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Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

THE first sewing machine that was
ever made was probably that patented
by Thomas Saint in 1880 He patented
. machine for stitching, quilting and
sewing. It was intended chiefly for
leather work, and just missed being q
real sewing machine. After him came
Barthelemy Thimoler, Of st. Etinne,
France. who invented and patented .
machine in 1880 which contained the
germ Of the modern machine. He was
nearly murdered by the Parisian work
people. who objected to the use Of ma.
chimes for sewing. This happened in
l64L Walter Hunt invented the eye
Dointed needle and locls-stitch.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
USED BITTER WORDS.
Senator Tillman Holly Denouncea
the President.
The south sCarolin. sran Asks why Mr
Cleveland ID Not Impeached-Cha
with Being In League with .Wan
Street Gamblers"

Washington, Jan. so.-The event of
the day in the senate Wednesday was
tho speech of Senator Tillman (dem.,
S. CO., ostensibly in favor of the free
coinage substitute for the house bond
bill, but really in denunciation
of the president, and Of the secre-
tary Of the treasury. Senator Iillman
charged that the financial derange-
ment and all the cry about sound mon
ey were part and parcel of a damnable
scheme of robbery. having for its OBJ
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

ONE Of the many natural wonders of
Arizona scenery just made accessible
by the opening up of new rail and
stage roads is q remarkable natural
bridge, in the Tonto basin, not far
from Flagstaff. The bridge is $50 feet
long and spans a canon some 200 feet
deep, at the bottom of which flows the
river. The bridge is of rock. and is
perfectly proportioned. The under
side is gracefully arched and the upper
perfectly level.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
News in Brier.

There were 102 births and II death.
in Burleigh county in 1895.
Stroud is the name of new post
Office 20 miles south Of Williston.
The Grafton Trotting association :.
already arranging for spring meeting.
Eighteen new members were ;n;t;.
ated by the Minnewaukon I. O. CT
Mt their last meeting.
Wolves move about Wimbledon in
bands and are quite fearless IN an
preaching human habitations.
Mrs. Brown, wife of a kotel lxeener
at New Rockford, took half an onnoa
OF laundanum on account of fano;i,,
trouble. Her life was saved only after
utmost exertion."s
DR.. E.. T. Yager was found de.a s.,
his Office at .Minnewaulson. Ha - ,,,ss 40 a.,
years OF age. native of Kentucky and
the physician of longest continuous
practice in Benson county. Death ia
supposed to have been caused bv haar+ -
disease. ~ nesIio
The county and state auditors s,,,;,,
begin suit to find out whether. nrdar
the new ''Code," any assessments - 49,,
be made outside Of organized townsh;r in. s.
this year, as no specific provision 8
made for their election. II tha go. oa,,.. =
holds that the code does not provide
properly for their election an extra ses. as
sion OF the legislature will be calle5 I
Jacob jacobson, of Hope, will proba.
bly, lose an arm all owing to = s,irh+
scratch from a rusty nail. :
At Fort Yates, fire DESTROYED ~.
cavalry stables and all the eouinm.nts y.ts
OF Troop A, Eighth cavalry. Fiftv.ans
horses burned to death: loss aha,,t oo %
oOo' The fire was Of incendiary oririn.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

WILLIAM E. CURTIS is authority for
the statement that Jose Maceo, the
Cuban general, when he was mount
ain bandit, ''plotted the capture Of
John Sherman, while that gentleman
was making q tour through Cuba some
some years ago. It was intended to
seize him, carry him of into the
mountains and hold him for ransom,
with the expectation that the gov
ernment of the United States would
pay large sum of money for his re-
leasen
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

CHICAGO banks are receiving letters
from country correspondents announc-
ing bids which have been made for
from $95. 600 to $500, coo Of the new gov
ernment bonds. One bank alone has
received over so such letters, indicat-
ing subscriptions to total amount OF
$e.00o.0oo Many of the banks write
that they will themselves subscribe
for the bonds and that they have the
gold with which to pay for them. In
many instances the bonds will be used
as q basis for additional circulation.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
! '';|briees 5; G1ourie
PrscY 3. TRuBsHAw, Publisher. Z
cooPERsTowN. n. DAKOTA.

