Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-02
CHUNKS OF NEWS.
At last Herr Most goes to Jail.


The Gordon Cumming suit costs were
$12,5OO
Homan Kreuger was killed in stone
crusher at Gary, Ill.
| Gov. Patteson vetoed the Pennsylvania
compulsory education bill.
The California club will probably
match Slavin and Jaceson.
John Foote and two daughters, we're
drowned at Perterboro, Ont.
The Kansas harvest is now in full
blast and only five counties report poor
crops.
At Palmer, Neb., the wife and grand
mother of V. H. Lantan were killed by
lightning.
The wife of Sheriff Lenfest of Anoka
county, Minnesota, has been appointed
deputy sheriff.
Victor Newcomb, prominent Wall
street broker, has been placed in a prl-
vate insane asylum.
Minneapolis has issued 229 saloon
licenses thus far this year against 2G5
last year at this time.
The Chicago trades unionists will ask
the presidents support in eight hours on
the Worlds Fair crusade.
Heavy pension and other drafts on the
United States treasury reduced the net
surplus Wednesday to s., $685.
Col. Compton U. S. A., will be court
martialed for negligence in connection
with the Walla Walla lynching.
A water spout near the city of Mexico
Sunday killed many people and dam
aged the Conception silver mines.
Wonders never cease, A. D. Chase,
member of the South Dakota board Of
railroad commissioners, has resigned.
Particulars of the mine disaster at
Catorce, Mex, indicate large death list.
Fifteen bodies have already been re-
covered.
Captain Thorn of Britton, S. D., has
been appointed immigration inspector
for the customs district comprising the
two Dakotas.
A former employee of the Milwaukee
road is suspected of placing the tie
across the track that caused the Coon
river accident.
Nebraska has been drenched with the
heaviest rain ever known. In some locali-
ties considerable damage was DONE
Orleans was partially inundated.
The new grand jury law in South Da-
kota took effect on June LIST. Grand
juries will hereafter be composed of only
eight members and five may indict.
Rev. Isaac Nicholson of Philadelphia
has been elected bishop of the Episcopal
diocese Of Milwaukee. His election is
regarded as victory for high church
men.
The commissioner of Indian affairs has
signed the contract of James Rooch Of
Mortified, Mimi, to furnish 500 COWS
and fifty heifers at standing Rock agency
and ITO rams and $500 ewes at Fort
Berthold.
Immigration Agent Stetch will invest;-
gate the report of pauper Russian Jews
crossing at Sault Ste Marie into the
United States. If investigation warrants
the department will station an agent at
the straits permanently.
The national board of professional
base ball clubs has decided that Weekin
and Raymond who Jumped their con-
tracts with the Western association clubs
are forever ineligible to play with or
against any national agreement club.
Milton G. Brown, prominent East St..
Louis merchant, went out riding with
his wife, quarreled, and the following
day divorce was granted in five min
utes from the time cruelty was alleged
by Mrs. Brown. The husband waived
all rights.
By an explosion of boiler used to
run the drilling machinery at Akron,
Ohio, water works Wednesday. Henry
Golden was killed outright, John Har-
vey fatally injured, and Clarence FELTON,,
Newton Ramsey, j. F. Mason, James
Farabee an Benjamen Hoffman badly in
jured.
Peter Jackson has written letter de-
nying the assertion, by John L. Sullivan,
that he was afraid of Corbett. He claims
to have done most Of the fighting, but
that Corbett would not fight. He wants
to meet Corbett again. Referring to
Sullivan's statement. he says Sullivan
avoided a match with him before the
California club. Jackson says he is will.
ing to meet Slavin or any other pugi-
list.
The enterprising city of Tacoma
Wash, has called an election to vote up.
on the question of bonding the corpor.