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The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
A DEAD DUKES estate.
His Grace of Cleveland and the Acr,
He Was Lord QYAr

The late duke of Cleveland pos
sessed immense estates and vast
wealth, and IT, whole of his prop
erty was at his c-n disposal He al
ways lived in 6: Sat state, and particu-
larly at Raby. here he was quite q
grand seigneur His Durham estate,
which extends over 55. SS7 acres in
cluded large portion of the borough
OF Darlington. but the land was sold
by him for building purposes about
twenty years ago. as north country
people usually refuse positively to
build on leasehold tenure The duke
owned the great 1.-THE of Darlington.
Raby is magnificent place, says
London Truth. the castle dating from
the fourteenth century. and it stands
in finely wooded deer park of
thousand acres. Lord Beaconsfield
described it as the only place in En-
gland except Alnwick. which came
fully up to his ideas of the country
seat of IA great noble" The duke
always passed the autumn at Raby.
He was an excellent landlord, and
there never were any vacant farms on
the Raby estate. the tenants, as q
rule, having lived on the property for
generations No estate has been more
improved, and, in addition to rebuild
ing farm houses and steadings and
erecting cottages, miles of land in Up
per Teesdale which were formerly
barren moore have been drained and
so we'll managed that the land is now
productive.
Besides an estate of 25, 6O4 acres in
Shropshire the duke owned another Of
3,S42 acres in North Hants, and anoth-
err of 1897 acres in Cornwall, while
he also had 1,0S5 acres in Devonshire
and 4, 7S4 acres in Somersetshire the
last domain including considerable
portion of the famous vale of Wiring
ton, and also the valuable Bathwick
property in the city of Bath, from
which he drew very large rental
These were his family estates; but
before succeeding to the dukedom. he
bought the Battle Abbey property of
6,025 acres from Sir Godfrey Vassail
and the beautiful old abbey became
and, always continued to be, his favor
lite residence
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
France and Bulgaria Will Fix 1t up.t-

PARIS. Dec. 80 The Turkish grand
sizlcr llaa esktd III. r bot, minister of
foreign affairs. to renew the relations of
Frsnce and Bulgaria which were rup-
;ured in the expulsion by the Bulgarian
goyernme int of M. Custom Chadciuue,
d French Journalist, from that
country. The grand vizier,
in p!eferring the request,
says tue Turkish government will
pledge itself should relations between
the two cfuitljes be resumed that
henceforth oil matters affecting foreign
ers in Bulgaria will be communicated
to the porte and to the representative
OF the country concerned before further
action is taken.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
A LESSON IN SPELLING.
1t VIII Also Serve to Test Your Pro-
nuncIation.

it Will Also serve TO Test YOUR Pf0-
nuncIation.
The most skillful gauger ever knew
was maligned cobbler armed with
poinard, WHO drove peddler's wagon,
using q mullen stalk saninstrument
OF coercion, to tyranize over his pony,
shod with callis He was a German Sad
ducee, and had phthisicky catarrh,
diptheria, and the bilious, intermit-
tent erysipelas. A certain sibyl, with
the sobriquet of Gypsy" went into
ecstacieS OF cachinnation at seeing him
measure a bushel of peas, and separ-
ate succhurine tomatoes from heap
of potatoes, without dyeing or singe-
ing the ignitible queue which he wore,
or becoming paralyzed with II hem
orrhage. Lifting her eyes to the cell
ing OF the cupola of the capitolto con-
ceal her unparalleled embarrassment,
making a rough courtesy. and not
harassing him with mystifying, rare
tying and stupefying innuendoes, she
gave him couch, a bouquet OF lilies,
mignonette, and fuclsas, a treatise
on mnemonics, q copy of the Apo
crypha in hieroglyphics, daguerreo-
types OF Mendelssohn and kosclusko,
a kaleidoscope, a dram phial OF
ipecacuanha, a teaspoonful naphtha
for delebe purposes, a ferule, a clario-
net, some licorlce, surcingle, car
neian OF symmetrical proportions,
chronometer with movable balance
wheel. a box OF dominoes and cate
chism. The gauger, who was also
a tratlicking rectifer and
parishioner OF mine, preferred
wooen surtout (his choice was
referabe to a vacillating, occasional
ly-occurring idiosyncrasy), and wo-
fully uttered this apothegm; "Life is
checkered; but schism, apostasy, here
sy, and villany, however, esoteric and
malign, shall be punished. The sibyl
apologizinely, answered. There is
no alegeable difference between a
comfortable eliipsis and rrisyliabls
diaresis. ''-Pastimes.
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STEELE COUNTY.

