Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-13

Of the original pbalanstere. In the
evening there was q banquet In the
Palais Royal, where a gift of $40. 600 to
the cause Of Tourierism was an
nounced. g
General.
A deputy fish warden captured If
teen barrels of fish at Oshkosh, Wis.
e The Northwestern National Bank Of
Great Falls, Mont, will pay q SO per
cent dividend about May l.
A Rockford, ILL.,, man has left $780,
600 for Williams college and $780, 600
for the Hampton, Va, institute.
Over 10000 head Of cattle crossed
the line from Mexico into Arizona
within two days recently. One man
paid 5000 duties.
In some parts of Tulare county, Cal.
this seasons sheep-she0ring has been
given entirely to the Indians and Chi
nese.
The Enterprise department store at
Warsaw, Ind, closed ito doors Sat
urday night. Liabilities from $4,000
to $4,000.
The committee having the question
in charge has selected Denver, Colo, as
the place of meeting Of the Y. M. G. A.
of 1899. London, Ont, gets the con-
ference of secretaries.
1t is understood that w. I. Calhoun
of Springfield, ILL.,, has been offered the
assignment rs special counsel in the
Ruiz case, the post which was relin-
pushed by Judge Day.
William Van Ordstrand & Co., pri-
vate bankers at Heyworth, ILL.,, have
closed their doors and made an as
Segment In favor of creditors. As
sets, $4,000; liabilities, $4,000.
George Dixon Of Boston gained de-
c.sion over Johnny Griffin of Brain
tree, Mass, in twenty-round bout
at 1913 pounds at the Broadway Ath-
letic club, New York.
Burruss, Son & Co., bankers of Nor
folk, Va, who failed yesterday for
$40, 900, paid to-day between $4,000
and $4,000 to depositors who placed
money in the bank the day 1t failed.
The war department has forwarded
from the quartermaster's department.
at st. Louis $50 tents to Vicksburg,
Miss, in answer to the appeal of Gov.
McLaurin for shelter for the flood suf-
ferers.
Congressman Henderson's surgeons
at Dubuque have advised the amputa-
ton of his leg above the knee, erysip-
elias having developed some time ago.
He has shown some Improvement the
past two days.
The third annual convention of the
Theosophical Society of America was
held in the concert hall of the Madison
Square Garden, New York. Ernest T.
Hargrave was chosen permanent
chairman.
Commissioner If Indian Affairs ID.
NJ. Browning has relinquished his Of
flee and has started for his home in
East st. Louis, Ill, where he has
formed partnership with Exon
gresham Formau.
The Chicago Daily News says it is
common talk in Chicago society circles
that Mr.. Marshall Field Is engaged to
the widow Of the late Gen. Philip A.
Sheridan, and that the wedding will
take place in the near future.
State Bank Examiner Breidenthal
has taken charge Of the Bank of Hutch
ineon, Kan, private concern. The
bank was q reorganization of the Val
ley State bank, which closed a. year
ago, but has not been able to regain
prestige.
John NJ. FISHER, the big coal operator
Of Pittsburg, Pa, has confessed judg-
ment to his wife for the sum Of $116,-
378 on notes given to her at divers
times. Mr.. FISHER was supposed to
!, 90 =, L..>r L.
the district.
Gov. Altgeld, whose name from time
to time has been connected with the
affairs of the defunct Globe Savings
bank, gave out an interview in which
he denied that lie was in any way re-
sponsible for the Irregularities Of its
management.
John r. Lewis, other Superior citi-
zens and number from Duluth, st.
Paul and Minneapolis, are forming q
company to build large private club
house on Minnesota point. It will be
the largest club house on the point ana
beautifully situated.
In the case of George Harris VS.. the
Modern WOodmen Of America, which
was before the federal court at Du-
buque, Judge Shiras made an order re-
quiring defendant to submit that por-
ton Of the ritual relating to the initia-
ton ceremony at which Harris was in
jured.
In Blair county, Pa, court the ap-
praisers of the assets Of the defunct
bank Of Gardner, Morrow & CO. filed
statement showing that A. s. Nor
row, the deceased cashier. had over
drawn his account $41,622, and that
Bookkeeper Howard Russ was q
debtor to the bank for $22,5OO.
The three-story summer hotel Iro-
luois, ut Sault Ste. Marie, owned by
Phillips 4 Rexford, Detroit, was
burned. The origin Of the fire is un-
known. The hotel had just been re-
furnished at considerable expense for
the summer, and had not vet opened.
The loss is $4,000, with only $4,000
insurance.
A rubber company with capital Of
$3,OOO,OO0 has purchased a rubber
farm Of 400 square miles in Mexico, on
which, ready for tapping, are 5000
trees, whose juices make, 1t is said. a
substitute for rubber little inferior to
Para, which the company proposes to
gather and prepare on scientific prin-
ciples, estimating the gross revenue for