The Dickinson press., 1893-03-04
THE DAKOTAS MIRIORED.
ITEMS OF INTEREST CLEANED
FROM ALL SECTIONS.
The SouthDakota Tin Mines--Hand.
ling Grain--An Important Bill
Before the North Dakota
Legislature.

ling Grain--An Important Bill
Before the North Dakota
Legislature.
A threestory Masonic temple was dcdi-
Gated at Milbank, $. d., u few days ago.
School lands will be sold in Minnehahn
county. S. d., ON April 6, footing up H.
$50 acres.
Gary, S. d., is experiencing n coal FINN
inc. Neither hard or soft coal can be had
at any cost.
Over forty entries have been presented
at the United States land office al Cham
berlain, S. d., the past few days for
homestrnds Oh the great Sioux reserva-
ton. Livery train brings i'll from q
dozen to fifteen men.
II. j. Foley. OF Moth Platte, Ncb., and
S. ID. Wadswortll, oiCouncil Bluffs, Iowa,
have closed their arrangements to locate
a wholesale implement house at Sioux
Falls. S. ID. Thecapiial stock is$5O,OOO.
The firm opens Tor business May l..
At the directors meeting OF the Black
Hills Nutianal bank which suspended
business December l. last. it was decided
to resume on February 20. The institu-
ton resumes business upon Il clear finan-
rinl footing and pays all depositors in
!ull.
Information reaches Rapid City, S. d.,
from the Cheyenne river, near Niewf"ld,
stating that a cowboy named Henry
Brewer has been missing from the Hul-
comb cattle and horse ranch for the past
two wrecks, aud il is feared he has fallen
Il victim tu the bands oiTwoS Stick band
OF %mnrnuding Indians.
Gen. Taylor, receiver Of the Fidelity In
s,rancc Company OF Huron, S. d., which
collapsed ovrra year ago, gives notice
that his report has been approved by
Judge Campbell aud that he will now
proceed To pay a dividend OF Z per cent
upon all Claims allowed and approved
against the Fidelity estate.
BY order OF Mayor Wrlch OF Mitchell, s..
d., the gamblers must seek another field.
Gambling has been going on at a pretty
fast gait lately and the suicide OF the wife
OF one OF the fraternity served TO bring
things to 81 wind-up. Marshal kintigh
was notified by the mayor to close the
gambling dclls and to keep them closed.
Lemon & Larson have thrown up the
Job OF sinking the artcsian well in Green
leaf township near Miller, S. d., after they
had gone to tie depth OF 500 feet. The
county board has now contracted with
an eastern firm for the completion of the
well. The new contractor says lie will
have the water gushing from the well by
April /. 1893
George w. Fisher, OF Redfeld, is out in
a letter to the Argus-Leader, in which he
charges that the school lands in Sphinx
county are being sold by sections, where
as the law requires that these lands shall
be sold in iorties. Mai. Ruth has denied
that the lands are to be so sold, but Mr..
Fischer seems to prove his case by the
official advertisement.
A. II. Buell., Prank Il. Davis and B. NJ.
Rowlcy have been named by the civil
service commission as an examining
board for applicants for positions in the
~postoffice mt Huron, S. d. Mr.. Buell. is
chairman and Mr.. Davis secretary. All
applicants for positions will be required
to pass Il rigid examination, which must
be approved by the local board and EN-
dorsed by the commission.
II. II. Bracket OF Minneapolis, pres
ident OF the Dakota Land and Live
Stock company OF Brown county, S. d.,
is sanguinc that this region is soon to re-
ceive an impetus in the stock industry.
Stockmen are looking and innuiring this
way, and with the splendid margin that
is realized in business, he is sure that the
industry will grow very rapidly from
now on. Ne has GOO head that are
standing the winter very nicely.
The third volume OF the Grand Forks,
n. D., city directory las just been com
pleted by Charles Pettibonc, for Grand
Forks and East Grand Forks. The vol
ume contains 1864 names in Grand
Forks and 1924 for East Grand
Forks. BY using the multiple OF 2 -
this gives u population for Grand Forks
vi o.ooo. III >uS hldllu IOlhS vi SJoOO
inhabitants, showing an increase i'll the
population of the city OF Graud Forks
proper OF 1, 100 in two years.
An exciting wolf chase took place at
Miller, s. d., a few days ago. Ed Miller
reported that he had seen q wolf Just
south OF town, and Immediately j. A.
Bushtield, j. ]. Cummings and two or
three Others with greyhounds started for
the chase. They had not gone far when
the wolf was started. The dogs had no
trouble in %ovcrtaking theanimal, but the
wolf was too much for the dogs on the
fight, but after Il running fight OF eight
miles was captured. The dogs were
badly torn.
The Old Settlers society and Grant
County Historical association held it's
mid-winter meeting at Milbank, S. d., q
fewdays ago, at the court house. There
was Il very good attendance. Hon. A
l.. Partridge is president and Henry s
Misunderstanding. lntercstingpapers o!
q historical character We're read, follow.
ed by five minute specches from numerous
old settlers, intersperscd with vocal anc
instrumental music. The exercises Were
highly interesting throughout. On the
third Monday i'll May, the date OF the an
nual meeting, there will be Il basket din
ner.
Judge c. II. Derr and Editor NJ. P
Springer OF Faulkton, S. d., have gonete
Iowa to complete arrangements fol
locating families upon twenty quarter
sections OF land in Faux county. Som,
OF the tracts upon which these peopl
will settle are well improved and th
newcomers will mostly bring their stock
implements, etc, with them, ready TO
beginning business Immediately on or
rival: Judge Derr says that lands ii
Faulk county are RAPIDLY passing int,