Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-10-02
General.

| General.
| Philadelphia has won the American
league pennanr.
The New York Republicans unani
mously nominated state ticket, head.
ed by Gov. Odell.
Inspectors of the county prison a,
Philadelphia paid sl4 per ton for hard
coal, bought in the open market.
F. Augustus Heinze copper million
aire. who is fighting Senator Clark tor
political control is trying to organize
a new party in Montana.
Hiram High of Ovid. Mich. called t,
Guthrie. Okla. by a telegram that his
brother was very iii. has disappeared
and no clue can be found.
Billy Barrett. the American, beat
Harry Chamberlain OF London at Liv-
boxing contest for $3.50.
The new British armored cruiser
Drake is reported having steamed "a
knots an hour, the fastest record ever
made by British cruiser.
Judge Chytras of Chicago will dis
solve the injunction restraining the
board of trade from trying the charges
against the Weare Commission com.
pany.
The presbytery at Chattanooga
Tenn, adopted resolutions against
union with Northern Presbyterians.
unless the creed of the latter is re.
vised.
At meeting of the New York board
of health. the section of the sanitary
code relating to contagious diseases
has been amended SO as to include
whooping cough.
At the municipal outing at Toledo
Mayor Jones entered into the sports,
winning a foot race, romping with the
children. and as climax. stood on his
head for thirt: seconds.
A. H. Hummel. counsel for Mrs. Ell.
liot F. Shepard of New York in her
suit for absolute divorce, denies most
emphatically report that any recon.
Citation has been brought about.
The wife of Senator Hanna, hearing
that non-union painters were employed
On one of her husbands houses, visited
the scene. and forced all who could not
produce union cards to quit work.
The continuous rainfall over the en-
tire eastern slope Of the Rocky Noun.
tains, has saved the late crops, and al
layed all fears OF shortage of water
Forest fires have also been quenched.
Jesse STREET, bicycle man on the
indianapolis police force. was sus-
pended and charges formally preferred
against him to the board of public
safety for the expressing of wish ,
that President Roosevelt would die.
With concession of % cents az
hour in wages by the city Of Chicago
the strike Of the Thirty-ninth street
intercepting sewer laborers is ended |
The city retains the right to discharge
any one of the men.
An additional $4,000 has been re
ceived at Canton, Ohio. from promi-
nent Philadelphians. which completes
the $4,000 that had been promised tc
the National Mckinley Memorial asso-
citation. Each contributor gave $1,000
a telegram was sent by the North
western kranken Unterstuetzungs
Eerein Of Chicago to President Roose.
Welt and Secretary Hav. in which the
Jews OF Chicago rendered their heart.
felt thanks for the effort in behalf of
their race.
Four hundred coopers engaged in
the manufacture of whislsey barrels at
Peoria. H., went out on strike Their
demands for an advance in wages was
made some time ago and the strike
was called without giving the employ.
ers any notice.
President Edmund j. James of the
University of Chicago,
has sent letters to the alumni asking
them to contribute 500 600 towards
the construction of a new gymnasium
He has been promised 100000, pro-
Vldlng the same amount can be raised. |
The Nebraska Central Irrigation
has completed arrangements
for the construction OF a 5000. 900 |
power and irrigation canal and the
work OF building it will begin in q
short time.
Indignant goods at the University
OF Chicago and members of the alum.
nae association OF the university. de
clare that in the desperation Of its
night to eliminate women from campus
life, DR.. Harpcrs party has reflected
upon the character Of the women and
by inuendo. suggested that one reason
for desiring the change cannot be pub,
llC!y discussed