The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-06-19

A broken table leg and a buggy spoke
were picked up in the shack. Blood
upon them indicated that they had
been used in fight.
At the inquest it developed that
death had been .occasioned by blows
on the head and shoulders. Davis
waived examination.
!%A " Settled.
q The fight for the railway station,
which has been .waged for the past
five months, between the promoters Of
Dudley and of rival townsite, called
Goodrich, mile west Of Dudley, has.
been won by Dudley. The Northern
Pacific Railway company has issued
orders for the Immediate constructions
of the station at Dudley, and the citi-
zens are iubila1it over their victory.
ii The location of the depot will also
carry with it the postofice, and the
Dudley applicant for that position
will be appointed at an early date. ~
Otto Goethen, formerly Of Mime
apolis, is the owner Of the townsite
of Dudley. W ,,l ta4 ..;st.,.,.3
~ I've, ~ ~ Old Times. r4s.as. 3
= The, jamestown Alert publishes the
"price list of drinks taken from the
walls of the old variety theatre, which
is now being RACED to be transformed
into a Catholic church at Medina. Beer
sold at dollar bottle, whiskey
cocktails at IS cents each, and so on
And still some of the old timers won-s
der why they haven't more money!
BY the way. does the Alert remem-
her the entertainment afforded by the
spanking on the stage of a couple of
fellows who had been caught play.
ing peek-a-boo through the ladies'
dressing room window. The story APP
pears in one Of the issues Of the paper
published during the summer Of 1882.
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L" A New Port. u
Representative Loren Fletchers en-
terprise, in pushing the bill. in COM
.gress to make Portal port of entry
for the immediate transportation Of
goods, is gratifying to local importers
Portal is SUPPORT of Pembina,.
with no government officer there, ex--
cept the railway station agent. I'm
der the new law, Portal will have q
deputy collector of the Pembina dis
trict, and Minneapolis agents will not
need to go to Portal to gauge whisky
imported from the dominion. That is,
goods in bond, accompanied by in
voice, may be sent at once to points
of destination without appraisement,
subject to liquidation at Minneapolis,
or other inland ports.
Creamerles.
Professor E. Kaufman, assistant
dairy commissioner, has just issued
creamery directory for North Dako-
ia from which the following facts are
gathered: There are 80 creameries
III the state, including five skim sta
tions, and ten creameries in process of
erection. Nine are located in Morton
county, nine in Sargent, four. in Rich
land, three in LaMQure, two in Stark.
two in Stutsman, two in Walsh, and
one each in Oliver, Dickey, Wells,
Cass, Barnes, Benson and Mercer.
Twenty-three creameries are run by
stock companies, two are cooperative
and thirteen are owned and operated
by individuals. There are also five
cheese factories in the state, three of
which are in Dickey county, one in
Ransom and one in Rolette.
Found Dead.
Charles King, prisoner at the
state penitentiary, was found dead in
bed in his cell in that institution.
King was 20 years of age and was
sent up from Valley City for a term
of 20 years. three years; of which he
had served. There was no warning
of his death in previous illness, and
he was at work the day before. In
the. morning when the call was made
King did not respond and the guards
found him dead in bed.
Henry Antobees, a Mexican, 80
years old, was instantly killed by
at the ranch of Alexander
Bros, southwest of Jamestown,
Antobees was going from the house
to the barn when struck. The marks
on the body were a slightly burned
portion of the scalp, deep burn OF
the chest and narrow strip burned to
feet of deceased, showing the course
of the lightning.
I News In Brief.
Contractor McDougal of Mandan,
had the lowest bid on the Fort Lin
coin work, but has been informed by
the government that his figures are
too high.
NJ. Breemer, a. young farmer Of
Dickey, Stutsman county, while in
sane, attempted suicide by jumping
into a so foot well. The well con-
tanned but four feet of water, and the
man was fshed out and committed
to the insane asylum.
The Fargo street car ordinance has
been revised to meet some objections,
and passed its first reading.