The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1891-08-22
d. Washburn who has taught the Belle
vry ria school for several terms, was
given very pleasant surprise party at
the close of the last term

Barnes County: Seymour Granger,
of Alderman, this county, ana Miss
Ella NJ. Gibson are m,rried. . Hail has
done considerable damage north and
west OF Sar born. espec; .lly around
Ypsilanti. Sven Reesa had to have
his foot amputat, in consequence ci
an accident i'll the Valley City mill
Charles Westrom WAS serii llsly bitten
by a dog. Albert J. Walker, Of Olell,
and Miss Phoebe A High are married.
I'D. Mcdonald has again leased the
farmers alliance elevator Mt Valley City.
-. Postmaster jennings of Bingham
ton, has resigned.
Ramsey County: The Great Northern
Railway has Offers d to give twenty acres
OF land free for sita for the Deaf and
Dumb Schoolif the stat, will pay $50
per acre for the adjoining twenty acres
.... Devils Lake is to have additional
'chool accommodations 1t is said
That parties go out from Devils Lake
and shoot prairie chicheLs while trying
to find the dew point. They may find
the law do point them out as bit by the
'Ao''h VI llaWSOl : DllDpr
shop at Devils Lake was scorched by
Gre.
Griggs County: The couaty levy is
Sl9, 4O5 for this year. Thomas Curtis,
of Devils Canyon, now takes his cream
to Cooperstown, instead of Valley City
....Private telegraph wires aud iustru-
ments are the fad in Cooperstown.
II 9. Cooper las oats eighty inches
tall ...The Courier claims n recent
chattel mortgage filed for record de-
scribes the property as "One boy, z
years Old, branded \ on the left hip"
.... Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Brown cele.
brated their fifteenth wedding anniver-
sary with the assistance of hundred
friends.
Emmons County: A. L. Reynolds of
Omio. in the central part of the county,
accidentally shot and killed himself. :.
This county has 1000 acres mora under
cultivation than a year ago and that
was the same increase over the previous
year. The total assessment is 5000, ,447,
with county indebtedness of $43, 923;
population, 1876: real estate mortguged
Indebtedness of individuals, $50. 71O;
chattel mortgages, $35,GG7; in wheat
there are 1892 acres this year; flax,
s,G06; oats, 4,39l; corn, 4G5; 1861
sheep were found in May, and the in.
crease is put ct 10000 by The Record.
Grand Forks County: OF tie 1882
acres in the county 249, ss7 acres are in
wheat. .. r. Ell. States of Manvel was
thrown from sulky plow and severely
injured. =. Peter Olson. farm hand
near Meckinock, was run over by hay
wagon and killed ;. :. "A wind storm ut
Inkster did considerable damage ....
The Knights of KosciuslSo, Polish So
ciety, gave picnic at Gilby... :. james
Carpenter writes The Gilby Globe-Ga-
zette from Woodhnll. NJ Y, comparing
that country with North Dakota, and
the comparison is not detrimental to the
latter. e. r. Shaw will occupy his
now residence at Northwood soon.
Walsh County: William McGrego
exhibits heads Of olts eighteen inches
long and wheut six inches Co. O
will erect an armory az Grafton. -.
Prairie chickens are being killed during
the close season. -. North Dakotans
who went to Manitoba two years ago
returning-glad to get back :. e. A brass
band has been organized at Hoople 80.
A barn, together with nine horses, be-
longing to Alex. Glendenning of Edin-
burg burned. .. Wind storm ut Conway
ditcled six cars, wrecked ths Minneap
oils a. Northern Elevator and seriously
damaged other property. hail
storm at Ardoch extended over an area
half mile wide by two and half miles
long, injuring o large amount of grain.