Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-09-10
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Intcrestinr News Items ,Fron All
Parts of the State.

The wife of Postmaster ]. d. Robert
son of Grafton is dead.
Plums are gathered by the wagon
load along the Mouse river.
Wheat around Forman yields from
nine to twelve bushels.
The Foster County bank of earring.
ton has been Incorporated
A Steele county farmer raises tobac.
cos successfully.
Wells county gets 81, O62.1O school
funds for ST. kids.
A fire Mt jamestown ruined the fur
niture Of Mrs. Hageboom.
A new Elevator has been built at
Manfred.
I4akota intends to have a bicycle
tournament soon.
A Richland county man fell fifty
seven feet into an elevator hopper and
wasn't hurt.
A thousand men are at work on the
Aneta branch of the Great Northern
from Hope.
The diamond Demorest medal for
the state will be contested at James,
town on the oath Of next month.
The total product of North Dakota
coal in 1895 was 3S,997 tons, the spot
value Of which was $41, GAG.
The little four-year-old son Of w. II.
Garill near Bottineau, was killed by
horse stepping on his breast
Neche authorities will not only kill
all dogs not licensed, but will prosecute
the owners.
Thomas Williams of Melville while
cleaning n revolver that wasn't loaded
succeeded in lodging bullet in his leg.
Bismarck has two down town schools
to relieve the overcrowded condition OF
the main school building.
A jamestown youngster fell head
first into barrel of water and came
near being drowned before rescued.
EX-Gov. Northern of Georgia is eX-
pected out in the Jim river valley to
fish for emigrants to the cracker state.
A postotfice has been Established at
Albertha, Dickey county, with Mark
Handbook as postmaster
Little Bessie Stevens of Cakes was
thrown from horse and her arm and
ankle broken.
Robbers went through Wahpeton
residence and took $25 from the hired
girls room-all the money there was in
the house.
"A threshing engine fell through
bridge near Thompson and the en-
gineer had a narrow escape from
death.
The st. Stanilaus church in the
Polish settlement near Mimic has a
new safe for keeping of church valua-
bles.
Sheriff Barnes of Cass has been
elected one Of the vice presidents Of
the International State Sheriffs' asso-
citation.
Omer Severyn, under arrest at Grand
Forks charged with stealing a bicycle
from Wild Rice, is wanted at Aitkin,
Mimi, on the charge of seduction.
The attorneys of Myron R. Kent, the
condemned man, will file their applica-
ton for communication of sentence with
the governor about Oct. 8.
The president has appointed Charles
T. Amidon of North Dakota United
States district judge for the district of
North Dakota.
The second annual Morton county
fair, for the West Missouri slope, will
be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, Sept. 20, 80 and Oct. 1.
A father and several sons, near
Churchs Ferry argued some family
matter with the aid of pitchforks,
axes, shotguns, ETC., and settled it with
no harm to any one.
!. Edward Stelman, farmer living one
mile from Arvilla, had an eye cut out
while repairing a buggy. He was u.s.
ing Il patent screw driver, which
slipped. He may lose both eyes.
Leroy Jepson was arrested at Aber-
crombie charged with horse stealing.
The citizens of the town had an ex-
citing race before the capture was
made. Jepson declares it is all a mis-
take. He formerly lived at Buffalo.
+. Hagnel was killed at Devils Lake
by a runaway team. He was a recent
arrival from One, Emmons county,
| where a wife and five children reside.
| He was driving team which became
| unma nageable! The wagon passed over
| him.
Fire in Ritz & Thomas barber shop
| at Grafton entirely destroyed the build
ing, together with confectionery
store south. The buildings were own
ed by G. A. NJ. Spencer and were in
sured for $500. Ritz & Thomas had
$500 on their barber shop. Mrs. Shaw
lost her entire stock and personal eff
fccts. No insurance. The Grafton Nat
ional bank was damaged some. rs was
Miss C.. Taylor's millinery Stock
| The Crop Bulletin.
The last bulletin says: "Bismarck.