The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1891-09-26
NORTH DAKOTA.
Interesting Condensed News from
Over the State by
Counties.

COuntleS.
Sargent County: Editor Wolfe says
tell the truth about North Dakota, dom
boom it. -. The county has $40. 173 3.
of assets. The Rutland blind pig has
been penned.
Logan County: The county has
$2,019.o5 cash on hand, with assets o1
1923 s7l.O9, and liabilities OF SIG. 563. o!
....Several new threshing rigs have
been secured to handle the great crop.
Pierce County: L. Gunderson's
wheat averaged thirty bushels. y. The
lost sheep were found; the locomotive
ran into the flock, killing eleven. &.
Rugby has been having mum socials.
Eddy County: J. w. Richlet got
1900 bushels of wheat, !, 400 of oats and
LOO of fax from 1926 acres. Miss
Teto is in charge of the New Rockford
school.
Stutsman County: Hon. johnson
Nickeus will deliver a lecture upon Life
in South America at the Congregational
church in Jamestown, Sept. 25.. There
has been prairie fireat Medina. The
Alert reports great yields of wheat.
McHenry County: Somnambulism is
said to prevail at Towner 4. K. James
Days little son took carbolic acid by
mistake, but was rescued. Miss Pearl
Conkling is teaching at Mouse River
P. o.
Towner County: William f. New
comb is dead .... Mrs. Charles Riggs
passed away recently. -. George Thorn
has gone into horse dentistry g. i. The
state board of equalization raised the
assessment of Towner land about $780,
600.
Bottineau County: Dan Stewart
averaged s9t bushels of wheat per acre
Mrs. w. J. Armstrong is success
fully managing large farm here. P.
M. Oudhie is weather observer at Will
low City. -. 1t is reported Editor Ben.
nett is to remove to Willow City.
Mclean County: Twelve thousand
six hundred and forty sheep have been
placed on the TT. Rerthold reservation
for the benefit of the Indians. -. Wash
burn has plowed fire break around the
town. Corn crop is large and not hurt
by frost.
Mcintosh County: CLARK Sanders
won the prize at the poverty social.
One hundred and seventy-fve grain
stacks are visible from A. W. Clyde's
place. e. There is o new postoffice in
Albright Valley, with John P. Geidt as
postmaster.
Wells County: The county has
$50, 374.31 cash on hand; the outstanding
Indebtedness is 1885, and the
assets 1913. 05l. SO. ... X. st. Jacque got
thirty-five bushels of wheat instead o1
twenty, as he expected. . The county
board has ordered personal property
taxes for 1885 6 rs and . cancelled.
Tia Moure County: N. Diehl narrow.
ly escaped injury by being thrown in
front of his sickle on his header. "A
daughter of Mr. Zimmerman has broken
her leg. d. The La Moure County
Mutual Insurance Co. had IS losses and
issued 144 policies; an assessment o1
twenty cents per acre has been made. >.
Hans Vaandertuck averaged 80 bushels
of wheat.
Cavalier County: Extensive prepara
tions are being made for the county fair
the premium list is good one. .. Hon
r. B. Langdon gives the new Langdon
schoolhouse a good bell. >. The Lang
year :. >. Frank Storie of Osnabrook wal
severely kicked by horse.
Benson County: The News reports
Commissioner Torgerson threshed oO(
bushels No. 1 hard from 18 acres o.
land. d. Howrey got 1000 bushels o
wheat from go acres .. .Oberson re-
ceived freight upon which the charges
were So, 900 in August. against 5000 o.
in same month last year Some diph-
liberia is reported in the county.
Emmons County: Several families
from Illinois are to move to the Hamp
ton neighborhood next spring The
Record says that three Winchester
ladies put up 100 tons Of hay this sum
mer, and owing to the scarcity of labor
ers, ladies have done much outdoor
work this summer Editor Streetel
sends pithy letter to Hon. q. Z. Good
win.
Kidder County: Ed. Gornan saw {
wolf hanging around the other morning
as he started to turn his sheep out O
the corral; he had no gun, but tool
after him with his pony and after ,
chase of dozen miles tired him out ant
killed him with stirrup; he was fee
inches long. and weighed so pounds
....J. G. Mccoy, of Steele, reports bi'
oats averaging 60 bushels per acre.
Foster County: A. r. Beatty ha'
boughta half section of land from Oar
rington & Casey for $2,ss0. ii. County
Treasurer Murphy warns parties who
procured seed wheat from farmers from
unlawfully disposing of It's. Ellis
worth will teach the Melville School
The county Indebtedness is s33, 452. 8;
against 1886, 485 54 assets. Il. The county
cash on hand Sept. was $9,22753.
Ramsey County: Treasurer Lee re.
ports $l4,345.4s cash on hand Sta
ton Agent jerks, at Devils Lake lost
an express package containing $500 the
other day. +. Hon. J. A. Perciva
threshed thirty. five and one fourtl
bushels per acre from eighty acres.
Thowald Torgelson averaged thirty
three and one.third bushels OF whea
from his field.
Grand Forks County: Larimor'
schools have four teachers this term
The st. Anthony and Dakota elevator a
Larimore was struck by lightning bu
the flames were put out. {. The county
received $15 O48 of state tuition funds
%. David Brown. of Gilby, had hi
collar bone fractured. >. Professor Rut
ledge is principal of the Gilby schoo