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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01

An Oregon pioneer has sent Major
Mckinley tomahawk, but the Major
will not need it in his business during
the next four years. No kind of hawks
are needed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
To Hold Chippewa LOGS.

Winona, Mimi, March 25.-With the
expectation of an early breakup the
lumDermen are Strengthening the
booms constructed several weeks
ago at Dresbach and Richmond. 1t
is expected these booms will hold the
greater part of the 100000 to 3,OOO,-
900 feet of logs that went loose at the
time OF the foods in the Chippewa riv-
Ell in the early winter.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01

Los Angeles, March -. - The i, G''r
named Miner, arrested In Chicago n"'
forgery, is the son Of the late G'"'I Ir
Miner, formerly cashier OF the N''
Giants bank OF this city.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01

With full-aedged king on it's staff,
that New York paper may manage to
print little truth. Uneasy lies the
head that wears a crown"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
McPherson's New Industry.

McPhersOn's New Industry.
Eureka, S. D., March 25.--There are
fully 10000 head of stock in this new
country and farmers are drifting into
cattle and sheep as fast as possible.
w. I. Walker Of Pierre is buying 1000
young steers here, paying an average
of about SCI each.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
sold to the sntcer Murderers.

Steele. N. d., March 25. - Deputy
Marshal Hanna has come from Bis
marck and has arrested James Jacobs,
who came from Winona on the stage.
Jacobs worked for a man who sold
whisky to Indians near there and is
thought to have supplied it to the MUIR
dcrers of the Spicer family.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
Big Muddy Solid.

Mantlan, N. D., March 27.-The MIS-
souri, is still as solid as ever at TINS
point, and, Notwithstanding the warm
days, there is practically no water Oh
it from tributary streams.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
An Only Son Drowned.

Rushford. Mimi, March 25.-Henry
Haakenson. aged II, was drowned
while attempting to cross small
stream near Choice, Preble township.
He was an only son.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
Fifteen WON. of MAUI.

Aberdeen, S. D., March 25-There
was II rough estimate Lot far from If
teen tons of mail at Aberdeen await
ing transportation Dorth and west at
the close of the snow blockade.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
CUTTING LEVEES
STARTLING RUMOR CAUSES uI,cp
EXCITEMENT AT MEMPHIS.
Levecs Cut I'm Several Place. Ai,.w
ing the Released Water. to IL.
vastate the Country, Drown,,,
Cattle, Horses and Mules an.
Driving Inhabitants From rhc,,
Momcs-DIsastcr I'm Georgia.

Memphis, Tenn, March GA sno.
cial from Helena, Ark, says: A s,nrt.
ling rumOr has reached this city, "a
startling is it that few people crclit
it, although stranger things have han.
pened along this raging father Of
waters in times of excitement like H.,
present. The rumOr was to the effect
that the lower White river levec, from
NIodoc down, had been ordered cut Nv
the Desha levee board, the levees bc-
ing cut in half a dozen places, the re.
leased waters devastating the fertile
country between Hughey's Landing
and Laconia Circle, drowning cattle
horses and mules and driving the do.
fenseless inhabitants to the levec for
protection. President Greenfield
Quarles, of Cotton Belt Levee District
No. /, received information to this eff.
feet over the telephone from Modoc
and it was afterward repeated from
Oldtown Landing. Your correspond.
ent Immediately called up James Har
den, who Is temporarily in charge of
the MOdoc telephone, and learned thar
there was good foundation for the ri.
NOR. There were already three breaks
between Modoc and the Hughey place
the smaller of which was 800 feet wide
and as there are now four breaks be-
low the Hughy place the inference is
that the Desha levee board has had
the White levee system riddled in or
der to save the levee around the rich
country contained. in the famous La.
COMA Circle.
Another slight fall in the river at
Memphis is noted aud corresponding
rise in the spirits Of all interested in
the prevailing conditions. The river
at Cairo continues to rise, while at
Paducah it is reported stationary.
Dispatches from all points south of
Memphis show that the river is rising
slowly. The continued fair weather is
a favorable condition. News received
from all points along the Mississippi
side indicate that the system of levees
is still intact. These dispatches have
been received by the Illinois Central
road and are authentic. No more
breaks are reported on the Arkansas
side. All trains are running out of
Memphis on schedule time with two
exceptions.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
Murder Case STONED.

