Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-03-25
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

The work OF rebuilding, the Hotel
Dacotah at Grand Forks has begun.
Tho Great Northern has advanced ito
minimum prics OF lands from 81 an
acre to SO.
Dickey county farmers are importing
some Thoroughbred cattle. four being
shipped in recently that cost 81, 100.
Twenty thousand dollars Of Mclean
county bonds wese sold to F. r. Fulton
b 90. Of Grand Forks at premium Of
1l60.
The valuation OF real property in
Richland county has been increased
el20, 900 in the last year by the proving
up OF farm lands.
j. A. Grigsley, immigration agent OF
the Northern Pacific, will conduct 500
families from Pennsylvania to locations
In the Red River valley.
Conductor Lyman Brown, long In
the service Of the Northern Pacific,
died at his home at jamestown, where
he had resided since 1883.
Senator Hansbrough has introduced
an amendment to the sundry civil bill
appropriating $4,000 for beginning
work on the new military post at Bis.
marck.
Tho county seat fight in Pembina
county is waxing warm aud Cavalier 10
early IN the field securing names to
petition to have the matter brought to
. vote. 1t will require a.4oo names.
N. 7. Rich. the founder OF Wahps.
ton. 10 dead, aged Us years. Mr.. Rich
located on the site now occupied by
Wahpeton in 1880 and was the first
settler OF Richland county, which de-.
rived its name from him.
August Magnusson, farmer living
near Northwood. has begun suit for
5000 against NJ. v. Linwell Of the
State bank Of that place. Magnusson
alleges that Linwell assaulted him.
causing permanent injuries.
Secretary Bliss has affirmed the land
Office decision in the case OF the North.
ern Pacific vs. Jacob Boshee and others.
involving about IL, 900 acres Of land in
the Bismarck district. The compapy's
selection Uf this land il held for reiec.
tion.
A carload OF settlers from the vicin.
ity OF Sioux City, Ia, have just located
In the upper James river valley. They
brought along horses, chickens, ducks
and geese, also their household goods
and considerable farm machinery and
will begin farming at once.
Reports of tho 25 national bank. Of
this state show total resources OF g..
1868. 48G; loans and discounts amounting
to a. .297. .2s9. and reserve 10 l,74o, ,7SB.
of which $227,39 was in gold. The
deposits aggregate s.. 483.9li, and the
average reserve held was 82.4G psr
cent.
w. w. Fegan, formerly agent of the
Great Northern road at Grand Forks.
10 suing the road for 500. FegaD was
forced to make up 5000 OF the shortage
Of subordinate, but subsequent de.
velopments failed to show the justice Of
tho payment, and now no wants his
money back.
The county Of Burleigh will advertise
for the sale Of e7l 900 refunding bonds
to retire o like amount of bonds that
are payable at the option Of the county.
The present bonds draw interest at the
rate OF Q per cent and the commission.
ers will advertise for per cent 2o-year
bonds to replace them.
Suit has been brought at Grand
Forks by the administrator OF the
estate OF George Egan for the collec.
ton Of SIC. 600 from the Mouse R.ver
Hgnite Coal company Of Minot. Ezan
was miner In the employ Of the com.
pany. and, in August, 1897, was killed
BY an explosion Of gas in one Of the
mines.
The Minneapolis and Northern Ele.
vator company's grain elevator at Ia.
kota has been destroyed By Ars. The
contents included 1900 bushels Of
wheat and 5000 bushels Of nax, nessly
I'll Of which will prove total loss.
The elevator had capacity Of 10000
bushels and was ono Of the best owned
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