HOPE: Married, William Hendt rae n
to Miss Mimic Sanders. Frank l.. Ray
to Miss Anna Nj. Williams. L. A.
Jacobson, in his official capacity as viii
lage marshal, received four kilograms
the first of the week telling him to be on
the lookout for four different horse
thieves who had within the prece ding
ten days stolen teams in Caes and
Barre es County. between the places of
Tower City and Sanborr, on the North.
ern Pacific Railroad.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02

A reciprocity arrangement has been
entered into between Secretary Blaine
and the British minister. to embrace the
British West Indian colonies of Janaica,
Ba1badoes, the Leeward and Windward
Islands. except Grenadr. Trinidad aud
the colony of Guiana. It is expected
that the arrangement will go into opera
tion as to the West Indian colonies
named on Feb next, and as to Brit
ish Guiana March 81 next.
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TRATI,I, COUNTY.

Hillstoro: The Banner presents to
its readers some important facts. 1t is
gratif! ing to know tlat H llsboro has
put $85, 900 into buildings within the
year, and that Traill county has paid L If
1861, ,943 of mortgages since Nov. /,
1891. j. Mr. Jamt o. Hyde. for long
time the cashier OF the HillsIoro Ma
tional bank. has accepted similar po
sition in the Mandan National bank
Mr.. Hyde has already entered upon the
performance of his duties.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
Property Goes Up In Smoke.

BERGEN POINT, N. j., Dec. 3O.-At
about $50 O'Clock tonight fire broke out
in the engine room Of the large cooper
age building of the Standard Oil works
at Constable Hook. The loss on the
buildings, stock and machinery will
probably be $75, 900. The fire WAS still
burning at late hour and the 6remen
were working hard to prevent the flames
from communicating to the surround
ing property.
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The Present Adm,nis,ra,o or is All Right.

HELENA. Mont. Dec. ss.-Applica-
tion for the appointment of perman-
ent administrator of the A. J. Davis
estate was denied by the supreme court.
The court ruled that us there was now
contest of the property according to the
state statute it could not appoint u per.
manent administrator so long as there
were no charges against the present ad-
ministrator. Justice Blake dissented
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
Joseph Ford No, e, pcc,ca to Live.

DUNDAs. Mimi, Dec. 2S.-A telegram
to his relatives from the Rochester in
sane asylum today states that Joseph
Ford, who has been an inmate for sew
eral years OH account of asunstroke dur
ing his service i'll the civil war, is not
expected to live. Ford settled in this
county in 1854 AS democrat he
served in the stote legislature in the
early s'ays. He defeated the City of
Northfeld in suit inyalving 100000,
carrying the case to the supreme couri
at Washington. In 1888 he secured
back pension nearly to the amount of
SIS, 900. In 1884 and 1886 he was robbed
Of $23, coo, and was soon afterwards
placed in the asylum.
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The Lawyer 1. Probably ..yoruips. IT. EN-

The Lawyer.ls Probably ''NorHipR" ITEM
SHAMoK1N, Pa, Dec. 3O.-Anotber
family has been found ho claim to le
the rigbtful heirs to a colossal fortune
in England The alleged wealth is
thought to resch s25,OCO. oOO III
claimants to this hoald reside in Shame
kin. Daniel Tillett was the nsme of a
rich Londcner Rlo left this fabulous
wealth. He was marble cutter and de-
signed classical work. George
Tillett, his brother, came to this
county when very young man and
settled at Sbamokin. He Gied .esen
years ego ard is survived l.y Lis wife,
Dinal, and several cLil.:ren. men.
them eng David aid Junss Tillrt O
Shamekin. HE Iilie,s ar- wailiuy fui
letter from Lol don lawyer, he E;.>i. 1
opened cvrr' spni drnce Si.h them.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
Ugfy Rumors Atlont.

