Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16

The Milton GlODe THINKS the ROADS
leading into that town are the worst in
the states.
Four finely bred calves were stolen
from the barn of Col. Andrew Knudson,
near Grand Forks.
John Hofacker has found some low
grade silver ore in the Turtle Noun.
tains, near Bottineau.
=, There is general condemnation Of the
Alliance policy of holding its state con-
vention with closed doors.
@. w. Sutton. of Trail county, has
200 acres in corn, and says he has made
fair crop every year for five years.
jamestown thinks she will ship $780,
600 pounds of wool this year, an in
crease of 200, 900 pounds over last year s
shipments.
Breaking has been comparatively easy
this summer, owing to the moist condi-
ton of the ground, and there has been
lots of it done.
Forman is chuckling over the fact that
she will soon have Jail. From what
The Item says, she has some fit material
for its occupancy.
Hillsboro has just organized twenty
horn-power brass band, and it's instru-
ments arrived few days ago. Now,
watch the skies crack.
Mayville is proud Of her Kid Band, all
boys under II years, and capable of
splitting the Dakota atmosphere with
far-resounding harmonies.
The 2,009 sheep on the Richardson
ranch on Mouse River yielded an aver
age clip of eight and quarter pounds
of wool-a total of 16, 500 pounds.
Mrs. W. P. Adams in the Wahpeton
Globe: We expect our farm to average
at least thirty bushels to the acre this
year. I never saw grain look so we'll.
Cattle shipments from the Missouri
slope will this year greatly exceed those
of any former year. Four hundred
cars will be shipped Aug. rs as starter.
The chief local reform the Alliance
requests of the next legislature is
said to grow out of a we'll defined fear
fbo4 Tho for,,o arc 1,ouo roL ,oJ tl,,;,
wheat weighed honestly in the pas t.
The Alliancewants track scale at every
regular railway shipping station in the
state.
For long time Kidder county has
been without local bank, but with til {
advent of better times and on accoun
of the future prosperity indicated Oh
every side, bank has been organized
at Steele. The stockholders are two
Kidder county men, John Thornhill anc
A. G. CLARK, and an Ohio capitalist, D
81. Clark. A. e. Clark will be crshiel
aud manager.
In Kidder county the old settlers have
organized society and on Tuesday O.
last week they held their second annual
gathering at Dawson. Court was being
held at Steele, but as all the jurymen
and others interested, desired to attend
the festivities, court adjourned an6
went to the picnic. An evening session
of court was held so that the time ex
pended in the afternoon attending the
picnic was made up. The proceeding
consisted of speechmaking, recitations,
essays singing and social enjoyments
The speakers were Hon. J. Fl. Worst Of
Emmons county and judges Winches
ter and Francis of Burleigh county. II
is unnecessary to say that the speec hes
were very good and highly interesting.
Mr.. Worst talked about the "locomo
tive that pants, and paints it's smoking
ringlets on startled sky" and there
we're other beautiful images of speech
thrown to the wind from the steps Of
the school house. There seems to be an
era of good feeling abroad in Kidder
county. and everybody is feeling de
lighted at the prom ises of good crop
that prevail.
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