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STATE NEWS. The State Bank of Steele goes into voluntary liquidation. The Stanton Pilot will suspend publication on account of the health of the editor. Ida M. Crum of Fargo is the first ever to Mrs. lady admitted practice law in North Dakota. The east pier of the railroad bridge at Bismarck is to be moved three feet-a feat of engineering Two men were drowned Sunday while attempting to cross the Missouri in an old skiff not far from Mandan. Benson county will vote next week on the proposition of issuing $10,000 in bonds for the erection of a court house. The mayor of Minneapolis and other officials were roundthe state game ed several up by forced warden to near Devils Lake, and the license or ters pay their huncanfiscated. paid. law suit been in the court at in which Bismarck, P. Dixon IS and Judge is Bartholomew alienat- The defendant is charged ing the affections of the husband and damage in sum of is Steele county, stated that a started weapons A In $5,000 non sensational Hope, plaintiff resident, demanded prescription demanded district defendant. with filled. Mrs. Mrs have They plaintiff's has the contain- of U. it The is ing alcohol cannot be druggist tried to get a permit to sell liquor for medicinal purposes and failed. Nowhe takes the position alcohol cannot be sold even as medicine, and Judge Pollock and Attorney General Cowan are said to sustain him. Fargo Argus: The North Dakota Globe says the charges against Auditor Hannum were inspired by ex-Land Commissioner Winter. Now, supposing some one should investigate the land commissioner's office, that wood deal up north, account Tribune: the Washburn who from tion and his natural and experience may sidered expert authority, the beavers in upper country and as his opinion that we among to? tor Missouri kota) "expense" Minneapolis of candid long Leader, attached (North gives shrewdness the including his has The be also there- it loca- been con- edi- will Da- the have a late, mild fall and a severe to freezing but short) winter. Up date his fall predictions are being last justified in comparison with season. Bismarck Tribune: The Grand been Forks Plaindealer, having tripped up on its charges against to the state auditor, now wants know why it was that Captain the Gregg drew warrants from the auditor, in addition to amounts that were paid to him re- by the auditor, as appears in the The of the state examiner. him as warrants port were issued to the regularly appointed clerk This of adjustment commission. the work is in the line of straighten- differthe accounts of the and ing counties up with the state, adminent will be continued by this ac istration until all of these counts are straightened out. The annual report of CommisHermann of the general Dasioner land office says of the North were lands that 113,138 acres N. P. patented kota this year to the acres The report shows 11,153,430 acres and 9,424,860 During the acres have connection general the says that the of the Cannon also be surveyed er north of the railroad. comsurveyed. surveyed In 229,802 those the Dakota this should valley Pacific surveyor lying been the The lands of surveyed, report past are and Ball North- report North along year riv- of ern further that settlers says the state in large lands of them seeking bers, been surveyed, so their filings. can also ing that into make have most desires The state they to make land department further selections of lands