Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-17
NORTH D a KOT'A.

NORTH DAKOTA.
Interesting Condensed News from
Over the State BY
Counties.
Logan County: Two fine buffaloes
have been seen in the foothills. The
Homestead quotes the prairie fire law.
"A. d. billiard has proved up on his
homestead.
Pierce County: The Rugby mail
carrier has new rig. !. Miss p. A.
Gram has gone to Sheldon to teach
school Light frosts have visited this
county.
Mclean County: Wild geese are ap-
pearing. -. Prairie chickens are plenty
The Leader wants threshing reports
from farmers. Examination of teach
ers at Coal Harbor Sept. II.
Griggs County: A. D. Ellis had his
team run away at Willow, breaking his
buggy. :. Wheat has been considerably
hurt by FROST. A prairie fire did dam.
age to Capt. A. Haskell's crops.
Ward County: Byron Farmland re-
mains have been taken to Andover,
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. John Ehr bave
lost their little girl. The Reporter
warns farmers to beware of prairie fires.
Foster County: The Independent
has completed its second year. Editor
Hogue wants farmers elevator at Car
rington. :. Farmers are delighted with
the result of smudging. {. Joseph
Farquer had field of oats burned by a
prairie fire.
Nelson County: Much stacking will
be done, as thrething. machines are
scarce. :. Alfred Anderson was acct
denta]ly killed by a gun while playing
in granary with bis brother. -. Prof.
c. A. Hall and his daughter, Miss Jen
lie, will teach at Lakota.
Steele County: The Pioneer says
smudges did lots of good :. Prairie
chicken hunting is good :. Farmers
are building new granaries .. Good
crops seem to have made the Broadlawn
alliance thing of tbepast. +. Teachers
examination at Sberbrooke Sept. II.
Burleigh County: Colonel Bentley
is reported improving Judge Win
chester is HON from Detroit, Mich. -.
Gerald Pierce is nursing boil on his
neck. Bismarck complains because
the reduced rates to the Minneapolis
Exposition do not extend to that city.
Emmons County: Lots OF hay has
been put up around Winchester. .. @.
H. Burnstead is letting out sheep on
shares. A. L. Reynolds of Omio is
dead. Frosts have been hard, but lit
tie damage has been done. i. Editor
Streeter wants an Office boy to keep flies
off him.
LaMoure County: Professor Warren
will again be in charge of the LaMoure
school :. H. E. Campbell had twenty
five acres of oats totally destroyed by
frost. The Chronicle warns its read
els 10 prepare against prairie fires. -.
Teachers reading circle will meet Sept.
10 at Edgeley.
Stark County: The Dickinson Hose
Co. are to have uniforms. Notice has
been given of 1856 cars of cattle soon to
he shipped from Stark County -.
Charles E.Dobs Oh 8 home on the Cannon
Ball YVES burned down -. Work has
heen commenced on the Dickinson
Episcopal Chu, Oh.
Bottineau County: George Haaoke
will build the new schoolhouse at Bot.
tjpeau. :. John s. Wright of the state
agricultural college furnishes The Pho
neer an interesting sketch of the fora of
this county,. Francis Comartin's
house was struck by lightning. Editor
Haeer has large line OF legal notices.
McHenry County: Towner wants an
elevator. Stockraisers are making
pots of money this season. e 81.
Thursby is gaining quite reputation
as an amateur photographer -. Many
deer are reported in the county =. r. A.
Fox has put up 600 tons of hay.
Warren Cargo and Miss Title Hanson
were married.
Benson County: Leeds wants grist
mill @. Msckey smashed finger on
binder :. Johns & 90. will build an
elevator at Iced One hundred and
fifty tons of freight are bound for Ft.
Totten via Oberon. Albert is the new
postoffice with Annie Z. jacobson post
mistress. F. Speers sold 5000 sheep
in Benson County.
Wells County: The concensus of
opinion from farmers as secured by The
Gazette is that smudges did good.
Wells County wants no more frosts or
more straw for smndges. Some one
took two bales of Irvine from the depot
platform !. Rev. H. E. Compton has
preached his farewell sermon at Sykes
ton, and returned to Chicago.