Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-08

Crowds Of peasants followed her from
town to town, in spite Of the reMOn-
etrances Of the priests, until the police
arrested the prophecies, as she had 3
criminal cord for petty larceny.
Otherwise.
The MOI Wot mine, near Ward. COL,
has been sold for something over $780,
600.
The celebrated race horse Semper Lex
died Mt Plymouth. He was valued ut
$4,000.
A recent assay from the Our Minnie
claim, at Christina Lake, B. c., showed
returns Of SIS in gold from the surface
groupings.
The corner stone of the fine Masonic
Temple now under construction at Ce-
dar Rapids, Iowa, was laid witt ap-
propriate ceremonies
Harry G. Pullman, president of the
Louisville Base Ball club, was nomin-
atetl for the legislature by the Demo.
Gratis of his legislative district in Lou.
isville.
The mills Of the Salmon Falls, n. Y,
Cotton Manufacturing company, re-
sumed at full time schedule after hav-
ing been run on tMo-thirds time since
last Decembar.
A grab sample from across the face
Of a thirty-seven-foot ledge in the A. ].
mine, near Aspen, Colo, averaged $50
ounces of silver, while defined streaks
through the ore run 1000 ounces.
Harry Yount, the veteran hunter and
guide of the Sybille Hills, Wyoming,
killed a monster female grizzly bear
weighing $50 pounds, and yearling
cub. Carcasses of half dozen steers
were found near them.
The natural gas strike in Sacramento
is turning out an important matter.
-Four bodies of gas have been struck,
lying In different strata, and the total
supply from the well Is calculated at
100000 feet daily.
An act of the last legislature known
as the breeders law has gone into effect
in Missouri. Among its requirements is
one that bookmaking or poolselling can
not be carried on without license from
the state auditor.
The Hamiltoa-K Bicycle COM
pany at Grand Rapids, Mich, Of which
Charles r. Sigh is the head, filed mort
cages agsregating $4,000. Morgan &
Wright of Chicago are the heaviest
creditors, its claims amounting to $1O,-
600.
The report that Passenger Agent G.
e. Robb, Of the Chicago Great Western
railway at St. Paul, MIMI, was to be
superseded by J. P. Elmer, was con-
firmed by General Passenger Agent F..
H. Lord. The transfer, however, is not
scheduled to take place until Aug. I.
Secretary Alger has assigned three
officers to fine places as military at
tactes in Europe Capt. Tasker FL.
Bliss, commissary Of subsistence, goes
to Madrid; Lieut.. John r. Williams,
Third infantry to Rome, and Lieut.. j.
l.. Chamberlain, First artillery, to
Vienna.
A deal involving the purchase of the
Winnamuck Mining company's proper
ty, at Bingham, Utah, has been consum-
mated. The exact figure involved in
the transaction is not known, but il
variously estimated at from $25O,OOO to
$5OO,OOO. The purchase las been made
by q foreign syndicate
A paper printed at Vale, Or, states
that a short time ago Pat Faulkner,
while riding over the divide between
Willow and Bully creeks, found pet
rified salmon. The head and about one
foot Of the body was the largest piece.
Near by was the.rest Of the stone fish,
in lifelike perfection.
The nominating committee Of the
board Of trustees, whose selections of
the faculty of the state university ut
Tuscaloosa, Ala, are regarded as EQUIV.
alent to election, has determined to
offer the newly-created position Of dean
Of the law faculty to Har mis- Taylor, re-
firing United States minister to Spain,
The Bingham Placer Mining compa-
ny, whose property is at Gibbonsville,
Idaho, is now washing over 1000 cubic
yards per day. Recently so cents
worth of gold was taken from pan Of
gravel taken from a point near bed.
rock, which would indicate valuation
Of about $50 per square yard.
Judge Newman, in the United States
district court at Atlanta, has signed
an order dismissing Samuel Spencer
as receiver for the East Tennessee.
Virginia & Georgia railway. This con-
cludes the litigation that has been in
| progress for five years and marks the
final winding up of the affairs OF the
road, which now forms q part of the
Southern system.
Judge Williston, OF the district court
Mt saltwater, has filed an order for
judgment for 0. NJ. Hall, MS receiver OF
Seymour, Sabin & Co., against j. G.
Oaiorman, the former receiver, in the
sum Of $1G,7O3.33, with interest from
Jan. /, 1897. O'GorI1an claimed credit
for certain sums that had been paid in
on a Judgment obtained by him as re.
ceiver against d. NJ. Sabin and others.
but Judge Willlston holds that lie IL not
J entitled to tho credits.