The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-12-21
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
SHEEP INDUSTRY ON THE BOOM IN
DickEY COUNTY.


Thought the Northern Pacific VIII Bs
Extended From Leeds to Csndo.
Heavy Cattle Shipments From Dickin.
son This Year.
The Fargo agricultural college has
over 100 students.
Grand Forks A. o. q. W. lodge will
erect new build ng for lodge purposes.
Sargent county expects a large Il.
ony of immigrants from Wisconsin in
the spring.
The people Of Glendale have grown
tired of hearing the curfew bell, and
the authorities have taken it down.
E. L. Miller Of Melville has been
bound over to the district court in $500
bonds for shooting horse belonging TO
. neighbor.
Frank E. Dunlop has been conv cted
of embezzling $1,000 from the Great
Northern Express company while act.
ing as agent at Marvel.
Articles Of incorporation of the Dual
City Gas company of Grand Fork.,
with capital stock Of $50, 900. have
been fled with the secretary Of state.
The sheep industry is on the boom in
Dickey county, not SO much for the sale
OF the wool as the mutton. A large
number are replacing their herds Of cat
tie by sheep.
Farmers around Reynolds are profit.
ing by a rate war between the elevators
and track buyers, Gagen & Co. As
high as 45 cents was paid for North
Dakota hard on Saturday last.
Dan Stewart, formerly Great North.
ern cashier at Grand Forks, has been
acquitted of embezzlement, the jury was
out 80 minutes. 1t is quite likely that
the other charge, that of forgery, win
be dropped.
The Grand Forks Business Mems
union is making a still hunt for any.
thing and everything that can in any
way benefit that city. They already
have woolen mill and packing house
but want a inseed oil mill and starch
factory.
Wolves are reported unusually nu.
merous in the hills in Western Sargent
county this fall, and the extreme cold
has made them very bold.
Sheep raisers and owners Of young
stock are greatly annoyed by their dep
relations. -...s.
Dickinson has shipped more cattle the
past season than Failon, the largest
shipping point in Montana. The official
records show Fallon to have shipped
], ,694 cars Of cattle, AZ cars Of sheep. and
7 cars Of horses; while Dickinson has
shipped 2,037 cars of cattle, 1871 cars Of
sheep, % cars of horses, and cars Of
hogs.
1t is reported that the Northern Pa.
cific has accepted the overtures Of the
farmers residing in Towner county,
and there is every probability that tho
road will be extended from Leeds to.
Cando during the coming spring. The
farmers IN that section of the state
made an offer to the Northern Pacific to
grade the road and place it in shape for
the rails and ties if the company would
do the rest.
Judge Thomas Of the United States
court has rendered his decision in the
tax case Of Cakes ct al vs. Afford ct al.
A short time ago the receivers made
application for the removal of taxes
on lands in places within the grant
Of the Northern Pacific road. The
receivers contended that such lands
were not taxable Judge Thomas de-
cided that the lands were taxable and
made an order to that effect.
Representative johnson has int1p-
duced a bill granting to North DakotA
certain portions of the abandoned Fort
Abraham L ncoln military reservation,
near Bismarck, together with the build.
ings, ETC.. to be used for state institu.
tions. Mr.. johnson also introduced .
bill for the appropriation Of $25. 600 for
the year ending June 30, 1897. and q
like sum annually thereafter for the ad
Of the state school of mines or mining
Of the state universities.
The commissioner of Indian affairs
has submitted draft Of bill prepared
by the commissioners appointed to
make an agreement with the Turtle
Mountain Indians in North Dakota.
Under the provisions Of this bill the
Indians transfer to the United states
all their lands in North Dakota ex-
cepting a tract IL miles long and six
miles wide, now occup ed by them a.
q reservation. The Indians are to re-
ceive $l,000,0 900 in annual payments Of
e50. 900. ....
To Make Cofins in South D.kota.
Sioux FALLS, Dec. l7.-Articles Of
have been sent from here
to Pierre for the Gremmel's Manufac.
turing company. This company has
purchased large stone building which
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