The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1896-11-21
in NORTH DAKOTA

IN NORTH DAKOTA
ratsrestins News Items From all
Parts Of the State.
The long distance telephone line will
skip Watpcton
j. II. Lovine has been appointed
postmaster at Voss. y. ID.
john i. Hogan has been c;lamis-
slo2ed postmaster at Northwoo,s
Mayor Appleton of Crystal has re-
signed.
NJ. y. Probst is putting in an electric
plant at Eatlgate.
Christine now boasts of $1,000 two
story school house.
Ella Christopherson of Grisw,ld is
granted an original widows pension.
Thomas G.. Saunders of Devils Lake
has been granted a pension.
Louis Williams, principal Of the
Portland schools, has resigned.
The farmers In the vicinity of Sam
born are being troubled considerably
by wolves.
Mrs. Marie Chornord Of Grant, Forks
is horelassly insane anu vii! probably
be taken Il; the asylum at jamestown.
August pate:aun has purchased the
Pacific hotel ut Milton and will con
duct it in the future.
The breeds in the neighborhood Of
Penlbii:;L have made the prediction
that this will hc a hard winter
Miss Lou Conklin Of jamestown has
been appointed as teacher in the In
diem school at Fort Totem
A thresher named Miller claims to
have been robbed by q companion at
Park River Of S55.
ID. T.. Humphreys of Milton has ir-
vented an anti-pump freezing a.taen-
ment.
| M. Eppinger's clothing store ut Bis
marck was burglarized Of $3.50 worth
of goods.
Hon. koderick johnson has purcllas-
ed a residence in Hillshoro and will
make his home in that city hereafter.
A Temperance crusade is the latest ut
Devils Lake and blind pigism is thfcat-
ened with extinction.
| A vicious bull killed q horse belong
ing to Prof Cook, near Lidgerwood,
last week.
Two hundred telegraph poles he
tween SanbOrn and jamestown were
broken off by the late storm.
DIR. Dellie Jameson, the femals ply
sician Mt Milton, is making arrange
mcnts to open Il drug store at that
place.
At the expiration of his term OF office
In Pcmbina county Sheriff George Nc
Cabe will move to Grand Forks to ell
gage in the grain business.
Henry Trimble, who shot and in
stantly killed County Commissioners
Hagen at Wolcott several months ago,
has been placed under arrest.
Darlington children have been prac-
ticing with fine shot Oh farmers
horses and one farmer has four laid
up with shot in their legs.
Jeus Jensen, who resides near Fair
mont. was held to the district court on
the charge of incest. Bail was placed
ut 81 600, but it was not furnished.
w. ID. Bates Of Grafton has been
granted a patent on q new counter
sales book. 1t Is said to be a great In
vention.
w. A. Walsh of North Dakota has
becn promoted from $500 clerkship
to a $1,000 one in the treasury depart
nlcnt.
A postoffice has been established ut
Gohrlnc, Mcintosh count, and Jacob
Gohring has been appointed postmas-
ter.
According to the Settler. a billy, re-
volvcr and numerous clubs were Il pre-
dominating feature Of the election in
one Of the Bismarck voting precincts.
William Bryne's residence, mt st.
John, caught fire, and Mrs. Byrne,
who was i'll Mt the time. was rescued
with difficulty.
John IrlaN, former Grand Forks
man, had no opposition In Cavalier
county for clerk of court, an Office
which ;.c has filled most AcccDtnb!y
for several years.
Ole G.. Menes, a son has been a1-
pointed administrator of the estate OF
M. J. Menes, the Milton merchant who
disappeared and was afterWard found
dead in well.
|-The district court convered at Ellen
dale. The trial Of William Campbell
and Frank Barrratt for the murder Of
John A. Brown Of Oakes, last July, is
In progress.
Judge Amidon convened the United
States court at Grand Forks, with a
grand jury. There is i large calendar
to dispose Of and n hundred witnesses
to appear before the grand jury.
James Ryan has asked for recount
in the Sixth legislative district. He
was defeated by John Kinan by eleven
votes, and thinks there were mistakes
made in counting ballots.
Lars Wallis barber shop at Milton
was entered by sneak thief who
helped himself to twelve razors, two
clippers, two homes, two stones, two
pairs of shears and some other articles
amounting in value toAbout $40.
The blind pigs at Devils Lake which
have been having long career unmo-
Tested, were closed by order Of Mayor
Whipple. 1t is understood that this
order is permanent, and that the city
has decided to enforce the prollibitory
law.
The constitutional amendment and
the new constitutional convention were
both voted down by large majority.
F. w. Wheatlnnd. the Great Northern
station agent at Kent, small station
on the Breckenridge division. has been
arrested by sheriff from Nebraska Oh
q charge of rape.
The November term of court opened
at Minot before Judge Morgan. Two
murder cases are to be tried. One Is
that of l.. c. Tolley of Minneapolis, for
the shooting of Augustine Rouse of
Kenmarc, n. D.. July 3 last. The 9th
er is that of Almond Baker, for the kill
ing of his father, Jason A. Baker, on
June 2.
Carl Hager, a prominent merchant of
Hillsboro, is dead. He had been out
at his farm, near Caledonia, over night,
and left on his return home. He was
found dead in his cutter. Hovland, q
ferryman on the Red river, had talked
with him about half an hour before.
His wife says he Lad been complaining
Of rheumatic pains near the heart for
some timc and so heart failure is At
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