The Dickinson press., 1896-08-22
In NORTH. DAKOTA
IntcreatinR News Ite:aa From all
Parts OF the Stute.

an original pension.
Telephone line will bc completed to
Larimore Sept. l.
"A. Nj. Rassctt, Il young Walpeton
attorney, died ut Santa Fc, where lie
had gone in quest Of health.
A tiftecn-months-old child Mt Fargo
swallowed some opium pills, but tile
doctors succeeded in saving its life.
j. II. Barber of Hunter had Il narrow
escape last week. He took dose of
carbolic acid by mistake.
Wahpeton hoboes are the highest
toned yet, and are stealing card re-
ceivers for Use in their soirccs.
Two rOwdics were arrested ut James
town for disturbing /: Salvation Army
meeting.
Contracts are already let for new
buildings ut Ancta, the coming town
OH the q. N. Hope extension.
IlObOes broke open two stores ut
Fairmount and secured ST. in small
change.
George Young. Il LaMOure man, was
prostratel by an electric shock, and
was unconscious for fully an hour
II. Geraldine, nineteen years old, was
drowned in the Red river ut pemDina,
while bathing.
Trmps broke into the general store
of Palmer and company at Thompson
and took Il considerable amount Of
goods.
HobOes near Tower held up several
laborcls in IL freight Cur in which all
were stealing Il ride. and obtained Il
gold watch and about 500.
Elmira J. Greenwood of I.,ldden, wid-
Ow Of William II. Greenwood, has
pension.
Judge Of Probate Of Stanton of Eddy
county has mandamused the county
commissioners because of their refusal
to pay his salary on the issuance of
druggists permits. Judge Rose has the
matter under adviScment.
A sporting tournament has been ar
ranged to occur at Langtlon, Aug. 90.
There will he games OF tennis, foot
ball, base ball and bicycle riding. Lib
eral purses will be put up, AMI there
will be Il large attendance from the
northwestern part Of the state.
Ole Severenson. Il wcll-to-tlo farmer
living north Of Reynolds. committed
suicide by cutting his throat with Il
razor. Temporary insanity was the
supposed cause. He was highly re-
spectcd in the community. He was
about fOrty-ninc years of age, and
leaves IL wife and eight children.
The Northern Pacific railroad has Or
ders for LOO cars for stock ship
fS nf is.1, sr,s ~
wanted ut Dickinson. The car orders
This is due to the stock being conSil-
ship. They have not hardened sufii-
ciently, and at present the cattle men
are not anxious to leave the good
range now.
e. n. Wood, for fifteen years a resi-
dent Of Wahpeton, and IL prominent
broker and collection agent, has failed.
On Aug. & IL receiver was appointed by
the district court on the application of
some of the creditors. and at the same
time Il guardian al litem for Mr.. Wood
was appointed by the same court. This
latter action was taken on account Of
The fact that his conduct OF late has
been such :is to warrant the belief that
lie is mentally unbalanced by over
work and business cares. No state
ment of the assets and liabilities can
be obtained until an inventory of the
property is made by the receiver.
The state board Of equalization passed
a resolution, introduced by State Au-
dit0r Briggs. 1t raises the total valu:l-
tion Of personal property Of the rail
roads from $1.OUO,WJO to Sl,5DO,O03.
which means $4,000 to $1,000 addi-
tiOnal taxes to the state treasury from
the roads. The Great Northern was
assessed Mt $500 per mile; branches,
$1,000. The Northern Pacific, $3.2'N
and $1,000; the 500 at $1,000 and So,
800 per mile; the Milwaukee at $500
and $1,000; the Northwestern at 81,
OW. The board also passed rrsoll-
tiOns assessing side tracks at 500 per
mile. The previous valuation OF the
roads is held to have been too low. and
the object Of the raise is to more fairly
distribute taxes as between the roads
and the agricultural classes.
More Land.
Over n million acres, more than for
ty-live townships, are in process of
subdivision to sections in the state
this year by government surveyors.
Several corps are at work in the re-
gion between Fort Stevenson AMI
Minot. Here is where the greater part
Of the work this year has been done.
In the "State of Stark north and
south of Dickinson. ten townships have
been subdividcd. y good deal of set
tlemcnt has taken place in this district.
The land is inside OF the Northern Pa
cilic indemnity limits and the subdivi-
sion of the land into sections has lain
practically with the railroad that has
evinccd no haste in the matter. How.
! ever, the settlers went in and at pri-
vate expense secured surveys and
squatted until they could file. In but
few cases have they made IL mistake
and settled over the line on the rail
road lands. and then but Il short dis
tance. Some of these settlers located
there number of years ago. About
thirty-tive townships were subdivided
in the state last year.
State Crol, Bulletin.
The latest crop bulletin says: Wealth
er conditions decidedly unfavorable
for crops. The week opened with a
high temperature and an absence Of
rain, which was Of advantage to har-
vest and it was progressing very IA
yorably. These conditions prevailed