The Dickinson press., 1897-06-12
STATE NEWS.

600 in taxes during May.
The North Dakota Dental asso.
citation is in session at Fargo this
week.
The state dairymen's associa.
tion will meet in Jamestown, June
IS. IS and ~.
The Bottinean Fourth of Tulv
committee will have over $500 to
distribute in prizes.
The Barnes county Farmers
Mutual 1ns. Co. is said to be in a
aourishing condition.
The Seventh Day Adventists
are holding a campmeeting at
Jamestown this week.
The burned buildings at Shell
don will be replaced, it is said, by
hre-proof ones of brick.
1t is estimated that Ringline's
circus will take over $4,000 out
of the state this season.
Valley City will have a cigar
factory-and the 'o7 Press meet
ing.-Grand Forks Herald.
Lee Swell the Bear is the name
of one OF the Indians, called as a
witness in the Spicer trial this
week.
Flood sufferers on the Dakota
side of the Red river at Grand
Forks have received 5000 from
the government.
A Valley City girl, Bessie Leu
wig, graduated from a Mime
apolis school and won a cash
prize of S25 for the best essay.
Editor Dunlap advises Barnes
county farmers to diversity
raise cattle and feed, and not
trust too much to the wheat crop.
The delinquent N. P. taxes ag-
gregate 100000, including taxes
on land in the indemnity strip
that have been held not taxable.
Two Churches Ferry blind pig
gers plead guilty to violation of
the prohibition law and are fined,
one $3.50 the other 5000, and
given 90 days in Jail.
The man who sold whisky to
the Indians charged with the
Spicer murders has served his
sentence of two months in Jail
and returned to Winona.
Secretary of State Falley has
issued articles of incorporation to
the Pisek Milling Co., (limited)
Of Pisek, Walsh County, N. D.
The capital stock is $4,000,
divided into 400 shares.
The last legislature passed an
appropriation for a warden's house
at the penitentiary. Next month
work will begin on the residence,
which will be of brick and very
handsome.
Mandan Pioneer: Decoration
day as usual was a big day among
the Indians; probably 200 or more
laid flowers on the grave of the
late Senator Parkin, and the sing
ing and other exercises were very
creditable to the several denomi-
nations.
The 3rd anniversary of the
great fire in Fargo was celebrated
Monday, June 2, by ringing of
bells, an exhibition run by the
fire department, and a parade,
nearly two miles in length, in
which we're 50 floats. The cele-
bration was under the auspices of
the Shriners.
In the trial of the Spicer MUIR
derers now going on at Williams
port, the defence is trying to es-
tablish an alibi for Black Hawk,
Coudot and Defender. Twenty
or twenty-five witnesses, largely
Indians, are being summoned
with this object in view.
The Outlook, New York, gives
North Dakota divorce.laws a hot
roast, and says that realistically
the state is divided into three un-
equal portions-36,4oo Roman
Catholics 1890 Lutherans and
11,7oo other denominations.
Where did the Outlook get its
fgures1
Major Edwards, the heavy
weight Fargo journalist and Wash
ington ofice-seeker, is returning
from the latter city this week a
disappointed man. Failing of the
assistant Indian commissionership
"he will not accept anything in
the equally good class" says the
Pioneer Press.
Ernest Keri living near Milton
was standing near a thresh ing
engine when suddenly the steam
began to escape, frightening the
horses. They plunged forward
and knocked the boy down.
Running over him, wagon wheel
struck him on the breast and
head, crushing the skull and kill
ing him instantly.
K. O. Amegard. of the North
Dakota university, won first prize
IN the interstate oratorical con-
test held at Fargo last Friday
night. His subject was "The
Negro and the New South" "
Miss Winnifred McVoy of the
Mitchell, S. D., university, took
second prize. E. B. Robbins.
formerly of Dickinson, was one
of the four who entered the con-
test.
Secretary of State Falley is
sending out circulars to the COM
mission houses doing business in
North Dakota. calling their at