The Dickinson press., 1898-08-27
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
Fargo has six women's clubs.

ERrgO mas SIX women g CLUBS.
Cattle shipped from Dickinson were
sold in Chicago last week for &4.75.
Mrs. Henry Shure, living near Tower
City, was fatally burned by gasoline.
The Bismarck Tribune estimates the
total vote Of the state this fall at 5000.
Twenty.four threshing outfits were
sold in Wells county SO for this season.
The State bank of Clifford has been
granted charter by the secretary Of
state.
Illinois and Kansas homeseekers are
looking over the territory tributary to
Cando.
An epidemic of diphtheria prevails
among tho Russians in Medina, Stuts.
man comfy.
The secretary of state has issued a
charter to the State bank Of Clifford,
Trail county.
Jamestown is agitating the question
of sinking another artesian we'll. The
one in use at present shows signs Of
collapse.
Gophers are said to have done more
damage in the western counties this
fear than any other year In the history
of the state.
The men accused of burglarizing the
Salvation Army barracks at Fargo
have been bound over to the grand jury
in the sum of $500 each.
The Park River council advertises
for bids on the construction Of a new
city hall. The new building is to be a
model of safety and convenience.
Hon. O. w. Francis Of Fargo died
last week of appendicitis. He was one
Of the leading attorneys Of the state
and in addition owned and managed q
farm of 5000 acres.
At an auction sale held by Assignee
Withheld of the North Dakota Milling
company the Diamond mill at Grand
Forks was sold to Frank Crane of::Cum.
mings for $500. It cost over $50, 900.
The Republican state central com.
mittee organized at Fargo last week by
the reelection Of w. H. Robinson Of
Mayville as chairman. and M. H. Jew.
ell, editor of the Bismarck Tribune. as
secretary.
Billings county has issued $4,000
worth of bonds. The Wadsworth mur.
der trial and an attempt upon the part
of the county to pay bounty on all Of
the wolf heads in that part of the state
and the near portion Of Montana was
the direct cause of this action.
Sixteen cars of Dakota wheat arrived
at the head Of the lakes Friday, it be.
ing the first consignment for this sea.
son. The Northern Pacific road
brought in the grain, it coming from
the line near the Dakotas, via the
Fargo and Southeastern railway.
Chief Big John, the Arickaree, died
Thursday of last week at his residence
on the Fort Berthold reservation. Big
John was the first enlisted scout al
Fort Stevenson and served con tinuously
from 1867 to 1852, when he lost leg in
the service and has since been q pen.
sioner.
The resignation of Judge Guy O. n
Oorliss of the supreme court has been
accepted by Governor Devine and N
O. Young of Pembina county has beer
appointed his successor. Young is the
Republican candidate for the same po
sition and, if elected, will assume hi
Office Dec. /.
Commissioner H. u. Thomas says tht
Minneapolis Journal placed the NORTH
Dakota acreage 100000 too large,
and basing his estimate on the returns
of assessors and the inspection of wheat
fields all over the state the commits
sioner puts the total yield of NORTH
Dakota about so, 600, 900 bushels instead
of sc, ,0O0,0O0 bushels as named by The
Journal.
The railroad depots at both Crane
Forks and Fargo have been in the habi
of receiving shipments Of liquor tt
points in the state. The State Enforce
ment league has taken hold Of the mat
ter and J. B. Wineman, representing
the enforcement league, has notified
the Great Northern agent at Crane
Forks that the practice must stop.
The changes in valuation made BY
the state board of equalization will re-
suit in a larger increase in the assessed
valuation of property in the state thar
was expected, bringing the total O.
real and personal property up to 800,
100000, or a total increase of 1900, ,00t
over last year. The total valuation O
real property, as equalized, will b'
$68, 600, 900, and Of personal property
&21. QO0. 900. exclusive of railrQada