Shell Lake, Wis, March %. - John
Murphy, who is conducting the defense
in the Bannister-Butler murder trial,
was taken suddenly ill and had to be
carried from the court room.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01

If this thing keeps up, state of bel
ligerency will have to be recognized
between the American correspondents
now in Cuba.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
Big Bank for Window.

Window, Mimi, March %. - A ma
tional bank, with $4,000 capital, is be-
ing organized with A. ID. Perkins pres
ident and w. j. Clark, cashier.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01

Electricity is the most shocking dis
covery yet made. 1t will shock the
most brazen-faced men or women in
the dark.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
Found Ynrer Guilty.

Fond din Lac, Wis, March 25.-Thc
jury in the case of the state VS.. Christ
wager, charged with assault with in
tent to kill John Bohn, has returned
verdict of guilty.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
People In Prin,.

Sig. Grimaldi, the italian statesman
and ex-cabinet minister, is dead.
Forest Reynor of New York city has
been appointed private secretary to
the secretary of the interior.
James w. Edee of Wausau, Wis, is
dead, in his sixtieth year. For thirty
in this town.
B. Raab, prominent citizen of Plum
City, Wis, is dead in his sixty-eighth
year. For nearly twenty-seven years
he has been a resident Of Pierce cOun-
ty.
Capt. Andrew Robertson, we'll
known lake captain and father of
Morgan Robertson, the writer, is dead
at Oswego, N. Y.
Mrs. Julia Abrams celebrated her
eightieth birthday at Niles, Mich. Mrs.
Abrams claims the distinction Of the
fact that she was the first woman in
the world that learned telegraphy, and
over fifty years ago she was an active
operator.
In regard to the financial condition
of Mrs. Parnell, mother of the late
Irish leader, John PaEnell, her son,
says that he has made suitable provis
ion for her; but that she, for some time
back, has lost all knowledge of the
value of money, giving recklessly to all
corners, and it was found necessary to
place check on her expenditures.
William Drury, the millionaire land
owner, died at his magnificent home,
Verdurett, Ill. He was the largest in
dividual landowner in the United
States, having hundreds of thousands
of acres in Colorado, Nebraska, Kan
sas and Texas, besides 5000 acres Of
the richest farming land in his home
county. He was eighty-seven years
old, and came to this country in 1881.
Capt. J. c. Dobbins, lighthouse keep
er at Moose Beach, Me-, has received a
gold watch and chain from II. L. Da-
vies, Canadian minister of marine and
fisheries. in appreciation of his efforts
in rescuing the. crew of the schooner
Ashton ]. Wright of Digby, N, S.,
which was wrecked of there.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-01
LANGpoN. NORTH DAKOTA

An evangelist named Pepper is con-
verting many sinners in Missouri. His
sermons are said to be "hot stuff"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-10


The Times gives fac-simile Of
the contract by which the right for the
United States was sold to Henry Fran
els Allen, 1t is in Brambel's own hand
and poorly executed. As the Times says,
it is not as formidable as documents of
that character usually are, and, what is
worse, the name of the supposed pur-
chaser isn't spelled correctly.
The interesting expose of the Times
is7also strengthened by the publication
of note which Brambel wrote to Hays
and which reads as follows: SNAKE up
the best heavy item you can for the pa
pcrs in Minneapolis or Chicago and kee p
them going hot, and if we don't make
something for us both out of this, no
one can do it,
So much for the methods of genius
and millionaire.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-10
Come and give us CaH~
CR0NEB BROS.

