The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-02-29
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

Stark county has organized and i'm.
migration society.
About 80 banks made bids to become
repositories for state funds.
A Cavalier man was worked for $40
by confidence men in Fargo.
A telephone line is being put in be.
tween Fessenden and Bismarck.
OF the 1913 convicts at Bismarck now
only two were there five years ago.
Trail county claims to have produced
4,26O, 900 bushels of wheat last year.
The Agricultural college board has
decided to add q normal summer school.
Fargo's city council is discussing the
question of raise in the mayors salary
from 500 to $1,000.
4 The pope's blessing was bestowed on
the people Of the Catholic church Of
Fargo last Sunday by Bishop Stanley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wright of
Hamilton, who were among the first
settlers in Pembina county, celebrated
their golden wedding recently.
A civil service examination will be
held at Bismarck May l3 and Fargo
May 10 on Indian department, railway
mails and government printing serv-
lice.
John Gillispie, on trial at Langdon
for the murder of his uncle, David Gill
lispie, has been acquitted. The shoot
ing was the result Of q dispute over q
boundary line.
The trustees Of the insane asylum
have appointed DR.. Branch of Dickin-
son assistant physician in place Of DR..
Anderson. who resigned at the request
Of the governor.
A publication to be known as the
Northwest Law Journal will soon be
issued from Fargo. The proprietors of
the new Journal are w. D. Clandenen
and Carl Pinney.
On March 3 the next term Of the
United States court will be convened
at Bismarck. So far there are 45 new
cases. which, added to the cases contin-
ued from the last term will make q
long term Of court.
The state silver convention held at
Grand Forks Saturday was but fairly
attended. Resolutions were passed
and William Henry Standish elected
president of the state organization, with
power to appoint organizers for each
county.
The Republican state central com.
mittee net az Grand FORKS to locate the
state convention that will eject dele
gates to thesSt. Louis convention. The
full committee was present Fargo
was selected, and April Is, as the place
and time for holding the convention.
Jamestown will vote upon the propo-
sition Of incorporating under the gen.
eral laws Of the state March 8. The
city has been working under a special
charter granted by the territorial legis-
lature. The charter and many Of the
ordinances now conflict with the state
laws.
D. w. Hines Of Drayton. president
Of the Duluth and North Dakota rail-
road. is in Washington in the interest
of the bill granting right of way to
the road through the Red Lake reserva-
ton. The bill has already passed the
house and is now before the senate COM
mittee on Indian affairs.
Mrs. Alverta c. Tully, who has been
resident of Fargo for some time, has
been granted an absolute divorce from
her husband, G. H. Tully of Salt Lake.
Mrs. Tully is the daughter of the late
Joseph II. Suggett, who was q promi-
nent oil broker on Wall street, New
York, and is very highly connected.
At convention held at Grand Forks
q North Dakota Business Mems associ-
alton was formed, with J. M. Wylie of
Drayton as president and E. 81. Kent Of
Lakota as secretary. The executive
committee is made up of members from
each Judicial district. Much good is
expected Of the new organization.
which was started off by q convention
attended by men from every section of
the state. Satisfactory freight rates.
train service and other things will be
looked after.
The net increase in acreage cultivated
in North Dakota last year was 300
acres; fax. 188,250 acres; oats, 40, 1856;
rye. 8,644; corn, 95,792; millet and
Hungarian, 35.93S; potatoes, 12,sO4;
roots Of all kinds, 1878 acres. The de.
crease in the acreage of wheat was
IT'S, ,910 acres. The material increase in
dairy products, poultry and eggs, wool
and live stock, together with the in.
crease in production of coarse grains
and vegetables, indicates rapid tend
ency toward substantial diversification.
Horse Fell ON Him.
LANaFoRD. N. D., Feb. 28.-Henry,
the 12.year-old son Of A. r. Lamberton,
was thrown from horse. The horse
fell upon the boy, crushing him in Q
very dangerous manner.
President Had Poor Luck.
s WASHINGTON, Fob. 28.-President
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