Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-10-22

wheat but was not seriously injured.
Nelson County: @. 8. Anderson Of
Center Township is dead. Notwith-
standing that the rains have intertered
with the threshing, farmers are happy
that sufficient moisture has been Sc
cured to insure good crop next season
There was q disgracefnl fight on the
streets of lakota the other day >. Trot.
buyer for the ST: Anthony Elevator 90.
). Mark u, Williams and Charlie Adler
had q forcible discussion at Lakota. :. 3.
An interesting harvest home service was
held in the Episcopal Church at Orary.
Richland County: The Baptists of
Paramount have decided to build an
81, 800 church this fall. One farm in
Richland County paid its owner this
season rs per cent. on the money in
vested. j. O. Hallum has gone to
Deadwood to look over some shelters
preparatory to purchasing similar ones
for his western mines. -. The young
people of Center township enjoyed q
hop at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Stifes. Fishing is good around Barrie
now August Schoeneck has a flow
ing we'll 275 feet deep. /. Prohibition
does not seem to be success in Wahpe.
ton.
La Moure County: The Edgerly
Cemetery Association has bought tract
of land near town. The warehouse of
A. 8. Howe & %. was burned by gas
throwing down lighted match while
gasoline was being drawn from barrels
into five gallon packages. "A prairie
fire on Mr.. Glover's section was soon
extinguished 49,. An accommodation
train is running on the James Valley
road in place Of the passenger and
freight. :. . Wolves are reported very
thick in the western part of the county
Dickey County: Collectors report
debts are being paid better than ever
before. Commissioner Bateman has
lost three valuable horses. +. Papers
have been served on County Auditor
Weed relative to Northern Pacific taxes
in this county. :. Will Ellis new paper,
The Independent, makes good start
The seating capacity of the new
Methodist Church at Cakes is 200. i.
A young man named Peterson was quite
seriously burned while fighting prairie
fires. The Cakes Republican wants a
harvest festival. :. Help is scarce in
Dickey County.
Benson County: August Rasmussen
accidently killed himself with shotgun
recently W. P. Snyder of Hurricane
Lake has purchased four hundred. sheep
of the Bank of Leeds. @. Harrington
of Oberon raised from seed this year
onions that weighed two pounds piece
80. Mrs. Holloway has resigned as post
mistress at Hurricane Lake. I. E.
Mather killed seven geese in one shot
the other day. d. Antoine Blegen aver
aged thirty bushels to the acre from his
fifty. five acres of wheat. 1850 head of
mares and colts have arrived at Ft.
Totten from Montana. =. Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Rude have lost their younger
daughter, Pearl.
Morton County: Land erman Bros.
have shipped train load of sheep to
the Red River Valley to be sold OF
leased. :. Thirteen townships in Nor
ton County have been surveyed by the
government this season. A large pro-
portion of the Standing Rock Indian
reservation has been burned over by
prairie fire. .Oae store in Mandan
carries thirteen styles Of cowboy hats
:. The new Baptist church is nearly
completed. An I. O. O. F., encamp-
ment has been instituted at Mandan {. :. !.
Olaf Carlson had an average of SO bush
els of wheat to the acre on his farm. /. /. I.
Editor Packard of The Times has been
Gown to Sioux City on visit. Bis
marck land Office has received an order
from President Harrison transferring
the Fort Lincoln military reservation
from the war to the interior department
and the same will be ready for entry as
soon as surveyed.
Grand Forks County: Mr.. Casselman
of Grand Forks is having residen &C
and barn built on heschoOl section neal
Gilby. I. The little child of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Wilcox of Gilby got It's teeth
loosened in some way causing seriout
absoess, the loss of the teeth bringing on
q high fever The residence of Martin
Welker at Gilby was struck by light
ming and considerably damaged. -.
Grain near McCanna is reported seri
ously sprouting J. AT Inkster fire
caught from threshing engine anG
burned up considerable property 81
while feeding threshing machine !.
The Reynolds Band has given dance
George A. Bietch has sold his farm
near Gilby to A. Abbey for $4,000.
Walsh County: Cashier Cashel esti
mates the yield Of wheat in Walsh
county at 5000, 900 bushels. Thresh-
ing help is scarce around Medford
Five dollars q day is being paid t.
staokers around Ops. Grafton has 23|
pupils in school. j. Oakwood wants {