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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
NEW POSTAL CURRENCY.
The Post Check Notes, Safe and Con-
venient Method Of sending
Money by Mail.

A measure intended ITO prevent rob-
bling the mail, to provide safer and
easier method Of sending money by
mail, and to increase the postal rev.
enues" is pending in congress and
should receive consideration. Its pas,
sage would not entirely prevent mail
robbery, but it would reduce the NUM-
Der of such crimes by reducing the
profits accruing from their successful
preparation. 1t would certainly pro-
vide safer and more convenient meth
cd Of sending money by mail, and UNI
questionably would increase the In
come of the post Office department.
To adapt these post check notes to
their purpose it is provided that the
words payable to bearer on demand"
which appear in the notes for which
these are to be substituted, shall DO
eliminated, and in place thereof shall
appear the words: Payable to the
payee named hereon; payable to
bearer if the spaces are not filled"
Every device to insure absolute safety
appears to have been incorporated in
this bill. The fact that more than half
of oil the post offices in the United
States are not money order Offices is
sufficient reason for providing this
species of currency, INSTANTLY trans
ferrable into safe money to send
through the mails" It will answer
every purpose of money in ordinary
business, and will be changeable into
a personal check on the United States
government by the simple process Of
writing name. The saving that the
government would effect by substitute
ing these notes for money orders
would, it is estimated, be about $780,
600 q year. AS an accommodation to
millions of persons, the scheme COM
mends itself to general appreciation.
Possibly the pending bill may re-
quire some amending, but the pur-
pose is good, and the carrying Of It
out would greatly enhance the utility
of the mails, while reducing expenses
and increasing net revenues.-Wash-
ington I'd. C)'Post.
Newspaper publishers, business men
and farmers realize the benefit from
having money in the hands Of the peo-
pie that could be instantly made into
money order without the delay and
expense of journey to the post Office.
Ladies would appreciate its conve-
nience. Even with free rural deliv-
cry the farmer has no convenient and
safe way to get the money for his
daily paper to the publisher. Every
one interested should write senators
and representatives requesting that
the post check currency be furnished
the people.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
FLAX Product.

The census report on faxseed for
1899 shows that the total number Of
acres devoted to this crop was 2,11o,-
SIG.
The produce amounted to 19, o79, 492
bushels valued at $19,624,9O1. The
principal states reporting fiaxseed
were North Dakota, having 773,999
acres with product of 7,766,610
bushels, valued at $7,735, GAO, Minne-
sofa having 566,601 acres with a prod
uct of s, s95, 479 bushels valued at ST.
1876, 1856, and South Dakota having 3O2,-
O10 acres with product of 2,452,52
bushels valued at $2,422, 400.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
swept by Fire.

Denver, Col, May 5.-The business
portion of Rifle, Col, on the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad, 26 miles west
of Glenwood Springs, has been, al
most entirely destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at 100000; insur-
ance about $4,000.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
Good Exercise.

..My daughter practices on the piano
at least five hours q day." said the
proud parent, referring to his child's
Paderewskian accomplishments. "She
has developed wonderfully with con-
sistent exercise"
"Ya-a-as," drawled the tired neigh.
Dor. $50 much better than. throwing
the hammer, I presume! Baltimore
News.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
Fifty Persons Burned.

Cairo, Egypt, May 5.-Fifty persons
have persisted in fire at Nit CAN'T.
The flames were started by the in
tensely hot weather prevailing.
Thousands of native residences and
200 stores were destroyed.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08

The first seven states as enumerated
in the above table held the same rela-
tive rank in point of manufactures in
1890 as in 1900, though they changed
somewhat in their rank as to popula-
ton. Among the states which made
notable advances in point of rank MAJ
be mentioned Indiana, which stood
number IL in 1890 and number 8 in 1900,
with a product valued at $226, 1925, 0S2 in
the former year and 1878, 100, 40 in the
later year; Louisiana, number 26 in
1890 and % in 1900, with product VAL
ued at $57,sO6,713 in the former year
and 1921 ,1S1 $3.50 in the later.
Growth I'm the states.
But the development of manufacture
ing interests may be studied in an
even more certain way than by noting
the changes in rank of the several
states between the dates of the last
two census takings. In 1890 Arizona
was turning out manufactured prod
ncts to the value OF only $947, SAT, while
in 1900 her manufactured products
were valued at s21,315,1se; in 1890 Col
orado manufactured products to the
value of only $42,4so,2O5, while in 1900
her factories produced goods to the
value of $1O2, $3.50, 137; New York in 1900
manufactured goods to the value of
2,175, 766, 900, while in 1890 her fac
tories produced goods to the value Of
only 81, III ,577, 671. And SO it is possible
to go down through almost the entire
list of states, each showing heavy in-
crease in the total. of manufactured
products between the two dates, and
each adding its part to the grand total
of increase. In the southern states the
increase is especially noticeable, and
the past decade seems to have marked
a new era in their industrial develop
ment and prosperity.
wRIGHTA. PATTERSON.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
seriously Hurt.