AN argument in favor Of good roads
the worst kind Of earth four times AZ
much rs he can carry on his back. On
. good macadamizcd road he can pull
ten times as much, and on q wooden
read hs can pull 25 times as much.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

, "A CHAIN Of compressed cakes of gun.
cotton tied around the trunk of the
largest size trees and exploded, will. by
the action of its violence, cut the tree
down instantly as smoothly as If it
were done by an ak in the hands of an
expert woodsman. Timber cutters
working among the forest giants OF
Montana, Idaho and Washington de.
clare it to be the cheapest and most
economical mode Of telling trees that
has yet been devised.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

SENIOR CAsANAs, the principal secre.
tary of the Spanish government in
Cuba, is acting as censor. He does not
speak English, and all cable dispatches
in that language must be accompanied
by literal copy in Spanish. Senior
Casanas is extremely courteous and
kind in his manner, and only pauses in
his protestations of regard to draw his
pen through few sentences in a dis
patch which do not meet his approval
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Divorce Applied For.

Mrs. Adelphia s. Archibald has begun
a suit for divorce from o. Wellington
Archibald, superintendent of the insane
hospital. She charges him ia the COM
plant with faithlessness and cruelty.
She says that for three years she was
compelled to support herself and pay
most of the expenses of her two daugh-
ters, though he received $4,000 yearly
over living expenses, no part of his sal
ary going to her; that for ten years he
has constantly shown disrespect to her
by marked attention to other women,
and he has basely maligned her in pub
lie and in private. Mrs. Archibald,
asks custody of the younger daughter.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
/ y n. hs.lT If1-1, aft.Fi % -
WhEta Our Lawmakers Are Doing
at the Nations Capital.
eummary OF Daily Proceedings In tho Som
ate and House-Important Measures
Under Consideration by the
Legislators.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Foreign affnirs
and finance occupied the attention Of
the senate yesterday. Mr.. Thurston
(Neb.) vigorously upheld strong ap-
plication Of the Monroe doctrine and
Mr.. Turpie llnd.) touched ON the Turk
ish atrocities in brief but energetic
speech, in which he said that shot
should he sent through the sultan's
scraglio that would sweep back Mohaln-
mechanism and advance Christianity.
Washington, Jan. 30.-In the senate
yesterday two reports were made on
the Cuban question, the majority reso-
luton asking the president to urge
Spain to grant belligerent rights to
the insurgents, while the minority re-
port directs the president to take steps
toward securing from Spain the COM
plete independence of Cuba. Senator
Tillman Is. C.) i'll speaking on the bond
bill severely arraigned the president
end other officials, charging President
Cleveland with political charlatanry
and hypocrisy and calling for his i'm
peachment.
Washington, Jan. 31.-A very ami
mated debate took place in the senate
yesterday over the question of taking
the vote on the pending silver bond bill,
bnt no action was taken. Bills were
introduced prohibiting the purchase or
use by any federal official Of any con-
vict-made goods, and to grant pensions
to soldiers who served in the confeder-
ate army and afterward served N the
army Of the United States.
Washington, Feb. 1.-The time in he
senate yesterday was occupied by Sen
ator Villas (Wis in speech against
the silver bond bill. Areport was made
in favor of seating Mr.. Dupont (rep.,J as
senator from Delaware.
Washington, Feb. 3.-The long con-
test over the silver bond bill is at an
end in the senate. that body having
on Saturday passed the free silver
coinage substitute to the house bill
by the decisive vote of 42, to 35, n ma
jority of seven for free silver. The vote
in detail was as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry
Blanchard. Brown. Butler, Call, Cameron
Cannon, Carter. Chiffon. Clark. Cockrell
Daniel. George. Harris. Irby. Jones, OF
Arkansas: Jones. Of Nevada; Kyle. Mantle.
Mitchell, of Oregon; Pascoe. PETER, Perkins
Pettigrew. .Pritchard, Pugh, Roach. shoup
Squire, Stewart, Teller. Tillman. Turpie
Vest. Voorhees,. Walthall. Warren, White
WilsonA2.
Nays-Allison. Baker. Burrows. cafrery
Chandler. Davis, Ellsins, Faulkner, Frye
i7allinger, Gear, Gibson, German. Gray, Hale.
lIawley. Hill. Hoar, Lindsey, Lodge, Nc.
Bride, Mcmillan. Martin, Mills. Mitchell.
of Wisconsin,; Morrill,. Murphy, Nelson
Palmer, Pratt, Proctor, Sherman. Thurs.
ton, Villas. Wetmore-35. 81
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Three We're Killed,

Warren, o., Feb. 1.-lnformation
reaeked here late Friday Of an accident
at Eleeport, O., m which Roy vesey,
William Keefe~ and William Layton
wete killed. Vcsey and Keefer lived
near Warren. They were cutting slaves
in q mill when the boiler exploded.
Keefer was married. $&
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

PRINCESS MAUD, of Wales, whose be-
trothal is matter of recent history,
lis not over fond of the formalities and
attention which her position demands.
In days gone by, when the duke Of
/, York was often to be seen walking in-
cognito about London, it was usually
his youngest sister who accompanied
him, and on more than one occasion
she has joined parties in country
house under an assumed name.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

IT is stated in Nebraska papers that
: during the LAST three months more
than 100 carloads of immigrant bag
gage and farming utensils have been
received at Omaha, consigned to va
rious points in Nebraska by former
residents of the state who left some
time since for the south, and who are
returning and are glad to be able to
& get back.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Editors Arrestetl.

