The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-02-23
NORTH DAKOTA NEwsLETs.
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City laundry caused = blnze and did
some damage. sKk F&E In
The people of Stutsman county con.
template. . change in the manner of
road management. s..
The Dickinson electric light plant is
being enlarged, as the demand has
outgrown the capacity.
One of the county division schemes
out west contemplates the resurrec-
ton of Renville county.
There are already seven denomina-
tions organized at Cando and the
Baptists decided not to build a church
for while.
There was lively bidding at Minot
for the privilege of furnishing the
county with it's supply of coal for the
ensuing year.
Olaf johnson, railroad laborer who
lived at Bismarck for many years,
gathered together property worth
about $4,000.
A. p. Forslof of Munich shot himself
in the head short time ago, and the
report was circulated that he had at
tempted suicide.
In many of the newer sections of
the northwestern part of the state
the farmers are planning to seed lot
of fax this spring.
The Sherwood telephone exchange
is to be put in in the spring, as assur-
ances have been given of sufficient
sllpDort to make it nav.
Fire totally destroyed E. j. Berry's
two buildings at Dickinson. An adj
joining building and contents were
damaged Loss, 5000; insurance $4,-
500.
Richland county is the center of q
thriving fur industry. One man down
there recently shipped $32 worth.
most of the northern fur-bearing ami
mails being represented.
James Burke, Benson county
bootlegger, was sentenced to 220 days
in Jail by Judge Dresser, of Minne-
waukan, who has increased jurisdic-
ton in the county court.
q The Litchville Bulletin is of the
opinion that the anxiety of some of
the lawyers to prevent the passage
of the Torrens bill is pretty fair evil
dence that it is a good measure.
A man who was being examined as
to his qualifications to act on a jury
in a civil case at Minot was asked
whether he vas Murphyite or re-
organizer. That is carrying it pretty
fur.
Fessenden people arc not discour-
aged over the failure to hold the first
suspected firebug arrested, but will
make further investigation into the
number of fires that have occurred
there.
The vicinity of Cutbanls, in Ward
county, is distinguished by the large
number of wealthy residents or else
a correspondent from that locality
is guilty of drawing the long bow,
which does not seem unlikely.
Gov Sarles sent to the senate the op-
pointment of d. X. Brightbill of Town
err county as state examiner to fill the
unexpired term of F. s. Tyler, re-
signed, and for the full term of two
two years from March 81.
The Stutsman county commission
ers have decided to offer a bounty of
two cents each on the gopher tails
this year. In several of the counties
where bounty has been given there
has been a marked decrease in the
number of the pests.
The Fargo BARRIERS are said to be
ho hi rs-1,s mi,
would permit the opening of barber
shops on Sunday. 1t is believed that
the BARRIERS of the state are as rule
satisfied with the conditions as they
are.
Some farmers in the state make a
business of running their wheat
through a tanning mill before ship
ping. They keep the screenings at
home for the hogs and don't have to
pay freight on the dirt. They also get
a better price and grade for their
grain.
The weather of late has been cold,
Just enough to remind us that we are
living close to the 49th parallel, but
there has been no cessation of build
ing on that account. A good many
buildings are being finished, and a
good many more are being started, SO
as to be ready for use early in the
season. In this country there is no
such thing as dull building season.
William Buchanan, who lives a short
distance from Minot, was arrested for
wife beating. His wife says that he
came home angry and took off his
coat and began to beat her over the
head with it, and that a. knife in
one of the pockets struck her on the
face and inflicted severe wound.
The man was in trouble before for
failing to provide properly for his
family.
A Pierce county farmer allowed 20
head of cattle to run at large and eat
the hay stacks on his neighbours farm.
The neighbor took the cattle up and
wanted damages. The owner rather
than pay the damages drove to Rugby
and paid lawyer $25 to recover the
cattle. AS there is law in Pierce
county prohibiting the running at
large of cattle, the owner will be up
against it.
The government has established an
experiment station on the farm of
Peter Ehr. four miles from Ninot. The