The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02

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Fort Totten school. Among the teachers
are ten nuns.
E. A. Herman, an inmate of the Devils
Lake Jail, made a desperate attempt to
commit suicide.
Morton county has 1856 blind pigs, but the
grand jury failed to return indictments
against the keepers.
DIR. Langdon reports that there are a
good many glandered horses in the north
ern part of the state.
Land Department officers disagree as to
whether or not the land law wipes out all
pending land contests.
+ A colony of Scotchmen will soon locate
in Grand Forks county and engage extern
sively in sheep raising.
Seven hundred Scandinavian immigrants
=. bound for North Dakota, arrived or the
steamship Hekla April 6.
Representative j. V. Brooke. of Devils
Lake, has located in East Grand Forks for
the purpose of practicing law.
1t is doubtful if there ever was a greater
demand for farm lands in North Dakota
thar there has been this spring.
Crop prospects continue bright. The
weather has been dry enough the past few
DAYS to facilitate the work of seeding.
Conway, in Grand Forks county, is to
have a newspaper, and the village of
Thompson, in that county, wants Il bank.
The grass is as green and the season as
far ADVANCED in Pembina and Walsh
countiesfas IN Minnesota and South Da-
kOta.
r. w. Greenfield has resigned as postmas-
ter at Grand Rapids, LaMoure county, n.
D., and recommends G. w. Sale as his
successor.
Farmers have every reason to be full of
hope and courage to put in just as large a
crop as they can put in we'll. They cannot
miss it this year..
General Hughes has offered a reward Of
$500 for the capture of the party who Shot
at his son, who is in charge of the Bismarck
electric light plant.
Nick Damn, who killed Dumont in a
brawl at Neche last December, committed
suicide in Jail by hanging himself to the
bars of his cell window.
The people of North Dakota, outside of
the Red River Valley, haven't felt so
cheerful over the crop outlook since the
spring of 1882, at they do now.
The following are the dates announced
for the races in the Red River Valley cir
cult: Fargo, June II, IS and 49,; Moorhead,
June %, "a and 25; Grand Forks, July 2, 3
and 4.
c. A. N. Spencer and Col. Elton agreed
upon a site for the United States peniten-
tiary at Grafton, subject to State Audi
tor Bray's approval when he returns from
Hot Springs.
Superintendent of Public instruction
Ogden has established an institute lecture
department, the object of which is to cult.
vate patriotism and al improved citizen
ship for the state.
Rev. w. M. Ward, of Portland, has fled in
disgrace from the state, leaving his family
in destitute circumstances He vas unduly
familiar with a woman who had recently
Joined his church.
The Cass County Teachers Institute
will be held at the court room in Fargo
May 4 to g.. Superintendent Joseph Ken
nedy, of Traill county, will be the conduc
tor, and Senator Worst, of Emmon:
county, lectures.
Although the cutting of timber on gov.
eminent land is allowed to actual settler!
wrong to cut the young, healthy trees, a
they affect the amount of moisture S,
necessary to crops.
Mrs. A. B. Ward, wife of the notoriou
and malodorous Gen. Ward of Grand Forks
died this week in Minneapolis. Since tn,
doughty generals flight. she has beel
doing shorthand and type-writing in tina
city.
Railroad rumors continue to agitate tn
public mind. If the tn cory is good tina
there must be a little fire where there is
great deal of smoke, North Dakota i
bound to have more railroad mileage befor
the season ends.
The Wahpeton Globe says: Farmer
complain that it is nearly impossible to st
cure help, either male OF female-on tn
farms. There seems to be a great scarcit
of laboring men in the country. A grea
many young men have left this country t
go west recently, and a great many hav
gone to booming towns east of us. A
kinds of manufacturing enterprises ar
starting up in the east so that the annus
exodus from the eastern states is smalle
than usual.
CAPT. ALEXANDER GR1GGs is the ne,
president of the Argus Printing con
pany, being elected by the represent;
tives of Mr.. j. ]. Hill despite the pre-
tests of Major Edwards and an iniun,
ton from Judge Rose commanding til;
the stock be not voted by the Hill intel
ests. It is stated that contempt of cou
proceedings will be commenced again
Griggs and his attorney who advised IL
election-Davis of Fargo.
Gov. BURKE, Secretary Flittte al
Attorney General Spencer, a majority
the members of the board of universe
andschool lauds,met at the capitol Thur
day and acted upon the report of c,
Power, their field agent. Arrangement