The Dickinson press., 1896-07-11
IN NORTH DAKOTA.
JnterestinR News Items From ali
Parts OF the State.
The dog poisoner is operating at Lis

legged chicken. ~
Charlie Paulson's blind pig ut Fes
senden was pulled.
A raccOon was killed near Caring
ton the other day.
A Fargo dog has bitten so many peo
pie that Its owner has been arrested.
Willcrt Williams Of Arthur was
struck and killed by lightning.
James Alstad, OF Ottofy, was killed
by lightning.
John w. Craft Of Sanborn get q
restoration and increase of pension.
Jud I.aAloure is president Of the
Pembina bank, vice Booker, resigned.
\ Cando man will lose Il le;, as tht
result of the bite Of a vicious stallion.
Contractor Soule has begun the sur
vey Of ten townships of land north Of
Dickinson.
Fort Yates soldiers are exchanging
quarters to Omaha; also 4 lot of keOgl
troops the same.
John A. Brown of Ellendale was ac
quilted ut Fargo of sending the OBJ
scene letters.
Robert SZcZys of Mimic has invented
Il new-fangled showcase that it Is
thought will make him Il millionaire.
Rev. Dean Collins of Mandan has
Of the Fargo Catholic cathedral.
The blind piggers raiued ut James.
town may be subjected to criminal
prosecutions.
J. Il. Moan was killed by lightning
near Dickinson Willie asleep in his
house.
1t is said that Wiltser & Shurlock of
Glandin will open another drug store
at Davenport.
Willie Gardner, aged 1S, was drown
ed while in swimming on small
pond near Fullerton.
An insane man named Clark Cheney
was arrested ut Nletlora. He claims
Akron. o., as his home.
Neyron Sherman, aged twenty, was
drowned in the Red river at Grand
Forks, while bathing.
David Beggs, while breaking a
broncllO mt Bathgate. had his leg
broken between the knee and ankle.
Large numbers of Street stock cars
are being sent west. One cattle COM
pany has placed an order for $50 cars
for II shipment early next month.
Henry Saunders assaulted the wife
of Il Nelson county farmer during the
husbands absence and got three years
in the penitentiary therefor.
Public Examiner Langlie has issued
cali for 81 report of the condition of
all state banks ut the close of business
June %.
Miss Teeter, q Grafton school ma'am
who sued DIR. Todd of Grafton for
$4,000 for breaking her jaw while
pulling tooth, gets $695 damages.
]. Il. Peppard was killed in Il run
away near Grafton. His wagon tip
ped over and he was dragged to death.
He leaves Il wife and large family.
Jandell T. Ringer have over G,OOO
sheep feeding ut Mandan. The sheep
We're bought in Washington, near
Sprague.
Fesscndcn is going to have band
and her citizens have contributed a
hundred plunks to assist the totes in
securing the requisite Instruments.
The governor has appointed H.
M. Wheeler of Grand Forks and DIR.
I. N. Weir of Fargo, members of the
state board Of medical examiners for
three years.
A farmer near Sheldon who has been
at considerable expense to put down q
we'll now offers $500 to any one who
will shut it off. Its flow has compelled
him to move his buildings away and
threatens to ruin his farm.
The little twclve-year-old boy of An
drew Craving, Willie out hunting in the
woods near Grafton, accidentally shot
himself in the foot with Il small rifle,
the ball going clear through, but it did
not inflict Il serious wound.
A Walsh county jury has just rem
dered a verdict giving Carrie Il. Lock
rem of near Edinburg, $500 damages
for breach of promise to marry her,
alleged to have been made by Helgo
o. Russian Il young man Of the same
neighborhood.
At Grand Forks Judge Templeton
sentenced Henry Saunders to the peni-
tcntiary for three years on the charge
of assault with intent to commit rape
on the person of farmers wife near
Lakota, for whom lie had been work
ing several months.
The banks in Fargo have in the past
been assessed only 40 per cent of CAPT
tai stock and surplus, less real estate
owned, but this year the board will i'll
crease the amount to 60 per cent, in
cluding everything but real estate,
which is assessed in realty lists.
Tom Iltlstad, while taking q cat fish
from IL hook ut st. Andrews, OH the
Red river, ran the cats horn into his
hand about two inches and blood
poison was the result. Tom was taken
to Grafton a very sick man with an
arm and hand badly swollen. The
case is not a hopeful one, the doctor
says.
A Grafton teacher sued n Grafton
dentist for $5.1OO for alleged damages
While extracting Il wisdom tooth. \
large number of witnesses were OK.
amined, including number of expert
witnesses, and the expenses of the
suit were. very large. The lady's
bodily suffering during treatment was
very great, and the sylnpathies of the
public, especially the feminine Dor.
tiOn, were with the lady. The jury
awarded the girl 500.
A. Brown, prosperous bachelor
farmer, was found dead in bed at
Oakes with hole in his forehead
and n shotgun lying on top Of his
folded arms. He had probably beer
dead two days. Tile wound ranged
downward from the top Of the fore
head to the base of the brain. He
was undoubtedly murdered. Nothing
in the house was disturbed, and there
were 50 in his pants pocket. Suspic
ion points strongly to two tramps, IL
or 20 years old, who went east on the
! 500 and were put off at Forman.
| Done by Firebugs
Aitkin, Mimi, July 8. Early this
morning fire was discovered in the
rear of the Foley hotel. that was part