EL1ENDAnE, N. D., Dec. 2s.-There
are many ugly rumors aAoat in oonnec.
tion with tho recent Farmers and
Merchants State Bank failure here.
The pre- sident of the bank, H. o. Bar.
rett, las been arrested on The charge of
receiving deposits when he knew the
bank was ipsolvent. He waived ex-
animation today and was bound over to-
the district court. There is strong tvlk
of other arrests.
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sTuTsMAN COUNTY.

Jamestown: The Settler says: The
item published last week about Director
Fallon. of the weather service, being
present when President Lincoln was
shot, brings out the information that
Mr.. William johnson, Of Tappen. was
also in Ford's Theater on that fatal
night and witnessed tho murder of the
beloved martyr president.
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LaMOURE COUNTY.

La Moure: Ed French ran a pitch.
fork tire into his foot and he is now
nursing o very sore spot on that part OF
his body. 4. Miss Belle French is work
ing on The ChroDicle.
Edeel.y: W. b. Lewis, wno has for
rome time been in the employ Of the
Northern Pacific railway, as operator,
lett Tuesday on W. II earned vacation.
He intends to sped few days in Chi.
csgo snd from ,Ltre he will go to &c
ronto, Cal, da, to visit his parents "A
ttmre'arce ledge is talked Of. Mer
ch.l is rerclt business this teason the
best they Lave ever had for several Yeas
-. Filter Britton is snngly settled il
his Lew quarters.
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Death of n No;ed Outlaw.

MOUNT STERLING. Ky. Dec. 3O-Jere
Little. the famous Breathitt County
outlaw, was accidentally killed rear
Jackson on Monday while rolling logs.
His cant. hook slipped. throwing him
down, and ali immense log rolled over
bip, crushing every hone i'll his body
snd smasLilg g his head to PULP Lit
tie was the leader Of the fan ons Little
Strong war few years ago i'll Breathitt
County. and hsd twenty.six bullets in
his body at the time of bis dcsth
Within tho last Year or so Little had
reform ed end was leading quiet and
peaceful life.
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Accident on the Union Pacific.

La GRANGE, Ore, Dec. 30. The fast
mail train on tie Union Pacific Rail
road was wrecked near here last night
Engineer r. E. Law, Fireman George
Miller and tramp named Zan.inski
were killed, and another tramp named
Sigmer received futal irjnries. 1t is
supposed that in rounding curve the
head engine caused the rails to spread.
prr cipitatiDg tho second engine. mail
and baf gege Car into the river, dis
tance Of fifty feet. The remainder OF
the train kept the track. None of the
passengers were injured.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
Tho Teeth Are Init.

WEST SUPERIOR. Wis, Dec. 3O.-H,
B. Ashelman wears set of false teeth,
with gold plate, in his mouth ordi-
rarily, but he forgot his teeth while
drinking glass of water and now wears
them in lis stomach. His physicians
are nonplussed, but Ashelman feels no
i'll results yet.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
The Storm On The Sound.

SEATTLE, Dec. 3O.-The storm n the
sound yesterday was the most severe of
the season. A rumber of steamers were
blown against the wharves and were
dan oged to tLeextent Of several hundred
dollars. Trains were badly delayed and
telegraph wirt ere prohtrated in Mon
tana. A large amount of timber was
blown down, many trees fall, 6 on the
wires ard railroad track. No serious
casualties have been reported, but it is
feared that vessels along the coast have
suffered.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
FOSTER CCuJTY.

