Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-04

cars will be $1,000 and each car is loaded
with II yards Of dirt giving total Of 297,
600 square yards OF dirt to complete the
job.
The Indians of the Standing Rock res
ervation are soon to receive pay for the
ponies taken away from them in 1876.
The amount IS about $4,000.
The Valley City council, without solici-
tation, voted to present their band with
800. Such encouragement as this is what
keeps up a good band organization in a
town.
-Four saloonkeepers have been arrested
at Devils Lake for violating the prohibit
tory law. The fight is being made on
saloons by the leaders of the w. G. I. u.
organization.
A man named E.A. Frank, from Roches-
ter, attempted suicide near Bismarck, by
jumping from train and stabbing him
self, yesterday. He is in the hospital. He
had been on a spree.
The famous Seventh cavalry, which dis
tinguished itself in the Indian trouble last
winter, passed through the state on No. 4
last night, having been transferred to
Washington city. The boys say they are
;rI,t Tn
down to wait on the president.
A recent circular from the office of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction
gives the number of schools in Stutsman
county as 50. Cass county has $50, Rich
land $780, Grand Forks lis, Pembina 10
and Walsh 112. This is a good showing of
educational progress for a new state.
Grand Forks Plaindealer: p. B. Wick
ham of Glenullin, one of the Worlds Fair
managers, is a sheep enthusiast. He has a
thousand, and up to date the ewes report
an increase of over 100 per cent! His wool
clip averaged nine TBS! He has a right to
feel enthusiastic.
William j. Kelley, who was convicted Of
tampering with the United States mail and
sentenced to fine OF $3.50 and confinement
in the Burleigh county jail until payment
thereof, has been released by taking an
oath that he is unable to pay said fine
which can be done after thirty days con-
finemenr.
Dr. Nutting, formerly Of Bismarck, has
Just sold his practice in Mandan to DR..
Gopschel OF New Salem and will leave this
week for Chicago, where he has made ar
rangemenIs to go into practice. DR.. Nut
ting has worked up quite a coed business
| in Mandan, and his departure will be re-
GREETED.
The authorities at Washington have
approved the contract between Surveyor
General Williams and R. S. Brooking to
survey the following townships west of
the Missouri river: 1856, 1876, 1877, 141
and 142, range 80; 1856, 141 and 142,
range 80; 1876 and 141, range 81.
| Gen. Greedy was given reception at
Bismarck Friday. he stated that congress
would not have been so radically opposed
to spending money for irrigation if there
| had not been so mnch money wasted in the
experiments. He doubts the wisdom of
trying to conduct water from the Missouri
| to the James river valley.
HE dispatches indicate that the rain
fall has been general all over North Da-
kota, and in most sections it has been
sufficient to moisten the ground even be-
low that of the spring rains. On the
Missouri slope nearly an inch and a
quarter of water fell, and the condition
of crops is now as perfect as could be de-
sired. ..
Dickinson Press: There is SONS hitch,
misunderstanding or something about the
management Of the Dickinson Coal Mining
company, Michael Lally being the party to
close it down ON Wednesday. Michael
does not say much on the subject. but In
Inmates that he is not just satisfied with
the co-partnership which has existed be-
tween himself and Mr.. McGillivray.
The Great Northern has received crop
reports from 361 points on its main line
and branches. With but one exception
they are of a most favorable nature and
indicate an abundant harvest. The aver
age of wheat is about Is per cent. greater
than last year on an average. Reports
made from many stations along the North
ern Pacific, covering well the wheat terri
tory of that road, present the same
fattering probabilities.
At the district Court in Morton county a
year ago, an important raiload case was
tried before Judge Winchester, in which
MI. Eugene Denzel Of Glen Ullin was the
plaintiff. The jury found verdict for the
plaintiff for over $1,000. The suit arose
from prairie fire, started by a Northern
Pacific locomotive. The RAILROAD company,
dissatisfied with the result Of the trial, ap-
piled to the court for a new trial. Judge
Winchester yesterday denied the motion.