Sheriff Eddy, of Stutsman county,
arrested Frank L. Gage and Frank b.
Irons. manager and editor respectively
of the Argus, on the charge of criminal
libel The complaint was sworn to :by
Harriet A. Barnard, Lou G. Joos, Abb
gail Whittemore and Rebecca Barnard,
The arrests arise from the publication
of an article rejecting upon the chas-
tity OF a certain employe of the James,
town asylum, and the refusal of the
Argus to divulge the names of the cor.
respondents responsible therefor.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Found Guilty.

uricn. Mo-, Feb. 3.-Dr. Arthur
Duestrow. the millionaire who 1lur-
dere6 his wife and child in st. Louis
two years ago while drunk, was found
guilty by jury here and must suffer
the death penalty. This was the Sec
ond trial. the. jury in the first disa-
greeinG.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Gets a Valuable Stamp.

Sycamore, ILL.,. Feb. Mrs. Mary
Holmes, relative of Matte German,
the Kaneville cripple who collected scy-
eral million stamps by The chain-leticr
system, while sorting these stamps at
her home found among them one worth
$685.. tits one of the well-known Pratt
tieboro stamps Stamp experts pro-
..ounce it genuine. tfh
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Charges yere Unfounded.

New York, Feb. ,.-lhe committee
Of the New YORK yacht club appointed
to investigate the charges of improper
handling of the Defender in the race
with the Valkyr,e for the America = cup
found that Lord Duaravcn's charges OF
fraud were unfonndcd.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
THE HOUSE,
Bills introduced and Petitions and Reso-
lutiOnS Presented.

Bills introduced and Petitions and Reso-
lutions Presented.
Washington, Jan. 20.-ln the house
yesterday the diplomatic consular up
preparation bill ($l, ,637, ,05s) was passed.
Washington, Jan. 3O.-The session of
the house was brief yesterday. The
opposition to q bill reported from the
invalid pensions committee to amend
the act of 1890 so that in the consitlcra-
ton of widows claims unexplained alb
sence for seven years should be consid-
cred sufficient proof of death led to the
making Of the point of no quorum early
in the session, and the house was
forced to adjourn.
yesterday the report of the elections
committee in favor of the sitting mem
Der, d. y. Culbe-son, from the Fourth
Texas district, and against T. H. Davis
was adopted. The bill to amend the de-
pendent. pension act of 1890 SO that in
considering widows claims seven years
of unexplained absence should be
deemed sufficient proof of the death of
the soldier wa, passed.
Washington, Feb. 1.-Alos1 of the s. s.
sion of the house yesterday was devoted
TO the District c. Columbia appropri;;-
tion bill. It carries SALT 800. A reso-
tuition was favora bly reported providing
for an investigation of tariff discrimiu.-
ticns against Araer'can products and
o. the effect of the repeal of the reci-
procity laws.
Washington, Feb. 3.-In the house on
Saturday bill providing for the es-
tnblishment of the Vicksburg national
military park was favorably reported.
The District of Columbia appropriation
hill was further considered.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Honor the Dead.

service was held in St. Georges Episco.
pal church in Berlin at noon yesterday
in honor of the memory of the late
THEODORE Runyon, of New Jersey, United
States ambassador to Germany, who
died Monday. The entire court, the
diplomatic corps and several of the i'm.
perial and Prussian ministers were in
attendance.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Won the Bicycle Race.

Chicago, Feb. 3.-The six-days' Ia
dies bicycle race at the Second regi-
ment armory closed at 12 o'clock Sat
urday night. Miss Tillie Anderson
proved the victor. Dottie Farnsworth,
l,er nearest competitor, tainted at the
tape. In the is hours racing Miss An
derson's score was 344 miles and 2
laps. She secures first prize, 5000 in
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

PRESIDENT KRUGER, Of the South
African republic, lost the thumb Of his
left hand while he was boy. He was
out hunting, when his gun burst and
shattered the thumb. He calmly took
out his jack-knife and cut what was
left of the member off at the joint,
after which he tied his hand up as best
he could and went home.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Ts, .:rell Dcnun.ls In,lemnitv

Constautinople, Feb. :s.-The United
Etates minister, MIR. Terrell, has de-
:nanded an indemnity of 100000 for
the burning and pillaging Of the Ameri-
Gun missions at Marash and Kharput.
lie also asked for the Immediate grant
ing of tirmans for rebuilding them.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Locations for tho Conv.ntions.

st. Louis. Feb. Sit has been de-
cided to hold the republican national
convention in the exposition building.
/" Chicago. Feb. 3.-The next demo-
cratic nominee for the presidency will
lie named in the Coliseum at Sixty
Third street and jackson park.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Not Insane Now.

