Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-04-27


Navigation on the Missouri river is full
~ open.
John C. House recently committed sui
eide at Yankton, S. D.
The farmers throughout the Dakotas
are complaining of a scarcity Of help.
F. A. Footte was elected Mayor OF
Kimball, S. D., at the recent election.
A farmer living near Cakes. N. D., lost
five bronchos during the recent storm.
Reynolds, N. D., is to have frst-class
creamery for the coming seasons trade.
The old Huron capital bonds are held
to be invalid by Judge A. W. Campbell.
Anton Johnson, OF Flandreau, S. D., re-
Gently committed suicide at Sioux Falls,
S. D.
A new postoffice has recently been
established at Deerfeld, Pennington
county, S. D.
The Drayton, N. D., public schools now
boast OF fine large library OF 141
valuable books.
About 400 telegraph poles were blown
down between Devils Lake and Larimore,
N. D., during the recent storm.
Over fifty head Of cattle persisted during
the recent storm on the farm OF L. B.
Newbold, near jamestown, N. D.
The Irish-American club at Grand
Forks, n D., has been reorganized and
starts out with large membership.
On the goth inst. the water in Red
river at Grand Forks, n D., was report
ed to be several feet higher than last
year.
Judge Cochrane, OF Grand Forks, N. D.,
has been appointed city attorney to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF A. j.
O'Keefe.
Mrs Emma Cranmer, OF Aberdeen, S.
d., addressed an immense temperance
mass meeting at Yankton, S. D., on the
10th inst.
A man was found dead in the creek
under IL railroad bridge near Summit, S.
D., & few days ago. The body could not
During the comming season the steam
er CapitoIa Butt will be engaged on the
Missouri river in the Charles Mix county,
s. D., traffic.
NJ. Fl. Day has returned to Deadwood,
S. D., and proposes to make it warm for
the person that circulated the report that
he had absconded.
William NJ Loyde Of Jamestown, N.
D., has been appointed state delegate to
the bankers and fnanciers' convention
at Chicago in June.
The county commissioners OF several
counties throughout North Dakota will
furnish the farmers strychnine to ex-
terminate the gopher pest.
While playing with an open pen knife
few days ago, Ed Tyron. living four
miles from Hot Springs, S. D., fell upon
the blade, INJECTING a probable fatal
wound.
The Cass county, N. D., teachers
institute will meet in Fargo, beginning
on May Is, with Prof. Joseph Kennedy
of the University OF North Dakota as
conductor.
At the municipal election at Aberdeen, 8.
D., the republicans elected the school
treasurer and all the members OF the
city council and school board with a
single exception.
The employees at the Jamestown, N. D.,
insane asylum gave an entertainment
a. yho, INV %ho
presented for the benefit OF the inmates
OF the institution.
Minot, N. D., is awakening to great
activity in commercial circles. The Or
ganization OF the Mnot mercantile COM
pany, has given business in that city an
impetus in every way.
Chief Engineer Knowlton says that by
May LIST 1000 teams will be throwing
dirt on the Sioux Falls & Yankton road
in South Dakota. The contractors will
commence laying iron about July 1.
John Cyris, section boss at Hope, N. D.,
who sustained injuries from falling from
q hand car recently has since died. He
leaves a wife and five children. The re-
mains were taken to Casselton for burial.
The election at Chamberlain, s. D., re-
suited in a democratic victory. The
democrats elect four aldermen and the
none. Out OF six members OF
the school board the democrats elect
four.
John Agdesteen, a Minnehaha county,
S. d., farm hand, has been arrested on
the charge Of perjury. He is a prohibit
ton spotter and recently testified that
be bought whisky OF John Brennan of
Hartford.
The W. C. T. U. ladies OF Towner, N. D.,
have obtained an order from the Judge
the Towner Drug company
from doing business and secured an in
junction against the building the COM
pany occupied.
Supt. Croker, Of Ransom county, N.
D., is arranging for a delegate convention
of school township officers, to discuss
measures for the improvement of the
school system, which is an admirable idea
worthy OF emulation.
RlocC Hills otocl-mou ono cona;dor;o mr.