Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-11-26
IN NORTH DAKOTA.
News items Frem all
ls Parts OF the State.

jamestown is endeavoring to organ
ize a Y. n. G. A.
State teachers association meets in
Fargo Dec. 1881.
The Sheldon roller mills are running
night and day.
Aneta will soon have four elevators
ready for business.
There are said to be seven candi-
dates for the Park River postoftice.
The Horton hotel at Lisbon is to be
steam heated.
The DUnkard church, at Cando, has
been dedicated.
Jacob Anderson was held up and
robbed Of $500 at Wahpeton.
There is a scarcity of coal at Bis
marck.
Grafton has had another window
breaking escapade.
Carl Hagar, Hillsboro merchant,
was found dead in his cutter. Cause,
heart failure.
The farmers in the vicinity of Glow
er are talking of erecting Il creamery
next year.
A servant girl used Kerosene to start
the fire, and Dr. Pierce and family, at
Hillsboro, came near burning up.
G. ]. Shepartlson Of jamestown has
been appointed night operator ut San
born.
p. Berg. who was burned out at
Grand Forks a short time ago, will
open up again next week.
Judge Templeton expects to engage
in the practice of law US soon as his
term as district judge expires.
Clarence Mears is looking up the
availability of resta:ting the Leeds
State bank.
The Richland county commissioners
have decided to erect hospital on the
poor farm.
Frank Stangler became lost in a
snow storm between Lucca and Ender-
lin, and was crazed through the suffer-
ing endured
Postmaster Fairman of Falconer has
had a we'll dug, and claims to have
found dozen petrified eggs at a depth
Of forty feet.
Mr.. A. r. Shepard of Morton county
is trying the experiment with wheat
sown in the fall. He has put in about
tifey acres.
Gen. Wesley Merritt of the regular
army is making another inspection of
the site of the new military fort at Bis
marck.
Several car loads of fat stock have
been shipped from Ransom county.
tt ~. DF fof
to LaMoure county man.
Judge Glaspell has withdrawn from
the law firm of Glaspci! & Ellsworth,
at jamestown, and Mr.. Ellsworth Sue
ceeds to the business.
Spencer of Grafton, fusion candidate
for district judge Of the Seventh judi
cial district, is contesting the election
of 0. e. Sauter.
Walter Blackorby of Cando lost
three of his fingers Of his right hand
while operating a buzz saw cutting
cord wood.
The I.akota public school building is
to be heated by Ignite native coal
hereafter, the fuel having proved very
satisfactory after q thorough trial.
Present Indications are that there
will be demand for all the hay put
UP this year on account of the snow
having stopped foraging by stock.
The total vote of North Dakota for
presidential electors in 1892 was about
36, 900 and in 1894 for the state ticket
$1,000. This year the total vote cast
was over 41,O0O.
i Two memorial windows have been
placed in the Baptist Church at Grand
Forks They are in the memory of
Mrs. Iongfellow and Mrs. w. n. Car
ter, both deceased. ii
Joseph Anger, Pembina county far
mer, will have $4,000 pounds of dressed
pork to sell this winter, and will be
able to come out even," he says, with
out much trouble.
Frank Warner and Bada Kuper have
treated Dickinson to an elopement
sensation. Both are under age, but
went. to Mandan, got married, and
their troubles have only commenced.
The state canvassing board, compos-
ed Of the secretary of state, state au-
ditor, treasurer, attorney general and
superintendent Of public instruction,
will meet Dec. s.
Bishop Stanley of Fargo held con-
ffirmation services ut Langdon recently
and at Mount Carmel. The great bell
Mt the Roman Catholic church was con-
secrated and a banquet followed
Fire occurred in Morck's grocery
store, in the Merchants block. Man
dan. The stock and building We're
badly damaged by smoke and water;
insured ~.
John Hofstrand, aged "a, unmarried.
was found dead in the new school
house at Beinsmade, where he was
sleeping to keep up the fire while the
building was being plastered. Death
was apparently due to coal gas.
Gabriel Guessblacher, living near
New Rockford, was kicked in the
thigh by horse. The kick ruptured
an artery, and the injured man nearly
bled to death before medical aid could
be procured. 8tg I'D .sS.Es,sF
George A. Davis. Great Northern
switchman, while at work in the yard
coupling cars at Grand Forks, slipped
and fell; in front of moving box car
and was caught and dragged along for