The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1891-08-15
OVER THE STATE.

OVER THE STATE.
Mercer County: Slight frost at
Miller's Point The Pilot shows how
William Priebe has won success in
Mercer county in five years. arriving
there with nothing aud now being pros
porous.
Mcintosh County: The Ashley
Eureka mail route is now run by Way
Lewis, while Carl Fay has the Eureka
Leola route. -. Thousands of tons of hay
are being put up in the county g. Pro.
tracted meetings are being held by the
Methodists at Ashley.
Eddy County: Andrew Nerby broke
his collar bone :. Charles Campbell
and family have gone to Ogden 80 w.
o. Baird has opened feed, livery aud
sale stable at New Rockford -. Farm
ers are clubbing together and buying
threshing outfits.
Wells County: The county levy is
5000. -. The county offices are being
enlarged and improved. John J.
O'Connell. who was Wells County's
first sheriff, is dead .. An alliance rally
was held at Sykeston Aug. S.. .1SO
head of cattle have strayed from Dog
Dens.
Logan County: This county's per
sonal property is assessed at $6l,sl
real estate, $4ls,5l9; total, $474, 4o4; it
has 2, ss6 sheep -. Napoleon school has
commenced, with Miss Alice Fisher in
charge. .. Mr. Walker Is having
round up of his sheep and will dip them
all. Lots of hay is being put up
through the county.
Oliver County: MIR. Lanterman Sc
cured the striking of his 1900 sheep
from the tax rolls of Oliver County, as
they were already assessed in Morton
County. The tax levy of Oliver
County is only ST. for the year. 80.
j. f. Kiebert has qualified as county
sheep inspector. 30 p. Thurston re-.
ports Oliver County crops looking we'll
Foster County: +. G. Barlow makes
some good suggestions for home made
eranaries :. The Independent urges
farmers to tly smudges for protection
against frost =. The Y. p. U. E. So
ciety OF Darlington held an interesting
enter talnment at the court house. b.
j. Holcomb of Darlington had his hand
cut on mower. The Northern Pa
citic will build new elevator at Car
rington.
Nelson County: W. 9. Fairbanks re-
ceived $so7o for a yearling steer
weighing 600 pounds ...E. NJ. Pierce
was knocked off hay stack by the
horse fork unexpecte dly striking him
Several final proofs have recently
been made on homesteads. David
Mcmillan, Of Hamlin Township, is
dead The assessor reports $500
acres i'll wheat in Nelson County; 8 2O5
acles Of oats; 500 of barley
Towner County: The Record wants
the county commissioners to appoint
county coroner, and designate the places
where chattel mortgage property shall
be sold. =. Charlotte McCanna makes q
report of the Badger School. . Both
of Candos attorneys are going into the
fields during harvest; their clients are
thankful. r.. L. Powell is LOW justice
of the peace. -. The breeds are gather
ing snake root near Bisbee ... Mary u
tramp in Towner County, says The
Record.
Stutsman County: The interior Of
the jamestown postotfice is being
remodeled w The Baptist Sunday
school held picnic in McKechnie's
grove. :. Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Glaspell
entertained large number of friends at
an outdoor social wv. NJ. Lloyd Of
Jam estown is visiting in England. 90.
The asylum trustees have decided to
invest So, 900 in cleaning out the artesian
we'll. i. F.. E. Jones had made first
pr of on his tree claim adjoining Ell
dredge.
Sargent County: Prof. s. A. Dan
ford goes to Idaho to teach. Mr.. @. d.
Rittenhouse has Figi Islands parrot.
u. . Bloody murrain has struck George
Russell's cattle ranch, near Minor -.
L ldAI1O CulChCu6 ulO OS1uS 1I4SHdlly
killed in this county -. Tie western
crop it ever harvest. d.. The Inde-
Sargent County are using headers, thus
Touring mill. Mr.. and Mrs. A. S.
Nagle, of Forman, have lost their infant
son.
Burleigh County: Wheat cutting will
commence Aug. 10. Work has ceased
on the Northern Pacific cutoff from
Tappen to Dawson. George II. Gage
will teach the Fourth Ward school.
Bismarck. this winter. He is now hold
ing term i'll the Francis district .
G.olge t.. Gilbert is Chief Templar OF
the Bismarck Lodge. Frost has
Iirptl corn and beans i'll low places
around String Miss Alice Carey
has been visiting ut Sterling /. The
esistncc OF the Misses Jane aud N ttic
Bostwick ard the storeloom of A. ID.
Goldner, at Sterling we're destroyed by
fire.
Steele County: Hon. W. Fl. Fl. Roney
is having new gransry built. The
Hope Band boy S are planning for new
set Of instruments. ... Harvest hands are
scarce. .. The Pioneer advocates horse
show :. Rev. W. Haven will be or
dained at the Hope Congregational
Church Aug ll....l he third game OF
ball between Coorerttown and Hope re
suited IN favor of the latter club by u
sco4e OF IL to o.. Miss May Moorhouse
will have charge If the Hope primary
school H. d. Carpenter, the pioneer
shee p raiser, has bsen made sheep in
spector. =. The county levy is Sl5,2O0
Rolette County: Quite a number
patents are awaiting claimants at the
Devils Lake land Office for residents Of