The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1893-04-22
THE TWIN DAKOTAS.
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST.
The Most Important News of the
Two States Gathered from Reli.
able Sources-Memorta Day
OrderS-Arbor Day.

The Most Important News of the
Two States Gathered from Reli.
able Sources-Memortal Day
OrderS-Arbor Day.
The North Dakota prohibition law is
to be tested in the courts by Crookston
lawyer.
The site for the government Indian
school at Chamberlain, S. d., has been
selected
The trouble at the Brookinms college
has broken out uiresh nearly 125 stu
dents being in open revolt against the
faculty.
An unsuccessful attempt was recently
made by the city council OF Bismarck. n
d., to talk from the mayor the right to
appoint committees.
The state board of university and
school lands oi North Dakota has ,,l,-
pointed Nj. ID. WiliianlslaMd commission
er, to succeed j. b. Power, resigned.
County Judge ]. ii. Mccoy, OF Day
county, s. d., having resigned to remove
to Webster, the vacancy has been Allpd
by the appointment of II. r Turner. OF
Brtton.
There are over 2000 graders at work
on the railroad between Blud mountain
and Spcartish, in the Black liillsof South
Dakota. Great interest is manifested in
the railroad.
In Valley City, n. d., few days ago
n four -year-old child OF Fred Grasser was
given n quantity OF blind pig" whisky
by Jack Sweeney, and died IRON its effects
i'll ten minutes.
The house, cattle, sheds, machinery,
etc, belonging to German farmer
named Gcslak, living near the Clark
county S. d.. line, We're recently destroyed
by u prairie fire.
The board OF education OF Devils Lake,
n. d., have selected IL site ior new high
school. Plans oi Architects S Miller 4 JOY,
OF st. Paul, We're adopted. The building
is to cost S2O,OOO.
Farmers all through the Jim river
valley in both Dakotas complain of q
scarcity OF farm lnburcrs. Good wages
are offered, but the demand for help far
exceeds the supply.
John Kelly, OF Sioux Falls, was arrest
cd n few days ago on the charge OF u.s.
saulting one Mrs. Gundcr Gllntlrrson, in
Lincoln county. The victim is u half
wltted Norwegian woman.
In the vicinity OF Hot Springs, S. d., q
recent prairie fire burned over an ex-
pansc oi counlry miles in width. The
damage will prose lI"Grcntrst ever done
by fire III that part ol the Black Hills.
Rev. Wilson, who was convicted mt
Canton, S. d., IL few days ago OF assault
ing IL l2-ycar-oih girl. was granted a
stay OF sentence until May ~ to file ex-
captions upon which to move for II new
trial.
Sioux Falls, S. d., had u large sized
scare from II prairie fire few days ago.
The fire company was called out and by
hard work danger was nvcrtcd. Consid-
ernble damage WAS done in close proX-
| unity to the city.
A severe wind storm prevailed in the
vicinity OF Rapid City. $. d., on the 9th
inst, the current making siXty-iour miles
an hour, while the electrical display
was SO strong that most oi the people
We're unable to sleep.
The Marshall Collnty,S. d., Agriculture
al Association held its annual meeting q
few days ago, at which the following di-
al,
j. II. McDouynll, q. w. Thiel, L. A. Coop
or and George Atkinson.
Officers arrived mt Chnmbcrlain s. d.,
u few days ago with John Hcllockson,
the man charged with being responsible
for the prairie fire which burned over the
country west OF the Missouri. resulting
in the death OF IL young lady.
Work has been resumed on the Dakota
and Wyoming line westward from Rapid
City, S. d., to the Wyoming line.
Twenty carloads OF steel recently nrriv-
cd, and the work OF laying track on the
second five miles OF the road has began.
A Wntcrtown correspondent OF the
Sioux Falls Press says the statement
published recently in Sioux Falls pa
per regarding he using of $50, 900 of the
Wntertown wntrrworks money OF that
city for capital purposes is absolutely
false
Judge Snnborn at Sioux Falls, S. d.,
has appointed Samuel II. Elro1, OF Wa
tertown, as receiver OF HE Wntrrtown
watrrwori;s. His bonds are placed at
$25, 900. The rcccivrrsllip it to be va
| Gated ii the company pays 81 1886 by
April %.
Rev. Sam b. Mahoncy, oi Lliimore N.
d., has Withdrawn from tlle ministry
and membership oi the Methodist Epsco-
pal church under impending charges for
gross immortality. Th" church confer
ence has demanded the surrender OF his
parchment as Il minister.
Walter -ippcrson. Il rustling real es-
tare man OF .\rcola, H., has Just been in
Huron, S. d., arranging for lands upon
wi:icls to .i'ss": ,n"!l;"rg q +>:i%rs
from his par. ot IT, VIC: Il IS .Ac
third lot oi Immigrants Drought to
South Dakota by Mr.. Apprrson this sea-
son.
A cyclone that originated in Iowa u
few days ago crossed into South Dakota
at Westfield, where it levclcd many farm
houses and Lai(lings, killing man and
his wife, then crossing into Nebraska it
burned the town OF Page, killing Clay
Mayors and dangerously wounding two
children.
"No Water" the Sioux chief who was
Under Indictment for resisting an officer
in the recent cowboy trouble, died at
Sioux Falls, S. d., few days ago. He
was affected with blood disease and
pneumonia. His age is variousy estim-
ated from 80 to 100 years. He has for
years been a prominent and troublesome
chief. During The late Sioux uprising his
camp was therendezvuusfo for the hostlcs
A special telegram from Sioux Falls,
s. d., to the Minneapolis Journal says
Mrs Vim r Todd DIST pnul is in Siouv