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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Range cattle are in the best condition
ever known
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Mercer County: The Knife River
raissd about four feet last week. W.
Badger has bean buying fat cattle from
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Ransom County: Ex-postmaster
Breed and his amiable wife are visiting
old friends at Lisbon. :. Z. The wife of the
postmaster at Sheldon died last week
John Bardon has been granted $12
pension /. W. 81. Lamb says the crops
around Fort Ransom are tip top. /. !. The
Star reports good many farmers break
ing new land. - w. w. Moore has
never looked better. Ex.oounty Com
missioner Blood is building a new barn
80. L. r. Cornwell has been very sick
in Tacoma. :. Tom Elliott writes The
Star that he is more than satisfied with
his mine in Washington. William
Mathers came all the way from Newport,
r. L, to boss the First Regiment band,
and is saio to give satisfaction Fort
Ransom celebrated the Fourth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

The trial of A. A. Paine before Judge
Lauder at Ashley, Mcintosh county, re.
suited in his acquittal.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Ward County: Thomas Remission, of
Minot, is very low. The Leland
House is advertising special Sunday
dinners. .. Mike Coburn has just COM
pleted new floor in his livery barn i. q.
The United States flag is floating over
the Minot school house Jack Powers
purchased 500 sheep from the bank and
200 from Judge Keiffer. He now has
over 1000 head. The average clip of
Ward county sheep is from nine to
eleven pounds. e. Bruce, 10-year-old
nephew of Dentist Davenport, rode a
pony given him to Devils Lake and
back, 1875 miles Minot rejoices that
Colonel Plummer has been appointed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Barnes County: Lieutenant Patton
has been at Valley City with his gattling
gun. /. The Alliance editor gives notice
that beer will be found at Valley City
on the Fourth of July, but everybody
cannot get. it. !. PostmaGer Peterson
takes possession of the Valley City Office
July -. Editor Cornell and family
have returned from the west. Cashier
and Mrs. Kanouse and Mrs. Arthur
Miller and children are spending the
hot weather at Battle Lake, MINI.
Ray Bassett was quite severely hurt at
school Mrs. Lois Getchel has pur-
chased q new piano. =. Emily Young of
Eckelson is reported married at Spokane
Editor Mcbride of The 0wasso,
Mich, Times has been in Valley City
80. A. Gage has been elected school
director in Ellsbury Bert VanSteem-
bergh has new bicycle at Oriska
Jim Mitchell of Meadow Lake is
through the sheep shearing. The heaviest
fleece was thirteen and three-quarters
pounds and the ightest seven and three
quarters. . George j Lenam and fam.
lily will spend the simmer in Sanborn
Mr.. and Mrs. s. E. Thompson gave
small party one evening last week, the
occasion being the nineteenth anniver-
sary Of the birthday Of their daughter,
Miss Minnie. Frank Wright leaves
this week for st. Louis with five cars OF
wool. The Nestor farm clipped 5000
head -. Miss Minnie Baumez has gone
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09
NORTH DAKOTA.

