Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-05
NORTHWEST NEWSLETs.
NORTH DAKOTA.

ANONI LII lJlAhOIAs
The Oriental hotel at Grafton was
burned Tuesday. Loss, $4,000: in
surancc. $1,000.
1t is reported that thirty-one newly
surveyed townships in the Minot land
district will be opened for settlement
next month.
4 company has just been organized
at Winnipeg for the manufacture and
sale OF the new automatic grain
weighcr patented by Henry & Wilson,
OF Ardoch.
The new Unitarian brick church at
Fargo was partly Quilted by fire Sat
llrday evening. The loss was 81 coo.
The church was used for the first
time last Sunday.
y grand wolf hunt occurred last
week in kiddcr county. About a
hundred mounted farmers particle
pated in the hunt, and large NUN
Der of animals were killed.
The attorney general has decided
that the Dickinson fire department is
not entitled to any share of the insur-
sincc premiums, because the town has
no corporate organization.
ii has been reported that couple
OF young farmers from Dickey county
took a trip to New York in answer to
frnrI- rI nj.
tho tune of sl,5OO.
y Barnes county bachelor adyer-
tised last spring in a Chicago paper
far wife and caught st. Louis
damsel. They were married in July
and now have Il divorce suit pending
in court.
Charles !altinncr. a Trail county
farmer. has failed for 100000. Two
Years ago he did not have a cent. but
by renting and afterwards buying a
number OF farms and then mortgage
ing them dozen times or so he has
managed to get into many people for
Il SUN aggrcgating 100000
a large deer passed near the home
o: Harry Richards, just west of the
Grand Forks university the other
afternoon. He came from the north,
stopped few minutes in the grove
near Richards house, and then went
south in the direction of Mortified.
SevcraloI the boys enjoyed the sight.
Il
visitor.
The 500 road mas erected barn at
Kun. the new town on their
extension. 1t is a substantial and
convenient structure. 2Sxl20. with a
slccpin. room l6x2S which is
furnished 10y heating stove and
other conSeniences, the railroad
company supplying the coal for the
stove. All Of which is intended for
those farmers unable to put their
teams in a livery barn and go them
selves to a hotel or restaurant.
The report OF the state suDcrin-
tcndcnt of public instruction will
show that for the two years ending
June 30. lsa2. the state of North
Dakota apportioned s54S 4OS25 for
tie maintenance of its public schools,
being s3.!5 per capital for each school
cns!d over six years and under twenty
Years Of aye. The report will also
show that there are l.5sl school
houses in the state, with a seating
capacity for 5S.335 pupils. The value
OF these school houses and the
appurtcnanccs thereto is estimated
at s2.500,00O. In these 1854 school
buildings there are organized l.7O7
schools. with an enrolment of
1876, pupils.
The town of Luddcn is thrown in
to great state Of excitement over
another clopcment. DR.. Simms OF
the kickapoo Indian Medicine COM
pany, eloped Monday morning with
Miss Alice McCarthy,a bright, hand
some young woman Of only l. years.
They were driven to Brittun, S. d..
where they were married, returning
there at $40 last night. The bride is
Il sister Of Mrs. j. II. Covert and
came here this fall to spend the win
ter with her sister. 1t must be a case
of ''lore ut first sight, as they only
saw each other two weeks ago. The
Bridal pair met withQuite a stormy
reception on their return TO the
brides relatives. The doctor seems
to BE- successful in his business. The
company goes from there to Rankin
son.