The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS


NV01A UAAVxA NEWS
Fire destroyed Cass county court
house ct Fargo The loss IL about
sl75. 900, fully covered by insurance
The flames were discovered In the Jury
room just about IL o'clock It night.
The jury had been celebrating on .
case and left the place . few minutes
before. 1t 10 said that lighted cigars
were left among some papers in the
room.
The water pressure was entirely In
adequate, and the fireman had NO en-
CINE. They were helpless and little or
no Roadway was made in extinguish-
Ing the flames.
The court house was originally erect
ed In 1883 ct q cost Of 1926, 900, with
$685. 600 added aimee then in vaults and
other improvements. This summer q
contract was let for q $25, 900 addition,
which had just been completed. The
insurance is thought to be about $780,
900.
Fire broke out at Fessenden in
Dodd's furniture store, destroying 1t
together with Gaclkle & Sechtecher's
hardware, Lewis drug store and Spell
ser's hardware store. Several machine
~ sheds, storehouses and outbuildings
were destroyed. Having no FIRE appar-
tus, the crowd stood helpless while
half block was destroyed The fire
originated in the rear Of the furniture
store. The loss is estimated ut about
$50, 200, which is partly covered by in
surance.l
Pipes Bursted.
The steam pipe on train No. burst
ed at Willistoll, setting the car on fire,
and one Of the gas tanks, holding gas
for the lighting of the baggage car,
exploded. There were four men in
the car trying to save the baggage
from destruction, and Freight Brake
man Charles Gates and Express Mes
senger Selvig weoe blown out of the
car. The car was being pumped up to
the water tank to put out the fire when
the explosion occurred. The shock
of the explosion was felt for three
miles.
The injured are: Messenger Selvig,
face and hands cut and badly bruised;
Brakeman Charles Gates, badly injured;
Brakeman H. NJ. Smith, legs badly
bruised; Brakemen II. Lewis, shaken
up; Conductor Campbell, badly bruised.
All the injured are doing we'll and
will recover
| Marrow Escape.
Conductor Clabbots and Brakeman
McAllister had narrow escape from
death on Northern Pacific freight
train. When about three miles west
of Medina lamp exploded in the ca
boose. Instantly it was mass of
fame. The men dashed from the ca
boose out on the boxcars and barely
escaped with their lives The train
was brought to standstill and the
burning caboose was cut off from the
rest of the cars. In a few minutes it
was mass of twisted iron and ashes.
Brakeman McAllister lost $50 in mon
ey and clothing to the value of 5000.
Mr.. Clabbots lost his clothing also.
| Need Moro Room.
Lieutenant Governor Bartlett, who
is manager of the North Dakota ex-
hibit at the st. Louis Exposition, is on
the war path over the efforts of the
commission at st. Louis to curtail the
North Dakota space in the agricultu-
raj exhibit. The state was originally
promished~ 62x00 feet. Now it is an
nounced only 3Ox45 feet can be had.
Efforts will be made to change the de-
cision of the St. Louis board. Mr.. Bart
lett is In favor in abandoning the dis
play II the space is cut down.
~ Acquitted.
The complaining witness in the
ease Of the state against Joe Miller
disappeared and the court directed q
Scotch verdict. Miller is well-known
farmer near Fargo. His former hired
man made a complaint that he was
violating the prohibition law. When
Miller was arrested q large supply of
liquor; was found, but he asserted it
was only for personal use. The hired
man left the county and Miller's
friends say the complaint was made
for spite work.
Double Drowning.
A double drowning is reported at
Ely, q postoftice point in Bottineau
county. Mrs. Frank Downing lost her
life imam effort to save her l4-year-old
sister, who had ventured upon thin ice
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