Peterson, Of Cass county, who in : fit
of insanity slew DR.. Young, of Buffalo.
his attending physician, is confined in
the insane asylum at Jamestown He
is rational and seems greatly improved
mentally since being brought to the in
stitution. It is said that he i, not n.
sane and has never been-only tempo
rarily. . =
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

TEH guillemot's eggs have ono re-
markable peculiarity-they are nearly
sconical In form, broad at the base and
sharp at the point, so that they will
only roll in q circle. They are some-
times laid on the bare edges Of high
rocks, from which they would almost
surely roll save for this happy pro-
vision of nature,
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
HIS Career E,,dls.

Quincy, i'll, Feb. Hon. George y.
Anderson, a member of congress from
1857 to 1889 from the old Twelfth dis
trict and candidate before several con-
ventions since. died Friday afternoon
ut the age OF Al of cancer of stomach.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Died in (.ourt

Chicago, Feb. 3.-In Judge Balls
courtroom Saturday A. p. Dick, aged
sc, member of the grand jury, died
while court was in session. The cause
was apoplexy. He was prominent
citizen of the suburban town of Win
Netka
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07

A CIRCULAR has been sent out from
San Francisco in reference to the plan
Of erecting drinking fountain in the
old Plaza in that city as q memorial OF
Robert Louis Stevenson. ..He dwelt
for q time with u.s." II says, .'and
added q distinction to our cosmopoli.
tanism, to our picturesqueness, BY
recognizing both"
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Hugh Dempsey Pardoned.

Harrisburg, Pa. Jan. 3l.-Gov. Has
tings has pardoned Hugh +. Dempsey.
the Pittsburgh labor leader, in accord
ance with the recommendation Of the
board Of pardons.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
KEEPING WATCH.
Uncle Sam win Protect Americans in the
Transvaal. .-.

Transvaal.
Washington, Feb. 1.--scnator John
p. Jones tNcv.) called on Secretary
Olney Friday and presented to him q
long cablegram from John Hays Ham
nlond (now in JUL at Pretoria, South
African republic, charged with sedi-
tion and treason) presenting Ham
mond's position in the troubles be-
tween the Beers and the Uitlanders.
Secretary Olney told Senator Jones
that the United States government was
doing all that could be done to protect
the interests of Hammond and other
Americans in the Transvaal and would
not relinquish it's efforts in their be-
half.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Did Not Escape.

Sheriff Barton, of Devils Lake. frus.
trated an attempt on the part of his
boarders to regain their liberty. Eight
saws were taken from them. The bars
on one window had been nearly sew.
cred, but lack of money delayed the
affair. Among the important prisoners
IS Kalinsky, the Bottineau wife.mur.
derer. who is in Jail awaiting trial.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Four Colleres to Rad

New York, Feb. SIT has been de-
cided that Harvard, Columbia, Pennsyl-
vania and Cornell would row univcrsi-
~ race June 26. The committee is in
favor Of the course ut Poughkeepsis.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Accidcntally Shoots Herself.

Rush City, Minn..s JAN. 81. = Mrs.
Thomas w. Wadlow,s wife Of prom
,nent citizen here, accidentally shot
and killed herself while handling re-
volver.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
TWO Brothers Drowned.

Chester, Pa, Jan. 31.-Two brothers,
Charles and Edward Shepard, aged 10
and II years, respectively, broke
through the ice on Ridley creek at
Chester park. Thursday and were
drowned.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
] Burned to Death,

Philadelphia, Jan. 31.-Dr. Alfred L.
Kennedy, one. .of. the most distinguished.
chemists in this country, was burned
to death in his Office in this city while
cSDerimenting. 49,, ,t7f
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
a Nnvel ssnIclde.

Toledo, O., Jan. 31.-Madeline Mess
ner. of Gibsonburg, patient at the in
sane asylum in this city, committed
suicide by hanging herself with her
hair.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
COL. coLT ACQUITTED.

