The Dickinson press., 1897-09-18

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plant at a cost Of 5000.
The New Rockford b. p.'s got
too gay and were pulled.
jamestown Fair, Sept. 81 to "a.
Morton County State Fair. Sept.
28 to Oct. 1.
Grafton has voted $780, 600 bonds
to take up the floating indebted
ness of the city.
Chief of Police Clark of Man
dan has been removed from office
by Mayor Pitcher.
An Enderlin druggist has been
refused a permit. He did too
much b. p. business.
The geological survey report
shows a gain of ID per cent in the
coal output of North Dakota.
Cass county will have an aver
age yield of 10 bushels of wheat.
The rest of the state is figured at
IL bushels.
Alice Palmer Henderson, a for
mer North Dakota lady,is report
ing in the Minneapolis Times
from far. away Alaska.
Ransom county has finally COM
promised with the Northern Pa
ci6c and takes 50 cents on the
dollar the same as other counties.
John Quinn, IS years old, NOV
ing through the country in a box
car, was shot Tuesday night at
Fargo, by a railroad man in self
defence.
Frank Grambs of Bismarck has
been granted the contract for put
ting in a steam heating plant at
Standing Rock. The contract
amounts to S3.774.
Albert Cavalier has gone from
Pcmbina to Alaska, where he will
carry mail between Juneau and
Klondike with dog sledges. Mr..
Cavalier is we'll known in Grand
Forks.
At Lisbon on Monday a thresh-
ing engine blew up, killing Tom
Barre. His body was blown into
the air $50 feet. At Rolla on the
following day a boiler exploded,
instantly killing a 14-year old boy.
One man was badly scalded and
another lost an eye.
John Mark, an Arabian, is seek
ing for a divorce in Grand Forks.
He was married five years ago in
Arabia, but the woman. as the
story goes. did not like the hus
band selected for her by her
brother and left him.
Tom Magill, sentenced for the
murder of a man near Bismarck
in the So's. subsequently pardoned
by Secretary M. L. McCo rmick.
acting governor for a time in Ter
ritorial days. is quoted as being
worth half million-money made
in Chicago where he has been
since leaving the state.
Recently an incandescent cleo
trio light in the house of R. D.
Hoskins, exploded, and pieces Of
glass we're forced into the eyes of
Mrs. Hoskins. AT first it was fear
ed that she would lose her sight,
but later reports say that one eye
is all right and the doctors hope
to save both.
Bismarck Tribune: The North
Dakota Record declares that we
can thank Senator Hansbrough
and Congressman Johnson for the
increase of 81 in the price of lum-
Der. No thanks to Senator Hans
brough. if you please. Congress
man Johnson did voteffo the Sc
tariff on lumber but SienatorsH ans-
brough thoaehtth this ! rank 'ihjus-
tice to a prairie ), sirie state d sopposed
the 81 tax4-then tried to[Efget a
compromise of 81 buIt-those fdm-
Der friends Of Senator Burrows
who were on the conference COM
mittee-were too seductive and
Burrowsiweakened.
; In talking Of his recent trip
through the west. Secretary Will
son said he told the farmers OF
! the arid section that he was op.
, posed to the appropriation 81
money by congress to build stor.
age reservoirs for irrigation pur.
|, poses, and thought such work
should be done by private capital
He also saidtthat it was q mistake
to suppose that the wheat crop Of
the United States was unusually
large this year; that it would be
|. in reality slightly below our aver
age, and in consequence, he pre-.
dicted a further rise in price. He