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STATE NEWS There are over 7,000 children of school age in Grand Forks county. The long distance telephone line has been completed to Jamestown. Stutsman county officers are now bonded with a surety company. Grand Forks county has two applicants for cadetship at Annapolis. Hon. E. D. Wallace of Hope was kicked a by horse and quite badly injured. Glanders is reported on the Sheyenne, and seven horses have been condemned. J. W. Dunham of Nelson county is after an appointment as district veterinarian. The linseed oil mills at Fargo were burglarized and a number of odds and ends taken. The Griggs Courier proposes a "Hobson" social, which ought to meet with general favor. Alex McLain of Cavalier has and sold his Los extensive property holdings county goes to Angeles. C. Pilling and family of Foster a narrow from ascounty had escape phyxiation from escaping coal gas. A number of half breed Chippewa Indian families from Turtle Mountain are settling in the vicinity of Cannonball. The town of Milton is without fire to the loss of its enand fire fire. protection, engine house owing apparatus by have made and the new electric specifications Mayville will for plans light plant which is to cost $16,000 to $20,000. The State Industrial school trustees are advertising for bids for the erection of the building to be received up to Feb. 16. The weather in the valley is much colder than on the slope-34 degrees below being reported in some sections a few days ago. An agent of the enforcement league was arrested at named signing Gleason Langdon for another man's name to an application for liquor. The annuity distribution at Standing Rock completed, and next see last the will has been the payments made, year treaty expiring in 1899. Herald has ed managements, W.O. reNelson County Strandberg changtiring and the Herald publishing company assuming charge. Homestead entries aggregating 542,000 acres of land, were filed in the land office at Devils Lake last year. There were 100,000 acres of final proofs. There are not enough dwelling houses to go or are dences in Jamestown flat buildings around, needed--a and resichance for profitable investment. Service of to light a attempted Chief of Police lamp-and Park River coat covered with fire a burn was and sleeve painful being inflicted. oil-took McHenry county has obtained a judgment against the defunct Minot bank for the several thousand dollars on deposit by the county in the bank when it failed. Fred Will of Wisconsin has paid Charles Greve 812,285 for 335 acres of Traill county land or $35 an acre-one of the highest prices ever paid for land in the county. Editor Palmer of the Carrington Independent says real property is higher i in Carrington than in New York city-proa portionately. Palmer is something of boomer himself. The register of deeds in Ramsey county does a big business-fees last month over all last salaries by exceeding $100 year there was an excess of $700 fees over salaries. Over 100,000 acres of land was sold in t Foster, Eddy and Wells counties in S amount 50,000 acres was sold Of this firm 1898, by one in Foster county and over 500 e settlers were located. d t W.B. McGahey died in the at Minot. McGahey was boomers at et of hospital the old-time Devils county Lake one d -and in the early 60's was known as the "millionaire cattle king of Texas.' Lee B. Durstine, formerly of James a petition in 1O., with debts 1$200,000. at town, Columbus, has filed aggregating bankruptcy He is local manager for the :Life Insurance retiring treasurer New Dave York Holmes, county company. of county, has the Grand county Forks $6,000 of funds in a suspended bank is a question of his commissioners refused and The there county liability. to accept the receiver's certificate on the transfer. J. B. Streeter, jr., of Larimore, the well known real estate man. is mailing