Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-06

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lightning Willie Emptyng fell from
his pony at Dawson and fractured his
arm -. There was light hail storm at
Pleasant Hill. The Kidder County
w. O. 7. q. elected Miss Lille Simpson
president, Mrs. Mary Stanley. VICE
president, and Mrs George Roberts
treasurer. -, L. B. Roseberry, of Steele,
has married Miss Bora Covell. OF
Knapp Wis. ;. Theold settlers of Daw
son have formed ali association, with E.
P. McAllister as president. The Daw-
son Times says the Russians are happy
over the crop prospects. "A pink and
white social was held at Tappan The
fire warden has completed his duty at
New Yorktown Mr.. Shoemaker at
Tappan had ball.
Pembina County: Frances Bros. are
charging their Crystal store. "A
union school picnic was held at Hedges
Grove, east of Hoople, with good pro.
gramme of sports -. Professor Babcook
of Grand Forks leotured on Chemistry
at Bathgate. :. {. Bathgate merchants
close ct s o'clock. =. The State Chau-
tauqua Literary and Scientific Society
had pleasant meeting at Bathgate. N.
Q. Young was reelected president, and
Mr.. Truax secretary, while Mrs. Bur.
rows is treasurer. 80. The protraoted
meetings at Bruce have closed "A
meeting will lie held at Hamilton
July 20 to organize law and
orderleague. Mrs Robert Allan is very
sick at Drayton Farmer Edwin South
ard tried to write in the dark
with a piece of PHOSPHORUS at
Grafton, and had his hand terri
bly, burned before he could let go
1.-THE United States commissioner oe-
cides E G. Boylan, of Hamilton; is
not guilty OF perjury -. The Pembina
Pioneer Express advocates county
fair: Willie Irwin, of Toilette, was
badly cut by mower . . William TAFT,
of Toilette, has a trotting OK. which will
trot, pace or canter, and rides we'll with
a saddle Oh.
Richland County: The county levy
is G5 mills and 2 mills for general
school fund. "A. Bessie has sold
twenty seven quarters of land since June
L.. Rev. J. NJ. Bach leaves the Con-
gregational church at Wahpeton to &C
cept q call at Knoxville, Tenn. The
Globe reports Dawson Bell has made an
assignment at Fergus Falls. Mr..
Frey has his potato starch factory at
Hankinson nearly completed. Hank
inson reports the 500 will be completed
to Valley City inside of sixty days.
L. J. Moore averaged ten and one half
pounds of washed wool from his 100
sheep W. T. Orcott is compi ing a
directory of Richland county One
hundred and twenty-five persons gath.
cred at Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Unge'rs
home, at Christine. to celebrate their
silver wedding anni> 'sary :. Three
marriage licenses have been issued the
past week 80. The Gazette reports that
one of the machinery men has raised
the price of binders $15. ;. Rev. Father
Rabsteinek of Wahpeton is off on his
vacation, and his congregation has petit
toned Bishop Stanley to return him to
his old charge. -. The Gazette an.
senator from North Dakota.
Barnes County: The postponed
Union Sunday. school picnic has been
held at Baumez' Grove, near Valley
City. =. The county board raised the
valuation of both clttle aud real estate
nearly all over the county "A daily
has been started at Valley City by John
Weiser and James Still. :. IRA Thomp-
sons farmers alliance picnic will be
held July % at Valley City. Mrs. T.
T. Wright has given lawn party.
The Valley City teachers are Misses
Florence Myrick, Bessie Lenvig Jen
ME Featherstone and Carrie NJ. Henry
-. George Vandewater was fatally
kicked in the abdomen by q horse.
Frank Cornell's semi-weekly seems to
he very popular +. At Odell Mrs. Mary
Vowles died few days ago. She was
the mother of D. Vowles formerly of
Fargo. The Valley City Farmers Al
lance comes to the front in great shape
these days with fourteen pages weekly
-. Seymour George of Valley City has
made final proof on his timber culture
entry; trees can grow on these prairies
49,. Billy Williams has supplied long
felt want in starting bus ut Valley
City Will Weatherbee furnishes The
Sanborn Enterprise with wheat five feet
high with heads six inches long.
George L. Lehman has gone to Chicago
to take charge of hardware stock lie
recently bought
Walsh County: O. l.. Prince has
sold out at Great Falls aud returns to
Grafton. . Rev. Ofstedahl was called to
Fertile, Minn,, by the death of his son
.... Presiding Elder Foster has been
holding campmeeting at Park River,
and immersed four candidates. .Bak
ken was held in 5000 bonds. suspected of
takuig Lukken's $405 from length of
old stove pipe. :. The Grand Pacific
Hotel at Grafton is said to have ghosts
Wesley is to have postofice and
mail time week from Voss. Injunc-
tions have been served on the Grafton
blind pigs. =. Col. Robert Hay says the
Grafton we'll turns out ID, 600 barrels of
water per day :. !. The Kensington Lit.
erary Society have had picnic in
Wsdges' grove, with ell kinds of games
and amusements :. The North Dakota
Posten printing material was sold at
Grafton last week. The Polander
priest is to have a $4,000 residence.
r E. Nutting, of Fargo, is to take
charge of the Western Union business
at Grafton. :. Walsh County real estate
sales for the week reach 1888 800. SIS, &C
cording to The Record Cashel give d
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