Ctrripg!or: Esersst Heroux If Sykes.
Ton il now ali inmate of the Jail OF this
place. Lsvil & been arrested fGr>iolatipg
the prohibition law. At The preliminary
examination lie was bound over to the
District court in the sum OF $500, and in
d.fDult Of S me was ccmmitted to Jail
Wells County not havil g ally Jail, he
was S. mt to this county to be kept until
urt meets, which will be in April 100.
Rev. j. F. Van Camp has gone TO
Evanston, H., where he will attend
'olIege... Died, Nels Katlson, from
pneumonia.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
a!nde an Assianmeut,

OTsEeo. Mich, Dec. 29.-Charles W.
Edsall, junior partner of the banking
firm of W. Edsall & Son, made a per.
sonal assignment The liabilities will
foot upward of $4,000 For the past
few years he has been dahblipg in tie
paper mill business ut Dayton, Ohio,
which is the cause of his trouble. The
bank is believed to be all right.
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R1GHLANn COUNTY.

Lideerwoed: Marie d, James Bert.
OILS. ce mmitted suicide by cutting his
throat with razor. Dependency was
tie cause.
Wahp.tcn: Rolert Carson, formerly
a resident of WahEeton, died recently
III RoshoLe, Va. henry, the young
son Of 81. Nj. md Tine hrittenson.
died On Friday -. The Globe says: Eel.
lows are travelling through R!chlard
oun'y taking orders from pe ople for
wbislcy, tetr ard alcohol. The orders
are tai eD and then the goods are
shipped in by rail.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
CASS COUNTY,

Casselton: The Knights of Pythias
Lodge in this city is incre asipg rapidly
in membership. It is now the largest
lodge of that order in the state. .Peo-
pie all over the etate are contributing to
the fund started by The Republican for
the widow AID orphans Of James T.
Flett. Tie city council, in order to
raise revenue TO meet current ex-
pers.s. has imposed lice nee upon the
managers Of the cper,Louse which the
business of the house connot stand.
Hence Casselton will have no more
flows this winter.
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Ar. .ied q. u .e,iou- Charge.

yANce OVER, b. c.. Pee. BE. S.
Wocdtp, late superintendent of TIE
Penin> ular and Oriental Steam Na,iea
ton Co. ut Bo1g g 10, 6, h,s be. ar
rested ard is on tn, Steamer Gruli.r
he is charged with emb, zzlipg 500, 00O
from bis emLlo, els and with falsayire
h;s ccnul,ts
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
Charlie. Mccoy viii lie Made ,;ov.rno,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Itwas report.
ed this afternoon that the supporters of
Charles Mccoy. of South Dakota, for
the governorship of Oklahoma, have
good assurance from the White House
that his appointment is certain soou af-
ter congress reconvenes.
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BENSON COUNTY.

LIE. ds: Mr.. Q E. Hunter takes the
place :. S,monton as station agent on
the Nnt;Et,m Pacific. He will also have
charge Of the Jane johns & Co ele
vator busine S. -. T. s. Arnett of Lis
Dor, N d, has .tnted the hotel of Par
sops & Rowrey, and took charge of the
same Thursday.
Minnewaukan: The Sif.ipgs devotes
some sp .ce to write-rp Of the advan-
tages of the town and county. In this
pap:r also are number OF interviews
with farmers. who give their experie nee
in the land of No. i hard :. 4. George
Sutton is the new cashier III tue Bank
of Minnewaukan.
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RANSOM COUNTY.

Lisbon: T. J. Crowly has gone to
Nebraska to visit his parents =. The
fire department will give ball on New
Years eve....W. A. Pannabaker has
leased George Colton's farm Born,
to Rev. and Mrs. Spoor, son. =. Mar
ried, William 81. Merritt to BERTHE e.
Pickett. B. II. Gardner will spend
the winter in Rushford, N. Y.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
ANN /. in Hard Luck. i.

Boise CITY, Dec. 3O.-Annie Camp.
bell. a woman accused of passing
counterfeit money, WAS found guilty by
aJury tonight She was member of q
gang who long operated in the North.
west. The gang has been broken
up. but all escaped except the woman.
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He Saved the Fool Killer n Job.

