Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-10-13
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS.

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Engerbright Homo, of Forman ran
over the head OF his one year old
child, killing it instantly.
The Cando Catholic church corner
stone was laid on Sunday afternoon
by Bishop Stanley and Father
Vincent, rectOrs. A large concourse
Of people were in attendance and the
ceremonies were impressive.
Three men broke iuto Sarles'
lumber Office at Kelso. drilled the
safe and were just putting in dyna-
mite when discovered. -Four shots
were fired and the same number
returned, all without effect.
The state board OF university and
school lands has made its third seize
ton oflands for the public institution 5
Of the sta e amounting TO about 40
Geo acres. This makes about 10000
acres all told. thus far selected. out OF
nearly 100000 acres to which the state
isentitled under the enabliaE act.
EMPLOYEES OF the Great Northern
railway ( und in the yard Of the
company at Grand Forks Wednes-
day a stripped and wounded man,
with a hole in his head and his two
legs cut of between the knees and
ankles. The belief is that he was
knocked down and robbed and his
body placed across the track.
In the First district court at Grand
Forks Judge Templeton sentenced
Edward Marshall to ten yerrs in the
pententiary for robbery, John Burns
ten years for burglary; Daniel Lewis,
eighteen months for burglary; Frank
Cole, burglary, one year; Gus Staten,
burglary, accompIice, six months:
John Davis, grand larceny, one year;
James McReady, grand larceny, six
months.
The commission appointed to treat
with the Turtle Mountain Indians
are pushing their work, and have
already taken an accurate census of
the Indians, taking care to keep
separate the Canadian Indians,
American Indians and half-breeds.
Little Shell and his followers and the
Canadian Indians are sulking and
refuse to let the cLmnissioners come
among them.
The baggage room, dispatcher's
Office, express Office and a checker
rooms Of the Northern Pacific al
Fargo were completely Quilted by fire
last Friday. So great was the feeling
there against the Northern Pacific
for its failure TO stand by an agree
ment to build a depot this sum-
rier that the crowd cheered and
howled whenever the flames broke
forth in a new spot.
The war department received
instructions from the president to
send a detachment OF troops TO the
Turtle mountain Indian reservation
in North Dakota to assist the
government commission now there to
carry out his instructions. It is said
the Canadian mixed bloods who were
| stricken from the rolls because they
were foreigners nos make open
threats to prevent any course Of
action that does not include them in
its deliberations.
Grafton was visited Thursday
night by a $4,000 fire, set probably by
some tramp. Between the P. Sand
ager Company's general merchandise
store and BjUrneby s. Newgard's hard
ware stores a little before midnight a
man was seen running from the place
but could not be caught. The
buildings burned like finder
and not an article in Sandager's store
was saved, Hecarrieda so, coo stock.
This is a farmers cooperative store,
building owned by S.Cairncross. The
hardware store of Biorineby s. New
gard was burned to the ground and
the stock mostly destroyed. The
jewerlry store Of Bjornnby in the
same building was partly saved, most
OF the valGables being in the safe.
The next building, a harness store,
was partially destroyed, but the stock
saved. The flremen did good work.
Sandager's insurance on $4,000 stock
i sI3, COO: Bjorneby & Newgard's on
stock is 50 coo. 3 1900 having been put
on yesterday; S. Cairucross. on build
ing, $500.
The Worlds Fair Board OF North
Dakota has completed its collection
Of grain and grasses through the
northern part OF the state, which are
now in storage Experts declare it the
finest collection Of wheat and oats
samples they have W Large
quantities of wheat in the straw have
been secured from one field from the
Turtle mountain in BOttineau county,
five feet and six inches in height and
yielding forty-fye bushels Of No. !
hard grain per acre. Bottlneau
county took the first premium at the
New Orleans exposition on wheat
and it stands good chances of doing
so again at the Worlds Fair. The
board is pleased with its success in
securing samples Of apples and crabs,
which prove beyond a doubt that
North Dakota will successfully raise
these fruits. Very fine dutchess Of
Oldeberg apples, perfectly matured,
have been secured from Trail county,
while great numbers of t~ranscendant
and other crabs Of very large size and
perfect form are now being preserved
for display. The board will have
over thirty varities of corn on exhibit,
grown and matured in North Dakota.
Last Dakota Crop Bulletin.