stated the Brambel engine was to be
found, they have never used anything
but Westinghouse. They regard Bram-
bel as faddist and his engine as i'm
practicable.
In giving his biography, Brambel says
his father was Charles Brambel and was
the architect of the Auburn state prison
in New York. A telegram 10y the Times
to the warden Of the said prison brought
the following reply: We do not know
Charles Brambel at Auburn prison.
He also stated that his elder brother,
Parker Brambel,..was the designer of the
great Union Pacific bridge between Oma-
ha and Council Bluffs. In direct con-
tradiction, General Supt. Pegram wires
to the Times: Parker Brambel was not
connected with Missouri river Union Pa.
ci6c bridgeln IN any prominent way.
Another person who has figured large
ly in the Brambel press dispatches was
A. G.. Phillips. Phillips, according to
Brambel's story, came to him on Novem-
Der 30th as the representative of big
English syndicate and prepared to offer
fabulous sum of money for his rotary
engine. In support of this, Mr.. Sayre,
a travelling man, says he met Phillips in
Mankato on the 18th and asked him if
he had heard of the Brambel invention.
Phillips replied that he had never heard
of 1t, but, having nothing else to do, he
would take run up to Sleepy Eye to
see it. He did so, met Brambel at lunch,
and that's all there was to it.
The Bank of Montreal at Chicago has
also figured largely in the sensational
story. It was claimed to be the deposi-
tory for Brambers millions, aud during
the reporters stay in Sleepy Eye the sup
posed inventor enclosed two checks, OF
what appeared to be checks fol
$4,000 each, in an envelope ad-
dressed to said bank and handed them
to the office hoy with instructions to
mail on the train. "Do you see where
they are going he said; .that looks as i:
had some money!
But telegram to the Bank Of Mon
treal spoiled it all. The bank officials
simply replied. ALA fake. No account.
Wired US weeks ago asking if we would
take deposit, large amount. There it
ended.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-10
GAYLORD TURNED DOWN.
The Supreme Court Makes Another De-
cision in the slbley County Seat Case.

The village of Arlington in Sibley
county will have the first chance to tIy
for the county y-seat after the expiration
of the five years provided for by law.
In decision handed Gown by The SUI
preme Court on Wednesday JudgeMitch-
eli affirmed the order of the lower Court
which enjoins the county commissioners
from acting on a petition to change the
county seat to the village of Gaylord.
The required number of signatures to
petition to locate the county seat at
Arlington was presented to the county
auditor in December, 1895, and the
county commissioners struck off the
names Of IA signers, which left the petl-
ton without the required number. In
mandamus proceedings against the board,
judgment was rendered in March requir-
ing them to reconvene, count the names
thus stricken off, and file a new certif-
cate. The board appealed from this
judgment, and this appeal was pending
when this action was brought, but the
judgment has since been affirmed.
In April, 1896, and while this appeal
was pending, another petition was pre-
sented to the county auditor asking for
the change Of the county seat to the vii
lage of Gaylord. The county commissi-
oners met April 2l, and were about to
take action on this petition, when plain
tiff brought action to enjoin the board
and auditor fr.'m taking such action.
After reviewing the statute covering
the case, the court says:
sit is clear that when a petition in due
form containing the signatures of the re-
Quired number of voters is presented, it
has the exclusive right Of way and no
other petition can be received or acted
on until an election is held upon it and
until the expiration of five years there
after, or until it has been Withdrawn
without an election; also that the coun-
ty commissioners cannot prevent or
change this result by unlawfully striking
names from the first petition or by de-
laying an election upon 1t by taking an
appeal. -
'''The board of county commissioners
had no authority to take action on this
second pc. ition neither would the coun-
ty auditor have any authority to call an
election on any certificate which the
board might fle." r
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-10
Town Talk.

chas. I. Roos spent sunday here with
his family.
The big excursion over the new road
comes off today.
G. H. Ross of Minneapolis was in
town Thursday.
High School Inspector Alton was in
the city Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Setter are visit
ing in the Sanity City.
John Zeller left Monday afternoon for
Battle Creek, Michigan:
Mr.. Chase, the nurserynan, spent the
week in the Capitol City.
Mrs. DR.. Hirsch is entertaining Mrs.
C. F. Struck of Excelsior.
A.. I. Behnke came down from Tracy
Sunday to see his mother.
John Kopetzki is back from his Mon
tana trip. He arrived Friday.
Clerk, Larson was St. Paul visitor
last Wednesday and Thursday.
Richard Maurier of st. Paul visited in
the city from Saturday. till Monda;.
Mrs. Blessing and Miss Ambrosch left
Friday morning for Spokane Falls.
Rueben Townsend of this city will run
the farm of J. H. Doty IN CORTLAND.
A club is to be started in this city for
the study of evolution in all it's phases.
Judge Web5er and Col. Bobleter are
supplying their residences with electric
light.
Chas.L .Lreth arrived from Kansas City
yesterday to attend the fuus.. of his
mother. ~ r.
Jos. A.. Eckstein transacted legal bus
mess in st. Paul the greater portion of
the week. =
Frank Friedman left for St. Paul
Saturday to accept a position in the
Drels drugstore.
Mrs. jacob Nix enjoyed a visit last
week from her nephew, Mr., Seible of
Lansing, Michigan. S..
The crowning masquerade of the sea-.
son will be that given by the Turnverein
on the End of March.
Mrs. F. W. Hauensteip and Miss Ida
Hauensteln have been visiting in ST.
Paul since Wednesday. ,:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-10
The Times and
Brambel.
The Minneapolis Paper Gets After the
Supposed Inventor.
1t Unravels Many of the Stories Circulated
in his Behalf.
And Proves that, to Certain Extent, In
yention and Inventor Alike
are Fakes.

