The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1902-10-23
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
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+ The Presbyterian synod of North
Dakota has adjourned. the work hav-
ing been completed The proposition
to establish Il synodicat college was
favored by the majority of those at
tending the synod, and committee
consisting of eleven members was
appointed to carry out the project.
The college is located in Jamestown.
and this means that efforts will be
made to have it re-opened. The COM
mittee on temperance emphasized the
necessity of carrying on temperance
agitation and education, and con-
cluded with a hearty commendatio ton
of the prohibition law. The follow
ing resolution was introduced and
adopted by Il rising vote:
''Resolved, that the synod heartily
sets the seal of approval onspur pro.
hibition law as a most efficient meas
ure, and in it's spirit and purpose the
only rishteoasS : method q of atlenling
with the drink traffic"
Several overtures were received
from the presbyteries. Those from
Fargo and bismarck We're Similar, in
that both fsauss,'ttssd.l, READ iustments! Of
the lines; of xtitisiony1 1n!lthei noorttia |!
western part of the state the work
has so enlarged that a. division of
the presbytery of Minnewaulsan was
found necessary and new pres
bytery to- be named the Mouse River
presbytery was constituted by the
synod. - Ssi''
JamesB. Clapp, superintendent of
Sabbath school work. reported the
number OF schools organized during
the year to be 60; miles travelled by
the three missionaries, 2s,795; adj
dresses given, 1852; Bibles and testa-
ments given away, 50; preaching sta
tions established, %; protested con-
versions, IS; persons joined Presby-
terian churches, GO; churches Or
ganized, 8; churches and chapels
built, 4.
New Inspection.
A combination Of Wisconsin and
North Dakota, in new grain in
spection scheme, is reported from
West Superior, as being under con.
sideration by board OF trade men.
The idea is to throw out the Min
nesota inspection from West Super
Tor and to substitute that of Wiscon-
sin, which would be made to agree
with the Dakota inspection. s
Prominent Minneapolis grain men
scout the idea as Incredible. One Of
them declared thatsthe inspections of
grain was matter of jnd gment and
the Minnesota ms ctioltsdepartnent
endeavored to give "a fair grade,
whethers4to West Superior or Mime.
apolis.
Such a change. it is believed, would
not affect prices here. The subject
was agitated Il few years ago. but
nothing: came of it.
All deputy United States marshals
summarily bounced by the depart
ment Of Justice at Washington. They
are charged with travelling on passes
of expense for all tr,ptsshmade for the
se Tss n,,m6er l,t.out ac,uaSsS etis,
and his=pla ~ c. \. Risls.
tine, recently register of the local
landsoffiee: Fred SCHNEIDER of Rolls,
who ==has= been deputy for years in
am9ng ths t'is ~ Is s'ilH3Ril.iI
& .<Wjjilllt1 I..diy wounded. iiIjt&l@ ls.jGI
fssk@A thresher near Walhalla came
very near his final end. Rassler's
thrf shing outfit was working on
one of Joe Lees places east of town
| when spark from the engine fell
on the separator and small flame
started. The thresher sprang to the
| top of the machine to put it out, but
in his hurry stepped too close to the
self-feeder, slipped and fell in. The
machine was still in motion and two
of the band cutters penetrated the
calf of the left leg, cutting the ar
teries and producing serious wound.
A Big Company.
One of the biggest corporations do
| ing business in the state Of North
| Dakota has just been organized. the
men connected with the dead: being
sinongGtAe NEST 6pgomiBent. business
men Oh the stated del ia ing seyer IA
eastern capitalists Wllo are amdng The
most zpron1inSentsS finahsieps of the
| country.
sfhe company will be known own as 94s.t the I,
will deal in personal properly and
real estate The head offices will be
| at Rugby.
4, A bad Fire.
I On the big w. p. Adams farm,
seven miles from Wahpeton, de-
stroyed not only the big barn, which