Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-04-20
THE TWIN DAKOTAS.
CONDENSED KILOGRAMS OF
GENERAL INTEREST.
The Most important News of the
Two States Gathered from Reli.
able Sources-Memoria 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 Bookings college
has broken out afresh, nearly 1875 stu
dents being in open revolt against the
faculty.
An unsuccessful attempt was recently
made by the city council OF Bismarck, N.
d., to take from the mayor the right to
appoint committees.
The state board OF university and
school lands OF North Dakota has ap-
pointed NJ D. Wi]iamsland commission.
er, to succeed J. B. Power, resigned.
County Judge J. H. Mccoy, OF Day
county, S. D., having resigned to remove
to Webster, the vacancy has been filled
by the appointment OF H. R. Turner, OF
Britton.
There are over 5000 graders at work
on the railroad between Blad mountain
and Spearfish, in the Black Hills of South
Dakota. Great interest is manifested in
the railroad.
In Valley City, N D., few days ago
a four-year-old child of Fred Grasser was
given q quantity OF 'hlind pig" whisky
by Jack Sweeney, and diediro it's effects
in ten minutes.
The house, cattle, sheds, machinery,
ETC., belonging to German farmer
named Geslak, living near the Clark
county S. d., line, We're recently destroyed
by prairie fire.
The board OF education OF Devils Lake,
n. D., have selected site for a new high
school. Plans OF Architects Miller 4 10y,
of St. Paul, We're adopted. The building
is to cost 100000.
Farmers all through the Jim river
valley in both Dakotas complain of q
scarcity OF farm laborers. Good wages
are offered, but the demand for help far
exceeds the supply.
John Kelly, OF Sioux Falls, was arrest
ed n few days ago on the charge OF as
| saulting one Mrs. Gundcr Gunderson, in
AluCOlu county. LIE FlCtlll ID IL Hdll-
witted Norwegian woman.
In the vicinity OF Hot Springs, S. D., a
recent prairie fire burned over an ex-
panse OF country miles in width The
damage will prose the grea test ever done
| by fire in that Part OF the Black Hills.
Rev. Wilson, who was convicted at
Canton, S. D., a few days ago OF assault
ing a 12-year-old girl, was granted O
stay OF sentence until May "a to file ex-
captions upon which to move for a new
| trial.
Sioux Falls, S. D., had large sized
scare from prairie fire a few days ago.
The fire company was called out and by
| hard work danger was averted. COnsid-
cradle damage was done in close prox-
unity to the city.
A severe wind storm prevailed in the
vicinity OF Rapid City, 5. D., on the 9Th
inst, the current making sixty-four miles
an hour, while the electrical display
was so strong that most OF the people
were unable to sleep.
The Marshall County, s. D., Agriculture
al Association held it's annual meeting a
few days ago, at which the following d.
rectors were elected: Charles Hamilton,
J. E. McDougall, G. W. Thiel, E. A. Coop
er and George Atkinson.
Officers arrived at Chamberlain, S. D.,
few days ago with John HeIlockson,
the man charged with being responsible
for the prairie fire which burned over the
country west of the Missouri. resulting
in the death OF 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 arriv-
ed, and the work of laying track on the
second five miles OF the road has began.
A Watertown correspondent OF the
Sioux Falls Press says the statement
published recently in Sioux Falls pa
per regarding the using OF $50, 900 OF the
Watertown waterwo rks money OF that
city for capital purposes is absolutely
false.
Judge Sanborn at Sioux Falls, s. D.,
has appointed Samuel II. Elrod, OF Wa
tertown, as receive: OF the WatertOwn
waterworas. His bonds are placed at
$25, 900. The receivership it to be va
Gated if the company pays $14,O96 by
April 25.
Rev. Sam B. Mahoncy, OF Larimore, n.
D., has withdrawn from the ministry
and membership OF the Methodist Episco-
pal church under impending charges for
gross immortality. The church confer
ence has demanded the surrender OF his
parchment as minister.
Walter Apperson, a rustling real es-
ta'e man OF Arcola, ILL.,, has just been in
Huron, s. d., arranging for lands unca
which to n:...a ;,nothes o =os, =; :oe iitrs
from lis part Of t.: wcs 4 -. :. .se
third lot G. Immigrants Drought to
South Dakota by Mr.. Apperson this sea-
son.
A cyclone that originated in Iowa a
few days ago crossed into South Dakota
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