The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1891-10-10

IL hDOuG $UU,UUU. freQ w. StrauO
has been granted an extension until
July in which to make final proof.
Mercer County: Judge Winchester
will hold term OF court at Stanton the
middle of October. . Lanterman Bros
have several thousand sheep here;which
they claim pay them so per cent. annu.
ally. -. Thirty government surveyors
are at work along the Missouri.
McHenry County: Corn has done
nicely in this county this year..
Honku Bros. have sold 1000 fat sheep
80. The 500 surveyors are at work in
McHenry County -. The Towner band
is doing much practicing. i. Thirty
new members joined the Norwe gian
Lutheran Church at Towner the other
day.
Eddy County: The new elevator at
New Rockford is ready for receiving
wheat. Modest Ohrner had his leg
very badly cut by wire fence while
horseback riding =. Mr. Perkins was Sc
verely Injured while repairing sep IRA
tor. Mrs Peter Butler was quite Sc
verely injured while alighting from a
wagon.
Walsh County: Work on the new
Grafton block is rapidly progressing 80.
A new watering trough is being erected
on the streets of Grafton. :. Henry
Hanssaman has returned to Central
America. -. Walsh County potatoes are
immense this year. Hans Robertson
killed large bear near Kensington the
other day.
Barnes County: Valley City is
happy over the advent of the 500
road. Valley City is taking steps to.
ward the organization of board of
trade. {. The State Normal School has
opened :. DIR. Featherstone has found
some very fine fossils in the cuts along
the 500. .... N. p Rasmussen complains
bitterly in regard to the way Duluth is
grading wheat.
Siutsman County: The Alert Is pub
fishing some fine crop notes. Consul
Nickeus' lecture ut jamestown upon
South America is very highly spoken OF
100. The Rio cheese factory is closed
down after making 425 cheese this sea
son Capt William McClelland. ad.
jutant general of Pennsylvania, is ex-
pected in North Dakota again the latter
part of October.
Emmons Comfy: Mr.. Taber, the
old man injured by the prairie fire, is
insane. -. Matthew Baker, fire warden,
is credited with saving thousands OF
acres of grain by back firing :. Walter
W. Ellis is teaching at Livina. .Sena-
tor Worst estimates the damage by the
prairie fire in the Holland settlement
will reach at least $4,000.
Wells County: E. M. Alexander was
discharged. having been arrested on
the charge of both grand and petit lar
ceny, and the costs, $50. IS, charged ur
to the county Elevator agents al
Sykeston are having their lives insured
80. The threshing machine men are re-
porting an average yield in the county
of from twenty to thirty bushels pei
acre.
Cavalier County: Hon. Fred Ben.
nett is back from st. Paul for a short
time previous to going to Washington
for the winter. John McGregor o.
Soper has lost one of his horses
David Black was struck by Joe Gather
wood tame elk the other day and wat
quite seriously injured -. The Milton
Roller Mills are building a large new
elevator.
Ward County: Frank Frank had hi
hand smashed while coupling cars
E. g. Tipple of Minot is dead :. {. Mis-
Villa Poole has recovered from her ac
cident at the Minnesota state fair.
Farmers have commenced bringing Goa
into Mimic. President Hill of the Grea
Northern is shipping thoroughbred
sheep and hogs into the Moose Rive
Valley.
LaMoure County: Four prairie fire.
have recently swept over portions of tn
county. j.. The money sent to LaMour
County for public school funds was OF
on the basis of 34l pupils. instead o
TAI. The little daughter Of Mrs. w
J. Lewis, of Grand Rapids, was badl.
scalded with hot water. -. The Chron
icle reports several gambli, 6 outfit
around LaMoure. . Mrs. F. w. Mors
was thrown from buggy and had he
shoulder badly hurt
Morton County: The Rice prairi
fire break machines are in great deman'
this year. IL. H. E. Fisher. OF Olive
County was sunstruck last week; b
was relieved by the application of ray
onions. j.. Tue Standing Rock Indian
raised this year $4,000 bushels of oat
and 10000 bushels of wheat. h. 1t ha
taken some farmers seven weeks to CON
plete their harvest. Deacon Mann c
Mandan is dead
Grand Forks County: There are ru
mors that Frank Vlets may soon be i