Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-04-06
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
FARGO NJ ALL RIGHT,

NOkIH DAkOIA NEWS
FARGO ~ ALL RIGHT.
For some time Mayor johnson. of Far
90, has been gatherin statistics for his
annual message to the city council In
April. Among the facts developed relat-
ing to the wholesale. banking. postoffice.
telegraph and telephone business In the
city for 1888 are the following: The
wholesale business in Fargo in farm ma
chlnery alone during last year amounted
to S $3.50. 1913 This makes Fargo the
third largest distributing point in farm
machinery In the world. regardless Of the
size Of the cities. The wholesale trade
in groceries and fruits amounted to 3d.
85l, S01.93. The other wholesale business In
the city brought the total wholesale
business for the year to over 10000, 600.
On the last day Of last year there were
on deposit in the four Fargo banks. sub
jects to check, 1858. s24.s2. The transac-
tions Of the Fargo clearing house for the
year of 1893 amounted to 314,S7, s59.0S. The
receipts for stamps and box rent for
the postofhce for the year were $s5,o77.22.
The expenses. including salaries, amount
ed to only $11,5n.25, leaving net profit
to the government of $23.50699 The West
ern Union Telegraph Office handled 777.1@
messages. It has twenty-nine people In
its employ now, and during the busy sea-
son the number is usually over forty. 1t
uses 5000 calls and there are forty-five
wires In the Office It is in the telephone
connections that Fargo leeds all other
cities Of it's size in the world. There are
$50 telephones in daily use. with an aver
age OF 5000 calls daily. There are nine
operators in the exchange. and six men
in the employ Of the exchange as line
men. In addition to the manager and col
1ector. Fargo is directly connected with
eighty-five other cities and towns in the
Red River valley, and at Minneapolis
with the Eastern lines.
HANGED.
James w. Cole, who on Dec. II shot and
killed mis- sweetheart, Sophronia Ford.
through rage and jealousy, expiated his
crime on the scaffold at Bismarck. The
execution was the second legal hanging
in the state and one of the most success
full ever witnessed. The condemned, a
full blooded negro, was cool and collected
to the last. not weakening when placed
on the scaffold, and after he had made
his farewell address to the spectators,
called to the officials to pull the trap.
The hanging was conducted by Sheriff
Bogue. The condemned man was given
his last meal at o'clock in the morn
ing, when he ate literally Of ham and
eggs. and then smoked and talked for an
hour of his crime, expressing himself
entirely willing to pay the renalty. He
wanted no religious CONSIDERS and would
not have the death warrant read.
The march to the scaffold began at ten
minutes after six. The moose and cap
were adjusted by Deputy Sheriff E. g.
Peterson and the trap was sprung by the
sheriff at fourteen minutes after six
There was never culver or convulsior
after the murderer reached the end OF
the rope. His neck was broken and death
was instantaneous. County Physician
Ballard applied the stethoscope and pro-
.nounced Cole dead after three minutes
and half when the heart had ceased
entirely to beat. The remains were in
,terrad at once, there being no friends OF
relatives to clsim the body.
A CRAZY wOMAN'S DEEDS.
On train No. 4, which reached Mandar
sat a late hour, a woman named Jennie
Holman had held up a first-class coacl
from Glendive to Mandan. She was from
Seattle. going to St. Paul. She had he
head full of decisions and revolver IL
each hand. She planted her back agains
seat and threatened to kill any on
who interfered with her.
DIR. Furness, of Mandan, the Northern
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boarded the train here and took her OF
of one revolver, the shot grazing Dr.
Furness' leg and entering the floor. sh
is now at the hotel and will be sent t
the insane asylum. She is Is years oil
and had number Of newspaper clipping
from coast papers. describing her as be
ing dangerous, scheming woman.
VALUABLE DEPOSITS.
What appears to be valuable minera
deposit was discovered on the farm o
Martin Hentges, east Of Michigan City
Mr.. Hentges was boring for water and a
depth of fifty feet struck a slate fol-
nation. After passing through sixtee
feet of slate some splendid specimens q
copper and lead ore we're found. TIL
samples were sent to Butte, Mont, to
assayed, the result of which is anxiousl
awaited. Judging from the ore found
some valuable mineral deposits will un
.doubtedly be brought to light soon.
LIBEL.
H. Egberg, editor of the defunct Endel
ling Folkebladet. was tried at Lisbon o
a charge of criminal libel against Fran
Allen, ex-county Judge Of Ransom cour
ty, when Allen was candidate for r.
election last October He WAS foun