Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-05-04
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS.

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Rugby is agitating the question Of
incorporation.
w. A. Sconton has been appointed
postmaster at Inkster, Grand Fork,
county.
Joseph Dietrich, Jr., of Bismarck,
who was severely frozen in a blizzard
two weeks ago, died last week.
Emeralda is excited over the sudden
death OF Michael Barry, a laboring
man, as the result Of drinking pure
alcohol.
Miss Hattie Bailey, sister Of Post
master Small, of Casselton, was
brought before the insanity board
and ordered sent to jamestown for
treatment.
Jay Henderson, a prominent farmer
OF Church's Ferry, accidently shot
himself, and was found dead in the
field, his body having been charred
by burning clothing.
The mandamus proceedings in re
the pe~nitentiary board, have been
decided in favor of the hold-over
board, the decision being pro forma
for the purpose of appeal.
Plans for the new federal building
at Fargo, have been completed at
Washington. The supervising archi-
tect has laid them before the post
master general for approval.
Frank Hanson, a travelling man,
while at Willow City recently,
crawled half a mile in the mud to get
a chance to shoot a goose that be-
longed to a farmer. 1t cost him so.
Louis Rondeau, a convict from
Pembina county, escaped from the
Bismarck penitentiary. He had but
forty days more to serve and was on
the trusty list in charge of boilers at
night.
The annual meeting of the North
Dakota Stock Growers Association
was held at Dickinson with a light
attendance. Daniel Manning was
elected president and J. S. Green,
secretary.
North Dakota postmasters appoint
ed: Ashley, Mcintosh county, 1. c..
A. Thorn; New Salem, Morton
county, Max Shuttle; Sheldon, Ran
som county, Marion Grange; Towner,
+. l.. Ely.
Elise, the fiye-year-old daughter Of
DR.. and Mrs. Sturtzkoff, of Fargo,
met death in a peculiar manner.
The child was chewing a piece Of
gum and it became lodged in her
throat.
G.. A. Lerber Of Jamestown has
brought suit against the Phoenix Fire
Insurance Company, of Hartford,
Conn, to recoyer $1,000 insurance on
his stock of boots and shoes, lost by
fire January last.
The residence Of DR.. S. j. Hit
was burned to the ground at Fargo.
Loss. 1900; insurance, 81, 900 in the
Phoenix, of London, and $500 IN con
tents in the same company. Part of
the furniture was saved.
John Greske, a brakeman in the
Great Northern yards at Brecken-
ridge, while on a train that was
being made up, fell from the rear of
a box car and the a passed COM
pletely over him, nearly severing the
body in twain, and producing almost
instant death.
Secretary Cooper, of the state uni
versity at Grand Forks, refuses to
make a transfer of the books, papers
and other property to his successor
Mr.. Ayers, claiming that he was
authorized to retain possession until
further action by the board, by an
order from President Larimore of the
trustees.
The state temperance convention
was held at Fargo with a fair
attendance. 1t was decided to have
e. f. Sanders, of jamestown, devote
his entire time to the temperance
work in perfecting county and town
ship organization looking TO the
building up Of the prohibition party.
An auditing committee, consisting
of A. j. Barnum, of Mayville: A. j..
Graves, of Leeds, and Rev. G. A.
Mcnamara, was appointed, and an
active campaign of education will
be commenced.
Had the Women a Vote?
The question as to whether or not
the women were entitled to vote at