Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1891-10-16
STATE NEWS.

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seven sheep belonging to NJ. Packer, si
Williamsport, n ID.
A conservative estimate just complies.
ed OF the Emmons county, N. D.. flnos
places tue entire loss at $45, 900.
The mann building of the North Da,.
kota agricultural college at Fargo L.
now nearly completed.-Alert.
Gazette, Wahpeton: 1t is stated that,
l,lOO carloads of wheat have been ship.
ped east on the Northern Pacific raiL
way between Minor and Wedena since..
the last of July.
This week we have. added a fouy,.
morse power engine to the Transcript
plant. Come in any Thursday evening
ana see 1t operate our fine new cylinder
press.-New Rockford Transcript.
There appears to be no falling of in
the immense shipments of stock over
the Northern Pacific, from three to six
trainsa day being sent out of James,
town, loaded with cattle and Sheep,
Alert.
Mimic Journals: Aud now it is said
That Frank Vlets is in for purchasing
the Hotel Dacotah ut Grand Forks, and
has offered $4,000 for it. Frank seen>
llSly has Il craving after Grand Forks
real estate
Last Monday morning thieves
went through the residence
OF U. S. Atty. Selby, at Hilsboro, vile
Mrs. Selby was out in the yard, and se-
cured watches and jcwlcry valued at
about S2O0-Fargo Sun.
Mandan Times: Railroad employees
mostly section hands, are being hired
away by farmers, embarrassing the com.
panies, as their tracks need constant at
ten'ion, especially in consequence of
the rapidly increasing business.
Devils Lake Inter-Occan: w. L.
Chilcott, who was arrested on !. United
States warrant for selliug liquor With
out Il government license. was placed
under 1850 bond by United States COM
missioner McClcry and has been ro.
leased.
Draton Echo: The Great Northern
began the work of grading its new line
from Red Lake Falls in :. southeasterly
direction to Iosston. 1t is intended to
ultimately make short cut across the
country from the Red River Valley to
Duluth.
Hon. L. w. Camp, the new Unitt1
States district attorney, received his
commission and was sworn in before
Judge Thomas yesterday morning.
Last night Judge Thomas left for
Duluth to hold Two weeks term Of
court for Judge Nelson, and Messrs.
Camp, Montgomery and Crosthwalte
left for st. Paul.-Argus.
f. Ashley Mears i'm Fargo Republican
If any men are inquring abont =
place to locate thrcshing machines,
please refer themto me and will bs
pleased to give them full information.
Still it makes no difference where tho
men 60 on the Great Northern railroad.
Threshing machines arc in demand in
each town and men are being paid
$3.50 a day teams S. per day.
The Mclean County Mail says new
vein of coal has been uneartted at Tur.
tie Lake, in that county, of excellent
quality. Heretofore the people of Tur-
tie Lake have had to 60 to Coal Lake
for their supply, but now they can
mine it almtst at their doors. The
Mails informant says it is thick vein.
dipping westward, and the coal looks
beautiful and burns splendidly.-Farpo
Republican.
Bismarck Settler: The good crops in
North Dakota have been heard from in
other states, and already people are
flocking in from the east to take un
land in the Bismarck district. There
is plenty of it, and it cannot be surpas-
sed for raising No. hard wheat, wool
or stock. But it will not be long until
all the choice lands are taken. Besides
land that is decided is very low now.
but prices are bound to rise.
Devils Lake Inter. Ocean-Heminp
Thompson, one of the unfortunate i'm
dividuals whose farm lay in the path
of the hail storm last summer. and who
at the time thought his crop was inst
about knocked to pieces, has completed
threshing the poorest portion Of his
wheat. 1t averaged 37i bushels to the
acre and grades No. / hard and
northern. He thinks he lost 10 0r15
bushels an acre by the hail, but under
the circumstance does not feel like
Robert Wood, city justice of East
Grand Forks, was murdered last Gum
day morning by two burglars whom he
arrested while in the act of robbine =
saloon which they had broken into. Ho
was taking them to jail when one Of
them shot him. The burglars then
rifled his pockets and left him lying in
The street where he was found in an un-