The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-04-06
NORTH DAKOTA


| very i'll with congestion of the brain.
The Langdon cheese factory seems
| to be assured.
Tain loads of new settlers are arriv-
ing ut every point in the state.
A large lynx was killed by William
+. Henning near Hillsboro.
Copper and lead ore have been found
near Michigan City, and samples have
| been sent TO Butte for assay.
The Hamilton House. at Hamilton,
will be painted and thoroughly reno
| waited this spring.
The snow crew on the 500 has been
| boring through drifts twenty feet deep
near Kuhn.
A party of Iowa capitalist have pur-
chased 1900 acres of land in Foster
county.
The New Salem creamery paid out
| 81, 100 to farmers for cream during the
month of February.
John Murray of Pembina county died
| from injuries sustained by an ill-fitting
| bicycle saddle.
1t is said that Judge Bartholomew
| or the supreme court will hereafter
make his home in Fargo.
Someone burglariZed the residence
of Maj. Fleming at Fargo and stole
most of his silverware.
Two new school buildings will be
| constructed for the Indians on the res
eryation at Devils Lal.e.
Thirteen cases of diphtheria are re-
| ported from Mcintosh county, mostly
among Russian settlers.
Alex. Mckenzie is so far improved
as TO be able to sit up, and is expected
to be out Of the hospital soon.
The ice in Heart river has broken
up. but rs snow is scarce, no damage
from an overflow is looked for.
one of the mission buildings at Fort
! Berthold was burned a few days ago,
the loss being estimated at $1,000.
Copper and lead ore have been dis
covered near Michigan City. and sam
| pies have been sent to Butte for assay.
Lakota has secured plans for an
Sl1,oD0 school house, to replace the
one thar was burned there last winter.
The suits brought against ten farm
ers in Stutsman county by the Wahpe-
ton Hail Insurance company have
been decided agains 1.-THE company.
Three hundred Dunkards have ar.
| rived at Cando with live stock and
| household goods, ready TO settle on
government land.
The second floor Of the Hotel Court
9nay, at Courtenay is being painted
and all the rooms renovated and kali
somined.
| a four-room brick school building
will be erected ut GlasSton. Pembina
county, bids being already advertised
| for.
Carl Rudd Of Fargo. who was ac-
cused by Josephine Bake of having be-
trayed her. has decamped. The girl at.
tempted suicide last week.
Under the new sewer law, passed ut
the last session, ii is likely that a com.
| plete system of sanitary and drainage
sewers will be put in at Wahpeton.
The New Salem creamery paid out
81, 142 in cash during February to the
| farmers who sold the cream. Not SO
bad for the dullest month OF the year.
! The Union hotel at Mandan has been
leased by +. Mckinley. and will be re-
fitted and refurnished by the new man
agement.
The city of Mandan Is finding ready
sale. at par, for 5000 worth of ) per
cent bonds, to take up bonds just fall
ing due.
Mrs. Drake wife Of the bonanza
farmer. q. w. Drake Of Valley City. is
dead. She was one of Valley City's
most esteemed ladies.
II. J. Jones and w. Griffiths, two Of
ficials of the Winnipeg custom house,
have been suspended for alleged irreg-
ularities.
III. c. Upham of Grafton. one Of the
pioneer settlers of that region, is dead.
Frank Uphain, his son. died only
short time ago at Manila.
Mike Harrington, charged with the
killing of Nj. Garvey, at Darlington.
has given bonds and been released
from Jail. His trial will occur in May.
Miss Grace Crowl. who was severe
~ burned at Dickinson by an explo-
sion of gasoline not long ago, is recov-
erng.
\ Finlander attempted suicide on
the Northern Pacific train near Dick
inson, and was taken into custody by
the authorities.
Sergeant Kelly of Darlington, who
has distinguished himself with the sig
nal corps, has been promoted to sec
ond lieutenancy. 80. :.
]. w. ConIella, who was reported to
have been lynched at Everett. Wash,
writes 10 his Dakota friends declaring
that the story is untrue. He is quite
sure he is still alive.
The Farmers Mill and Grain COM
pany of Minor has recently incorpo-
rated with capital of $4,000. and
will at once proceed to erect Il mill and
elevator at that place.
There are no indications of food