Griggs courier., 1894-09-07

oOcAAS Cadt soIuc HdSHluS young DUCK
won the girls affections while at school
and when she returned home he fol-
lowed, and sworc by all that was holy
that Miss Tollefson should be his wife.
He called upon the girl and in true
lovers way made his wants known to
her father, but was reprimanded and
ordered off the farm. This setback
was unexpected by the lovers, SO few
days later she eloped.
News In Brief,
Fred Matthews, an old pioneer of
kidder county, was killed at Steele by
the caving in of the walls of sod
house in which he was working. His
son narrowly escaped like fate.
Two cattle thieves confined in the
CO MY Jail ut Minot. awaiting trial,
broke out. and stealing two horses from
Ehr Bros. made their escape.
w. A. Cross. night yarxlmaster of the
Great Northern at Grand Forks, was
run over in the railroad yards by a
switch engine and instantly killed. He
had been working for the company one
month. He was formerly conductor on
the Northern Pacific.
Henry Barrett, the 1s-year-old son of
Merchant Barrett, of Hunter, was accl~
dentally shot and killed while riding a
moving machine and carrying gun.
In some manner the gun was dis
charged, the load entering his stomach.
After hours of terrible suffering he ex-
pred
The Turtle Mountain Times says that
whole sections of wheat have been de-
stroyed in the west end of Rolette
county by gophers.
The Pembina county commissioners
have laid the county seat removal ques-
tion on the table until the September
meeting. The board was a tie on the
question at the last meeting.
The fifth annual meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
of North Dakota will be held Sept. 81
to "a in the beautiful city of Wahpeton.
Walsh county has $42, 800. 40 in cash
on hand and no floating indebtness.
The populist editors of the state have
organized press club, with Frank
Wilder, of Mandan, as president, and A..
A. Trovaten, of Fargo secretary.
Quails have been discovered in the
vicinity of Devils Lake.
Six blind piggers were closed at
Grafton at one fell swoop by injunc.
tional process.
Julius Hart, who was wounded by
the accidental discharge of his gun at
Forman, died while his injured leg was
Oeing amputated.
The most remarkable yield of wheat
reported in Ransom county comes from
Hon. a. II. Laughlin. He says his
machine thrashed out thirty-one bush
els to the acre on the 7. ID. Rice farm
south of Lisbon, and that will all grade
No hard. The land has been used
for the past fourteen years, which shows
the wonderful fertility of the soil.
Deputy Sheriff Stirk pulled Felix
Faigman's blind pig at Grand Harbor,
confiscating stock and putting an in
junction on the building. The order
was issued by County Attorney Cowan
of Bismarck, on complaint of Il. Thomp-
son.
Hillsboro is to have club of young
men for the purpose Of knocking out
the corset, and all who JOIN swear to
never, never marry girl who uses the
soul-destroying, liver-displacing article
and the girls are going to retaliate by
refusing to marry pipe or a demijohn
so help them Jimmie Johnson.
The threshing rig of A. Nitruss, near
Cando. was destroyed by fire. ''Hobos"
who were discharged the day before
are suspected.
The threshing outfit of II. A. Nalti-
mier, at Churchs Ferry was burned.
Charles A.. Flaus has been appointed
postmaster at Jamestown.
Articles of incorporation have been
issued for the new railroad to be built
from Drayton to Portal, where the 500
road crosses the boundary line, dis
tance of $50 miles. The estimated cost
is "a, 900 mile.
Norman Thompson, upon being re-
leased from the Minneapolis work.
house was rearrested, subject to the
call of Chief of Police Barnes, of Fargo,
where he is wanted to answer a charge
of burglary. The prisoner confesses
his crime at Fargo, where he robbed
the house Of clergyman named
Wheeler. He says that l.e took consid-
cradle plunder and sold mo.st Of it at
White Bear.