The Dickinson press., 1897-10-30
srAT1 NEWS.

STAT1 NEWS.
The State Bank of Steele goes
Into voluntary liquidation. :
l. The Stanton Pilot will suspend
publication On account Of the ILL
Health of fthe editor.
Mrs. Ida M. Crum of Fargo is
the first lady ever admitted to
practice law IN. North Dakota.
The east pier of the railroad
bridge at Bismarck is to be moved
three feet-a feat of engineering.
Two men were drowned Sunday
while attempting to cross the Mis-
souri'in an old skiff not far from
Mandan. ~
Benson county will vote next
week on the proposition of issu-
ing $1,000 in bonds for the erec-
tion of a court house.
The mayor Of Minneapolis and
several other officials were round
ed up BY the state game warden
near Devils Lake, and forced to
pay the license demanded of hum
tiers non resident, or have their
weapons can6scated. They paid.
A sensational law suit has been
started in the district court at
Bismarck, in which Mrs. U. P.
Dixon is plaintiff and Mrs Judge
Bartholomew is defendant. The
defendant is charged with alienat-
ing the affections of the plaintiffs
husband and damage in the sum
of $4,000 is demanded.
In Hope, Steele county, it is
stated that prescription contain
ing alcohol cannot be filled. The
druggist tried to get a permit to
sell liquor for medicinal purposes
and failed. Nowhe takes the po-
sition alcohol cannot be sold even
as medicine, and Judge Pollock
and Attorney General Cowan are
said to sustain him.
Fargo Argus: The North Da-
kota Globe says the charges
against Auditor Hannum were in
spired by ex-Land Commissioner
Winter. Now, supposing some
one should investigate the land
commissioners Office, including
that wood deal up north, also the
expense" account attached there
to7
Minneapolis Tribune: The edi-
tor of the Washburn North Da-
kota) Leader, who from his loca-
ton and his natural shrewdness
and long experience may be con-
sidered expert authority, has been
among the beavers in the upper
Missouri country and gives it as
his candid opinion that we will
have a late, mild fall and severe
freezing but rt.winter. Up to
date his fall predictions are being
justified in comparison with last
season.
Bismarck Tribune: The Grand
Forks Plaindealer, having been
tripped up on its charges against
the state auditor, now wants to
know why it was that Captain
Gregg drew warrants from the
1auditor, in addition to the
amounts that were paid to him by
the auditor, as appears in the re-
port of the state examiner. The
warrants were issued to him as
the regularly appointed clerk of
the adjustment commission. This
work is in the line of straighten-
ing up the accounts of the differ
ent counties with the state, and
will be continued by this admin
istration until all of these ac-
counts are Strengthened out.
The annual report Of Commits
sioner Hermann of the general
land Office says of the North Da-
kota lands that 1898 acres were
patented this year to the N. P.
The report shows 11,153,43o acres
surveyed and 9,424,86o acres un-
surveyed. During the past year
229, 1902 acres have been surveyed.
In this connection the report OF
the surveyor general of North
Dakota says that the lands along
the valley of the Cannon Ball riv.
er should be surveyed and also
those lying north of, the North.
ernsPacific railroad. The repor,
says further that settlers are com.
ing into the state in large mum.
bers,,s most of'..them seeking lands
that have been surveyed, SO they
can make their filings. The state
land department also desires to
make further selections of lands