The Dickinson press., 1897-06-19
STATE NEWS.

Grand Forks is in the lead on
ball games.
The state crops as a whole are
quite favorable.
Rain was reported at James,
town early in the week. =
Fargo is trying to cut down on
extravagant city expenses.
An original pension has been
granted to Frank De Noyes of
Medora.
Bishop Stanley administered
confirmation to over 100 persons
at Glendale last Sunday.
A grand jury has been called at
jamestown for the purpose, it is
believed, to close the blind pigs.
The state board of university
and school lands are loanine
school funds to school districts at
5SPer cent.
Miss Pollock of Fargo is said to
be the most efficient educator in
primary work that the state has at
any time heretofore produced.
The case against Normand, the
Larimore murderer, has been
called in district court in Grand
Forks. It will be a short trial.
The state dairymen, in session
at Jamestown, elected these of
icers: ]. B. Power, president,
Power; ]. H. Shepperd, vice-presi-
dent, Fargo; E. E. Kaufman, sec
retary, Fargo; Geo. F. Clark,
treasurer, Tower City.
The Walsh County Record says
man at Ruby tried to buy a
horse of a livery man on time.
But that didn't work and the man
stole the horse and he will prob
ably get the time he was looking
for when caught.
The past week has made quite
an improvement. in crops of all
kinds. Heavy rains in all parts
of the state except the western
portion, followed by warm wealth
er, has revived vegetation that
was suffering from the effects OF
heavy frosts and cold, dry weather.
Col. w. c. Plummer, formerly
OF this state, now of Shenandoah,
Va, was in Washington city this
week comforting with North
Dakotans on the closing chapters
of his work on the Political His.
tory of North Dakota, which he
is preparing for the press. The
work will be out this fall.
The postoffice department has
made public the following changes
in North Dakota: Bismarck ad-
vanced from third to second class,
Increases: Bismarck, $500 to
1000; Cando, 1000 to LOO;
Devils Lake. 1000 to 1900; Far.
go, 2,7oo to 2,8oo; Hillsboro, 1,4oo
to 1900; Mandan, 1900 to 1000;
Park River, 1900 to 1900. De.
crease: St. Thomas, 1900 to 1,1oo.
Mrs. Governor Briggs is at
home and will await here the re-
turn of the governor from Colo.
RADIO where he is now. A recent
letter. from him at that place
states that his health is improv.
ing in the climate of the Rockies
and he gained four pounds ir
the past week. The governor i:
expected to return about the first
week in July.
At the 14th annual convention
and tournament of the NORTH
Dakota firemen June IS, aftel
routine business, H. F. Strehlov
of Casselton was elected presi
dent; ]. c. Ross of Larimore, vice
president; H. L. Reed of Bis
marck, secretary; H. S. Grover o
Lisbon. treasurer; Lewis Larson
of Hillsboro, E. 2. Ingham o
Fargo and Jesse R. French o
Wahpeton, executive committee
Casselton was chosen as the loca
ton of the next tournament.
The report comes that the post
Office at Langdon, is made a tes
case, as between Senator Hans
brough and Congressman John
son, The time of the present in
cumbent has expired. The sena
tor names Hon. Pat McHugh, ant
Mr.. Johnson recommends Hon
D. H. Mcmillan. Both republi
cans-"some-y time one Hickey m,
-some-y time other lick ey you.
1t is charged that when. Pat
crowd get the worst of it, the,
join to down Dams fellows, ant
when Pats. fellows win-Dan'
fellows-fail IN enthusiasm for tn
ticket.-Forum.
Bismarck Tribune: The Dixol
case, wherein Mrs. Dixon apple
to the supreme court. for the re
lease of her husband on writ o
habeas corpus, was heard befor
Judge Bartholomew on Monday
There was question as to tn,