James Mckenzie, the roadmaste- on
the portion of the Dakota division of
the Great Northern east of Larimore,
was seriously hurt at Emerald.
He was riding in the cab of the en-
CINE attached to the west-bound coast
train, with his head leaning out of
the cab window as the train whizzed
through Emerald where No. was
side-tracked.
The flyer does not stop at Emerald,
but takes mail sack from a crane
at the end of the depot platform.
The mail sack was hanging on it as
usual, and this struck McKenzie's
head with terrific force, knocking
him senseless.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
Live stock.

HOGS Choice to fancy s:rong-weight
shipping. $7.15@.3o:. common to choice
heavy packing, s6.75@7.10; plain to choice
heavy mixed. $6.7007.15; selected butcher
7o5; common to fancy light mixed, 5000
$50
CATTLE-Prime beeves $.oo07. Is:
good to choice beeves. $65O@6.9O; fair to
good export and shipping steers 5000
$50; plain and medium beef steers. S. 40
$3.50; common to rough, $45O@5.25; good
to fancy feeders. H.4015.6O; poor to good
stock steers. $2.90@4.40: bulls, plain to
fancy. $2S5@5.50; veal calves, fair to
fancy. s4.25@5.75; corn-fed western steers,
$4.75@700; fed Texas steers A75@6 10;
Texas cows. bulls and grass steers. 500
@4.SO
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
In Council.

Three thousand Indians were in
council at Fort Yates with Commits
sioner Jones concerning land leasing
and allotments. A big feast was held
Mr.. Jones interviewed the chiefs
and, others regarding their griev-
ances. He is popular with the Indi-
ans.
Inspector Nesler has completed the
Investigation of the charges against
Agent Bingenheimer. General opin-
ion favors Bingenheimer.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08

; New York, May 3.
wHEAT-Opened but later eased of.
July. 81 13-16@82Ac; September. S0N0s1Ac;
December, S2as@825sc.
RYE+Dull. state, el@s2c c. i. I. New
York lots; No. 2 western, G41kc I. o. b.
afio at.
CoRN-opened steady but was later
weakened. July. GsA@67hc; September.
65N@66Ac.
OATs-Dull and easy on crop news.
Track white. 60@55c.
BUTTER-Market firm. State dairy, 10
@22c; state creamery, 20@23c; renovated.
ls@21c; factory, 1702oc; imitation cream
cry. 1S@21c.
CHEEsE-Market firm. State, full
cream, small early make, fancy colored
and white. 13@14Ac: full cream. large fall
make, colored and white, 12@12Ac.
EGGs-Market steady. State and Penn
sylvania, 17@17Ac: western at mark. 16K
@17Ac; southern at mark. 15N0l6Ac.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08


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Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

~ ChicagO, May ).
wHEAT-opened firm but broke later.
May sold at 75s@75hc; July sold at 76h0
76hc.
CoRN-Weak and lower. May sold at
6O@6OMc; July sold at 611A@62Ac
OATs-Closed weak. May sold at 4lx0
42Mc: July. 341x034Nc.
BUTTER-Market ruling quiet. Cream
cries. 17@21kc per pound: diaries. 17@20c.
4 POTATOES-Weak and lower. Rurals.
good to choice, 93095c; common, 90@92c;
red stock. 88@32c: Burbanks., 90@93c.
EGGsAQuiet and steady. At mark.
cases returned. 14Ac; "firsts." new cases
included. 15Ac.
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Tur-
keys. 120l21zs; chickens. lie; ducks. 100
lie.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS
Advise Q.lcsk sales.

