Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-08-15
STATE NEWS


The Fargo Gas and Electric Light
Co., and the Fargo Edison Co.. have
been consolidated under the new name
of Union Light, Heat and Power Co.
The Bisbee Gazette rejoices over
the fact that the new Columbia hotel
of that place is nearing completion,
and will soon be ready to receive
guests.
Mrs. Jennings, wife Of the late
manager of the North Dakota News
paper union, has mailed a check of SIS
to each Of the train crew on the special
that carried her to Valley City the
Sunday Mr.. Jennings was fatally in
jured.
Safe crackers got in their work a
few nights ago on the safe Of Agnew
& Farguharson, the Cando liverynpen,
and distracted from the drawer all
the cash except about $50, which was
in another apartment of the receptacbs.
The street railway projet has besn
received at Fargo, and the stockholGr
ers have deposited $50, 90, the amount
Of the bond given the council for tina
faithful performance Of the contract
with the city, in M of the Fargss
banks. .....
A damage suit for S., 900 has beens
brought against j. s. Olson, a farmer
residing near Cande, by Mrs. Okland,.
of Bisbee, whose son was accidently
shot and killed 10y Mr. lson's 13-year-
Eeld SON, about SILK weeks ago.
Vandals have been destroying pro-
perty in the Highland Home cemetery
at Jamestown, and ~ reward Of 500
has been offered ffOu tine arrest and
conviction of tine GUILTY. parties. Por-
t6ons of the. waber" system has been
destroyed and other damage has been
reported. ...
The. 500 railnoadD crossed the North
ern Pacific tracks southeast of Bis
marck Thursday night, and reached
the, city the- following day. Arrange
ments are being made for a public ne
Eception by citizans next week. Theirs
rs general good feeling we the coma
pletion OF the. bong: expected road
Al. WoodleY, Alias Bates, and jim
-EEeefe, two Winnipeg crooks, wazs
arrested by Chief of Police Lowe. aand
: lChief Hunst, at the Grand Forks
cities and taken back to King. Sd
: wards domain. The two held al
and robbed a cattle buyer Of 81, GOO
e and disappeared. The Gnand Fork
officers are receiving complimentary,
notices from the Peg authorities
u A Wells county farmer named A
= F. Hoover, a few days ago shot an
) killed a Large chicken hawk, whic
x had made an attack upon him
& Around the dead birds neck ws
20 fastened, with a wire. an empt
p cartridge box, in which was enclose
IN the following note: "March q, 1900
Finder please let me know where al
d how this bird was taken. CaR:
8 Sivert, Miller, Neb."
ng Everett Allen, the 6-year old son
ms Andrew Allen, living on Apple Cree
o. twenty-five miles northeast Of B:
ng marck, was drowned in the ere
on Monday afternoon at about 3 o'cloc
ell With a cousin, he was playing ne
lad the creek and throwing pebbles il
an the water, The two little fellows
hat came separated in some way, a
his Everett fell into the creek and Y
au. drowned. Search was made for
me body when the news was received
me his father and the body was found
ted about 6 O'Clock.
| An unusual feature of the round
Of cattle on the Cheyenne reservat
~ near Cannon Ball, one that will
badly occur again, was the g.
ee.' ering of about seventy head of buff
and the roping and branding Of sew
"mixed bloods." These are the
'a'os suit of a cross between the buffalo
~ the domestic bull. They are MOI
'evea much value, except for the re
ana They often have white faces and Q
Oeo characteristics of the domestic ami
'o,e These buffaloes are the property Of
w Dupree estate,
from Some months ago, Judgment for
Nc 900 was given the city of Fargo
Ky of property condemned for right OF
Gre purposes for the broadening {
ntion street on the north side. Alder
and Roberts voted in favor of the a.
COM Of the council, and also acted as q
con- ney for n of the persons whose
, con- perty was involved. The new
report administration questioned the leg
were of the action and made a motto