Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-11-19


born are being troubled considerably
by wolves.
| Mrs. Marie Chornord of Grand Forks
is hopelessly insane and will probably
he taken to the asylum at jamestown.
August Peterson has purchased The
| Pacific hotel ut Milton and will coli
duct it in the future.
The breeds in the neighborhood Of
Penlbira have made the prediction
that this will be Il hard winter
Miss Lou CoMklin of Jamestown has
been appointed as teacher in the In
d;cn school at Fort Totem
A thresher named Miller claims 10
have been robbed by companion ut
Park River Of 500.
D. ~. Humphreys of Milton has ir-
vented an anti-pump Freezing attach
meDt.
NJ. Eppingcr's clothing store at Bis.
marck was Durglarized of $3.50 worth
of goods.
Hon. koderick johnson has purchas-
ed a residence in HillSboro and will
make his home in that city hereafter.
A temperance crusade is the latest at
Uetl1S Ldthe ilull pAAAu ISlSAoAA 40 eAAAS "s
ened with extinction.
A vicious bull killed a horse belong
ing to Prof. Cook, near Iidgerwood,
last week.
Two hundred telegraph poles be-
tween Sanborn and jamestown We're
broken off by the late storm.
DR.. Dellie Jameson, the femals ply
sician Mt Milton. is making arrange
ments to open drug store at that
place.
At the expiration of his term of office
in Pemb;na county Sheriff George Nc
Gable will move to Grand Forks to en-
gage in the grain business.
Henry Trimble, who shot and in
stantly killed County Commissioner
Hagen at Wolcott several months ago,
has been placed under arrest.
Darlington children have been prac-
ticing with fine shot Oh farmers
horses and one farmer has four laid
up with shot in their legs.
Jens Jensen, who resides near Fair
mont. was held to the district court on
the charge of incest. Bail was placed
at $1,000, but it was not furnished.
granted patent on a new counter
vention.~
w. A. Walsh of North Dakota has
hecn promoted from $500 clerkship
to n $1,000 one in the treasury depart
nlent.
A postof1ice has been established at
Gohring, Mcintosh count, and Jacob
Gohring has been appointed postmas-
ter.
According to the Settler, a billy, a re
volver and numerous clubs were Il pre-
dominating feature of the election in
one of the Bismarck voting precincts.
William Rryne's residence. at st.
John, caught fire. and Mrs. Byrne.
who was ill at the time, was rescued
with difficulty.
John Il,lax. a former Grand Forks
man. had no opposition in Cavalier
county for clerk of court. an office
which 70 las filled most accebtab!y
for several years.
Ole G.. Menes. son has been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate Of
NJ. J. Menes. the Milton merchant who
disappeared and was afterward found
dead in q well.
The district court covered at Ellen
dale. The trial of William Campbell
and Frank Barrratr for tho murder of
John A. Brown of Cakes, last July. is
III progress.
Judge Amiion convened the United
States court at Grand Forks, with a
grand jury. There is large calendar
to appear before the grand jury.
James Ryan has asked FOR recount
in the Sixth legislative district He
was defeated by John KHAN by eleven
votes. and thinks there w3re mistakes
made in counting ballots.
Lars Wallis barber sho;, at Milton
was entered by q sneak thief who
helped himself to twelve razors, two
clippers. two homes. two stones, two
pairs OF shears and some ohher articles
amounting in value to about $40.
The blind pigs ut Devils Lake which
have been having long career unmo-
Tested. were closed by ord&r of Mayor
Whipple. 1t is understood that this
order is permanent. and that the city
has decided to enforce the prohibitory
law.
The constitutional amendment and
the new constitutional cons ention We're
both voted down by large majority.
l.. w. Wheatland, the Great Northern
station agent at Kent, n silall station
on the Breckenridge division. has been
arrested by sheriff from :sebraska Oh
4 charge of rape.
The November term of court opened
at Minot before Judge Morgan. Two
murder cases are to be tried One is
that Of f. c. FOLEY of Minneapolis. for
the shooting of Augustine House OF
Kenmare, n. d.. July 3 last. The 9TH
err is that Of Almond Baker for the kill
ing of his father, jason &. Baker, on
June 2.
Carl Hager, a prominent merchant of
Hillsboro. Is dead. He had Eeen out
at his farm, near Caledonia, over night
and left on his return horne. He was
found dead In his cutter. Hovland. a
ferryman ON the Red river. had talked
with him about half an hour before
His wife says he lad been complaining
Of rheumatic pains near the heart for
aome time. and so heart failure Is at.
tributed ~ the cause Of his death. He