The Dickinson press., 1897-05-29
srArr NEWS.

to be known as Progress"
Three Indian skeletons have
been unearthed at Towner.
At Langdon they have an up
to-date chain gang for tramps.
The Devils Lake Chautauqua
grounds are to have a bicycle
track.
Washburn Lodge No. 32, K. of
p, was instituted at Washburn on
the 22nd.
A pension has been granted the
minor children Of James McC Carthy
of Fargo.
The Grand Forks opera house
is to be sold under a. decree of
foreclosure.
Grand Forks is ahead on the
fish story. claiming a sturgeon of
81 pounds weight.
Actual settlers have purchased
5000 acres of Barnes county soil
within the past 80 days.
The Indians at Standing Rock
are not dong much farming this
year. They predict dry season.
Logan county, according to the
Napoleon Homestead, is given
over almost exclusively to stock
raising.
Mrs. Laura ]. Eisenhuth has
embarked in the real estate busi-
ness in Darlington. Her husband
has drug store there.
The G. A. R. post of James,
town has made application to the
Secretary of War for one of the
condemned government cannon.
1t is estimated that the Dunk
ard population of the state is now
5000 people. These people have
all come to the state in the past
four years.
The Pembina Pioneer Express
thinks the Pembina Indians would
be cut off with a short supply of
grub-if Edwards gets to be as
sistant secretary of war.
Report has it that Dan Maratta,
whose Melbourne commission ex-
pires in short time, has an op-
portunity to go into the mercan-
tile business in Melbourne.
The East Grand Forks liquor
dealers are said to be after the
Grand Forks people engaged in
the same business. They want
all of the business on the east
side.
The big sheep pen of the Ame-
MIA and Sharon Land company,
builtlastfallto accommodate 1900
sheep was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. An eleva-
tor in Armenia was also struck,
but the blaze was put out.
The supreme court has held
that pre-emption claim, unlike
homestead and timber entries, is
subject to judgments recorded be-
fore final proof and land sold or
mortgaged after final proof is sub
ject to these liens. This reverses
the former practice.
Judge Morgan has signed an or
der authorizing the stockholders
of the Merchants National bank
at Devils Lake, to pay off all
claims of depositors, after which
they will regain possession of the
bank assets, pepositors will be
paid off in full with interest on
their accounts from Jan. a, the
day the bank closed,
The bill introduced by Senator
Hansborough, authorizing the con.
struction of a bridge across the
Red River of the North at Dray-
ton, passed the Senate May 22, as
did also the measure introduced
by Senator Hansborough, provid-
ing for the selection of lands
within the Fort Pembina military
reservation, by the state authori.
ties.
The Fargo Institute of Qsteopa-
thy has purchased the old Metho,
dist church building in that city
and it is to be moved to the pres.
ent site of the de Lendrecie build.
ing on Eighth street and First
avenue south. A handsome front
is to be erected, and the entire
structure will be remodeled, and
equipped with all the necessary
appliances for the practice of the
science of osteopathy.
The Whites and the Indians a
oberon played game of ball re
Gently. White Bear was captaii
and Crazy Horse pitched for tn,
Indians and put up game of Il
to ~ in favor of the Reds. Biz
Knee was shortstop and Indian
Afraid-of- His-Ma stopped SOM
of the balls at first base. Mi
Never-drink-when it's not il
reach-held down the second bas'
and. White Cloud scared afte
high flyers on third. If ball go
by Thunder in the left field tn
other two felders, Chutaska an,
Muhukaka, assisted in sprintin{
for 1t. 1t was a hot game.
1T is getting to be daily oc
,..oncaO c,,,c tho E,c+ Gr,n.