Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-03
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The Texas legislature has passed the
uniform text book bill.
The court Of appeals at st. Louis has
decided that bicycles are not baggage.
Twenty thousand people are gath
ering the strawberry crop at SarcoXie,
Mo.
Sharles Case has been appointed re-
ceiyer Of the Eastern Rubber company
at Trenton, n. J.
The discovery Of placer gold on the
town site of Nelson, B. G.. has caused
considerable excitement and brought
in a number Of gravel miners.
The senate has confirmed the NOM
ination of William w. Morrow of Cal
ifornia to he United States circuit
judge of the Ninth district
August Belmont has ordered a $1,000
statue Of his favorite horse, Henry of
Navarro. He is generous patron OF
the turf. and can afford it.
According to the Salt Lake Tribune.
body Of ore has been struck in the
Emerald mine which yields as much
as seven ounces. or SIPS in gold. not
to mention the argentiferous values.
The gunboat Alert will leave San
Francisco for Sitka in a few days to
tow the old war vessel Pinta from the
North to the rotten row at Mare Is
land.
The fine farm house, barn and much
grain and hay Of John Gassney of JEFF
ferson, Iowa, has burned; loss about
$1,000; insurance. $500 A lantern
exploded.
1t is reported that the death of J.
"A. Rhomberg will result in the con-
solidation of the two street railway
lines in Dubuque. Neither of the lines
is making money.
N. ]. Jefferson, of the attorney gen
erals Office at Madison, Wis, has fore
closed on the light guard armory at
Eau Claire. The state holds mort
gage of $4,000.
In the Seven Devils distrist in Ida
tho, to which several railroads are con-
templating the building of branches
for the business of hauling the copper
ores it is claimed that there are in
sight 10000 tons of ore in one mine.
Southern Oregon will have an inn
mense fruit crop this season. The
country around Ashland alone will
produce 100 car loads Of peaches, and
in all there will be $500 carloads OF
fruit to sell.
A Rawlins dispatch says the firm of
A. j. knollin L. Co. of Omaha and
Kansas City, is sending representa-
tive to Oregoa to purchase 100000
sheep, to be trailed from Oregon to
Kansas and Nebraska.
Cornelius Curran of Baltimore and
C. Il. Dunn of Huntington, Ind, both
delegates to the conductors conven-
ton at Los Angeles, have mysterious
| ly disappeared, leaving absolutely no
clue to their whereabouts.
ID. j. Martin. manager of passenger
traffic Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio, con-
tirmed the rumor that D. $. Wilder, of
the Big Four, would become division
passenger agent of the Baltimore a.
Ohio at Columbus. Ohio. on June 1.
Contracts have been let for a second
system of electric railway in Milwau-
kee comprising 100 miles of road. be-
ginning at Waukesha and going
through the city to the northern sub
urbs. William $. Reed Il Co Of Chi
cagO secured the contract.
The greatest strike ever made in the
camp at Eel Dora has been encountered
in the Enterprise, which gave return
of about sos in a two-foot width, and
subsequent returns gave a running Of
$500. in which tile vein is growing
stronger and richer with development.
The new law Of Idaho as to placer
locations provides that the locator
must place post or monument Mt
each corner, and within fifteen days
after making the location make an ex-
cavation of not less that 100 cubic feet
for the purpose Of prospecting.
A London syndicate hae purchased.
for $sOO.OOO. from A. Il. Humphreys.
]. ID. Farrell ana Capt. NJ. ID. Moore,
all Of Spokane. and w. Z. Yakeys Of
Detroit, Mich. a group OF mines COM
posed CT the Idaho. Alamo. Cumber-
land. COMMENTATOR and Tramway. To-
Gated In the immediate vicinity OF
Three Forks. In the SLOGAN district.