Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-12-11

beats.
The fight between the elevators, at
Michigan City attracts a. lot OF trade
there, and the merchants are rejoic-
Ing.
The first boy born in Goodrich was
son of Mrs. Gottlieb Mauch-and the
enthusiastic citizens will elect the
Xoungster mayor.
Trolley euchres are: the rage at
Grafton. At Fargo the, ymay be- some,
time, if the pole question is: ever set
tied.
The thief who was captured in Mon,
tana for crimes committed in Minot,
suicided. He had claim in Ward,
county.
The Grand Forks county canvassing
board found that the people were all
from Missouri, and wanted to be-
shown
Fire was discovered in. the cupola OF
an elevator at Hillsboro, but was ex-
tinguished with little damage to the.
building.
It is said that the citizens of Cando.
made up the $500 fine imposed on
Sheriff Parker by the United States
authorities.
There are many people who are con-
11dent that great oil fields will some
day be located in the western part OF
the state.
A young civil engineer, Lewis, who
went insane at Bismarck, has not re-.
covered at his Iowa home, as was an.
ticipated.
Norval Baptie, the great skater
from Bathgate, will participate In the
races at Montreal for the worlds:
championship.
Welton Mcdonald, who made for
tune in the Klondike, has returned to
dis home in Dickinson, and will reside.
there permanently.
An insane man kept the officials Of
Jamestown busy, and finally escaped
into the woods. He thinks someone
wants to hang him.
Ed Berry will remove from Dickin-
son and take charge of the new hotel:
at Glendive, one of the finest along
the line of the road.
The usual number of North Dakota
farmers are endeavoring to secure
work for their teams in the woods of
Northern Minnesota. ....
Two prisoners dug out of the Rich.
land county Jail just before Sheriff
Moody bought bunch Of turkeys for
their Thanksgiving dinner. s7
It is said the hunters didn't get all
the prairie chickens in the Mouse
River valley and there are plenty left.
for big crop next year.
It is said that North Dakota has
enough natural gas in the vicinity Of;
the coal beds to heat and light the en-
tire West, II it was developed.
The new town Of Drake is 500
towtown, eight miles east Of Balfour,
and the company is giving the burg a
start by grading the main street.
Joseph Kirsch was burned to death
in fire which started at Hope, in an
attempt to build fire in a kitchen
stove with kerosene as starter.
Miss Daily, deputy superintendent
schools at Minot, is reported to have
had the wife of Sheriff Carroll of Mi
not arrested on charge of SANDER.
A Ward county man had a finger
amputated in threshing machine ac-
cident, and the injury not healing up
properly, he had another piece cut off.
The North Dakota Agricultural COL
lege and the Manville normal are sure
to have; enthusiastic support In the
legislature in Col: Robinson Of May
Vile. ~-.-. ..,... ="
1t is said that McGahan will be
chairman of the legislative committee
on printing, and may pie up some of
the contracts that have been going to
Jewell.
Judge Fiske of Grand Forks county
has ordered the county board Of can
vassers to count the returns filed
with them, which settles the election
muss there
A number of men are proving up on
claims in the northern part of the
state and rushing over into Northwest
Canada and taking up new claims.
That's thrift.
Near St. Thomas, twenty acres OF
| land were sold for farming purpOs es
at 500 per acre, which isn't so bad for
| country Inhabited by Indians twenty
five years ago. ..t-...
William J. Gray, who shot Chief OF
Police Murphy in Fargo several years
ago, was found guilty of assault with
intent to injure.- He will be sentenced
this week.
In Ward county little boy crawled
under a bed to take a bone from his
pet puppy. The dog resented the in
reference and chewed the youngsters
| face frightfully.
Sheriff Twichell of Cass county has
recovered the property stolen from
the Boynton farm in that county, and
placed six persons under arrest for
/ Implication in the crime.
A young ma nwho was acting al
! chambermaid In a DonnybrCok blind
pig thought couple of his friends
were officials, and left by the back
door route, and Is supposed to be run
| ming yet.
The Ignite coal operators who are
unable to furnish coal for Red River
| Valley people this winter, will be