Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-10-10
NORTH DAKOTA.

An interesting case was decided by
Judge Roberts at Fargo. Adolph Lind
berg had D.. l. Ames, furniture dealer,
arrested on a charge of adultery with
Mrs. Lindberg. 1t was contended by the
attorneys for Ames that the complaint
was not valid, as the original law says
he complaint must be made by the hus-
band or wife of the accused. Mrs. Ames
lid not make the complaint, and Lind
berg did not make his wife a defendant
n his complaint, so the case was dis
missed on the introduction of a certified
copy of the original law, which is slight
y different from the new code over
which so much time and money vas ex-
pended. This makes 1t so no arrest
.ould be made Of a single man guilty
IT adultery. The law will be n of
hose amended at the next session of
he legislature.
Judge Roberts Of Fargo has admitted
he original will and first codicil and re-
iected the second codicil of the last tes-
;ament of Benjamin Hagaman OF Chi
.ago, who left a vast estate In Fargo
Ind North Dakota. His original will
eft certain Fargo property to the grand
children Of a mar who had befriended
him in his youth. The big Fargo fire
destroyed the buildings on the prop
.rty. and the second codicil transfer
ng certain Chicago property to the
b~enefciaries was improperly witnessed
Ind thrown out. The estate has built
he Fargo opera house on the same site,
md the grandchildren Of Hagaman's
friend will get that despite the long con-
,est on the part Of other heirs.
O. W.. Wigdahl, a Chicago travelling
nan, while at Grand Forks, turned on
he gas and nearly died.
Two men walked into the blacksmith
shop of Jack Sullivan at Cakes, and,
casing a disturbance. We're asked by
sullivan to leave the place. One Of the
men, who proved to be Thomas Kearnes,
drew a revolver and not. The ball en-
:ered Mr.. S%ullivan's thigh. The wound
Is probably not serious. The man was
arrested.
Sixty Indians on Devils Lake reser-
walton have appealed for a voting pre-
cinct, desiring to exercise the right OF
suffrage.
A pension has been granted to Martha
Emmons, widow at Wheatland.
The following changes OF OFFICIALS at
Standing Rock Indian agency have been
ordered from Washington: Eta Knick-
arbocker, reinstated matron at 5000 at
Grand River school. vice Mary Fl. San
born, resigned; Inger Spande appointed
temporarily as cook at the same school.
vice Nellie Calvin. resigned; Mary j.
vandal, teacher at day school No. !, re-
signed; Agnes b. Reedy Qndian) ap-
pointed teacher In day school No. 2 at
500 a month: Walter Mowry, appointed
temporarily as carpenter at $3.50 al
| Grand River school.
Reports from various sections OF
| North Dakota indicate q poor wheat
crop.
Threshers are complaining at James
| town OF too many competitors to allow
Of profits. The highest price paid FOL
shock threshing Is 8 cents; some do II
for 7 cents, and In a few cases for 81
| cents a bushel. Last year the uniform
| price was 8 cents: q few years ago
when wheat was higher, 10 to ~ cents
Or more.
william Dalton suicided at Dickinson,
He is a son Of the late Mr.. Dalton OF
| coffeyviile, Kan, OF oank robbery fame
tnd was aniicted with an incurable dis
Ease. Some suspect that Dalton he
been planning for . train robbery neai
Dickinson.