The Minneapolis Times is after Grant
Brambel On Sunday it contained six
column account of reporters personal
investigation Of the Sleepy Eye invent
Nfr's claims, and accompanied 1t with
nortralts and fac-slmiles of deeds and
letters.
The Review gives the salient points
Of the article in question.
To begin with the reporter can find no
evidence of more than one engine ever
having been built and this one was con-
structed in Grant Prescott's machine
shop at Sleepy Eye, Mr.. Prescott CLAIMS
come of the credit for the invention and
considers Brambel ungrateful in not
consenting to allow him some small
share of the profits.
In an interview, dictated to a steno-
,rrapher, Mr.. Brambel claimed that he
4.ad made fourteen engines. One of
these, he said, was working at Duluth,
We in Chicago, one in Trenton, New
~ Jersey, one in Springfield, Illinois, and
pne IN Toronto.
w. C. Derby of the Trenton Street
hallway and Electric Co. says that dill.
cent search and inquiry failed to discov-
r an engine of the Brambel type in that
@sity and he adds that if there was one
aTrenton it ''was so small as to be in
A. 5slble to the naked eye.'
? In Sioux City G. j. Bladon, erecting
tneineer of the Sioux City Engine
Y Works. sought in VAIN for one of Bran
ieps rotary wonders in all the shops OF
ne city.
III From Duluth comes similar testimony
Che Times correspondent says that al
lie Duluth Brass Works, where it was
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-10
Anecdotes. y y Y

A good story IS told of war of words
between the paradoxical Oscar Wilde
and witty bishop whom he met at
social gathering. Church and stage
crossed swords and it was not the church
that bit the dust.
II am yours,my lord" said Mr.Wilde,
bowing low and smiling ironically, "to
my shoebuckles." s.n-.. -. s~-
81 am yours" said the courtly bishop,
..to the ground ...-.s.- 49,. ~.
The author OF San Ideal Husband"
continued:
81 am yours to the centre of the earth.''
The pillar Of the church quickly re-
sponded
Il am yours to the antipodes."
Oscar Wilde began to feel decidedly
nettled. Indignant at his defeat by
mere Clergyman and a man Of piety, he
exclaimed, as last thrust:
II am yours to the lowest pit of de-
struction!''
''Tlere, Mr.. Wilde" responded the
divine, II think I'd better leave youv'
The Bishop of Exeter writes that many
years ago while trout fishing he lost his
watch and chain, which he supposed had
been pulled from his pocket by the
boagh of tree.
Some time afterwafd, being in the
same neighborhood, he took stroll by
the side Of the river, end came to the
same secluded spot where, he supposed,
he had lost his yaluables. To his sur
prise and delight he found them under
a bush.
This aneedote, writes the bishop,
caused much amusement to the COM
lpany in which it was related, and this
amusement vas added to BY the bishops
son, who inquired whether the watch
was going when il was found. y
..Non replied the bishop. ..The won
der vas thatit was not gone. 2
New York World: Il am an actor
said the new arrival, as he walked proud
|slysup % the oounter.
That makes no difference, replied.
the clerk Jour bill is guaranteed. 8
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-10

