The Dickinson press., 1897-08-07
STATE NEWS.

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Minot is making war on the
b.p's. r1.,s
Ira Oliver of Plymouth, accii-
dentally shoots bullet through
his big toe.
Mandan's curfew ordinance has
been put into. effect and all chill
dren under the age Of will have
to go to roost before 9 o'clock.
John P. Bray, consul-general to
Melbourne, Australia, was ten
dered a reception at Grand Forks
on Wednesday evening. He sails
on the 10th.
President Merri6eld and Pro-
fessor Thomas of the state uni
versity at Grand Forks have de-
cided to make a two months trip
through Europe on their bicycles.
The Normands are a depraved
lot. Two. Of the boys from Mime
sofa came up to Grand Forks to
see murderer Normand and con-
Quoted themselves in such man
ner that the authorities had to
put them in Jail.
In the examination for entrance
to West Point, held at Grand
Forks recently. Will Murphy of
Sanborn passed the highest of
81 applicants. He graduated from
the Valley City Normal school
last year-and is an unusually
bright boy.
A Barnes County man answered
an advertisement in a matrimonial
paper and sent for a woman on
! Six day trial. If she suited him
he would marray her. if not he
wouldn't. A three days trial was
l,all either could stand however,
and she returned home.
An Englishman named Blais-
dell. who had been to South Da-
kota on business happened to get
on to a Milwaukee train that ran
into Edgley under command of a
gang of hobos. So anxions was
he to get out from the aggregation
that he telegraphed to jamestown
for special train to Fargo at a
cost of $3.50.
There is in Jail at Mandan a
man named Palmer, recently ar
rested at Glen Ullin for mortgag-
ing property that did not belong
to him. Mr.. Palmer recently mar
ried a wife who possessed money
and a herd of cattle she had earn
ed teaching school,. He speedily
ran through the money and then
put mortgage on the cattle.
The following named grain com
mission firms have filed with the
secretary of, state. the. required
bonds: Shortridge & Ely, Duluth
VIM. Dalrimple, Duluth; STANDARD
grain Co., West Superior; McCar
thy Brothers & Co., Duluth; Gull
ver-Harper Grain Co., Superior
Barnum grain Co., Duluth; E
Schwedler & Co., West Superior
Van Duzen Harrington Co., Du
luth.
The weather bureaus review o
the weather last month shows tn
hottest day to have been the 28tf
when the thermometer reache'
oo-the hottest so far this yeal
The coldest day was the 18th
, when the mercury reached as 10,
as AZ. The average temperatur
, for the month was 70, which j
the mean temperature for tn
! month for rs years. The tota
precipitation for the month wa
I.53 inches which is .83 3inches be
. low the average. M
"A sad accident occurred in tn
Great Northern yards at Mino
Sunday morning, as a result o
which William Keller a we
: known brakeman, lost his life. A
. about d o'clock Keller was assist
! ing in making up a train, when tn
switch engine unexpectedly struc
i. the portion of the train benin
: which he stood, knocking hir
down. before he could make a
attempt to escape the wheel
) were upon him, and passed owe
5 his PROSTATE form, mangling hir
terribly.
The Grand Forks Herald pre-
/ sents the following statement {
what it has cost the county 9
!. Grand Forks to provide a hom
. for murderer Normand for th
Q rest Of his days, Telegrams, S161
81; coroner's inquest, $1,000; b,
. rial of the victims S28; services fe
|: his capture, S1,1o8.65; clothin,
SI3.75; trialin justice court, S34.2
indictment, S84; petit jury tria
S236; Tracey R. Bangs for defen.
7 ing him, S12s; G. A. Bangs for a.
a slsting the states attorney, SI4!
= - witnesses before the grand jur
= S3o.8o; witnesses before the pet
+ jury, S346.2S; sheriff's fees ft
>, serving papers up to July IS, 50
70 Total, S2,813.75.
S Williamsport Record: Viii
Il Blackhawk was in the Bismart
m Jail. between the June and Jul
10 sessions ofscourt, he was caught
D, the act which shows the despera
. character of the man. VIM. Zycl
% linski was the guard. One day
= noticed something peculiar abo
= = the prisoners trouser leg. II
:, guard drew his gun and MAJ
nj Blackhawk go to the corner of i
to cell-room and hold up his hand
b Then Zychlinski called anoth
q guard. From the trousers leg