Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-08-26
ORTHDAKOT NEWS

ORTHDAKOT NEWS
Fargo has sixwomen's clubs.
Cattle shipped from Dickinson were
sold In Chicago last week for e4.75.
Mra Henry shure, living near Tower
City, was fatally burned By gasoline.
The Bismarck Tribune estimator the
totalvote of;ths state this failat 5000.
Twsnty.four threshing outfits were
sold In Wells county 80 far this season.
The stats bank Of Clifford has, bssn
granted 9 charter by the secretary 81
state. @Ss
Illinois and Kansas homeseekers are
looking Over, the territory tributary %
Cando.
The secretary Of state has issued .
charter to the State bank Of Clifford,
Ttaill county.
Jamestown 10 agitating the question
OF sinking another artesian well. The
q In use at present shows signs Of
collapse.
Gophers arc said to have done moro
damage In the western counties this
fear than any other year in; tho history
Of the state.
The mon accused Of burglarizing the
Salvation Army barracks at Fargo
have been bound over to the grand jury
In the sum Of $500 each.
The Park River council adyertisss
Tor bids on the construction Of q new
city hall. The new building Is to be q
model Of safety and convenience.
Hon. o. W. Francis Of Fargo died
last week Of appendicitis. he was one
OF the leading attorneys Of the state
and in addition owned and managed .
farm Of 5000 acres.
The Republican state central com.
mittee organized at Fargo last week BY
the reelection Of ". b. Robinson Of
Mayville as chairman, and M. II. Jew.
ell, editor Of tho Bismarck Tribune, as
secretary.
Billings county has issued $3.50 0
worth Of bonds. The Wordsworth muir.
der trial and an attempt upon tho part
Of the county to pay q bounty on all Of
the wolf heads in that part Of the state
and the lear portion Of Montana wal
the direct cause Of this action.
Sixteen cars Of Dakota wheat arrived
at the head Of the lakes Friday, It DO.
ing the first consignment for this sea.
son The Northern Pacific road
brought in the grain, it coming from
the line near the Dakotas, via the
Fargo and Southeastern railway.
Chief Big John. the Arickarse, died
Thursday Of last week at his residence
on the Fort Berthold reservation. Biz
John was the first enlisted scout a
Fort Stevenson and served continuously
from 1857 to 1852, when he lost a leg In
the service and has since been a pen.
sioner.
The resignation Of Judge Guy @. 81:
Corliss Of the supreme court has been
accepted by Governor Devine and N.
O. Young Of Pembina county has been
appointed his successor. Young 10 the
Republican candidate for the same 20.
sition and, il elected, will assume his
Office Dec. I.
Commissioners d. u. Thomas says the
Minneapolis journal placed the North
Dakota aotssge 100000 too large,
and basipg his estimate on the returns
Of assesa0rs and the inspection Of wheat
fields all over the state the commits.
sioner puts the total Yield Of North
Dakota about 80, 000, 900 bushels instead
Of So, 000, 900 bushels as named by The
Journal.
The RAILROAD dspots at both Grand
Forks and Fargo have been in tho habit
Of receiving shipments Of liquor to
points In the state. The State Enforce.
ment league has taken hold Of the mat.
tor and ]. B. Wineman, representing
tho enforcement league, has notified
the Great Northern agent at Grand
Forks that the practice must stop
The changes in valuation made BY
the state board Of equalization will 70.
suit in q larger increase in the assessed
valuation OF property in the state than
was expected, bringing the total Of
real and personal property up to $780,.
DOC, 1000, or . total increase Of q, 000,0 900
over last year. The total valuation Of
real property, as equalized, win b
e88. 100000 and Of personal property,
$21, 100000. exclusive Of railroads.