Geo. Graft and. VIM. Meyer contem-
plate joining the next Minnesota COLONY
that leaves for Venezuela.
s. 4. Arthur, representing the North
western Insurance Co. Of Minneapolis,
arrived in the city on. Monday
Mr.. Cannon, the livery man, wears
happy smile these days. On Sunday his
wife presented hlm with twin girls.
VIM. Koch has been suffering from an
attack of the grippe the last few days
and has been unable to leave the house.
''Der Bauernbaron'' will be presented
by the Dramatic Section at Turner Hall,
for one night only, on Sunday, the 21st
John Lind, Hy. Somsen and G.. A. OF
tomeyer will attend the Lincoln banquet
at the Windsor Hotel in St. Paul on Fri
day.
The social, which was announced for
Friday evening at the Congregational
church, will not take place. 1t has been
postponed to future date.
The Citizens Bank, of New Ulm, has
money to loan on improved farms, on
long time at low interest, with privilege
of making yearly payments, it desired.
The following Sleepy Eye parties
drove down Saturday evening to attend
the masquerade: Frank Rlnke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Schade, Mrs. Hicks, and the Misses
Carroll, Moll, Kiefer an d Koehne.
The newly organized St. Paul Turn
vere1n celebrated the opening of their
new home on East Fifth Street Sunday
evening. Addresses were made by Pres
ident Albrecht and Jos. c. Alleman
For pain in the chest piece of
flannel dampened with Chamoeriain's
Pain Balm and bound on over the seat of
the pain. and another on the back he-
tween. the shoulders, will afford prompt
relief. 1t especially valuable in cases
where the pain is caused by cold and
there is a tendency toward pneumonia.
For sale by o. NJ. Olsen, Druggist.
twill he an agreeable surprise to per-
sons subject to attacks of bilious collie
to learn that prompt relief. may be had
by taking Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. IN many in.
stances the attack may be prevented by
taking this remedy as soon as the first
symptoms of the disease appear. 25 and
SO cent bottles for sale by o. NJ. Olsen,
druggist.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-10
cRoNEB BROS.

Our WHITE GOODS, EMBROIDERlES and LACES all in.
See our GOLD MEDAL DRESS GOODS, FANCY BROCADE'
ALL WOOL SERGE, ALL WOOL HENRIETT TTAand Fine MOHA1R
SCAN also NOVELTY SUTINGS and all the latest Styles IN
DRESS GOODS Prices.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-10
New Ulm's Big Old Fish.
How he grew and what
are his habits.

The big fish the puddle who has been in the habit of opening his
and the smaller the powags who
would o his dctation, has found at last the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-02-10

New York World: 81 am an actor, &
said the new arrival, as he walked proud
lysup % the counter.
THAT makes no difference, Z replied
the cler your bill is guaranteed. q
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-12
HOUSE FULL OF FREAKS.
Many Human Cur1os from the Dime
Museum.

Many Human Curios from the Dime
Tucked away on the top floor of the
building occupied by museum Is what
is probably one of the most unique
boarding houses in the city.
A German matron has been mistress
of the place for years and It's patrons are
freaks who are filing dates in the mu-
scum below.
Visitors to the place have noticed
that leading from rhe elevated platform
above the second floor on the Four
tenth side of the building is small
stairway, protected al the bottom by Al
iron gate. A sign silently denies adj
mittence to the curious visitor and ne
is forced 10 go away wondering whether
or not there was anything above the
lron gate worth seeing.
II is at the breakfast table that the
boarders appear at their best There
is plenty Of what the novelist would call
local color. At lunch and dinner the
guests dire in their show clothes and
present quite the same appearance as
they do IN the halls below. But al the
mstutinai meal there is no restraint.
The fat woman saunters il clad in q
loose Mother Hubbard TraA bearded
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-12
An Eaectroru,ed sreu.s.

A curious accident recently occurred
at the power plant of the electric light
service of the French Northern rail-
way station in Paris. With a strong
detonation, short circuit within the
transformer set the infiammable ma
terial in the transformer box on tire.
and only the presence OF mind OF the
engineer on duty. who Immediately
turned of the current. averted serious
disaster. He then put out the burning
embers, and at the point where the
short circuit had occurred he found
the carbonized remains of mouse
The cause OF the short circuit was OBJ
vious. The mouse. while in contact
with piece of metal. bad gnswed of
Che insulation on one of the high-tepsioD
wires, and when the animals tooth
touched the wire Il got the full benefit
Of a s.oo0-vo,t curTent.-Pzris Letter.