The Dickinson press., 1897-02-20
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Interesting News Items Fron an
Parts Of the State.

lhe MellangO mills 20 INTO new nan0S
and will resume work.
The Monarch elevator at Melville was
burned.
The little child of Senator Rourke
fell from the he'd and broke its arm.
Fairlnou,,t Catholics have organized
I society and will build a church.
a. .. Nan,l,Sahl has been appointed
postmaster at Rugby
| Some Griggs county farmers want "A
county fair.
}|i!'sloro las Il quota "f wood and
.Oa, thieves.
C.:,!rchs Ferry thinks of incorporat-
ing.
Mi:.at thieves are in evidence near
Milton.
Hurleigl ct,:uty has .4:;2 school chill
hwn.
Stutsman's court house will have
new vault to cost $41S.
Mrs. George Merchant of Ellendale
was quite l'!:'lly burned while lighting
4 fire with coal oil
The domcStics at Ellcndale are re-
ported about to strike for an increase
In wages.
The name of Rivcrdale. a Great Nor
thclm station in Dickey county, has
been changed to Newton.
Mrs Frost of Cassclton, wants 1000
from the city for injuries received
from Il defective sidewalk.
Robert Daniels of CandO strayed 20
miles while trying to find his way
home in one OF the recent storms.
James and George Wilson Of Gale
loni.l have been arrested, charged with
stcading wheat.
Mrs. I'yn.all Of Hunter had her eye
badly injured. The baby accidentally
struck her with Il sharp plaything.
Little Dwight Bolts of I4udden had
the misfortune to split u bone in his
arm last week.
X ncher I.anterman drove 500 sheep
!hr ice from Wahpeton to Bismarck
= shipment Fast.
The rostofiice at Coburn, Ransom
county, has been discontinued. Mail
will 20 to Sheldon.
Eddy and Foster counties have com.
Portable cash balances the first Of the
year.
4 horse trainer tried to jump board
bill nc Park River. and got thirty days
in Jail.
Eugene Gould, an inmate of the
state penitcntiary, has gone insane, and
will change his quarters to the asylum
At Jamestown.
Twcnty-cight farmers in the vicinity
of Walcott. Hicbland county, still have
IA t1lnit. last vn.,p'. II, Sto A
deal of this grain has been damaged.
The ninc-yrar-old son of Cashier Hur-
riS of Grafton has Il badly crushed
shoulder, the result of Catching on to
bob sleigll>.
Charges Of cruelty have been pre-
ferred against II. II. Howard, teacher
Of the Williamsport school and an In
vcstigation instituted.
Fifty head of cattle have died at
llart's ranch in Dickey county this
winter from lack of feed. The heavy
winter has been hard on stock.
The county commissioners Of Wells
county ut Il meeting last week decided
I" refund its warrant indebtedness of
about S25,NO, by issuing $4,000 worth
,f bonds.
Tie wood :lnline at Bathgate still
continues. hit will be very short
through the spring, when it can be de-
tivcrc'l from wagons by farmers.
The Brynjolfson-Miller contest case
at Mech" has ninety witnesses sum-
mOnsl. and how any ordinary tribunal
can get at any definite facts is a mar
vel.
La grippe has Il hold on most Of the
people ut Bathgatc. 1t has been diff
cult to keep the school running. Two
Of the teachers were sick Mt the same
| time.
The elevators at Bathgate are taking
but little wheat now. 1t is estimated
that about 80 per cent of the wheat
is already marketed. There is large
amount OF oats and barley left yet
on account of the very low prices.
Less charitable work than usual has
been necessary ut jamestown this wins
ter. The reason is that the very Sc
we're winter has compelled the railroads
to employ Il great deal OF Lelp-sO
there are two sides to the severe winter
matter.
Tho contest ease between A. l.. Miller
of st. Thomas and Mr.. Brenaldson of
Cavalier. will be held at Pemblna. A.
l.. Miller received the majority Of the
votes for prosecuting attorney. but
I,renaldson claims there were fraudu-
lent votes east. There are other con-
test cases to be tried, but will hardly
get in this term, as there are about
100 witnesses in the first case