Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-03-04
Otherwise,

W. S. Alley, of the New York stock
exchange. has failed.
John II. Rater, well-to-do farmer
living in Davis county. Iowa, has
been sued by Miss Emma Rimes of
South Ottumwa for $4,000 for breach
of promise.
The Olympic Club of London offers
a purse Of $1,000 for a fight between
Eddie Connolly of st. Johns. n. B.,
and Kid Lavigne of Saginaw, Mich,
in April or May.
At a meeting Of the consolidated
bondholders Of the Kansas Pacific it
was unanimously decided to accept
the Union Pacific revised plan Of 70
organization.
Venezuelan Consul Herman Mcin-
hard is authority for the statement
that the Illinois Central railroad is
considering the establishment of
steamship line between New Orleans
and Venezuelan ports.
A complication has arisen at Web.
ster City, Iowa. over the question OF
whether women will be allowed TO-
vote Mt the coming municipal election
on tax for library purposes. The
JuNSCc &1it uAucCiucu W udl " uu.
The md-winter meeting of the
American Paper Manufacturers asso-
citation was held at the Waldorf hotel
at New York.. The association is
composed of papermakers from all
sections Of the country.
W. A. Gamo. business man we'll
known in Chicago and the East, has
been granted divorce at Kansas
City from his wife. Grace Gamo of
New York, and given the custody of
their two children.
Rev. Father Fidells, James Kcntstone
of st. .Josepli's monestary, Baltimore,
preached in Appleton chaple at Harv-
ard in response to IN invitation from
the university faculty. This is the third
time that a Roman Ca tholic has preach
ed in the Harvard chapel.
Charles Burkman. q KcOkuk, Iowa.
barber, Lad just finished having a Gus
toner when lie went violently insane
He still had the razor in his hands,
and attempted to assault several per-
sons. but was ut last OvprpOWercd and
locked up. He has IL wife and four
children.
The liner Spte" reached her pier in
Hoboken after Il rough voyage. She
left Bremen nn February 9th and
Southampton ,he next day. Before
reaching the Needles she ran into a
dense fog and had to anchor. The seas
pounded her decks. Shaving q lifc-boat
to pieces. tearing out Il section Of rail
and inhicting other damages
Ten city lots worth 100000 have
been given under conditions to the St.
James Protestant Episcopal mission in
New York by j. $. I;hinelander The
conditions are that in five years; the
mission must accomplish enough tangi-
bic good to satisfy the donor, when the
lots will become rs absolute property.
The annual report of Director Gin
ton Kurdish, Of the bureau Of Alneri-
can republics, shows that such prog
ress has been made in the compilation
OF the code Of commercial nomencla-
ture as to make it possible to print
the second volume in Spanish, portu.
gucsc and English within few
months, the entire work being in type.
James De Trafford Blackstone, q
wealthy Norwich. Conn. man who was
divorced from his first wife twenty
years ago, will be remarked to her in
New York city. Since they were separ-
ated Mrs. Blackstone has been married
twice and divorced twice. She has
made tour of the world, studied art
in Paris and made reputation and q
small fortune. Mr.. Blackstone has
been married again and has buried bis
sn.G.L wife