The Wahpeton times., 1891-10-22
NORTH DAKOTA,

Henry Good, Bisbee septuagenarian,
committed suicide.
A Finlander named Hongola was killed
in runaway at Lakota.
Edgar w. Camp has been appointed
United States district attorney for North
Dakota.
Mrs. Simon Owen, of Cooperstown, died
on the train while enroute for Minneapolis
for the purpose of being treated for cancer
Reliable information from Emmon.
county places the losses by the recent
prairie fires at much less than first report
ed. George johnson and his son. 3 te
near the Holland settlement are the I ~
ones who are known to have lost their
lives. /,
A proposition was made to the Fargd
council for franchise for another electric
street railway, two and one-half milestoflt
to be built and in operation Jan. 1892
The matter went over. The Thomrsot.
Houston company is behind the proposit
ton. 1t has already secured the frareHisf
in Moorhead. NV
A city election to vote bonds took place
at Fargo with a light vote. Only twelve
votes were cast against the proposition.
The bonds are for $40, 900, and bear pei
cent interest. They are to take the place OF
the S per cent bonds voted last year to com.
plete the purchase of the water works,
which were not sold owing to the financial
depression East.
i. r. Herrick, auditor of Emmons
county, was found dead in his office chair
at Williamsport. Hehad gone to his office
and started fire, and when found was sit
ting by the stove with his over coat and
mittens on. He had been an official OF
Emmons county for years, and was we'll
known oil over this section. His remains
will he sent to his OLD home in Michigan
for interment.
Two candidates are i'll the field for COM
missioner for the district including DEVILS
Lake. Joseph Graham and George Juergens
were both nominated by circulating certit-
Gates tor signatures under the Australian
system. The assessed valuation of this
city is one-fourth of the whole county, but
it has had no representation on the board
of commissioners since 1886. Candidate
Juergens is the city nominee.
Mrs. Mary Olson, wife of thrifty Scan
dinavian farmer living few miles west of
Ellendale, drove to town with q horse and
buggy, took the train for the south and is
now supposed to be in the company of
Manly Benedict, farm hand who worked
in the neighborhood and who is also
missing. She left her two small children ut
a neighbor's, and her husband is off in
another county threshing and knows
nothing ofhis broken up household.
| A Devils Lake Special says: The absorb
ing amusement in this vicinity now is
geese shooting They are present in hun
dreds ofthousands and enthusiastic hunt
ers say millions. About fifty sportsmen,
many from st. Paul and Minneapolis, pass
edrecently near Sweetwater, north of here
shooting geese. One outfit brought down
20. In all, about six hundred are shot.
These birds feast on wheat in the day and
repair to the lakes at night. Their crops
| are invariably filled with the grain and
their destruction is not considered cruel.
WISCONSIN.
Mrs. Jane Germany, of ofBeloit died, aged
100 years.
Charles Bell was sentenced to one year at
Waupun for robbery at La Crosse.
Whisky Jim, the Indian murderer, is still
at large.
Diphtheria is prevalent at Madison and
| energetic means are being taken to stamp
it out.
The 12-year-o old daughter of John Bier
| bauch of Kaukauna was assaulted by
| tramp. A mob is in pursuit of the fiend.
Burglars entered number of dwellings
at Eau Claire, securing considerable
plunder.
Fire at Marinette destroyed $1,000 feet of
lumber belonging to Perley, Lowe g. Co.,
of Chicago.
William Campbell, of Eau Claire, was
seriously injured by being thrown from
horse.
The team attached to the hook and lad
der truck at Madison ran away, smashing
the truck.
Michael Manthey, of Sheboygan, had
his leg fractured by the upsetting of his
| wagon.
1. D. Lamtoer, Of Rice Lake was fined
$1oo for shooting deer out of the regular
season.
James McTaggert, of sheboygan. was
| arrested, charged with assault by August
Ehler.
AID. Michael Childs, of Janesville will
engage in the manufacture of muslin under
wear, employing 100 hands.
Fish are being taken in abundance at
Sturgeon Bay. One fisherman made a
catch of 1000 pounds in one day.
| Fire destroyed the residence of William
Dean, in the town of Center, Rock County,
rendering the family homeless.
| Martin Knott, of Janesville, while dig
ging post holes unearthed box containing
$26 in coin.
Emanuel Gladden. who committed suicide
in Chicago recently, formerly lived in Wau-
sau.
The incorporators of the North Wiscon-.
sin Academy met at Ashland. Fifteen
trustees were elected and the several COM
mittees appointed
The seven saw mills at Ashland during
the past season cut 15O, ,OOo, 600 feet of lum-
ber. The total shipments amounted to
LAC, 600 600 feet.
| IOWA,
| w. L. Chilcott was bound over to the
United States court for selling liquor at
Devils Lake without license has furnish
ed cash bail of $3.50.
Frank Carson, Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids q Northern car inspector, was caught
between couple of cars in the yards at
Cedar RAPIDS and crushed to death