Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-08-29
| On this valuation the tax levy will give
the following approximate sums for the
Total taxes ..............
.H43.0QQ


wolf bounty certificates.
The board passed resolution requir-
ing fuller details of telegraph. telephone
and other corporations. to the end that
their assessment by the state board
might be more intelligently made.-Bis-
marck Tribune.
WELL REGULATED. @
The city OF Dickinson has the best
sidewalks of any town In the state.
When the place was Incorporated one of
the first ordinances was to provide for
sidewalks and street crossings. The
ordinances provided that all walks should
be fire proof. The result is that cement
walks have been laid all over town. are
uniform in height. width and manner Of
construction. Dickinson leads the state
in cattle. wool. sheep and Horse ship
ments, and her merchants carry i'm.
mense stocks.
MURDER.
Claus Fisher. aged 30 years. today shot
and killed Annie Heinrichs aged II. at
the home Of Diedrich Deeder. a few
miles south of Wahpeton. Fisher then
put the barrel Of the shotgun with which
he had committed the crime into his
mouth and fired. blowing off his right
cheek. He then deliberately reloaded
the weapon and again placing the muzzle
in his mouth. fired again. this time blow
ing the entire top Of his head. of. The
couple had been lovers. but the girl tired
of Fisher and this Is said to have caused
the crime.
DEMAND FOR Ignite INCREASES
The demand for North Dakota Ignite
&c nd IL Co
mated that the output for Ward county
this year will amount to nearly 100000
tons. The coal industry is giving every
promise of rapidly increasing in extent
and value. and 1t is only a question Of
northwest will be solved by the use of
North Dakota Ignite.
OLD EMPLoYE HoNoRED.
Employees of the Northern Pacific have
put in memorial window in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church and dedicated 1t
to Waterman Robert Cowley. the Oldest
man in the service Of the railway and
the oldest member of the M. z. church.
The window was unveiled with ceremony
and Mr.. Cowley. who is over so years of
age. was deeply moved by the action Of
his fellow employees
NEWS NOTES.
Allan Black & Co.. of st. Paul. Will
build Park Rivers city water works and
electric light plant for $4,000.
North Dakota justice isn't SO slow. A
Fargo thief found himself in the pen at
Bismarck within two days after stealing
q pocket book.
Edward Burns. who robbed his room
mate of $3.50 in Fargo is now doing a
two and half year sentence in the state
penitentiary for his crime.
The Klondike hardware store at Graf
ton was burglarized of lot of knives.
razors and revolvers the other night
The Grafton teachers rendered the
visiting summer school teachers very
pleasant reception the other evening.
Bank Examiner Gordon checked up the
Grafton banks the other day and says
they rank among the best in the state.
Miss Roseallie Pollock. of Fargo. has
been elected as supervisor of primary
work in the public schools Of Salt Lake
City. Utah.
George Fuerst. of Fargo. won the
scholarship for st. Thomas college in
competition with other boys Of North
and South Dakota. He is II year old
student Of Sacred Heart academy in
Fargo. and took the examination that
was held in nine different places on the
same questions.
Threshing machines in the southern
part of the valley are showing up Is to
10 bushels of wheat.
Minot will hold street fair in Septem-
Der if $1,000 can be raised to make the
wheels go round.
The little daughter Of E. H. Lee under
took to make meal of some poison fly
paper the other day at Walhalla. The
doctor finally saved its life. but 1t was
close call.
Mr.. Cowley. professor in an eastern
university. was through jamestown as
a hobo. He is studying the tramp
problem in the guise Of hobo, going
as they do with them. He said he rode
$50 miles on the pilot OF the Northern
Pacific limited.
Several school districts of Ward county
lost 5000 railroad taxes by neglecting
their duty in making the levies.
The Occidental hotel. at Harvey. has
been closed on account of a rumpus be-
tween the owner Of the building and the
landlord.
A Wells county farmer received 1890
in payment Of hail insurance. He flashed
the roll in blind pig at Bowdon. In
the morning his money was gone. A
man said to be gambler was arrested
His friends are having lots of fun over
Alderman Coshun's troubles at Fargo.
4 member of his family was i'll last
night and he went into a neighbours barn
and took sadie pony to make quick
trip to an uptown drug store for medi-
cine. The noise aroused the owner of
the horse and an investigation showed
the animal was missing. Police head
quarters was notified and before he got
back home three policemen endeavored
to arrest the alderman. He bought the
cigars.