cultural college at Fargo are desir-
ous Of having sold their endowments
OF lands, granted by congress when
the state of North Dakota was admit
ted. as rapidly as it can be done, in
order that the institutions may have
the benefit. of the interest and income
from the funds arising from the sale.
To this end Colonel w. H. Robinson
Of Mayville, president of the board Of
trustees of the agricultural college
appeared before the members Of the
state board of university and school
lands and requested that the sales Of
lands be made as rapidly as possible.
The two institutions own about $780,
600 acres of land, well distributed
through the state, but much of it ly-
ing In the northern ind central tier
of counties. 1t is land that will seN
from $40 to SIS an acre, and about
all Of it is desirable farming land.
The sale of this land would give the
two institutions a fund Of million
or q million and half of dollars
each, the interest on which at or S
per cent would be q great aid toward
running expenses and development.
The present demand for land is SO
great it is felt this is an advantage.
GUS time to sell.
500 Extension.
The first official information re-
garding the plans of the 500 road in
the matter of the construction of ex-
tensions this year has been given out
by Vice President and General Man
ager E. Pennington, who announced,
that work will at once be begun on
the extension of the road into Bis
marck.
Braddock is the present terminus
of the Bismarck extension and is
about forty miles distant from Bis
marck. The rails for this line will
be taken from the eastern division Of
the road, which is to be relaid with
new steel that is now being forward
ed from Chicago. Mr.. Pennington
said that the company expected to
have trains running into Bismarck
by the middle Of July.
A Close Call.
Roy Rannall's little 3-year-old son
had a close call for his life at Mimic.
The child and its 6-year-old sister
were left alone in the house for q
short time. The girl climbed on a
chair and got possession Of a small
% pistol that was on a. cupboard. It
was loaded, and the child unknowing-
" succeeded in discharging It. The
ball entered the little boys head, but
only glanced along the side of the
skull, making flesh wound. John
Bathgate heard the shot from his
shop adjoining the residence, and
hurrying over saw what had happen
|. ed and took the child to the doctor
The wound is not serious, but it was
close call.
Seriously Hurt.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1902-05-08
Annual Profits.

To arrive at figures representing
somewhere near the total profits of
our manufacturing industries it is but
necessary to add together the various
items composing the total cost of
manufacture and deducting that from
the value of the product. The items fig
uring in tn cost of production are the
salaries of 156, 4O5 salaried officials and
clerks, not enumerated in the wage
earners, amounting to $685. 1888; the
amount paid wage-earners, amounting
to sl62, 1910; the miscellaneous ex-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20

the Ave public service corporations, with
the exception OF those Of the gas company
and water company, which they think too
low.
Az reported in The Bee Of Saturday. the
tax committee stood firm for 81, 300, 900 as
the assessment OF the street railway COM
pany. This morning officers Of the COM
pany met with the committee and an
nounced that they had decided to accept
this figure. II is the lame figure the com
pany agreed to accept three weeks ago, but
afterwsrd backed down from.
The tax committee OF the Real Estate ex-
change has figured that under the ruling Of
the supreme court in granting the writ OF
mandamus $685. 900 has been added to the
taxable property OF the city. The ruling is
in effect that the ond Indebtedness OF
corporations instead Of being subtracted
from the taxable property may be added to
It. The bonded indebtedness Of the water
company is $4,0 900. 900; street railway com
pa1y, 1928 900; electric light company,
s2O2, 900; gas company, S2.Os7, 900; telephone
company, no bonds. II figures also that,
including the $3.50 900 raise secured before
the Board Of Review last winter, its
shaking up" Of the corporations has just
doubled their aggregate assessment.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
COURT PROTECTS SICK o M
Grants Injunction to Restrain Man
from MoIesting His Wife
and hiIdren