STAMFORD. Conn, Dec. 3O.-Mrs.
Norman Thomas. aged 81, was shot and
probably fatally injured by her hus-
band, aged 81, about noon today.
Thomas, after shooting his wife, fred
two shots into his head. A short time
before the shooting Mrs. Norman was in
lawyers otfice instituting divorce pro-
ceedlngs against her husband, and was
coming out of the building, when
Thomas appeared with revolver in his
hand.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
GRIGGS OOuNTY,

Cooperstown: j. L. Haskell, an old
resident and an old soldier, is dead 1. +. .
Walter Upton while coupling cars at
Sanbourn had narrow escape from be-
ing crushed to death. Mr.. Parsons, of
Fargo, is in town.
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SARGENT COUNTY.

Milnor: A blindpigger doirg buinese
under the guise Of billial d hall was
arrested this week.
Cogswell: The Rustler says: G. D.
Smith, Of Branpton, writes us from
CORY, in far Pennsylvania: I'VE are
having fine weather at present, but lots
of mud and bad roads. 1t is nice to see
old friends, but Dakota is the land for
me- l shall be glad when the time
comes to start back for old Dal ota.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
THE NORTHWEST,
4 Summary Of Important Events
Of the Week in the North
western States.
Death or Mrs. Carter, Mother.

WASHINGTON, Dec 90 Land Com.
missioner Garter today received tele.
gram from Montana announcing that
the mother of Mrs. Garter had died this
morning. Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Garter
will be able to attend the funeral, owing
to the illness of Mrs. Garter.
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
McI,EAN cnuNTy

Washburn: Frank J. Burt who run
the mill here for two years, has again
t4ken charge. Henry Richards, who
II 8 been head miller for eome time past,
has gone to Wisconsin, where he and his
brother are building n mill
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Four Were Killed.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. 29-A special from
Chillicothe, No., says: By mistake
i'll train orders disastrous collision oo-
CURED between two freight trains on the
Hannibal and st. Joe railroad seven
miles east of here at O'Clock this
morning, resulting in the death of four
of the trainmen and the fatal wounding
OF two others. The dead are: Engineer
Busbee, of engine So; Fireman Barry,
OF ergine So; Fire man Price, OF engine
4G; Brakeman Gemore. Brakeman
Bell was taken from beneath
tho pile of debris and is
so badly injured he cannot live, while
Engineer Harrison. If engine 46 re.
ceived internal injuries and will die.
Eleven cars of catt]e were wrecked.
Tie wreck caught fire and tho poor
animals were slowly roasted to death.
ACCIDENT ON THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL.
SALTWATER, Dec. 29-The Wisconsin
Central passenger train from St. Paul,
due at Saltwater at 1880 this
morning, was wrecked at Schulenberg' Is
bridge, mile north of this city. The
train was nearly half an hour late and
was Innning thirty miles an hour. Just
before reaching the bridge the tender
jumped the track ewing to the rails
spreading and bumped along on the
ties, and at the south end of the bridge
the whole train plunged over the en-
bankment on the side toward the lake.
The distance to the ground is about
twelve feet, and both baggage and pas.
senger coaches turned over and were
dismantl,d. The engine and tender
are also complete wreck Fortu-
nately there were only three passengers
on tie trair, Mrs b J. Sawyer and two
small children Of Iropwood, Mich. Mrs
Sawyer was seriously cut about
the face aid head, but the
children mir cously escaped injury.
Engineer J. j. Leighton had his rigb,
foot cut .tf above the ankle by the cal
striking gain st the bridge. The Wis
cons:n C.ntral trains nov have to come
in on tie Duluth tracks fre m the juno
ticn. rs the bridge is SO badly Damaged
that no train can get i'll Oh that lire fol
sevt raj days.
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Stray Cattle Scattered About tho Country.