NORTH DAKOTA.
st. Thomas has building boom.
Sheep shearing is about at an end.
The Bathgate Democrat has a libel
suit
Morton County complains of horse
thieves.
Range cattle are in the best condition
ever known
Wool is worth II to 20 cents in the
local markets
The wheat oropis coming along finely,
the weather being very favorable.
Governor Burke will deliver an ad-
dress at Mandan on the Fourth
Roadmaster Smith, of the Montana
division of the Great Northern, was run
over and killed.
The trial of A. A. Paine before Judge
Lauder at Ashley, Mcintosh county, re-
suited in his acquittal.
The 500 line grades are being built
but the company say that the iron will
not be laid until next year,
William Mathers, recently from New
port, R. l., has been engaged as leader
of the First Regiment band OF Lisbon.
Bierley, the Grand Forks Democratic
editor. will probably locate in Wash
ington, D. O., and engage in the publ
cation of paper.
The reports received from sheep own
ers throughout the state show an aver
age clip to be from 8 to II pounds per
head.
Lightning struck the Office of the W.
U. telegraph company at Wallace, which
was consumed in very short time o.
car Sellstad, the operator, lost every
thing he had except what he had on his
back. He was not in the building at
the time.
W. H. Lamb, one of the good farmers
of Fort Ransom, bought thirty-eight
sheep last fall. He brought in the wool
Tuesday and it weighed 1856 pounds, or
an average Of nearly ten pounds per
sheep. From the thirty eight sheep he
has also raised forty-four lambs The
wool and the lambs for this one year
alone will pay for the sheep.
Fred w. Hall, resident of Langdon,
Cavalier County, was found dead on the
road between Langdon and Osnabrook,
last week. He had been attending the
teachers institute at the latter place,
and was returning home on foot. In
Osnabrook he was confined to his room
a couple of days, but felt better in the
morning when he started out on his ia
tai journey. When found his body was
blistered in places as if scalded by hot
water.
John r. Mann, chairman Of the county
commissioners of Mclean County, was
in Mandan last week and bought one of
Rice's prairie burners to burn frebreaks
for his county. Senate bill No. 1877,
passed at the last session Of the legisla-
ture, gives counties the power to pro-
vide appliances for burning firebreaks
and to expend not to exceed $1,000 for
such purposes. The rank growth of
grass this year will increase the danger
of prairie fires next fall
BY COUNTIES.
Cavalier County: Charlie Morton is
located in Utah, and writes that he in.
tends to return to Cavalier .. Ole Ak
Wig is to speak at Langdon on the
Fourth.
Bottineau County: Sheep owners,
of the Turtle Mountain region, are re-
quested to meet at Armory Hall, Dun
seth, at 2o'clock, June 80. for the
purpose of organizing wool growers
association.
Stark County: Forty Russians ar
rived from the old country last week
with money to buy teams 49, The first
lady to vote in Dickinson was Mrs. W.
F. Cunningham j. E. Cobb bought
4,0S6 pounds of wool. -. Charley Merry
10 no oh from Tonako
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Stark County: Forty Russians ar.
rived from the old country last weeh
with money to buy teams. The first
lady to vote in Dickinson was Mrs. W.
F. Cunningham u. E. Cobb bought
4,O96 pounds of wool. Charley Merry
is back from Topeka.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Pierce County: Henry Anderson was
reelected school director at Rugby.
Shepherd & Wieland talk of hardware
store at Rugby Tom Arkendahl has
q new harness and top buggy James
Mofet, of Boston, is said to be one of
the best farmers in Pierce county. i. /. !.
Tom Walsh has fifty five acres of wheat
he expects headed out by July 1.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Bierley, the Grand Forks Democratic
editor, will probably locate in Wash
ington, D. O., and engage in the publ
cation of paper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

McHenry County: Trains on the
Leeds branch of the N. P. met with
washouts last week. /. George Robin
son of Oak Valley has sold his load of
wool. -. Markusen Bros. have taken
their herd of 275 cattle out to Winter
ing river crossing for the summer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Mclean County: Peter Miller, who
has been after the scalp of Rev. Ryan,
is resident of Turtle Lake. .. George
Robinson, the great coal miner of Nc
Lean County, is housekeeping at Coal
Harbor. =. The Ramsey Bros. are clos
ing out their stock MIR. and Mrs. g.
M. Griffith gave an afternoon tea for
the entertainment of their grandchil.
dren from Oliver County, who are visit
ing them. Col. Jack Dryer, of the
Snake Greek stock ranch, is helping
George Robinson keep house. -. The
Mail seems delighted to quote 'seven
teams loaded with household goods OF
families moving away from northern
Burleigh and Mclean Counties
John J. Robinson, of the Coal Harbol
stock farm, reports good prices received
for a couple of cars of beef cattle
shipped east.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

