Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-09-18
STATE NEWS.

| Duluth handled 1.1O3 cars of wheat
Monday, the largest number ever cared
for in ono day. This represented &C.,
900 bushels of wheat.
The Dickinson Press suggests that
Fort lincoln, which is now abandoned,
be secured for the annual camping
grounds of the North Dakota militia.
Miss Villa Poole, the North Dakota,
lady equestrian, who has won an envi-->
able reputation as u rider, was thrown
from her horse ut Minneapolis last
week while riding in race. Her coll
lar bone was broken.
A patch of ground half rod less
than one acre, formerly used for gar
den, was planted to wheat by Andrew
Crandell and produced 43 bushels, after
docking on pound per bushel for dirt
This shows what II little extra tillage
will do.-Sanborn Enterprise.
A circular has been issued by tho
state Worlds Fair managers calling up>
on North Dakotans to select and for
ward to them samples of wheat, oats,
barley, flax and millct from this years
crop. A. G. Labrie, of Grand Forks,
should be consulted as to how and
where to ship them.
If the last legislature had given more
time to examining and debating import
ant measures, and less to political
scheming, the crude laws relating to
warehouses and grain inspection would
not have founl their way onto the stat
ute books to be overturned Ly the
courts.-Fargo Republican.
Tho U. s. weather bureau is perfect
ing Il system of whistles signals from
running trains, which will give valua-
bic forecast, of the weather to very
large number of people. The FROST
whistle has proved to be u great benefit
here this season, and mans ingenuity
will no doubt be imployed to more per-
fcctly insure that possible dangers shall
not be necessary ,lamities.-Park Ri
vcr Witness.
There seems to be great confusion in
guessing at wheat CRATES this year. A
Barnes county farmer took u load of
wheat from his last years crop. which
then graded No. l. hard, to Valley City
the other day and the buyers supposing
it this years crop the best grade offered
him was No. 8: The reason given fer
the low grade was ''frostcd" and it was
given by three different buyers. The
farmers SO far us they can should store
their wheat in granaries OH their farms
and let the buyer come after it and buy
it OH its merits. They will COME
jamestown Capital.
Wahpeton Globe; Wahpcton is full
OF petty thieves, thugs, and what is
worsc-blind-piggcrs. These dirty
joints-run almost openly right under
the nose of the mayor and two police
men, q sheriff and deputy, and the cele>
brated law and order lcagne-are the
Matching spots of all the crime commit
ted in the community. There is hardly
q citizen who has not suffered some in
dignity. Hardly 4 person who has not
lost something at the hands of the
gang of buns and thieves who are at
| tractcd to Wahpcton by the flush times
land the loose condition Of the city gsv-.
ernment.
A number of farmers around Elliott
in Ransom county, have clubbcd to-
gcthcr and erected platform from
which to load and ship grain. The farm
ers entering into the scheme control
about 10000 acres which represent 24O,-
600 bushel of wheat. The platform was
nearly completed when the railroad
company gave notice that work must
be stopped until IL permit, according to
law, could be secured. This, 1t is saM
can be obtained III a few days and the
platform completed. The elevator
agent is reported to have written his
company that if the scheme is not stop
ped they might as well close the elcva-
and assign him to another place. 1t
will be of interest to note the final re-
suit of the farmers attempt to ship their
own wheat.
A New Rockford special saws:
Notwithstanding all tho
warnings given by the news
papers of North Dakota, farmers arc
putting off plowing firebreaks, and in
consequence terrible fires are raging
for milesain every direction around this
town. 1t was feared at one time the
town itself would be destroyed, and it
was only by the hardest work that it
was saved. One farmer has lost 500
acres of wheat, and many others small
cr amounts. Thousands of bushels of
grain have been burned, besides much
hay and many buildings. Mek and