The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1897-05-01
IN NORTH DAKOTA
tnteresting News Items From all
Parts Of the State.

Grafton has tfty-iive telephones in
operation.
Farmers on the high spots near
Grand Forks have commenced seeding.
The postOtfice receipts at Devils Lake
Tor the past year amounted to SO l3I III.
Garrett Ruring of Buffalo has been
employed as principal Of the Hunter
schools.
Paulina II. DobkovetZ of StutZman
county, wants a divorce from Paul H..
Oh the grounds of nOn-suppOrt.
Two prominent Grand Forks young
men We're fined 81 each for using pro-
family OH the streets.
William Rentoul. one of the oldest
settlers in North Dakota, died at his
home in Galesburg last week.
james Langdon. the youthful harness
thief at Grand Forks. was convicted,
but given his liberty by the court.
w. a. Williams of st. Paul has been
appointed chief clerk Of the Dakota di-
vision Of the Great Northern.
a. w. Bl:,sliy of Endcrlin was bound
over TO the district court on the charge
Of robbery.
Burlcigh county Jail last week, has been
rccapturcd.
EX-Dcputy State Examiner Patterson
will locate in Louisiana, where he will
represent Il machine company.
The North Dakota Milling Company
of Grand Forks assigned to ii. l..
Whitfield.
ClallcS Hanson. of Northwood COM
acid. This WAS the third attempt to
take his life.
Two Mandan young men fought n
duel with bare knuckles over Il buxon
maid of that town, and Justice Pack
ald fined them So each.
Dunkarls are purchasing some of the
finest and largest farms near New
Rockford. Others are renting all they
can.
George Forward Of Lisbon dug half
an acre Of potatoes that have remained
in the ground during winter, and found
them in excellent condition.
The blind pigs at Church's Ferry
have been declared public nuisances by
the village trustees ,and the prOprietOrs
Notified to cease business ut once.
The Wells county people want sa-
looms to run, upon the condition that
the parties who operate them pay
zine into the treasury.
Postoffices have been discontinued in
the state rs follows: Cynch, Morton
county; mail will go to Mandan; Robin
ton Wand county, mail will go to
Vclva.
States Attorney Allen of Burleigh
pfv, 1,o,
the prosecution Of Black Hawk and
Coudot, arrested on suspicion of having
been concerned in the Spicer murder.
G. o. Greftengraff of Mayville,
graduate Of Copenhagen Veterinary
college, drank, by mistake, an ounce
of arscnous acid with caustic potash
in solution. Through the efforts Of five
doctors he lived thirty hours, but final
ly died this morning
Frank Tapelancyr, farmer near
Portal, committed suicide by cutting
his throat with razor, nearly severing
his head from the body. He had a
lawsuit with the 500 railroad Mt the
beginning Of the month in which judg-
mcnt was given against him. He leaves
widow and two children.
The tide of immigration this spring
seems TO be setting again toward North
Dakota. Many new settlers are taking
uD government land, while some are
purchasing improved farms. The ad-
vance in the price Of land is quite no
ticcablc.
George Il. Becmcr was arrested at
Batlsate under Il warrant alleging en-
bcZzlcment. Making use of favorable
opportunity he eluded the officers in
charge and skipped. obtaining start
Of two and one-half hours before his
absence was discovered. His arrest
ami flight have caused marked SEN
sation.
Thirty-five families of Indians from
the Standing Rock reservation moved
their belongings from the reservation
and started for the northern part Of
Burlcisll county to settle, but were Or
dcred back by the Indian agent. At
the same time $50 Indians from Fort
TOttcn reservation We're ordered off the
reservation at Standing Rock, where
they had been visiting, ard will have to
make their way back overland 800
miles to TOtten.