The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-01-13
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS.

Pasquale de Flore, Devils Lake
merchant has been found guilty of
selling liquor to Fort Totten Indians.
There are now ninety-three con-
victs in the state penitentiary, this
being the largest number ever in the
prison at one time since it's establish
ment.
Frank Jerabek, general merch-
andise, of Ellendale, has assigned.
Assets $20,0 to s25, ,0O0,' liabilities,
S., 600 to $4,000. Too large stock,
with the low price of wheat, caused
the failure.
Lloyd's new opera house in James
town will be opened this month. 1t
is a three-story brick structure, cost
ing $4,000, and thoroughly equipped
with every modern convenience. The
theatre has capacity Of $50.
The report of the superintendent of
the Jamestown insane asylum shows
that there were 22l patients In the
hospital Nov. /, 1890. During the
two years that passed 173 patients
we're admitted, 437 cases were treated,
LOG patients were discharged and So
died.
The biennial report of the commits
sioner OF agriculture shows, by the
certified returns of the county asses
sors, that the yield of wheat in 1901
was 5S, 300, 900 bushels, and. that the
estimated yield for 1892 is $500, 900,
an average yield for 1891 of 20.4S bush
els and 1875 for 1892.
Twenty-eight indictments have
been found against Rolette county
citizens for fraudulent filings. The
cashier of the bank at St. Johns, the
register of deeds of the county, sew
eral half breeds, the clerk of the court
and his deputy have been indicted by
the United States grand jury at Grand
Forks for perjury.
Marius Rerg, a farmer living six
miles east Of Devils Lake, became
violently il SINE one night, attacking
his wife, who fed to the neighbors
in scant attire, securing help in time
to save her children, who were
sleeping. A religious mania caused
the insanity. The board ordered him
sent to the jamestown asylum.
The state worlds fair board is doing
good work and will make creditable
exhibit at Chicago, in spite of the
small appropriation. Best of ,all,
they have got the ladies of the state
interested, and they are working like
beavers to raise funds and prepare
special exhibits. The Fargo ladies
expect to raise as much as s., 500.
The report of the commissioner of
insurance demonstrates that the peo-
pie of this state last year carried fire
risks to the amount of 81 ,Sll 800, at
al expense of s67 ,464.15 paid in pre-
miums and received $50, 165.01 for
ioooCS lhSuiICu. uittU UilC lllC, dCtl-
dent, endowment, live stock and other
companies carried policies for 5,7l4,-
72s, received 1861 ,2lS in premiums and
paid s92, l25 to benet1ciaries.
The announcement of the arrival
Of the four young highwaymen from
Devils Lake at the penitentiary
created much comment. Their names
are Willie Weeger. James Morgan,
Harry Fee and John Connolly, the
first named being but sixteen years
old. Weeger and Morgan were SEN
fenced for life for robbery, and the
other two for 81 years each for grand
larceny, yet all were implicatedin the
same offence. Weeger and Morgan
declined to plead guilty and stood
trial.
The state worlds fair commits
sioners, after a two days session,
awarded the decoration contract of
the state building at Chicago to
Rinehart s. Lopez, of Grand Forks,
and decoration Of state space in the
agricultural building to L Benson,
of jamestown. Plans for decoration
of the state building are elaborate
and include an arrangement of
grains and grasses in geometrical
figures in the ceiling and walls,
typical figures of construction of
native clays, woods, coal and other
products; also a series of paintings
Of large size, Illustrations of the
progress Of the state since It's first
settlement.
He Bagged the Turkeys.
Quite an amusing accident was