The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-01-14

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NORTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS
DoINGs OF THE WEEK FROM ALL
SECTIONS OF THE STATE.
Maximum Rate Case to Be Appealed to
the Federal Supreme Court-Doxen
Injured in a Great Northern
Wreck Near Hatton.
The maximum rate case recently de-
cided in the United States district court.
setting aside the schedule of the com.
will go to the United States
supreme court for final decision and the
appeal will be perfected by Attorney
General Cowan as soon as the present
press of official duties will, permit.
This will be the first time the matter
has been before the supreme court Of
the United States, which decided the
Nebraska law, but in that case there
was q fixed schedule and no provision
for modification should the rates be nm.
reasonable.
Great Northern Wreck.
The Great Northern passenger train
was wrecked near Hatton Saturday,
The wreck occurred at the east switch
and was caused by broken rail.
About 12 people were more or less in.
jured. Conductor O'Kane is probably
the only one seriously injured. The
baggage car and two coaches left the
track, turning completely over. The
baggage and express car caught fire
from the upsetting of the stove and
with its contents was completely con.
sumed.
Repentance Came Too Late. ..,i
Mrs. Carl Francine of Glendale com.
mitted suicide by taking strychniue.
She took the poison in the presence OF
her husband, who supposed that shS
was taking ginger tea as she complained
of not feeling very we'll. After taking
it she told her husband what she had
done and urged him to do something ID
save her.
Money for the Turtles.
Senator Hansbrough has presented a.
an amendment to the Indian appropria.
tion bill the Turtle Mountain Indian
treaty of 1899. 1t carries an appropria.
tion of $3.50, 900 for the payment of five
annual installments to be expended un.
der direction of the secretary Of the in.
terror for the benefit of the band.
Freight Trains Collide. v-
Two Great Northern freight trains.
extra No. eeS and No. 18, had mixup
three miles east of Wallace. No. 668
had an engine which could not make |
steam, and No. 18 was following close.
The engine of No. 16 telescoped the |
way car of No. 88s and put three empty |
box cars in the ditch.
Well Known Railroad Man Dead.
R. w. Knowlton, senior engineer on
the Dakota division of the Northern
Pacific, died of appoplexy at Fargo,
while sitting in chair at home. He was |
formerly master mechanic at Brainerd |
and was prominent in Masonic circles.
Champion Skater Defeated.
Norval Baptie, North Dakota cham
pion, defeated the worlds champion
skater, John Nilsson, at the Bath9ate
rink in emile race, catching him al |
the end of mile. This is Nilsson's first
defeat in three years.
Badly Beaten and Robbed.
Andrew Westin, a wealthy bachelor
living alone near Sandown, was as
saulted and beaten into insensibility
with the butt of revolver by robbers.
A large number of notes and $50 in cash
was taken.
Protest Against tho Pardon.
A remonstrance has been literally
signed at Cakes against the granting Of
pardon to Campbell and Barrett, the
murderers now confined in the pen for
whom petition for pardon was circu.
lated.
Acquitted Of Murder.
A verdict of not guilty has been 70.
turned in the Handley murder trial al
La Moure. Handley was charged with
numbering his wife in June last. The
defense was insanity.
Bills Affecting North Dakota.
Senator Hansbrough has introduced
bills appropriating $3.50, 900 for public
building at Grand Forks, and for the
admission of seed wheat from Canada
free of duty.
Fargo's School Census. aas4'sa
The recent school census shows that
Fargo has 1,129 male and 1912 female
pupils, a total of 2,341. This is q gain
over last year of 2O5.
Glendale Pioneer Dead.
DR.. E. Thomas, dentist, is dead at
Ellendale. He was a pioneer, resi.
dent since the early sos, and leaves q
wife and two sons.
NORTH DAKOTA BRIEFS.
There are over 1000 children Of school
age in Grand Forks county.
The long distance telephone line has
been completed to Jamestown.
The Russell Miller Milling company
has built two bridges at Valley City at d
cost of IS, 900.
The Enforcement league proposes to
continue the raids at Fargo until the
sale of liquor is completely stopped. l.
Mrs. John A. Brown died at Glendale !.
from the effects of burns received in the
destruction of the family home by fire. I.