The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-22
NORTH DAKOTA
PULLED THE TRIGGER
ALLEGED Hobo Tried to XIII North Da-
kota Brakeman.

Alleged Hobo Tried to XIII North Da-
kota Brakeman.
FARGO. N. D-A man giving his name
as Arthur Miller is under arrest mere
charged with attempting to shoot Brake
man Wilson Of the Northern racine. -
Casselton some hobos got upon an east
bound freight and at Mapleton were Or
dered off by the two brakemen, but man
aged to conceal themselves for some dis
lance The brakenen went to the engine
in search Of the men, and Miller craWled
over the tender and showed his gun under
Wilson'S face. He swore he would kill
Wilson and pulled the trigger. " The bullet
went wild, but the powder burned.the
brakeman's cheek. Miller was disarmed
and brought to Fargo. ..
There were contests in only three pre-
cincts in Fargo Saturday night at the re-
publican caucuses and harmonious dele
cation will go to the county convention
Wednesday. Reports from some. Of the
country districts Indicate there. we're
rather lively times, but the best of order
has apparently prevailed. There are in
dica lions of an effort to spring an eleventh
hour candidate for one or two offices, but
the nominations Of the slate candidates for
states attorney, treasurer, sheriff and
judge Of the county court seem certain.
Charles e. Long is having a preliminary
in the murder Of the Sweet boy Of White
Earth. Mimi, near Fargo some time ago.
The two surviving Sweet brothers are here
giving their testimony. On account of the
affair having occurred in the semi dark
ness they cannot positively identify Long,
but assert he fills the description Of the
tall man Of the three hidghwaymen: Long
was arrested at Breckenridge on a decoy
letter and came to Fargo after q move
ment was started to secure reuuisition pa
perS.
The Cass county tax levy shows a re-
duction for the coming year. The levy is
1877 mills against 1873 mills Of last year.
The total valuation of all property in the
county as equalzed by the state board is
$14.S1S.62 The Fargo tax levy will be
Alt mills, making total for Fargo city
property of 54.4 mills as against 573 last
year.
There is movement among the young
men to organize a political club. The Dlar
is not to join with any political party. but
to organize to include all the young mer
of Fargo and discuss and debate only DO.
litical questions. It will be a kind of DO
litical kindergarten.
The half dozen halfbreeds who were
brought to Fargo some time ago charged
with introducing whisky on the Turtle
Mountain reservation, were arraigned anC
all entered pleas Of not guilty They were
ordered returned to the Rolette county iai
I'LL the Devils Lake term of court. Theil
bail was fixed at 500 each so they could
get their winters work done.
GRAFTON, N. C.-Tne democrati ii,
county convention at Park River on Satur
day placed In nomination the following
| Thomas Bannon, sheriff; O. M Fraser
auditor; 0. Trovatten, treasurer; j. M
Szarkowskl register of deeds; Georg,
shepherd, county judge. ": H. Rinde
clerk OF court; H. G. Depery,5 states at
4 torney, and A. steenberg, county superin
tendent. John LaBerge was nominatet
for commissioner for the first district
| The ticket was placed in nomination b,
| reclamation. The failure of Jeff NJ
| Myers to secure denomination for state
attorney was the only surprise. TIL
| ticket is considered strong one
The republican caucuses held Saturda,
evening for delegates to the county con
vention next Saturday at Park River, re
suited In the choice Of the following
First ward, W. G.. FRESHMAN, William
Richie, O. H. Field, John Wier; secon,
ward, E. r. Sinkler, J. G. Bjornstad, M
Q. Berg, A. Mclean; third ward, H. G
Sprague, e. N. Swiggum, w. M Chandler
| J. w. Phinn; fourth ward. G,inder Olso,
and Charles hoffman. There was rathe
a warm contest for the sheriff betwtee,
| Charles Hanson and Frank WeIch. Welc]
secured at least twelve of the fourteen
| delegates. =
JAMESTOWN, N. D.-Stutsmany count
!. democrats nominated the following: Legis
lature, Fred Brastrup; sheriff, Port Eddy
auditor, Andrew Blewett; treasurer, A. NJ
Halstead; register of deeds, John Fried
clerk of courts, Al Conant; states attor
ney E. w. Thorp; county judge, J. A
/ Murphy. SuDerinterldent no nOTnina ion
l surveyor, George Conn; coroner, DR.. Mac
donald Of Courtenay; county commission
ers, first district, Alfred Steele; third dis
trict, Peter Haas.
Il ~ MANDAN, N. D.-Sherif Weeks ar
rested A. ]. Harrob and turneahim owe
!, to the sheriff of Gage county, sNeb. Har
i rob is said to be implicated in the murde
Of David Jones, in 1897, in Gage count,
u Frank Odds renartsGl to Ia been s.1lilt