The Dickinson press., 1891-03-28
NEWS IN NORTH DAKOTA

TIE Fargo mills are converting wkcat
INTO aosr at the rate of $50 barrels per
day.
The new banking law passed in South
Dakota is similar to the North Dakota
law. F..
Stutsman county warrants are at par,
n there are $3l 1855 in bank to her
credit.
Editor Bolton, Of The Wheatland
Eagle, has decided to move to the Pacific
coast.
B. Stevens has been appointed post
master at Wheatland, Cass county, sue
ceeding A. S. Billion.
Grand Forks county commissioners
have appropriated S., 500 for seed wheat
for the needy of that county.
Fargo old settlers are getting up an
entertainment. hosein the state Prior
to l875 are considsred p2uneet1.
Congressman Johnson has returned
home from Washington. He wac ftter-
viewed At Grand Forks and says he
likes it az far'as he has gone.
Col. William 4. Bentley, who Was
elected commander Of the North Dakota
NSR0A VA4OAlU VI bd0 w IA H. III Ak6 az
nual encampmantat Lisbon last weSk is
very ill at Bismarck.
Col. Hinton gave a lecture to the stu
dents of the agricultural at Fargo last
week. Col. Hinton is a special agent Of
the National Agricultural bureau, and
is in the Dakotas IN the interest Of mi
cation.
Mrs. Carl Emerson, vile of Fargo
cigarmaker attempted suftide Saturday
morning. She didn't cut deep enough,
however, and viii recover. She has
shown symptoms Of insanity for some
time, and will probably be taken to the
asylum as soon as possible.
Senator Casey left Washington on
Wednesday without having made n
recommendation for postmaster at Val
ley City. He and Senator Hansbrough
have decided to hold the recommenda-
ton in allegiance until the Valley City
Republicans reach an agreement AIMING
themselves as to the candidate.
Knudt Dackal has been convicted in
the district court at Rolla of disposing
of property on which there was q chat
tel mortgage to the Bank of St. Johns.
There has been a disposition among
some people to dSoheY the law in this
particular. The decision is therefore
expected to have a wholesome effect.
President Stockbridge, of the Fargo
agricultural college, has, by his visit at
Washington, been enabled to secure an
extra So, 500 for the college, and the COL
lege has also received notice from the
department of agriculture that $500 is
available to the experiment station to
be used for experiments with grasses
and a botanical survey Of the state.
State Treasurer Booker has sold $780,
900 4 per cent thirty-year bonds of
North Dakota at q premium of Sc, 169-
The purchaser is the Fidelity Trust com.
pany of Kansas City, and it is supposed
that the investment is made for John l..
Blair & Co., of New York. There were
various other New York and Western
bidders, all Offering a premium. The
sale is a satisfactory one to the state au-
thOrities.
Bismarck Tribune: There was quite
a curiosity on one of the fat cars that
passed through here recently. in the
shape of an Indian god or idol, a mon
ster piece of carved timber almost forty
feet in length. 1t is probably being
shipped from Alaska to the worlds fair
in Chicago. The idol is we'll preserved
and neatly carved and is perhaps cen
turtles old.
Governor Burke has concluded his
labors in connection with the bills passed
by the recent legislative session. He
signed all but three. Kinter's bill, de-
filming residence of voters, was vetoed
because it was believed to conflict with
the constitution; also that allowing the
construction of warehouses OF railroad
rights of way On payment Of rental of
81. The third was extending the time
for payment of taxes, which was Gov
cred by a bill signed some time ago.
Sheriff Donnelly, of Bismarck, Satur-
day, arrested Willard Shibley, the saloon
keeper in whose place the recent shoot
ing ARRAY occurred, on the charge Of
violating the prohibition law by selling
liquor. His place was also searched and
five cases of beer and a quantity of wine
seized. It is understood that evidence
has been secured against several others.
The penalty for the second offense is
Imprisonment in the state ~penitentiary.
At the Lisbon eneampment officers Of
the Department of North Dakota, G. A.
R., were elected, as follows: Depart
lnent commander, Col. w. A. Bentley,
of Bismarck; senior vice commander, S.
G.. Roberts, of Fargo; junior vice COM
mander, John D. Blaeke, of Valley City;
delegates to the national e~ncampment at
Detroit, Col. Brown, of Grand Forks,
and John j. B. Rover, of Glendale. r.
M. Davis, of Lisbon, is chairman of the
committee on soldiers home, and j. n.
johnson, NJ. D., of Lisbon, medical d.
rector. Council Of administration, j.
M. O'Neil, Grand Forks; James Ven
mum, Jamestown; NJ. A. Denny, Bot
tineau; James Carpenter, Grafton; w.
M. House, Wahpeton. The Woman's
Relief Corps unanimously reelected
Mrs. Josephine Folsom, of Fargo, pres
ident. The next encampment will be
held at Fargo.
Jamestown Alert: According to the
provisions of the new law authorizing
civil townships to issue bonds to procure
seed grain for nesdy farmers resident
therein, the supervisor of any township
may, upon petition of a majority of the
freeholders of such township, issue the
bonds of such township to the amount
specified in the petition. The legisla-
ture looked we'll to the needy in the
state. It also made several necessary
amendments to the laws authorizing
COu4UlCS " WAN 1S4 MIC oNAA0 POA POS0y
and in addition appropriated $1,000 to
be expended by the commissioner Of ag.
riculture and labor for the relief Of
needy settlers in such counties as by
reason of their having. reached the con.
stitutional limit of indebtedness may be
unable to provide the 1~necessaries Of
life needed by destitute residents of said
counties" The township bonding law
will be an advantage to needy farmers
in townships where the debt is small and
the county debt limit has been nearly
approached. With these provisions il
would seem that we should be able K
take care of our WI needy without
h~eartrending appeals for outside aid and
begging committees asking the same.
The Evening Journal says that whea:
stealing has become a. industry in Min.
neapolis in which a large number Of
people is engaged.
Sowing Wheat for the Lord.