The Dickinson press., 1891-07-04

NORTH DAKOTA.
st. Thomas has building boom.
Sheep shearing is about at an end.
The Bathgate Democrat has o libel
suit
Morton County complains of horse
thieves.
Range cattle are in the best condition
ever known
Wool is worth II to 20 cents in the
local markets.
The wheat cropis comingalong finely,
the weather being very favorable
Governor Burke will deliver an ad
dress at Mandan on the Fourth.
Roadmaster Smith. of the Montana
division of the Great Northern, was run
over and killed.
The trial of A. A. Paine before Judge
Lauder at Ashley, Mcintosh county, re-
suited in his acquittal
The 500 line grades are being built,
but the company say that the iron viii
not be laid until next year,
William Mathers recently from New
port, r. l., has been engaged as leader
of the First Regiment band at Lisbon
Bierley, the Grand Forks Democratic
editor, will probably locate in Wash
ington. D. G., and engage in The publi-
cation of paper.
The reports received from sheep OWL
ers throughout the state show an aver
age clip to be from 8 to II pounds per
head.
Commissioner Helgesen received
telegram from the mayor of Park River,
asking for help to kill grasSlcppers
Men and teams are at work with appa-
ratus made after Minnesota and Kansas
models.
Lightning struck the Office of the W
o. telegraph company at Wallace, which
was consumed in very short time Os-
car Sellstad, the operator. lost every
thing he had except what he had on his
back. He was not in the building at
the time.
w. H. Lamb, one of the good farmers
of Fort Ransom, bought thirty-eight
sheep last fall. He brought in the wool
Tuesday and it weighed 1856 pounds. or
an average of nearly ten pounds per
sheep. From the thirty-eight sheep he
has also raised forty four lambs. The
wool and the lambs for this one year
alone will pay for the sheep.
Bishop Stanley admonish,s foreign.
born people to teach their children their
catechism in the English lar rguage,
and says that hereafter unless child
presented for confirmation is proficient
in English he will not be confirmed.
This being the language of his adopted
country it is necessary for them in Or
der to defend their religion.
Fred w. Hall, resident of Langdon.
Cavalier County, was found dead on the
road between Langdon and Osnabrook,
last week. He had been attending the
teachers institute at the latter place,
and was returning home on foot In
Osnabrook he was confined to his room
couple Of days, but felt better in the
morning when he started out on his fa
tai journey. When found his body was
blistered in places as if scalded by hot
water.
John r. Mann, chairman of the county
commissioners of Mclean County, was
in Mandan last week and bought one of
Rice's prairie burners to burn frebreaks
for his county. Senate bill No. 1877,
passed at the last session of the legisla-
ture. gives counties the power to pro-
vide appliances for burning frebreaks
and to expend not to exceed $1,000 for
such purposes. The rank growth of
grass this year will increase the danger
of prairie fires next fall.
BY COUNTIES.
Cavalier County: Charlie Morton is
located in Utah, and writes that he in.
tends to return to Cavalier %. Ole Ak
Wig is to speak at Langdon Oh the
Fourth.
Bottineau County: Sheep owners,
of the Turtle Mountain region, are re.
quested to meet at Armory Hall, Dan.
seth, at 2 o'clock, June 30, for the
purpose of organizing wool growers
association.
Kidder County: Fire breaks are
being plowed around Tappen. From
reading The Times it is inferred that
Dawson has 'base ball 8" Tie
Dawson Standard has good local col
umn. All Kidder County is interested
in the old settlers picnic at Dawson
June 80.
McHenry County: Trains on the
Leeds branch of the N. P. met with
washouts last week -. George Robin
son of Oak Valley has sold his load o.
wool. :. .Markusen Bros huve takel