The Dickinson press., 1896-10-31
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Interesting News Items From all
Parts of the Stnte.

Much illness prevails at the James
town hospital.
Measles are closing some schools in
ROlette county.
The snow fall Mt Jamestown was
three-fOurths of IN inch deep.
White Rock had serious but not
fatal cutting affray among threshers.
The Willow City pigs and gambling
houses have been closed.
The supreme court has been adjourn
ed until Nov. 10.
Wolves are soaring away the farm
watch dogs around SanboTn.
One of Dickey county's cattle thieves
got out on bail and skipped.
The Dickey county Jail is filled to
overfiowing these days.
Little Dannic Copps fell off barn
ut Mimic and broke his arm.
A Lisbon horsc'thief escaped by seal
ing high board fence.
Gus. Aarson, of Fargo, was arrested
for relieving u roommate of $50.
Coal has been discovered along the
Sheycnne III the eastern part of Nc
Lean county.
A postotiicc has been established at
Shields, Morton county, N. d., with
Natlanial ]. Shields as postmaster.
Annie Fangsrud was thrown from q
horse at MilnOr and SO badly injured
that her leg had to be amputated.
NJ. A. Sherwood got six days in Jail
for jumping his hctcl bill ut Devils
Lake.
1t will be the latter part of November
before the telephone line will be com.
pleted to Grafton.
James Clark ran thorn in his
hand at Grafton, and is dying Of blood
poisoning.
John fairfield of Ellendale was
kicked in the side by Il horse, anl Il
rib was broktn.
A hobo soole $50 worth of clothing
from $. ]. Eggc's store ut Towner, and
got caught. -
One hundred bushels Of wheat was
stolen from the granary of Alex Gil
more Mt Buffalo.
Rails are going down on the G. N.
Hope extension at the rate Of 2 miles
a day.
Jacob MuceF, a farmer living near
Wahpeton had his leg broken and his
skull fractured in runaway.
Will Schultz of Euclid is missing and
a wife and numerous creditors are left
to mourn his departure. There is said
to Ike a woman in the case.
Adolph Norden of Coburn got a load
of free whisky and rode through Shell
don tlourishing n huge revolver. He
was ''juggcd" and fined $40.
Next year Grand Forks will be conf
pclled to have another school build
ing, all of the present ones being filled
to their utmost capacity.
There has been another robbery at
Oakes. Eighty dollars was stolen from
the 500 depot, and IL horse and buggy
belonging to Miller Rapp is Kissing.
An election which WAS held Mt Lidg-
erwood carried unanimously in favor
of the organization Of Il special school
district for Lidgerwood village.
Burglars broke into Sanborn store,
but made SO much racket they scared
themselves out without taking any
thing.
Edwin OFT Of Cooperstown plead
guilty-and went to tie Bismarck pen
for a year for taking another fellows
wallet at Billsport.
Attorney w. II. Barnett, of Fargo,
and III. Doherty, of Lisbon, have been
admitted to practice by the supreme
court.
The petrified man is still prisoner
in the Grand Forks county Jail, north
ing having been done since Mr.. Grif-
fifth refused to act as receiver.
Plumber Price, of Fargo, has mar
row escape from gas asphyXlation
while working on gas pipes IN deep
trench.
Tramps stole handcar at Grafton
and rode it to Ardock, leaving 1t on
the track. The north-bound passenger
train struck it and the pieces are
strewn along the track.
Jackson Emig lost three stacks Of
oats on his place near Edgeley. A
neighl)or was hunting cactus and the
ncighbor was burning cactus and the
fire got beyond his control.
The three Emerson burglars cap
tured by Marshal Mason and Chief Ell
liott have been sentenced by the En-
crsOn court to fifteen, twelve and six
months in prison ut hard labor.
A young fellow by the name Of Ed
win OFT stole pocket book at Will
Transport and before night was ar
rested. sentenced and OH his way to
the penitentiary for year.
Anton Rombaiski, of Kensal, has
been bound over to the district court
of Stutsman county in 500 bonds to
answer the charge Of selling mort
gagged grain.
The contract for the construction Of
the new school house at Grandin has
been awarded to Allen & Hoberg OF
Fargo for S3,44G. 1t will he hand
some structure, and q credit to that
town.
Theodore Curry, son of s. Fl. Curry,
a prominent farmer of Steele county,
was caught in the belt Of Il thrcshing
machine Saturday evening last and his
arms were broken and his head badly
cut.
Petitions are being circulated for the
pardon Of Thomas Peterson, who in
1884 was sentenced to three and one
half years imprisonment for robbery
committed IN the Great Northern
yards ut Grand Forks.
Attorney Spencer has resigned the
office of states attorney of Walsh coun-
ty, probably to be able to devote his
entire time to the canvass. jeff
Meyers has been appointed to succeed
him.
Prairie fires have swept through
northwest Of Kuhn and destroyed COM
pletely Mr.. Gradine's property, entail
ing a loss of 5000. Also range. hay
and barn for Mr.. Nigrin, whose loss
was in the ncighborhood of $500.
N. T.. Rasmussen Of Hope, ex-rail-
road commissioner and member Of the
legislature, lost his barn all his oats.
barley, wheat and twenty-ciSht head
OF fine work horses, together with har-
ness and any amount Of farm machin-
o,v Inv fire