Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-02

eSS was about to start Cor Oxford. The
maid Who accompanied the duchess
left the case for short time, and
when she i,1rned to the spot where
she had put il down, she found that il
had disappeared.
Otherwise.
Senator Morgan in an interview says
we ought to annex Hawaii.
The contracting firm of Hulings
Bros. of Pittsburg have made volun'
tary assignment for the benefit of their
creditors.
The Evangelization Union at Boston
elected Horace Hitchcock, Detroit,
president. DR.. J. f. Force of Minneap.
oils is one of the directors.
The Dauptless returned to Jackson
vile, Fla, from a mysterious voyage
on Nov. Is, after having been lost
sight of for nearly month.
The 800 miners of the Crawford
Coal company at Brazil, Ind, struck
because Of the employment of two non
union men.
The Cumberland, Wis, city council
has voted to put in an electric lighting
system at once, and has levied direct
tax to cover expenses. Work will be-
gin at once on the plant
Consul Morris, at Client, Belgium,
reports to the state department that a
movement is on foot in that city to
have all business houses voluntarily
close at noon on Sunday.
The grand jury convened in special
session at Taunton, Mass, and found
indictments against W. Shay and Il.
Ford, common councilmen of Fall
River for soliciting brides.
Ferry hall, one of the largest build
ings Of the state agricultural college
ut Pullman, WASH, was destroyed by
fire, causing a loss of $4,000. The fire
was caused by defective tlue.
Commodore Dewey, president of the
naval trial board, has returned to
Washington from the sea trial of the
Iowa, which he declares is the best
ship of her class in the world.
John D. Rockefeller has telegraphed
to the faculty of Mount Holyoke col
lege at South Hadley, Mass, that he
will add $4,000 to his previous gift of
$4,000 to complete Rockefeller hall.
A $4,000 attachment against Thorn
as w. Lawson, Of Lawson, Wiedcn-
field & Co., by James and Isaac Selig-
man of New York, was filed in the
East Cambridge, Mass, court.
The Thompson Dry Goods company,
operating the Boston store at Mans
field, Ohio, capitalized at 100000, and
one or the largest concerns of it's kind
in this part Of the state, was closed by
the sheriff.
Announcement is made of the mar
rage of Miss Lizzie MacNichol, the
well known contralto, now in Phila-
delphia, Pa, with the Castle Square
Opera company, to Charles Lewis
Keitz Of Baltimore.
Judge Seaman, of the United States
court at Milwaukee, holds that the
voluntary assignment law passed by
the last legislature was invalid when
applied to contracts made prior to the
enactment Of the law.
The Northwestern Grain company's
elevator at Sheldon, Iowa, with ca
paclty of 10000 bushels, and contain
ing about 10000 bushels of small ,rain,
was burned to the ground. The loss
is fairly covered by insurance.
Dick O'Brjen, the Boston middle
weight who defeated Frank Craig, col
ored, at the Olympic Athletic club,
Birmingham, last month, has signed
articles with Dick Burge to box TWEEN
ty rounds for f1,55O in London Dec. Fl
next
The federal grand jury has returned
indictments at Indianapolis against
John S. Thurman, E. II. Silvius and j.
G. Burgess Of indianapolis, Charles b.
Avery Of Cincinnati and an unknown
man of Louisville, Ky. 1t is claimed
they are patent sharks.
The Interurban Medical society at
West Superior, Wis, has elected the
following new officers: President. DR..
l.. B. Shehan, West Superior; vice
president, DR.. Homer Collins, Duluth;
secretary and treasurer, DR.. IL. J.
Ochard, Of Superior.
The warehouse and contents of the
Ravenwood Distilling company at st.
Louis were destroyed by fire. LOSS,
sol 900.
The new recitation hall which John
.. Rockefeller has just built for Vas.
sar college at cost Of 100000, was
dedicated.
Authority has been granted for the
reorganization of the National Bank of
Kirkville, Mo-, with capital Of $780,
600.
Sidney Coats, Albert Seitt and John
johnson, three young men Of West
Superior who went out deer hunting
with horse and buggy, got thorough
~ soaked In the icy waters or tho
Nemadjj river, and had narrow es.
ca re. They tried to cross the river
wi the horse on the thin coating of
ice, and went through. The horse wa.
saved with considerable difficulty.