The 500 line grades are being built
but the company say that the iron will
not be laid until next year.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Benson County: Leeds has barber
come in twice week to shave the PEG
pie Fred Norton has purchased the
John Hunter farm near Oberon e. u. The
neighbors plowed Rev. Beers tree claim
at York. -. VIM. P. Smith was re-elect-
ed school director at Hurricane Lake.
VIM. P. is o K. -. Wheat is great about
Knox. -. George Duncan has painted
the Pacific house. j. P. Stewart near
Buffalo Lake had ten head of horses
driven off by Indians, but has got them
back. e. Pleasant Lake is having a
hoodo over Long johnson.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

st. Thomas has a building boom.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Steele County: Andrew Morgan of
Riverside has new buggy. It beats all
how the farmers buy buggies. . Mr..
and Mrs. G. J. Paul are back from their
St. Paul visit. >. Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow
are home from Fargo W. A. is
now full-fedged attorney.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

The reports received from sheep own.
ers throughout the state show an aver.
age clip to be from 8 to II pounds pei
head.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Logan County: Logan County calls
in her warrants from 1856 to 458 inclu-
sive. Interest stopped June IS. "A
large number of Napolean citizens at.
tended the Pythias ball at Steele :. . i. i.
The Homestead says, there never was
finer weather for growing crops"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Morton County complains of horse
thieves.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Nelson County = Diphtheria is re-
ported on the wane. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Saunders gave party in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lamoreaux. which was
in every way a success. William Par
ker, OF Dayton township, has marketed
his wool, finding an increase of 100 per
cent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

The Bathgate Democrat has libel
suit.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Lightning struck the Office of the w.
U. telegraph company at Wallace, which
was consumed in very short time. Os.
car Sellstad, the operator, lost every
thing he had except what he had on his
back. He was not in the building at
the time.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Sheep shearing is about at an end.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

William Mathers, recently from New
port, R. l., has been engaged as leader
of the First Regiment band at Lisbon.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Bishop Stanley admonishes forei g I.
born people to teach their children their
catechism in the English language,
and says that hereafter unless a child
presented for confirmation is proficient
in English he will not be confirmed.
This being the language of his adopted
country it is necessary for them in Or
der to defend their religion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

W. H. Lamb, one of the good farmers
of Fort Ransom, bought thirty-eight
sheep last fall. He brought in the wool
Tuesday and it weighed 1856 pounds, or
an average Of nearly ten pounds per
sheep. From the thirty eight sheep he
has also raised forty -four lambs. The
wool and the lambs for this one year
alone will pay for the sheep.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Griggs County: The Courier says
never mind the silver in the mountains
as long as you have gold in the wheat
fields. John Saunders and Mel Stew
ard of Devils Canyon have new buggies
49,. Auditor Melgard has proclamated
against noxious weeds. :. The Coopers-
town branch has a new coach Hon.
David Bartlett is in Maine. Frank
Pfeifier has barley forty-two inches
high. Some of 'em at the Fargo teurna-
ment went higher than that on barley.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09

Tuowner County: Senator Bisbee has
a daughter and five grand children from
Maine. Strawberry blossoms are thick
around Bisbee. :. Wheat is going up at
Wilde. i. Oando Record: Ole Peder-
son, Hans T. Bye and Swendson Mug
dial, who left their homes about Bisbee
about five weeks ago in search of bet
ter location, have all returned we'll sat-
isfed that there is no country better
than North Dakota. Judge Tillotson
is driving spanking black team . . Gap
tain Atkins Is busy sheep shearing. =.
DIR. Lane has remodeled his farm build
ings.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-09


were partners in distress it is we'll for
them to face the world together, and if
there be any matrsl comfort left for
them. to share it together. Mrs. O'Shea
stands infinitely higher than her late
husband and comes of better family,
as social standing is measured in that
country. At the time of their divorce it
was said that he had not lived with her
on the average month in year. The
rest of his time he spent among the
designations of the clubs and pursuing
pleasure on the continent. Under such
circumstances it was but natural that
they should cease to have any love for
each other. They pulled apart and
when the divorce was obtained both
were satisfied. The legal time has
elapsed since the divorce and both Mr..
Parnel and herself being free they have
71arried. Their previous relations have
weakened MIR. Parnell's position as a
leader to such an extent that it is doubt
full If he can recover it, for offenses such
rs we're charged against him are moi
easily condoned. But SO far as his do
nestle relations are concerned GOSSIP
must now be closed. 1t begins to look
also, ~ If Parnen would regain his posi-
ton Of political leader in Ireland.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-09
A Lively Fracas in Prospect Between
Commissioner Carter and
Director Powell.
The Casus Belli the Segregation OF
Of Lands for Reservoirs
in Montana.
Director Powell's Report Is Referred to
the Surveyor General of Montana
Other Capital News.

