Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-11

The famous Seventh cavalry, which dis
tinguished itself in the Indian trouble las
winter, passed through the state on No.
last night, having been transferred tx
Washington city. The boys say they arr
through fighting Indians and are goins
down to wait on the president.
AS a result of conference by the pro
hibtionists of Hillsboro, the sheriff i.
armed with search warrant and sus
picious looking packages arriving by
freight are closely watched. If their con
tents are found contraband they are seizec
and contiscated.
SENATORS Casey and Hansbrough have
made up purse of $3.50, to be known az
the senatorial prize and contested for il
free-for-all hose race at the fremen's
tournament at Fargo.
FARGO is out with reward of $50 ''tc
every witness who will convict parties
selling liquor without license" Under
and by what authority of law, as it we're,
does the council of Fargo pretend to is
sue those documents dubbed "licenses?"
IT is claimed that the new Great
Northern line will beat the Northern Pa
cifc $50 miles in distance and six hours
in passenger time from the Sound to
Minneapolis. 1t will carry through pas
sengers from tide water to Chicago in
ninety three hours.
Grand Forks Plaindealer: p. b. Wick
ham of Glenullln, one of the Worlds Fair
managers, is a sheep enthusiast. He has a
thousand, and up to date the ewes report
an increase of over 100 per cent! His wool
clip averaged nine TBS! He has right to
feel enthusiastic.
| The Wahpeton conference of Congre-
gatiOnal churches was formed at Forman.
in Sargent county, last week. The con-
| ference includes the churches of Richland,
Sargent, Ransom, Dickey, and Mcintosh
counties. Rev. j. NJ LaBach was elected
president of the conference for the en-
suing year. Several interesting addresses
| were delivered. The next annual meet
Ing will be held at Wapheton.
Jamestown Capital: A driving associa-
ton has been organized in this city with
DR.. Archibald president, A. NJ. Halstead
| vice-president, Richard Giese secretary and
D. E. Hughes treasurer. An executive
| committee and track committee have been
| appointed and all necessary facilities will
be provided for exercising the fast step
perS.
II. T. Helgesen, commissioner of agri-
culture and labor, says that from expert
| mentS already made, he is satisfied that
North Dakota sugar beets were the best
| that can be produced anywhere in the
world: and he believes before many years
this will become a sugar producing state.
| He is also convinced that within a very
brief period we shall be producing all the
sugar required for home consumption.
Bishop Stanley in jamestown Alert:
| The Catholic congregation of Fargo owes
debt OF $500 for property purchased
last year. When they invited me to make
Fargo my home, told them to pay off
that debt and to raise enough money to
| Justify me in beginning new church.
They went to work with will, and in
one week they collected $4,000. That
money is not for me, but for themselves.
There is not money enough in the
treasury of the United States to induce
me to do anything which l consider OPP
| posed to the best interests of tie Catholic
church over which l am bishop.
| A census bulletin just issued shows the
Indebtedness of some of the counties of
North Dakota. Trail county comes first
with nominal debt only, given for 1890
as ninteen cents per capita less sinking
fund. Grand Forks is second with a per
capita debt less sinking fund in 1890 Of
$202, and in 1891 of $149. Walsh county
is next with debt in 1890 of S1.57. Penn
| bina is $685. Cass S645, Richand 1888,
Stutsman Sll.3S, Barnes SlO.96, Emmons
S33.77 and Burleigh S34.83.
1t is reported lLat instructions have
| uCoH ltCelVcu ny Gilc county COMMISSION
ers OF Stutsman county which will re-
quire assessors to raise the valuation of
sheep in that county to 50 per head. 1t is
presumed that the same requirements will
be demanded of all the other counties in
the state. This is considerable of a
raise in the valuation of sheep over last
years assessment. The sheep men claim
that this is an unjust and suicidal move
and will drive out of the business many
men who now have sheep in large mum.
bers, and will prevent others from invest.
ing. To burden young and feeble in.
dustry in that way they declare uuwise
and impoltic.
About o'clock Saturday afternoon the
interstate commerce commission finished
listening to the E. NJ. Raworth & Co. VS..
the Northern Pacific railroad case. Mr
Built appeared for the Northern Pacific
Hon. John NJ. Thurston, of Omaha, fol
the Union Pacific, and Richard Gray fol-
the Southern Pacific. The two last