The Man Who Ordered Soldiers to Fire
ON Lynchers Set Free.
Circlevllle, o., Feb. 3.-Coi. A. q. Colt
was acquitted Saturday night of the
charge of n,anslaughter alter three
days deliberation by the jury.
[The charge on which Col Colt has been
tried was the killing of Samuel Welch and
others in riot attending an attempt 10
lynch Jasper Dolby at Washington Court
house year ago last October. He was
in charge OF the state militia sent there by
Gov. Mckinley and was lodged in tho
courthouse. When the mob assaulted the
courthouse and broke down the doors in a
desperate effort to dislodge the troops Col.
Colt gave the order to fire. Among those
killed was one who had not participated
with the mob. A charge was preferred
against him. but court appointed by the
governor acquitted him. Then the case
was prosecuted before the Fayette county
grand jury.]
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
To Educate sunday school Teachers.

jackson, Tenn, Feb. 1.-The trustees
of the Southwestern Baptist university,
located here, met Friday, and decided
upon establishing the national Sunday
school tenchers' seminary. Two sum-
1ner terms of three weeks each will be
held. Lending lecturers and Sunday
school workers from all parts cf the
country will participate. Instruction
will be free. The first term will be
held this summer. Prominent Sunday
school people are interested in the
movement. Nothing like it exists in
the United States and it will be nation-
al in scope.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
George F. Magoun Dead.

Des Moines, Ia. Jan. 31.-George F.
Magoun, the founder and for many
years president of Iowa college at
Grinnell, died there at 1880 Thursday
morning.
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
Escaped.

60 p g.
John Helm, the man that Sheriff Ja-
cobson of Grand. Forks was holding
under arrest on the strength Of q tele-
gram from the chief Of police in st.
Paul for disposing of another mars
farm, made his escape from the sheriff.
The escape really was q remarkable
one, as he disappeared SO suddenly
without leaving any trace. The sheriff
took him to the barber shop to get
shaved, and left him sitting IN the bar
ber chair. The officer crossed over the
street to the postoffice for his mail. On
returning to the barber shop he was
told that Helm had just stepped into
the closet, but upon examination he
was found to be non est, and no trace
of him could be found. All search for
him proved fruitless. IA
Griggs courier., 1896-02-07
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
AProsperous CoInpany.

= ltsl3
The first annual report Of the James
River Valley Mutual Fire Insurance
Company. shows an excellent condition
of the corporations affairs. The COM
pany was organized and commenced
business April 81, 1894. and Feb: 90.
1895, the territory Of the organization
was extended from Stutsman county to
include the adjoining counties of
Barnes, Griggs, Foster and Eddy. At
the close of business Dec. 1895, there
were 81 policies in force, representing
insurance to the amount of $50, 44o. At
the close of business just neyear later
the number of policies had increased
125 per cent, and the insurance carried
aggregated $1l7,732. The company
now has 143 members. But one loss
s25-has yet occurred, and that was paid
in full. The business last year showed
receipts amounting to Ss21.69, and ex-
penses amounting to $240.s7. The Off
GERS are farmers and residents of Stuts-
man county. #
Connecticut western news., 1896-03-05
AUCTION l

Having rented my farm will offer at Pub lie Auction on said premises about two miles west of sheff1eld Village on Saturday, March 7th commencing at 10 o'clock a. m. the fol- lowing personal property:
 1 Durham Cow seven years old, and cnlf now two weeks old, 2 Grade Holstein Cows six and seven years old due to calve before said date of Auction, l lve-yeai old Jersey due to calve before said date of auction, l Jersey three years old DOW in milk Jerseys due 10 cslve abont April ist three years old all choice stock and all right, 2 horses, S6 choice sheep due to lamb first week in April and on :wil, be sold in lots of about 10 each. One-horse hay rake, 1 two-horse lumber wagon with hay rigging. 1 two-seat handy wagon for one horse, light single harness and set farm harness nearly new made by wm. Merriflsld, set light double harness, in good order made by Thomas Heaton, fan- ning mill, blows, harrow, cultivators. forks, hoes, rakes. shoyels, grindstone, etc. Alsh stoves tables chairs, stands, carpet, spinning wheel, reel, chamber suite. wire mattresses, and ether household goods; also farming
 D. W. MANvEL.
 will also sell at the same time and place at public auction the following personal property belonging to the estate of Mi!o Knick CT booker:
 3Cows, 2 pigs, about 60 fowls, feed cutter, forks shovels. grain bags. l horse hay rake. 1 moving machine, 1 light double harness. body cutter. 1 cultivator. plows. harrow. grindstone. two horse lumber wagon and various other articles.
 Terms of both sales-An sums under Sl0 Cash. over that amount approved notes on interest If desired.
 DANIEL ". MANvEL. Administrator. Sheffield, Mass, Feb. 25. 1896.