WASHINGTON. June 8.-[Speciai. There
ia possibility Of a rupture between Direc-
tor Powell. the arbitrary head Of the geo.
logical survey, and Commissioner Carter,
OF the general land Office. Under tho
reservoir sites for irrigation purposes
might be withdrawn, the director being
authorized to designate the sites and lands
to be withdrawn. He has submitted to the
commissioner thirty-eiRht proposed reser-
voir sites in Montana, and asked that they
be approved and the lands segregated
from use for any other purposes. The
commissioner has sent the diagram to the
surveyor general Of Montana, and re-
quested him to send tracings showing the
locality of approved mineral surveys
in conflict with the proposed reser-
voir sitea. and to indicate what
portions OF the sites are agricultural lands.
The commissioner proposed to confine the
reservoir sites to such lands and bounda-
ries as may be necessary for the purpose Of
obtaining water and to no greater extent.
He says there is no necessity that these
sites should be 80 elaboratoly carried out as
to impair the vested rights of citizens. Mr..
Garter had tilt with the director when he
was in congress, and his friends say he then
came out first best and he is not afraid to
tackle him again. There is such a vast
amount of humbng in the geological sur
vey, and especially SO far as it pertains to
irrigation, that the comm issioner is assured
of an easy victory if the contest is carried
on to finish.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-09
trnflic Wonld naturally not be very rapid
and not mako AZ much noise as many be-

trnilic would naturally not bc very rapid
ana not mako AZ much noise as many be-
lieved.
Secretary Harrison read replies which he
had received from sixty cities in reply to
questions as TO the paving material they
used md the distance IL had to be hauled.
Forty-eight Of them used granite and
hauled 1t all tho way from few miles to
800 miles.
John w. Thompson offered the following
resolution, which WIS adopted:
Resolved, That the matter Of the quail.
ity OF paving TO be used on Main street be
submitted to the property owners on that
street IN the following manner: Each
twenty-five l25) feet frontage or fraction
thereof on said street, ~ represented by
the owner or agent thereof, shall be entitled
to one vote in the selection of said ma
terial, and the material representing tho
choice OF n majority Of said voters shalt
constitute the material with which tho said
street shall be paved; md the said vote
30 taken shall be considered ns petition
to the city council in favor OF tho choice so
made; providing said voto Ia taken after
the report of the city engineer in read.
An informal vote OF the property owners
present, without reference to the frontage
they represented, showed that six favored
granite and twelve wood. The city enRi-
neer expects to hear shortly from the big
cities as to their experience with paving
material, when the council will provide a
method for taking tho vote under Mr..
Ihompson's resolution.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-09
STRICTLY BUSINESS,
Wanamaker Explains His Relations With
the Keystone Bank.

