Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-11-12
NORTH DAKOTA.

The News From Over the State Cor.
densed and Made Interest
ing bY Towns.
Forman: Rev. D. O. Palmetto. OF
Fargo. breaches here this evening.
Bowesmont: Robert T. johnson, an
old settler, died at his home here.
Larimore: In attempting to cross
the railroad teamste1 driving four
horse grain wagon was caught and his
wagon crushed by backing train.
Grafton: Six men got into row on
an evening freight train from the north
aud one man got his head cut in several
places.
Minor: The Northern Pacific ii
short of freight cars here. IL. W.
Preble is seriously i'll with typhoid
fever.
Mandan: w. A. Lauterman was al
Fargo this week. :. Mandan grocert
claim to sell more fruit than any Other
town in the state except Fargo.
Wahpeton: Geo. W. Pease received
letter from some one in Silver City
informing that his son had died in the
hospital at that place. T. L. French
went to st. Paul last evening.
Drayton: j. D. Wallace has been
elected one of the trustees Of the Rec
River University, at Wahpeton. Mrs
Richard Young and daughter returned
to West Ontario after an extensive visit
here.
Park River: A crazy ihresher living
west of here was brought to to WI yes
terday and taken to Grafton. "A iittle
girl of Mrs. P. M. Halls was badly
s:alded by spilling boiling water on lie.
face and neck.
Minot: Rev. ". D. Baldwin, for
merly of Bottineau, takes charge of ou1
Methodist church. =. President Stock
bridge, of the North Dakota Agrieul
tnai College, at Fargo. was Ill tow
this week.
Loan: A lantern, which was hapeir.
in Joseph McNeil's stable, dropped uu'
exploded, setting fire to the building
Tie fire consumed o number of o,hel
outbuildings and granaries containing
l, SEQ bushels of wheat.
Gilby: e. W. Webster was called tt
Pennsylvania by the serious illness O
his mother. :. "A sneak thief wen
through the Central House and sue
ceeded in making away with some
clothing, O watch and small sum o!
money.
Church's Ferry: Jim Riley is VI
from Fargo this week, taking care o
his crop of wheat. :. Fire destroyeds'
barn and two sets of harness for Mrs
William Ludwig. =. While visiting
friends here E. A. Beckley, of Paynes
ville Mimi, killed 1G7 geese, realizing
enough from them to pay his expenses
Paramount: Rev. r. Homer will oc
cupy the Methodist pulpit for the en-
suing year. Merrick Crafts, who wal
taken to the asylum at jamestown, il
rapidly failing =. The Rev. Cooper wal
returned as presiding elder Of the Fair
mount district.
Oakes: NJ. Fl. Roberts has been quite
sick lately, but is once more on his bus
ness feet. Estates Attorney Austin
was in the city this week =. +. Alex
Smith of Yorktown, who was SO seri
ously hurt last week, is under the pro.
fessional care of Dr.. Mathews, and is
progressing finely
Lidgerwood: Joseph Kloeppel, the
first white settler in Park township,
died this week at the age of sixty-five
-. Peter Brolander accidently dis
charged revolver which was in hi
pocket, the ball taking effect in his lef
thigh and lodging near the knee. 81
r. Ihomss' threshirg machine and 4O(
bushels of wheat was burned.
Wheatland: Rev. Cook will preach
his farewell sermons today at all three
churches. :. Deputy Treasurer McFad
den will be here this week to look aftel
the delinquent taxes. :. James Mckay
was seriously injured Monday night
He was arriving home when his horse
took fright and ran away. he wal
thrown from his wagon.
Sheldon: G. 81. Phelps, Of the Law
firm Of Spalding & Phelps, Fargo. wal
in our city this week. looking after thu
sale of farm lands in this vicinity :.
Colonel Morrow, of Fargo, has been il
this vicinity for the past week, looking
after his wheat interests. 80. Willie Kee
nan was thrown from a broncho anc
seriously injured.
Grand Forks: Henry Bussee,a farmer