The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-08-20
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Minnewaukan has decided to in.
corporate.
The postoface at Fessenden has been
raised to fourth class.
Gophers have caused more damage
in Benson county this year than ever
before.
It is estimated that Grand Forks
county will harvest over 5000, 900
bushels Of wheat.
Judge Millard, formerly leading at.
tosaey Of Grand Forks, is dead of con.
sumption at Kelseyville, N. z.
Diokey county collected in taxes for
the current year el05, 900 and expended
Tor county administration s2s. 900.
Williams county commissioners gave
notice that all persons setting fires
there unlawfully will be prosecuted.
Work on Fargo's new Catholic
ohuroh, to be one Of the finest in the
Northwest, ID expected to commence
this fall.
II 10 estimated that the total loss by
hail In North Dakota this year 10 Is, 900
acres, and as much more has been
damaged 10 per cent.
DR.. Huntington of Csrtegena, 90.
lombia, is making Fargo his home for
three months. The doctor married
Spanish lady In Porto Rico and has
come to America for his liberty.
Hon. ]. B. Winemap Of Grand Forks
has been appointed By Attorney Gen.
eral Cowan 40 assistant state attorney
for Grand Forks county, for che prose.
cution Of violators Of the prohibition
law.
By the promotion Of Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Devine to the governors chair,
Senator Arnold becomes lieutenant
governor. Arnold was elected presi.
dent Of the senate on the last day Of
the last session.
The North Dakota editors have be.
gun the arrangements for a trip to
Florida in February next. Chairman
etraub Of the executive committee is
meeting with satisfactory success in
the preliminaries.
John Bedlake of Cavalier county,
who was appointed consul to Baran.
quila by Cleveland, has decided to re-.
main In South America for some time
and has taken an interest in q new
railroad enterprise.
Peter Ross, 60 years old. well
known farmer near Wild Rice. Cass
county, was found dead Sunday. He
was we'll Saturday and is supposed to
have died Of bowel trouble. He was
one Of the earliest settlers in the valley.
Harry Gorman, 12.year.old son Of
b. German. the Northern Pacific yard.
master at Fargo, was run over by
wagon at Grand Forks, sustaining in.
jurtes from which he died later. The
boy was visiting his grandparents at
the time Of the accident.
The Northern Pacific depot, freight
and warehouse at Bismarck, which
will be built 10 replace the buildings
recently destroyed by, fire, will COST
about $50. 900. As soon as the plans
have been completed the work of re.
building will be commenced.
A hail storm destroying many thou.
sand acres of grain swept over Foster,
Eddy and Wells counties Sunday. The
crops Of many farmers are . total loss.
Some fields are scarcely touched, while
the majority are injured from 30 to 80
per cent. It is roughly estimated that
the entire damage will figure up to.
tai loss of 10000 acres.
About 80 hoboes held up Great
Northern freight at Grand Forks Juno.
ton. They boarded the train, refusing
to get Of, and pulled guns on the train
crew. The officers at Larimole were
notified by wire and posse was organ.
ICED. By arrangement the train was
stopped Just before entering that city
and nearly all the hoboes captured and
landed in Jail.
Joseph M. Devine has assumed office
as the chief executive of the state to
Ill the unexpired term Of the lats
governor, Frank A. Briggs Under
the provision Of the. state law there
were no formalities preceding his as
sumption Of the office, the lieutenant
governor becoming governor imme.
diately upon the death Of tho governor
without any ceremony and By virtue OF