Judge Read has interposed the strong arm
of the law to protect Margaret Egan, bed
ridden with an illness brought on by over
work to keep her children fed and clothed,
from the abuse and violence OF her hus-
band, James. The restraining order forbids
the husband and father from molesting any
membe of the family or fl ON going even so
near to them as the yard about their resi-
dence on lizard street betw cen Forty-sixth
and Forty-seventh.
In her petition for divorce Mrs. Egan al
leges that they were married in Omaha
June "a, 1885, have eight children, the eldest
OF whom is 16 years old and the youngest
4; that her husband drinks excessively and
has served thirty days in the city Jail for
abusing the family while intoxicated, and
that since his release he has been more
abusive In deed and word than before until
he has wrecked her nerves and made her so
i'll that for weeks she has been confined to
her bed unable to longer do the work that
she has been doing to support the family.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
BUFFALO LITHIA WATER.
A Recognized and Regularly Pre-
scribed Remedy in the Practice
of Physician,

Increasing favor among the progressive
members Of the profession is constantly
adding new names to the already long list
of advocates of the curative and restorative
properties Of the waters from the famous
Buffalo Lithia Springs OF Virginia.
No waters from any part Of the world are
more widely known or have higher med
ical endorsement.
Nature, through the medium OF these
Springs, has provided a powerful specific
for the treatment of rheumatism. govt, dia-
betes, Bright's disease, Calculi, stone In
the bladder, gall stones and kindred dis
eases due to uric acid and other poisonous
influences In the blood. The composition Of
Buffalo Lithia Water so nearly approx
imates that of the blood serum that they
become Identical Immediately after 1t is
taken into the system. This fact accounts
for its peculiar efficacy In the treatment
of the above named diseases.
Remarkable cases of it's solvency and dis
migrating properties In the removal of
calculi and gall stones have been reported.
the most recent of which comes from DR..
Edmond ]. Melville of Bakersfield, VT, In
which he states that a vesical calculus
formation, weighing about 60 grains, was
removed after the patient had made liberal
use OF Buffalo Lithia Water.
In the diseases of women the water has
also been found unusually effective, and has
called forth many strong endorsements from
eminent physicians.
A pamphlet treating fully on the virtues
Of tho Buffalo Lithia Water, and citing
many interesting cases and doctors reports,
will be sent free to anyone addressing the
proprietor of Buffalo Lithia Water Springs,
VIRGINIA.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
WILL REOPEN MATCH FACTORY
Much of Machinery in Use Before Re-
cent Fire i'm Good Con-
ditiOn.

Charles Gruenig, proprietor OF the Omaha
match factory. which was destroyed by fire
this spring. is making arrangements to
open that factory as soon as possible. He
has saved from the wreck much Of the
machinery which was in use before the FIRE
and finds that It has not been so seriously
damaged as was expected when they
started TO save It.
"The question which is now interesting
me-" said Mr.. Gruenig. lis that OF loca-
tion. / have not decided where to open
the factory. I can rent buildings suitable
for the purpose, but / am considering the
question OF building one which can be
made practically hreproof. so that no
repetition OF the former disaster can take
place. II is only a matter Of time whe
the factory will again be in operation
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
KNOCKED OUT WITH HAMMER
Decisive Finish of Three-Handed
Fight, with Police Court
Sequel.

Peter Christensen. who rooms at the
Rusty Shovel on North Sixteenth street
and who said he took his meals at the
Greasy Spoon in the same locality, is
nursing a badly disngured head and will
have to pay a $50 fine as a result Of a fight
early Sunday morning. Christensen and
Ella Phillips had a quarrel and as a finish
To that he struck her In the mouth, dis
lodging several OF her teeth and othwise
disfRuring her face. A fellow roomer
whom they called Miller. promptly struck
Christensen in the head with a hammer,
cutting a cash several inches long and
knocking him out. Miller then ran and
has not been arrested Yesterday morning
the Phillips woman swore out a complaint
against Christensen and Judge Berka did
the rest.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
The HoIIand-Ameriean Liner.

