The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1895-12-14
NORTHDAKOTA NEWS
FARGO ALDERMAN ACQUITTED OF
STEALING BIDS.

Only Five Votes Cast ut an Election in
Logan County-superintende Of the
Insane Asylum Resigns-Turtls Noun
tain Indians Restive.
Thomas Ford, accused Of the murder
Of Gustav Wrolson, is on trial at Devils
Lake
Senator Hansbropgh has introduced
his bill providing for the erection Of
military post at Grand Forks.
The Grand Forks and Devils Lake
land offices are feeling quite pressure
from new comers for government home
steads.
The recently patented lands Of the
Northern Pacific will add about $685.
600 to the taxable valuation Of Wells
county.
Turtle Mountain Indians are becom-
ing restive again at the alleged failure
of officials to keep faith with them. No
serious trouble is feared.
A new steel bridge across the James
river near Oakes collapsed just as it was
nearly completed and now lies in the
mud in the bottom of the river.
Western Womanhood will be removed
from Tower City to Fargo and will be
the official organ of the Equal Suffrage
association, as well as the state w. 9.
T. U.
A. McCrow, q life insurance agent,
left Lakota about two weeks ago, osten-
sibly for Grand Forks, and it is now
found that he is short several hundred
dollars.
The blind pig at Rugby was totally
destroyed the other night by IA women,
who raided the place. They threw out
the stove, furniture and fixtures, and
smashed the whole business into kind
ling wood.
The second annual poultry show Of
the Northern Minnesota and North Da-
kota Poultry associationsw held last
week at Grand Forks. There were
about 800 entries, embracing some of
the finest breeds.
At the commissioners election in Lo-
gan county this fall, but five votes be-
sides that of the candidate were cast
the day was stormy. The five mon vot-
ing constituted the election board and
got So per diem and mileage for their
services.
Louis J. Schruth, Fargo alderman,
was vindicated of the alleged stealing
of a. sidewalk bid by the council, who
sat as board Of inquiry, it being proved
that the bid was illegal, and that in
purloining such bid no legal theft was
committed so far as the municipality
went.
Henry McCabe has been arrested ON
the charge Of robbing the Great North
ern Express company at Kindred of
81, 200, and has been taken to Fargo and
locked up in the county Jail McCabe
was arrested for the crime of which
Richard Haines has been accused, whose
arrest, it is said, was made to blind the
real criminal.
Superintendent Archibald of the North
Dakota hospital for the insane has ten.
dered his resignation, to take effect
March %, or on the appointment of a
successor. Mr.. Archibald has been
superintendent under every admins.
tration since the hospital was built. He
says his resignation is made for the
best interests of the institution under
existing circumstances.
Acting Secretary SHINES Of the inte'
rior department., has approved as basis
for patent eight lists of selections en-.
bracing 80, ,275 acres filed by the State Of
North Dakota on account Of various
grants, as follows: For state university,
1854 acres; agricultural college, 10,0S(
acres; school of mines, 3,637 acres
state normal school, 1858 acres; reform
school, 2,471 acres; public buildings,
7,197 acres; deaf and dumb asylum,
2,72t acres, and educational and: char
liable institutions, H. 719 acres.