Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
The Bathgate Democrat. but }Frank
Wilson will remain in the cou13T.

Wilson viii remain in the ooua'I.
Trail County: John Beato9| tad new
potatoes July 1. His brothef-in,law,
Mr.. Moulton, has purchased quarter
section in Norman Township. e. M.
Poulson. @. s. Edwards and others have
started the Farmers Society Bank at
Northwood, capital $4,000, with the
we'll known George o. Stommer as
cashier. :. Judge Levisee has new
porch on his Mayville residence. :. G..
B. Ziglar has sold out to E. 81. Reese
and gone to Grand Forks. &. Rev. B
A. Harstad is going to Tacoma. +. Col
onel Uline has been after Great North
ern right of way Editor e. I. Smith
writes he is about to locate at Alex
andria Ind r. 81. Bush has quit the
bank and gone into the insurance bust.
ness at Grand Forks :, George McCon-
nell, The Times says, postpones court,
because there is so much building going
on in Hillsboro. e s. Kneeland has
put in 5, 1000 celery plants Mrs. King
man has gone to Michigan-after Col
onel Dick!
MoHenry County: Two car loads OF
Polled Angus steers brought E. H.
Thursby 1874 head, weighing on an
average ,465-four-year olds Sam
McKechnie proves up on his homestead.
-. George Robinson brought into
Towner 4, 100 pounds of wool 90. J.
Oslie, of Pendroy, has sold his wool 80.
Ed Ripley, OF Towner, has a cousin
from England visiting him. -. Willie
| Wicks, sent to the University wear
through the generosity of Banker
Thursby, has returned to Towner. ...
The News and Stocknan says: ED
Truman has sold the improvements,
buildings, etc., on his ranch near Lake
Girard, to William Latin and Fred
Dompier, who will remove their stock
thereto. Mr.. Truman will move his cat
tie out to the Dog Den country. "E.
M. Prouty last week offered a party who
bought sheep of him last fall to take
the lambs and wool and cancel the note
given for the sheep. The offer was de.
clined, the party saying he wanted to
buy some more instead of parting with
what he had Station Agent Rum
mond lost 1858 between the bank and his
otfice-some how.
Walsh County: The Polanders about
four miles southeast of Grafton propose
a $4,000 church. 81. J. Onsrud was
elected school director of Silvesta for
three years, and J. F. Heglund for two.
w Mat Randall has returned to
Conway from the Canadian Northwest.
go. Park River is reported Overlooking.
49,. Frank Kenean has invented horse
power without gearings, so says The
Grafton Record. 1t runs by levers.
Grafton voted mot to bond'' for fire
apparatus -. Engineer Kibness of the
Cavalier branch took his engine down
the road for repairs. . The Walsh
County Record says: Funny stories
come IN from the west concerning grass
hoppers and floods. One man says the
grasshoppers are on the ground foot
deep; another 0says you have to use
specks to find one. From the noun.
tains comes the tale of woe that water
is pouring off of them in foods taking
everything before it; and at meeting
house near by they are praying for
rain" II. +. McHugh sold Henry
Bartender quarter section near Graf
ton for $4,000. Nate Upham has
moved his slaughter house and
will pnt up a good building. 49,.
Pisek folks had picnic July 4
The good people of Mount View sur
prised Rev. Mr.. Cameron, assembling at
his residence and presenting Mr.. and
Mrs. O. with handsome chair each, and
the daughter with valuable gift. Then
the ladies visitors spread picnic and a
very enjoyable occasion was expert
enced. DIR. Athens new dwelling at
Kensington is nearly completed. =. An
drew Carthword and wife had narrow
escape from lightning i. :. William Wells
and Carrie Edwards, of Golden Town
ship, are married-he 20, she 16. For.
rest River Presbyterians laid the corner
stone of their new church. =. . Ops farm
ers rejoice at crop prospects.
Barnes County: Schiller is now p.
m, at Minnie Lake DR.. L. s. Ellis is
at Oriska from Manistee, Mich.
Campmeeting begins July s ut Alder
mans, on the Baumez camp grounds
.... Wool is being marketed at Darcy
49,. Bling hamton visitors to the Tower
City stock show were delighted. :. Pc
ter T. Peterson took charge of the
Valley City p. o. July l, vice Clark,
who has been trying to get out for sew
eral months IN. P. Rasmussen
thinks there is mineral about his place.
as lightning has hit at it for three Years
in succession. Perhaps it's his silver
dollars that attracts The Getchell
neighbors are preparing for basket
picnic July IS at Box Elder Grove. i. i. /.
The purchasing agent of the Barnes
County Farmers Alliance took Nc
Cormick reapers and Walter A. Wood S
mowers, rake and Irvine orders.
Fair divide. Mr.. Whitworth was there
in person to represent the Woods.
The Alliance is shouting about two new
railroads for V. O. Did some one get
burned with Lieutenant Patterns gun,
as Valley City girl called it gasoline
gum. 20. s. Lea gives Bassett a
whole page ad. 49,. The v @. Farmers
Alliance says: About o'clock the peo-
pie of this city saw a genuine funnel.
shaped cloud bearing toward the north
east. and apparently three or four miles
north, and the ladies were not found
far from cellar door. The cloud, how
ever, touched the ground about ten
miles north, near John Chilberg' place,