Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-07-07

Preserve your Strawberries before
the hot weather comes and maks them
soft. Bottom prices OH cases at
43 TAYLoR's.
Mrs. G. S. Hunter is visiting this
week with her sister, Mrs. Wiltsis,
at Arvilla. Y
p. c. Donovan and Gus. Bakef,
of Neche, stockholders in the Bsifk
of Langdon, are in the city this
week.
Methodist service Sunday next at
Mona, II a. m, Harvey Centre, Sunday
school $50 and preaching service at
$3.50 p. m, city $50 D. IN.
Presbyterian services will be held
next Sunday us follows: City at II a.
NJ, d. McLaughlin's house at 2 p. NJ,
Crocket's school house at p. m.
Rev. z. p. Farnham will preach next
Sunday at the. Rosa Lake school house
ut II a. NJ, ut Lyle school house at 9,
and at El!1wood churcl, at ESQ p. N.
I W. j. Dyer & Bro, the great music
house of St. Paul and Minneapolis,
guarantee to save you money on any
thing in the music line. Send for their
catalogues.
Miss Annie McNiven, who has
spent the past wear in this CITY with
her brother, A. c. McNiven, leaves
tomorrow morning for her home at
Cheslcy, Ont. Miss McNivcn will
be greatly missed by the many
friends she has made during her
stay i'll this city.
This week deal was consummated
whereby Elford Bros. the propretors
of the Langdon Great Alliance, came
into possession of the Enterprise Hard
ware Store, having purchased the en-
tire stock and interests of II. j. Ma
thisen. MI. Mathisen leaves tomorrow
for Evansville, Mimi, but has not yet
decided just what business he will en-
gage in. Harvey is one Of the oldest
residents of our city and has many
friends who will regret his departure,
and with whom the CoURIER-DEMO-
Graf joins in wishing him every
success in whatever business he may
see fit to engage.
The report reached here last week
Of the explosion of a threshing engine
belonging to Thomas Campbell, of
Elkwood, in which Mr.. Campbell and
several of the crew were severely in
jured. Many different rumors are
alloat concerning the accident, but the
facts as near as we can CLEAN are as
follows: The engine was at work just
across the International boundary and
was apparently working all right for
the first two hours. The steam then
gradually ran down to sixty pounds
and would not run the separator. The
machine was accordingly stopped and
an effort was made to raise steam. The
engineer had mounted the engine to
tighten a loose screw and had descended
as far as the wheel. In the meantime
the steam had risen to "a pounds and
in the next second there was terrific
crash and pieces of iron were flying in
every direction. The fireman was
blown thirty yards away by the force.
of the explosion and when picked up
it was found that his abdomen was
ripped open for several inches expos
ing the intestines, and his right leg
broken in two places and thigh crushed.
His name is Rob't. Bottrell. Thos.
Campbell is so severely scalded that it
is doubtful if he will recover; but under
the most favorable circumstances will
be a cripple for life. John Drannan
and Martudel; two of the crew, were
severely scalded but will recover. The
engineer who is a son of Thos. Camp
bell escaped without scratch. The
engine is one that was purchased few
weeks ago in Morden, Manitoba, as a
new engine, but since the explosion, it
has been learned that the boiler has
been in active service for the past fif-
teen years, and by the report of the
government inspector who visited the
scene of the explosion, was not fit to
bear twenty pounds of steam. 1t is
claimed that the water gauge showed
two inches of water at the time of the
explosion. Snyder, the man who sold
the engine, has been arrested and
bound over to stand his trial.
District court convenes in this city
on July 18th, 1892. The following is
the list of jurors drawn to serve at this
farm.