BISMARCK, N. D., Dec. 29.-[Spe
cial. Sam. Brown has just returned
with Thirty head Of his cattle which
wandered away i'll tho late storms. He
suys it is reported that some 300 or 400
lead ofstray cattle are scattnre d through
the country north of Dawson. with nl!
soits of brands. These estrays are
taken up mostly by farmers. and he
says il will take money to reclaim them.
1t is thought that the principal portion
of this stock is owned in the vicinity Of
Towner, Oh the Mouse River, as they
came from northWnrd.
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OF Cou, Sc, There Arc wom.n In Ii

ST.. PETERSBURG. Dec. 80 Fifty
niLilists tuspe cted of being connectt d
with the cons.irncv formed in No scow
.,e On hial jn tie Warsaw citidal
lAmtIg tie 1itOntr arc four women.
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TOwNER COUNTY.

Towner: Born to MIR. and Mrs. O.
B. Brummond, daughter. &. Thomas
Fox will spend the winter in Michigan
...: The cornet band will give q dance
on Friday evening.
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DIOKEY COUNTY.

Glendale: The grist mill here will
contribute 2, 100 pounds of -four to the
starving Russians.
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The Red River Valley.

ST. PAUL. Dec. 3O.-The cry for more
farm hands is constantly heard from
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
PEMRINA COUNTY.

Crystal: Prof. George w. Colborn
has been reelected principal of the
schools and Miss McKercher assistant.
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Touring mill started up Monday

Touring mill started up Monday.
Steve Dale left Monday afternoon for
Brantford, Ontario. He will remain
there with his parents until spring, when
he expects to return to Churohs Ferry.
-. "A cobbler's shop is one of the new
industries of the town.
Devils Lake: A Knights of Pythias
lodge has been organized in this city
with the following officers: L d Nc
Gahan, chancellor commander; II. L.
Wineman, past chancellor; F. d. Pros
ser, vics' chancellor; w. d. Miller, pre-.
late; George Juergens, M. of Ex.; III. A.
Stewart. N. of F. Ole Serumgard. M.
at A. II. E. Baird, K. of r s.; O. w.
Greene. 1. g.; NJ. L. Lasson, o. G {;
silver Serumgard, j. A. Philion and @.
= Chapin, trustees; L. d. McGahan
and j. A. Stewart grand representa-.
tives; r. II. Prosser and b. L Wine
man, alternates. =. Pat McNamara, who
was injured by the bursting of the rail
road water tank last week, is getting
along nicely and will soon be out ngsin,
His injuries are confined to severe
bruises, no bones being broken.
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NORTH DAKOTA.
The News From Over the State Con-
densed and Made Interest
ing by Towns.

CAVALIER COUNTY.
Cavalier: The Chronicle has entered
upon its second volume.
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GRAND FORKS COUNTY,

Grand Forks: John Higgins, we'll.
known farmer, was found frozen 10
death about three miles from town Sat-
urday morning He was 43 ye .rs old
and leaves wife and an adopted child
IA guest at the Mcclellan House
left his candle burning last night and
The grease from it caught fire and when
discovered the room was ole mass of
smoke and flame. No alarm Was turned
in and the damage was slight.
I4arimore: The Barrett Bros, of
Arvill, are at the top of the heap on
threshing this fall With one machine
they threshed 1876, 900 bushels of grain,
and with another they threshed $4,000
bushels. If that can be beaten, let us
hear from you. .. Capt q. n. jerks,
who is at present visiting in California,
handsomly remembered his employees,
Christmas. His son Charles receiving u
valuable diamond ring; Frank Mclean,
a gold watch; and George Ross, a baby
carriage; :: Prof Stockbridge, Of Fargo,
attended the alliance meeting but did
not deliver his lecture on "Education
and Agriculture, as advertised. >. As
soon as Mrs. Livingston. of Larimore,
received her decree of divorce last Mon
day, she went direct to the office of the
Judge of probate and took out u license
to wed young Mr.. Sohrump, of Lari.
more. Mr.. Schrump is twenty-nine
years old. The prospective bride gave
her age as thirty.one
The Dickinson press., 1892-01-02
RAMSEY COUTY

Churchs Ferry: The Churchs Ferry