J. A. Hovis, Devils Lake:
N. G. Larimore, Larimore, and s.. E. Ryan
Bismarck.
A petition containing several hundred
signatures, representing the official and
business interests ofDevils Lake and near
| ly all the towns in this land district, pray
ing for the establishment of military
post at Fort Totten, has been forwarded
from here to Congressman Hansbrough.
It recites the general uneasiness on account
of the possibility of danger from Indians
and its effect upon business and immigra-
| ton.
The heaviest snow storm that Michigan
City has had this season fell recently and it
makes the farmers confident of good crop
the coming season. We have had very lit
tie snow SO far this season. only about six
inches, but this storm gives plenty to in
sure crops the coming season, and if seed
can be procured for all the ground now
ready for crop, this section of country will
come to the front again, for when we can
| get moisture we beat the world for quality
and quantity in wheat.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The business men of Carthage have Or
gained board of trade, r. F. Lyons was
chosen president and F. M. Brown secre-
tary.
A Pierre dispatch says that all the origin
al package joints at Pierre have been closed
upon the information of J. F. Haber, Of
Brookings.
A passenger train ON the Deadwood Cen
trail collided with switch engine two
coaches being wrecked. Three persons
were hurt, one fatally.
| The new fence law was signed by the gov
ernor. 1t provides that all unorganized
counties Of the state an d all counties here
after to be organized shall allow stock to
run at large until decided otherwise by a
majority of the people.
News was received at Plankinton, of the
death Of H. c. Ayers, prominent member
of the board of trustees of the University of
South Dakota, he falling dead after deliver
ing speech, exactly as did Secretary Win
dom. His family have left for Plankinton.
Annuity goods, consisting of fine wagons,
modern iron bedsteads with patent woven
wire bottoms and fine hair mattresses and
| pillows to match, and an endless variety of
everything, are now being issued ito the
Sioux Indians at Lower Brule agency.
The building occupied by the Marion
Sentinel was discovered to be on fire, the
other day, but timely discovery saved the
building, and the contents, presses, type,
ETC., were removed without much damage,
another paper is.now quartered in the build
with the postotfice.
Upon complaint made upon oath of E. c..
Clement, a postotice inspector, County
Commissioner John Waller, of Gem town
ship, and one Chas. Anderson We're arrest
ed by Marshal Fry, charged with forcibly
breaking into the Gem postoffce and TAX
ing certain letters without the consent or
knowledge of the postmaster. .... r.
A Yankton special says: James Snow,
aged twenty-five, and Nettie Cross aged
thirteen, ran away from their home in the
eastern part of the county, leaving a note
in which they stated that they were going
to be married, and would return in week.
Thegirl still wears short dresses, and is only
a child. -..E.-- 5s .
The new Masonic hall at Huron was ,ded-
icated with appropriate ceremonies. An
elegant banquet was served, and an address
was delivered by Mayor II. j. Rice, fol-
lowed with dancing. Four hundred peo-
pie were present, including number of
Masons from abroad. The hall is the finest
in this part of tbs Northwest, and is hand
somely furnished.
Col. Z. J. Hinton, special agent for the
agriculture department at Washington, has
notified State Engineer Coffin that he will
make a tour of inspection of North and
| South Dakota in March in the interests of
| irrigation. He has signifed his willing
ness to address meetings on this important
| question at such points as Maj. Coffin shall
arrange for.
| C. II. Walworth, ofOmaha, of the firm
| of Walworth & Walker, stock dealers, ar
rived at Pierre with special train contain
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