The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1893-05-06
THROUGHOUT TIE STAFF.
INTERESTING NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE STATE.
A Condensed Record Of the Import
ant Happenings of the Week in
North Dakota, Arranged
for Rapid Reading.

along the Jim river.
George Lutz, of jamestown, will open
Il new lumber business there.
Knute Sletten of Norway township.
Steele county. paid 5000 for 40 acres
ut the recent rental of school lands.
s. Lachepclle of Grafton. is under ar
est for committing the crime of incest
with his II year-old daughter
Fire in David Sulzbacks cigar store
called out the Grand Forks fire depart
ment the other morning Little damage
was done.
The East Grand Forks city council
has granted the Northern Pacific per-
mission to lay a Temporary track around
the flooded portion of the city.
The North Dakota editors are pre-
pairing to attend the worlds fair press
convention, May 22 They are to stop
ut the Great Northern hotel
syndicate of young men in Minot
has decided to establish a park on the
river six miles above that city. Steam
pleasure boats and other convenicnces
to make life pleasant will he provided.
The Tongue river at Bathgate is the
highest it has been for years. All
families living on the land are moving
to high land, No seeding to speak of
yet. Roads very bad.
a deficit of S22.S622. discovered in the
accounts of an eX-treaSurer of Foster
county by Examiner Wallace has been
made good and the amount paid into the
treasury of the county.
The death of Daniel Webster Dunning
occurred at his homc thirteen miles
north of Grand Forks in Minnesota, on
the 18th inst, aged sixty-siX years three
months and three days.
Since it's first settlement the Red River
valley has experienced five great flood
periods. TO wit: 1896. 1852, 1861. 1882
and 1893. The latter promises to out
strip the others.
While walking along the railroad track
during the recent blizzard Miss Lizzie
Smith of Hope was struck by an engine
and knocked down, falling outsidle of the
track. She was quite badly injured.
Jay G. Henderson, a prominent farmer
of Church'S Ferry, accidentally shot him
self yesterday and was found dead in the
field. his clothes having been burned,
clarring his body almost beyond rccogni-
ton.
Agent jerks of Devils Lake handed
the Great Northcrn's check for $1,000 as
IL donation to ChautauIua to Treasurer
Eaton. The improvements to be made
will cost not less than $1,000 and will
be commenced early in May
Elise, the fivc-ycar-old daughter of
DIR. and Mrs. Sturtzkoff of Fargo. met
death in Il peculiar manner recently. The
child was chewing II piece of gum, and it
became lodged in her throat causing
death in Il few minutes.
Odd Fellows over the state turned out
in good numbers to the celebration of
the anniversary recently. AT Mayville
there was Il concert; ut Dickinson a
parade, banquet and dance; at Devils
Lake Il social supper; at jamestown a
banquet and dance.
Charles Washington, colorcd light
weight champion of the Northwest,
knocked ont Henry Lemon, colorcd light
weight from Minneapolis, in three rounds
at Grand Forks. The winner took a
purse of 500 and the entire gate re-
ceipts.
A Minot dispatch says the Mouse river
presented the appearance of floating
lumber yard this week The timbcrs for
the 500 bridge were raftch to II point
ten miles down the valley. The 500 work
is being pushed forward with all possible
speed.
Mrs. Melville, an aged lady of Park
River, was almost fatally burned about
the neck and face. She had gone to the
door with Il lighted lamp in her hand,
and gust of wind blew the flame
against light wrap around her neck,
setting it afire.
AT the inquest held by Coroner Itoun-
Barry, the Enierado sport who died of
too much booze, the jury brought in a
verdict of death by suffocation indirectly
caused by gross intoxication with alcohol.
The citizens of Emcrado clubbed togetll-
er and had the body properly prepared
for burial
At meeting of the business men Mt
the Standish house, Lacota. Il Business
Mems association was organized by elect
ing the following officers: A. j. Gronna,
president; Il. ii. Kent, secretary, and an
executive committee consisting Of five,
of which Il. j. Bond is chairman. The
association is now figuring with con-
Germ to put in a 1UO-barrc -four mill this
summer.
The board of directors of the Devils
Lake ChautauIua have almost completed
a programme for meeting this summer.
They have decided to build a hotel on the
grounds to cost 5000, and be ready by
June when the meetings open. Rev. J.
III. keelcy of LarimOre has been engaged
to travel in the interest of the associa-
ton. Certificates emitting holder to
room and board, will be issued ut $40, to
raise the money for the hotel.
Civil Service Examiner Pool examined
10 applicants, for government positions
at the United States court room at
Fargo, J. III. Bryan of Aberdeen, S. D.,
]. =. Mathews, Grand Forks; Il. c.
Klein, Jane stGwn; w. S. Moran Crazy,
were examined for the railroad mail
81 rvice r. Stillwell. Buffalo; 5. A. Dan
ford, Coeeswcll; j. NJ. Schaff, of Bath
We're examined for Indian service. Mrs
Ellen Currier, Of Detroit, Mimi, for the
department Of clerks.
J. c. Henderson, aged thirty-fve years,
of Cando was found dead in goose pit,
where he evidently accidentally shot him
self perhaps six or seven hours before.
The charge entered just below the throat
and came out at the back of the neck.
He must have died instantly. The straw
in the bottom of the pit caught fire and
exploded the cartridges remaining in his
pouch, tearing and laceratins him in a
fearful manner. He had gone out goose
hunting in the morning. He was a
nephew of Il. j. Walker of MaZa. and
his brother, Mark Henderson. lives two
miles from Canlo. Their mother visited
them not long ago. but had gone back
East. He was fine young man. and
had many friends. and his sad death is q
hard blow to them.
A Mine. Closes Down.
Negaunee. Mich. May 2.-The Jackson
mine, the first iron property Developed