Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1891-04-17

first lien on the land. But this
part OF the plan is not made known to
the emigrant until he is too far into
the scheme to back out. Mr.. Bliss
has secured but one recruit, and he is
a former Canadian.
April 10th a $500 fire occurred at
Bismarck, doing that much damage to
barn. On the same date g. fire occur
red at Mandan burning livery sta
BILE, entailing loss OF about $5, 900.
just before adjournment congress
passed all Indian Depreciation law
that will probably put S50,O00,O00
in circulation. This law practically
removes all restrictions and limita-
tions, and every settler or his heirs
can now get pay in full for allloses oc-
casioned by Indians.
In the district court at Dickinson
on the 18th inst, John Boyd was
sentenced to three years for horse
stealing and Charles Hill to six
months, being implicated in the same
crime. The cases had been on trial
nearly four days. Boyd has nice
family. Hill is u single man.
In the United States court at Bis
marck on the 11th inst, j. B. Honey
man pleaded guilty to three counts OF
an Indictment for using Cancelled post
age stamps and was fined $15O. Will
liam Kelly was tried on the charge OF
appropriating to his own use regist-
ed letter intended for another person.
The bond OF E. S. Tyler as receiver
of the Fargo Argus, was fixed at $1O,.
600 and he was ordered to make an
inventory of the property and return
the same to the court at chambers in
Fargo on the 18th inst. Mr.. Tyler is
authorized to issue receivers receipts
and manage the affairs of the corpora
tion until such time as the matter is
finally disposed of.
Thomas Fortune says:-I haven't
began grading on the A., B. & N. w.
roadbed yet. 1t will be impossible to
do much before the middle OF May.
The ravines and gulches and all the
low places are filled with water, and
nothing can be accomplished until it
is dry. There is not very much grad
ing to do-just to fill the places that
have washed out and even the lineup.
There will probably be good many
men and teams put to work as soon
as convenient, and it will not take
long to get the bed ready to iron. The
first train will probably reach Bis
marck in July.
Articles of incorporation were is
sued at Bismarck on the 18th inst,
to the Northwestern Live Stock Com
pany, with headquarters in that city.
The officers are E. L. Whitford, now
cashier OF the Capital National bank:
Q. II. Bumstead, q prominent CAPITA
list OF the city, and E. H. Wilson, now
connected with one of the main loan
corporations of the county. Their
capital stock is $15O,OOO, and they
expect to deal largely in sheep and
cattle in Burleigh, Mclean and EN-
mons counties. The manager of the
corporation has left for Montana and
Oregon to purchase theinitial amount
OF stock for the company.
The board OF directors Of the North
Dakota penitentiary met in Bismarck
on the 1th inst, and considered the
proposals for furnishing supplies for
the coming year. The grocery and
provision contract was awarded to
John Yeagen, of Bismarck, and flour
will be furnished by Gibbs & Edwards,
of Mayvilie. A contract was entered
into with the Bismarck water CON-
pany to extend the city mains from
the limits to the penitentiary, dis
Jance OF piping of over two miles.
This award is made in accordance
with the authority conferred upon
them by the last legislature. Messrs.
Lamont and Showers, two members
of the. board, were detailed to visit St.
Paul and Minneapolis and secure bids
tor furnishing the pipes and fittings
and report at an adjourned session of
the board on the 18th inst. DR.. Port
er, of Bismarck, was selected as off,
cial physician and surgeon.
1t was expected that the April term
of the United States court for North
Dakota would conclude its business
on the 18th inst, and the jury be dis
charged. Late that night, however
the court received a telegram from r,
M. Sprague. now awaiting trial on the
charge OF embezzlement, demanding
| that the case be brought before the
present grand jury and ifindicted that
he be placed on trial at once. The
court entered an order to the effect
that the case be examined by the jury
on the 18th inst. If an Indictment
should follow the matter will come up
before the term adjourns. This is a
peculiar case, and will command some
attention. The strangest part OF it is
that Sprague was broughA from St.
Paul on extradition pissb issued by
Gov. Burke and honored by Gov.
Merriam, only to find on arrangement
tnat the alleged ofense was outside OF
the state courts jurisdiction. It is
peculiar that the papers should have
passed both states and this fact not
be discovered by the officers. sprague
is charged with embezzling 81 200
from the First National Bank OF Lari.
more. His attorney is Cy Wellington,
| OF st. Paul, and the bank is represent.
cd by Col. Ball, OF Fargo.