Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-05-24
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Otherwise.
II. S. Mcdowell. business man of
Bloomington, ILL.,, is dead.
A coal famine prevails at Lincoln,
III.
Rich gold fields are said to have been
discovered in Montana.
Mrs. Lease may be nominated for
congress in jerry Simpsons district.
Twenty Ashland Coal & Iron railway
telegraphers have been discharged be-
cause Of the miners strike.
Many Cinnamon are said to have reg
istered twice, and the duplicate certifi-
Gates are being sold at a good price.
The Burlington road is experimenting
IN the use of Oil for fuel on locomo-
tiyes.
The Union Furniture compaoy of
Rockford, ILL.,, has been reorganized
with capital of $4,000.
No proceedings will be brought
against the whisky trust by the attor-
ney general of Illinois.
The report that unemployed work.
men had threatened to burn Anderson,
Ind, proves to have been canard
Edward Lane was unanimously re-
nominated for congress by the Demo-
Gratis of the Eighteenth Illinois district.
Eight telephone, telegraph and ex-
press companies in Indiana have been
sued for u total of $4,000 in back
taxes.
Miss Florence Kelly, inspector Of
Illinois factories, reports having found
in five months 6,576 boys and girls I'M
der sixteen at work.
Hiram P. Blackburn, an attorney of
Danyi:le, Ill, has been adjudged in
| sane. His mind has been failing for
| some time.
The meeting of the Fox River Val
| ley Medical association was held at Ell
gin, Ill. Professional papers We're read
and q banquet followed.
Members Of the American Railway
union accuse the Great Northern Of
bad faith, and there are rumors Of q
renewal of the recent troubles.
Two large brick manufactures at
Minonk, ILL.,, have been forced to shut
down on account of lack of coal The
miners at MinOnk are still out.
Col. James Sexton has resigned as
trustee of the Illinois Soldiers Home
because Of inability to agree with his
| Democratic colleagues.
All the judges Of the county court of
st. Clair county, Mo. have tendareu
their designations to Gov. Stone. they
are in Jail for contempt of court.
| An oil well was struck at Portland
Ind, by the Enire company, the capa.
city of Which is estimated at 500 barrels
daily.
Dr. A. A. Ramsey, a pioneer of Mon.
roe county, Iowa, died at Abba. He
was at one time member Of the legisla.
ture.
The next meeting Of the Missouri
Chautauqua Assembly will be held at
Sedalia, June 81 to July inclusive
Thomas B. Reed or Bourke Cochran
will address the assembly.
Touching the railroad land claims in
the vicinity of Des Moines. Iowa,
Special Agent Birney has submitted q
report that is understood to favor the
railroad side of the case.
Members Of the Little Falls. N. Y,
branch of the Ancient Order Of Hiber.
mans boycotted Il lecture of John r.
Finerty Of Chicago, and their action
mas created q stir among Irislmen.
"A committee representing the labor.
ers along the drainage canal went to
Chicago and asked labor bodies to in.
stitute union among then. They say
they represent 1000 wcrkrlcn.
Gamblers attached to Washburn's cir.
Gus swindlcd James Moore, Il farmer,
out of $3.50 ut Ottawa. Ill. Two Of the
gamblers were held until Moore's
money w;ls refunded.
John Starr of Huron. Ohio has sued
the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
company for $50 900 daniay IS. He was
thrown from car and Injured for Iife
a year ago and claims the company was
responsible.