Wanamaker Explains His Relations with
the Keystone Bank.
PHILADELPHIA. June S.--A large crowd
was present at the meeting of the inyesti.
eating committee to-day, attracted by the
fact that Postmaster General Wanmaksr
had promised to appear and testify to all
knowledge he had in reference to the
banks management. Mr.. Wanamaker was
promptly on hand with his son and part
ner, Thos b. Wanamaker. and at the con-
clusion OF the examination of Examiner
Drew, read his statement. which he said
WAS IN answer to the allegations that have
connected his name with the Keystone bank
and was ut the same time n full and COM
plete statement OF ali his transactions with
that bank. H,sstatement said in substances:
Il have been q depositor only; never was
an officer or director; never owned
share of stock but held until recently 2,5l6
shares az collateral. The firm of John
Wanamaker. consisting OF three persons
had an account with the Keystone bank,
and the firms account, by arrangement
with the bank, was made responsible for
Mrs. Wanamaker's checks upon the bank.
which for convenience were kept in
separate account. 1t was substantially
one account under two heads. Mrs.
Wanamaker's account could not be over
drawn, while the firm account had balance
to it's credit Under these circumstances
the account was not oyerdrawn when
the bank closed. according to our
books. which show balance in
our favor" Mr.. Wanamaker then read
a statement showing their deposits in the
Keystone banks i'll tho months of Noven-
Der. December. January and February, and
up to March 20, reaching Il total OF ST, ,263,-
S96. These deposits hnye been gradually
deoreased beginning with January. know
ing, as the public did generally. that Marsh
was conferring with the shareholders
to release the assessments and further,
knowing that il was common rumor that
the bank was short. Our course with the
Keystone bank was solely dictated by Or.
dinary prudence of business. He did not
know his brother had entered bail for
Marsh until he read the fact in the papers
while travelling in tho west. He
never had any transaction with Bardsley
individually or as city treasurer, or with
anyone representing him In either oapacity.-
Wanamaker had esteemed Drew highly for
years on his reputation as n bank examiner.
After the bank failed he saw Drew twice,
and talked about the question of establish
ing a new bank with new men. Wana-
maker new Lewis in n business way from
early manhood and never heard Il whisper
against his business integrity until after he
was dead.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-09
THE DEAD PREMIER.

nl.hrned by His Country rymsn-Fsrvid
Words Of n Partisan.
TORONTO, Ont, June s.--From almost
every point in Canada comes tidings Of uni
versal sorrow at the death of Sir John Mac
donald Everywhere signs of mourning are
to be seen. Arrangements ara made to fire
five minute guns Mt Ottawa and in every
city in Canada during the progress of the
funeral of the dead premier. There is a
strong feeling that an autopsy ought to be
made on the body Of fir John by inde-
pendent medical men in order that the
caused death. special dispatch
from Ottawa says "All sorts OF
rufnors are flying around to-day az to
whom the governor general will call upon
to form new government. Ii Ia said to-
day that no one had yet been summoned
by the governor, and that it was not proba-
BILE anyone would be until after the funeral.
This delay of at least five days is almost
without precedent. 1t gives point to a
curious story atioat to the effect that the
governor general left a meeting Of the
royal society at Montreal rather hurriedly
last Wednesday and called upon Sir John
Macdonald at Earnscliffe the next day. Ii
is said that Sir John then intimated whom
he thought should be called upon to form
new ministry in case his illness terminated
fatally.
The Empire. governments organ, in an
editorial on "the duty of the house, says:
The matchless leader is no more; the
tongue OF the patriot ia silent; the head
which planned and the hand which exc
cuted in his country's service is laid low in
death. Remember that those who would
abandon British rule on this continent and
hand us over the domination of a foreign
country, have for years had their Roulish
hopes placed on the death Of the leader.
that thew could ur do the work which he
traitor, who mad become Aa'0ns'a.f0 she lnoo.sa
piece OF once grsat party.
declared in treasonabls pamphlet, which
the grand old man himself dragged to light,
that whatever course the United States may
see fit to adopt, it is plain that Sir Johns
disappearance from the stage is to be the
"Eorewarned is forearmed. Even in the
lifetime of the leader they made their des-
psrate onset, but were driven back by his
valorous arm, though he gave his life blood
to the contest and now lies martyr
to his country's cause. But now the op-
portunity they have honed for has come,
and every force that can be used for blottine
out from the map the name of Canada, and
handing us over, in the language of trait
tors, as a tier of northern States will be
marshaled to the fray with redoubled fury.
! he hope of-the enemv is in the prophecies
that when the old leader is gone
the hosts he led so often to
victory would be scattered as sheep
wanting a shepherd. When plotters and
traitors, both domestic and foreign, who
are seeking to bring about the annexation
of this country to the United States through
specious schemes of unrestricted reciprocity
or continental free trade have been 50 COM
pletely crushed that they will never dare to
raise their heads again in Canada, then,
and not till then, can minor or side issues
be discussed"