New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-10-29
ing among the poor OF the state during the

coming winter
A. Thompson, druggist. Grand Forks,
county. made nearly 700 sales Of liquor dur
ing one month, all of which were alleged to
have been ior medical use and the purchaser
made affidavit in each case that the liquor
was not intended for a beverage. Court pro
ceedings have been instituted to revoke his
license.
States Attorney Cochran, at Grand Forks
has brought suit for SANDER with damages
placed at $4,000, against NJ. F. Murphy, OF
the same place. The plaintiff alleges that
the defendant has lost no opportunity OF
endeavoring to convince the citizens that the
former in his capacity as a states attorney
has accepted moneys from both the prose
cutor and prosecuted; in other words. that
Mr.. Cochran has accepted brides.
Peter Burrows purchased $40 worth of
goods of Max Stern, at Fargo, and gave a
check of $127,7O in payment. signed by
John Johnson, on Moorhead bank. Stern
paid him the difference but mistrusting that
all was not right. sent over to Moorhead
and discovered that it was a forgery. When
Burrows was arrested he was wearing the
new suit and had the money on his person.
He is now in jail in default O.! S. 90 bonds
A mass meeting was held in Grand Forks,
for the purpose OF organizing to induce emf
grafton to the Red river valley. The coun-
ties OF Cass, Rchland, Trail, Grand Forks,
Walsh and Penn bna We're represented. Acorn.
mltee rom each county was appointed to
| complete arrangements. 1t was decided to
| establish bureaus. at Fargo and in Grand
Forks, and several thousand dollars will be
| invested in imm grafton literature to be dis
| tributed in the East.
| State Veterinary Langdon recommends to
| the governor that the sheep in Stutsman,
| hidder and Logan counties be quarantine
and that no sheep be allowed to be shipped
out OF the state unless they have a clear bill
| OF health from the state veterinary or from
a competent Inspector Itwould be we'll also
| if all sheep coming into the state should be
subjected to a rigid inspection, as in the cases
coming under his notice the disease came
! from the state Of Washington.
| Webster Null embezzlcd 81 900 from the st.
Anthony & Dakota Elevator company at
! Gardner over two years ago and ran away.
| He was brought back to Fargo by w. II.
| Chappelle, who arrested him in Lower CAL
ifornia, Oct. 2, having traced him by getting
| acquainted with q cousin of the culprit in
| Illinois. Null was bound over to the dis
trict court in 81, 900 bonds. He acknowl-
| edges the THEFT, and lays his downfall to gamb-
| ling and dealing in options.
Engineer Tilden, OF the Northern Pacifc's
Dakota extension, says work on the extern
ton from Faulkton will continue until the
ground freezes. The Northern Pacific in.
tends to get into the Black Hills as soon as
possible, and will be quicker than any East
ern road now heading that way. The Cakes
extension is no South Dakota capital To-
cation scheme The extension from Minor
to Valley Junction, will ais soon be built.
This will give the Northern Pacific a direct
short line to Wadena. Mimi, where connec-
| ton is made with the main line. ...-
| The board of trustees of the North Dako.
ia agricultural college has confirmed the
appointment of F. E. Laid, of Seneca, n Y,
as che mist; H. L. Bolley, OF Lafayette, Ind,
az botanist. while Prof. Waldron will re-
main aboriculturst, and he will con time
the work commenced this year The board
has rendered the position of We terinary to
a gentleman who is said to be one of the
leading men in h is profession in the country.
Sufficient rooms have been engaged at the
| Fargo college and the next term will open
January 1.
Highway robberies are becoming very com
mon in the vicinity of Grand Rapids. An old
| Frenclman living east Of Grafton was held
up and relieved $50. Two hired men were
held up later with revolvers pointed at their
| faces and made to deliver what they had
| From one the men got a watch and SIS,
and from the other they got watch and
80 cents. On the same night farmer named
Trudo was stopped and robbed OF 500
John Houser was held up and made to de,
! liver up all he had. which was S35 In all
! these depredations no one was identified, as
they wore red handkerchie!s over their faces