The new twin-screw steamship Noordam
Of the Holland-America line, which has
made its maiden trip to America, arriving
here Sunday last, Is pronounced a model
OF perfection.
Through the addition OF this new steamer
the feet for the regular weekly mail serv-
ice between the United States and the
Netherlands is completed. This steamer
was built by the well known shipbuilders,
Harland & Wolf, Belfast; was successfully
launched In October, 1901; developed on it's
trial trip a speed OF seventeen knots per
hour and has the following dimensions:
Length, bs5 feet; width. stxty-two feeti
depth, forty-four feet; registered tonnage,
$4,000. Like the other twin-screw steamers
OF the line, it is constructed of steel. pro-
vided with bilge keels and has engines Of
1900 horse power Of the triple expansion
type. Powerful dynamos furnish the vessel
throughout with electric light. Twelve
~bulkheads extend to the upper deck. divid-
ing the ship into thirteen Water-tight COM
partments. Four decks are set apart for
the accommodation of passengers. First
cabin accommodates 800 passengers, second
cabin 15O passengers and third cabin 1900
passengers. All the rooms are very spa
cious and we'll ventilated. The promenade
deck Is over 200 feet long and twenty feet
wide on each side. On this deck there are
six rooms with private entrances. toilet,
bathroom, private hall and staircase lead
ing to the saloon deck. Numerous bath
rooms are found in iudicious locations all
over the steamer. as we'll for first as for
second cabin passengers. The rooms as
signed 10 the third class will accommodate
two. four and six persons each, in addition
to which a large number Of family rooms
have been constructed. Special care has
been taken with regard to the sanitary ar
rangements In accordance with the most
approved modern requirements.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
OF LOVE AND ROBBERY
Young Woman of This
t@g' City.

William Aldrich, from over in Iowa, re-
ported to the police Sunday afternoon that
he had been robbed Of a watch and $50 by
a woman and claims that his great love
for the woman was the cause Of the rob
berry. To the police he showed many let
tiers full Of love that had been written to
him by the woman. Thursday he came
to Omaha to see her and while he was drunk
he said she took his money and watch.
He was compelled to leave town, and only
returned Sunday. Ollie Chase was ar
rested and charged with the theft. She
was identified by Aldrich, who carried her
photograph in his pocket. The woman
denied that she ever saw Aldrich. He was
held to prosecute.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
ATTEMPT TO BLOW SAFE OPEN
Burglars AZ Carpenter shop FiAd II
Necessary 10 Give Up

Burglars made an unsuccessful attempt
to open the safe OF W. s. Brooks. carpenter,
1910 Capitol avenue. Sunday night. They
did succeed. however. In boring three holes
through the door Of the safe. Entrance
was gained TO the shop by breaking IN a
rear door. after which the men took sew
erAl bits and a brace aud tried to open the
safe. Being unsuccessful in this. they took
the brace and bits and several tools with
them when they left the building.
Mrs. Anna Peterson, s1s North Twenty
seventh avenue. reported TO the police that
her residence had been entered by robbers
and a $50 gold watch stolen during her
absence
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
brotherhood Wine Co. On Top.

Yesterday James H. Pottle blew into
Omaha again and in less than an hour had
made a deal with the old, reliable house OF
Gladstone Bros. company to handle the
formers famous champagnes. This will
enable the Brotherhood's already large list
Of patrons in Omaha to procure these fine
champagnes in smaller quantities than case
lots when desired.
The Brotherhood Wine company has
never failed to redeem all promises and a
trial will convince patrons that their
champagnes are not only the purest and
cryest of American wines. but only lack
French labels to make them equal to the
best foreign brands.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
Graphopnone at n Bargain.

FOR sALE-Latest model type, A. @.
combination gr~aphophone. which plays both
large and small records; list price, $50.
This IL especially designed for concert pur-
poses, having a thirty-six-ineh horn and
stand. 1t also includes twenty large Edi-
son records and carrying case Of twenty
four records. The machine is entirely new
and has never been used. Wll sell at a
bargain. Address X S6. in care OF The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
DIED.

Observation-Disclosures Cooper, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. b. Holbrook. aged Is
months. at the residence. 1908 North TWEEN
Funeral Tuesday at IL a. m to Forest
Lawn cemetery.
JOHNSON-Ralph Julian, son OF William
8. and Sarah T.. Johnson, May is.
Funeral services at family residence, 2426
South Seventeenth street, 2 p. m. Tuesday.
Interment, Prospect Hill cemetery. Friends
invited.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-20
Plain gold rings. EdhOlm. jsweler.
Homeseekers' Excursion.

Very low rates for round trip tickets via
Missouri Pacific railway. Tuesday. May 20.
to. certain points In southwest Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory,
Texas. Arkansas. etc. For further infor-
nation, land pamphlets. rates. etc, write
or call at company's once. southeast cor
ner Fourteenth n Douglas streets, Omaha,
Neb. I. F. GODFREY. p. and T. A.