Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-08-13

letter from st. Paul asking for what he
would sell his business; he replied.
giving very rosy view, and the letter
is now in the hands of one of the county
commissioners, and does not agree with
the statements he has made to the
board.
Cass County: The Grandin school
house has new bell J.. Duntley &
Thorn's hardware store at Grandin was
burglarized. Peterson people had a
jack rabbit drive on the Dolzner farm
-. Buffalo law and order league are
preparing for business The Buffalo
Journal is after Attorney Squier.
Street commissioner Henry Baker gives
notice that all weeds in Buffalo must be
destroyed before Aug. 5, or owners of
premises must take the consequences
....Six hundred dollars cash is offered
as q. bonus for a new $25, 900 hotel at
Buffalo.
Stark County: Two hundred and forty
five carloads of cattle are being shipped
from Dickinson. The deposits in the
First National Bank of Dickinson are
$50, 900 against 500, 900 year ago.
The Dickinson postoffice is now presi.
dental, with salary of $1,1OO. DIR.
and Mrs. V. a. Stickney had q narrow
escape with runaway team {. Indians
are bringing buffalo bones to Dickinson
to exchange for goods. 4. H. Brien s
house at Dickinson was burned i. i. "A
terrible hail storm occurred out on the
Cannon Ball; hail fell nine inches in
circumference; forty sheep were killed
for Charles E. Dobson and many in
jured, and the herder, Ernest Hart
mann, was frightfully bruised. In
dian police are scouting in the vicinity
of New England City for stray In.
dams from the reservation.
Dickey County: A gasoline stove
nearly destroyed the residence of A. W.
Ovens at Glendale, occupied by Mrs.
W. W. Davis. . The water wants drain
ing off in Glendale, so says The Leader
-. Three hundred and fifty feet of
mains are to be laid from the artesian
well in Ellendale. ~. P. Diokey is
president of the Glendale Farmers Al,
lance H. J. Oberman and Miss
Fannie Scott were married at Monapgo
.... There was dance at Ludden. A
picnic was held in O. 81. Bateman's fine
grove at Ludden. -. The Ludden races
were quite interesting r.. 4. The Glendale
Jail is so wet that frogs and lizards are
said to inhabit it. The Commercial
announces the weather signals will be
daily displayed by Observer Ackley
A vast amount of prairie hay is being
put Up in the county.
Benson County: Editor J. NJ. Shep-
pard has been made one of the trustees
Of the church at Minnewaukan. Mrs.
William Fowler is dangerously i'll. =. i. :.
Four telegraph poles were struck by
lightning at Eberon :. u. @. Il. Holbrook
of Pleasant Lake has put up 100 tons of
hay, and will put up 200 more /. {. i. Miss
Mary Riley and Charles D. White of
Terry were married by Rev. M. Beer
49,. The commissioners assessed the
Western Union line $11O per mile on
the Northern Pacific with one wire, and
$165 on the Great Northern with four
wires. Sheep are put at SIS. Mrs. n.
A. Smith of York has finished her
school in the Lake Ibson district. . j..
r. Jones is president of the new farm
Mcpherson tells The News that 21, 600
pounds of wool has been shipped from
Leeds. The county levy is $40. 500.
Sargent County: The case of Ritten-
house VS.. Runkel, was decided for the
plaintiff, $32.76 and costs; total $91. O6;
appeal was taken. Lockerby was
bound over in $500 bonds. :. The M. E.
Church at Melvin was struck by light
ming -. Peter J. Foley, of Hall Town
ship, had valuable horse killed by
lightning. -. Harvest will commence
this week. :. Edward W. Miller writes
most Interestingly from Old Rome to
The Sargent County Teller. >. Mrs. A.
b. Ellsworth has returned to Minneap-
oils with Mrs. A. O, Moore. "A. NJ.
Simpson, of Straubville. is principal OF
the Forman school. and Miss Harring
tan takes charge of the lower room. :. i.
Miss Lizzie Wells takes the Brandt
school. The County Women's Christ
ian Temperance Union was held at For
man last week. In the Demorest con.
test Tuesday night, Burd Riddle, OF
Minor, took first prize. Miss Edith
Riggin, of Brampton, second price, and
Miss Cora Dwight Of Cogswell, third
prize. The county levy is Ills mills.
LaMoure County: The county al
lance picnic was held in Captain Ell
iott's grove, near Grand Rapids.
The union school picnic was held at the
Dickey grove, and an Interesting pro-
gramme was rendered >. The Chronicle
reports the crops on J. K. Underwood E
farm shows his combined pillow and
seeders success 80. Harvesting will
generally commence Aug. TO-. ). The
problem of the year in LaMoure County
is more farm help. Superintendent
McOabe reports he can't get men tc
clear the Russian cactus from the Fargo
& Southwestern road-bed, and if the
local road overseers of the county will
do the work he will see the company
pays them; that seems fair . M. q
Fitzgerald has cut his rye; it will yield
over thirty bushels to the acre. /. N. S.
French reports AS inches of rainfall the
past week. !. Myrtle Sheeks, of Grand