The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-03-10
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending March s.

80 For the Week Ending March ).
A large part of Rock Mount, N. c.,
was swept away by fire.
At Opelika. Ala, the Shapard bank
closed its doors with liabilities Of $780,
OO0
Walter S. Frazier. proprietor of the
Aurora (Ill.) News, died at his home in
that city.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Iecheberg. aged 1O2
years, died at the German old peoples
home in Chicago.
Forty-one deaths caused by steam
and street car accidents is the record
for February in Chicago.
The lie Sueur (Minn.) county bank.
q private institution, closed its doors,
with liabilities of $4,000.
The republicans in the Sixth district
of Virginia have nominated S. H.
Hoge, of Roanoke, for congress
Because of the objection TO the negro
postmaster at Humphreys. Ark, the
Office was blown up with dynamite.
The Detroit (Mich) common coun-
Gil rejected Andrew Carnegie's offer Of
$75OO0O for public library buildings.
Jeffries and Munroe have signed ar
ticles for 20-round fight in San Fran
cisco for purse of $4,000 next May
Denny hall. one of the finest build
ings connected with Dickinson college.
was destroyed by fire at Carlisle, Pa.
Congressman Phillip p Campbell, Of
Pittsburg. Kan. has been renominated
by the republicans of the Third dis
trict.
The republicans of the Eleventh Ohio
district have nominated Gen. Charles II.
Grosvenor for the tenth term in con-
gress.
The Maryland house of delegates has
passed a bill providing that steam rail-
roads shall furnish separate cars fo-
negroes.
A Wisconsin legislature committee
on capitol is planning for $4,000. 900
capitol building to replace the burned
structure.
The United States army transport
Sherman sailed from San Francisco for
the Philippines, carrying the Twelfth
infantry.
The postmaster at Junction. Ark, re-
signed his Office because of deadly eud
and prepared to flee from the state with
his family.
Fire destroyed the large plant Of
the Waterloo Qa.) Wagon and ON
nibus company and several adjoining
buildings. @
Robert MacMahon, Respondent over
his fall from a millionaire to strand
ed book agent. committed suicide at
Waterloo, la.
Chief Wilkie. of the secret service.
has announced the discovery of a new
counterfeit $50 silver certificate of the
series of 1891.
Louis o. Harmon has been sentenced
To be electrocuted June II next for the
murder of George Geyer, farmer,
near Alton. O.
A marvellous electrical invention. by
which sounds may be heard many
miles away. was announced at a ban
quet in Boston.
Secretary Hay and Senator Quesada.
the Cuban minister, have signed new
treaty confirming Cuba in the title to
the Isle of Pines.
James E. Watson, of Rushville, Ind,
has been renominated for congress
from the Sixth district by the republic
cans for the fourth time.
Ferdinand Brucker, who was demo-
cratic congressman from the Eighth
district of Michigan for the term be-
ginning March 4, 1897, died in Sagi-
nav.
Students in the women's university,
in st. Petersburg, not only refused to
join in an address of loyalty to the
car, but addressed kilograms of SYM
pathy to the mikado.
Secretary Shaw has notified special
national bank depositories that they
will be called on by March 25 to pay
20 per cent. of their holdings of gov
eminent funds on account of the Pana-
ma canal payments.
Returns from elections in Vermont
indicate that five of the six cities and
less than SO out OF GAG towns in tho
state voted in favor of licensing sa-
looms.
President Roosevelt favors the i'm
mediate creation of two new states.
one composed of Oklahoma and Indian
Territory and the other of Arizona and