The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-11-16
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
THE STATE ENFORCEMENT LEAGUE
REACHES NELSON COUNTY.

s1s@ Wills CINTSVAo"0tVb SoVSVo
REACHES NELSON COUNTY.
Successful Raids ut LAkots snd Michigan
City Old Settlers Association 70 Meet
At Grand Forks-Allianos Hail Assosi-
alton Losses.
Hon. J. @. Gill proposes to establish
an agricultural monthly at Fargo.
The Great Western Elevator company
have let the contract for new elevator
at Cooperstown.
Monday, Dec 10th, the Fargo Argus
will be turned over to the ladies Of that
city for an issue.
Nearly dozen candidates will ride
the thirty third degree Masonic goat at
Fargo in December.
Bishop Walkers gospel car got
smashed up in the yards at Fargo, and
il laid up for repairs.
John Hoover, formerly night operator
at Lakota, is missing with $500 Of ex-
press company's funds.
A club of the Equal Suffrage associa-
ton Of North Dakota has been perma-
nently organized in Jamestown.
Judge Thomas will hold court in South
Dakota for Judge Edgerton, while the
latter goes south for his health.
F. R. Simmons, the Wogansport post
master, who was found short in his ac-
counts, has been adjudged insane.
A Grand Forks lady is said to be the
heir to fortune in England claimed to
amount to something over $3O, 1000, 900.
The state enforcement league intends
to pay especial attention to Fargo now.
It has direct representative stationed
there
The Old Settlers association Of the
Red River valley will hold their annual
meeting at Grand Forks ON Tuesday.
Nov. 26.
]. A. Lacey, operator on the Great
Northern at Auburn, has accepted po-
sition as operator for the Russian rail-
road now building in Siberia.
Mrs. Uric Moran Is in Jail at Pembina
charged with poisoning her husband
last July. He died very suddenly, and
there was some suspicion Of foul play at
the time.
The Pythian Chronicle, to voice the
doings Of the Knights Of Pythias in the
grand jurisdiction Of North Dakota, il
soon to make its appearance under the
able guidance Of Mr.. w. e. Davies Of
the Grand Forks Plaindealer.
An Cakes farmer lost 90 hogs, many
of which were of q remarkable size, in
very odd manner. On frosty night
they crowded into a chicken house, and
in showing about afterward, closed the
door from the inside, and all were suf.
focated.
DR.. Wheeler Of Grand Forks, who
has made an examination Of the bodies
of the Burmerster children, who were
thought to have been murdered near
Towner, says he believes the four chill
dren were the victims of o fire started
accidentally.
The Alliance Hail association Of
Jamestown last week paid 80 cents on
the dollar Of the losses incurred in the
big hail storm in Barnes county in July,
and expects to pay 25 cents more before
Jan. 1. This is all the association will
be able to pay this year.
The overland mail between Buxton
and Belmont was held up and the pouch
relieved of 1896. The driver that had
been carrying the mail was interested
to such an extent that he has disap-
peared. The amount claimed to have
been taken was in registered letters.
Near Pembina John Rondeau was acci-
dentally shot by a brother while hunting.
While the latter was after q doctor the
wounded man asked for his gun and
calling the attention Of his nurses to the
window, placed the gun to his temple
and fired, blowing the top Of his head
off.
Chairman Miller, who has just re.
turned from Atlanta, says that all ar
rangements for the North Dakota edi.
torial excursion are moving along nicely,
and most enjoyable and successful
trip is assured. The programme now
includes stops at the battlefelds at
Chickamauga and . trip up Lookout
mountain.
Frank E. Dunlap, station agent for
the Great Northern at Marvel. is under
arrest at Grand Forks. He was absent
from his post Of duty at Marvel and
had 81, ,03O in cash with him. Dunlap
will be given . hearing on the charge Of
embezzlement preferred by the COM
pany. He states that he came to tho
city Sunday evening and missed the
train back in the morning.
The State Enforcement league has
reached Nelson county. Several days
ago injunction papers we're secured
from Judge Templeton at Grand Forks,
and Saturday Sheriff Knudson and his
deputies quietly took possession Of the
three pigs in Nelson county, two Of
which were situated at Lakota and tho
other at Michigan City. The raid ID,
without doubt, the most successful Of
any made in the state so far, over three
dray loads Of contraband liquors being