Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
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Otherwise.
The postoflice Mt McCloud. Custer
county, s. D.. has been discontinued.
The building of roofe over railroad
cuts is an experiment the Northern
Pacific may try as prevention of
blockades.
The fourth annual exhibit Of the Up
per Peninsula Poultry association has
been held at Marquette, Mich, with an
unusually large number of entries.
G. +. Wilson has been appointed as
sistant general freight agent of the
Wisconsin Central lines, the appoint
ment to become effective Feb. i.
The place for holding the ninth an
nual ScOtch-Irish congress has not yet
been decided upon, but Detroit will
probably be chosen.
Receiver Cowen, of the Baltimore e
Ohio. annousces that $4,000 interest,
due Feb. l on the bonds of the com.
pany, will be paid.
The Upland bank. located at Upland,
ten miles from Marion, Ind, has gone
out of business. Its officials announce
that it will pay depositors in full.
The Pottsdam, N. Y, National bank,
with capital stock Of $250,O00, was
| closed by q national bank examiner
| to-day.
The depot of the Ahnapee & West
ern, at Sturgeon Bay, Wis, was
burned. A large amount of freight
and express matter was lost
Dr. Wrede, editor of Die Kritik. of
Berlin, is being prosecuted for lese
majestic, in an article on the 'undiplo-
matte new years reception" in which
his majesty was ridiculed.
The Bank of the Nation at Buenos
Ayres has resolved to grant facilities
to distressed farmers who ask credit
| until they can recover from the loss
of their crops.
The twenty second national conven-
ton of the Railway Mail Service Be
nevolent association will be held in
San Francisco during the week of
March Is.
Homer II. Johnson has been appoint
ed receiver for the Vulcan Brass Com
pany of Cleveland, Ohio. The assets
of the company are placed at $50, 900
and liabilities at $4,000.
The Delaware constitutional con-
has recommended that the power Of
granting divorces be taken from the
legislature.
Colorado college Of Colorado Springs
received from DR.. D. X. Parson Of
Chicago a check for $4,000, which
completes the additional endowment
fund of 100000.
An ice bridge has formed at Niagara
falls, reaching from the falls to the
suspension bridge. The ice formation
in the park and on the island is beau
tiful.
1t was shown in the probate court
at Holton, Kan. that Isaac Lane, a
cousin of the late Jim Lane. was 81
years old; destitute and alone. The
jury found him incapable of taking
care Of himself.
United States District Judge Foster
at Topeka, Kan, has granted a writ
| to compel the Santa Fee Railroad COM
pany to make it's annual report to the
interstate commerce commission. The
report was due last June.
In accordance with instructions form
| ulated by the directors Of the Ameri-
| can Peace society, an expression in re-
gard to the pending treaty of arbitra-
ton has been proposed and has been
forwarded to the president, secretary
| Of state and the senate.
The glove contest bill introduced in
the Nevada legislature to permit the
| fight between Corbett and FitZsim-
mons to take place in Nevada, passed
the asse.nbly to-day by vote Of 20 to
| 8, the license being increased to ST.
600.
Some Of the farmers of the West and
Northwest who desire to encourage the
| production Of fax and hemp want q
duty imposed on sisil and manila. but
| others protest that such duty will re-
| suit in an increase in the cost Of bind
ing Irvine.
After a heated discussion In the New
York assembly, the Lexow resolution.
calling for the appointment of a joint
committee to investigate the subject Of
| trusts and report remedial legislation
before March / n.Xt, was passed by Il
vote of 80 to "a.
Jeanette, the oldest elephant in the
ters at Peru, Ind. She was the only
female African elephant in captivity.
She was brought over more than sew
cnty-tive years ago, and has been
with many circuses.
Miss Lillian Templeton of Brooklyn
| Is dead. as the result Of taking pre-
scription of a friend who meant to
| cure her. Miss Templeton had been
suffering from cold. "A friend gave
her prescription which called for
equal parts of spirits Of camphor, pep
permint laudanum and balsam of fir.
The twenty second annual session OF
| marine engineers has adjourned at
New York. The officers of the associa-
| ton are confident that the caucus work
done during the meeting will bear fruit
in legislation important to engineers
and their assistants throughout the
| country.
Grace Jennings, who is known on
the stage as Grace Vaughn and MEM
Der Of the Bunch of Keys company,
was granted divorce at Chicago on
! the grounds Of desertion. Her husband
was Andrew Jennings, son of "A. $.
Jennings, a man Of wealth and emil
hence.