Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19

A baby daughter Of Thomas Moni.
laws of Wheatland was scalded almost
to death by boiling soup. She drank
mouthful, and the remainder fell upon
her breast. She may recover.
SIn the United States court tempo
rlry restraining orser was issued di-
recting the discontinuance of the sale
of the Bismarck Water Works COM
panys plant for taxes due the county
of Burleigh.
West from Bathgate about thirty
miles, the Tongue river hes forced its
way through the Pembina mountains,
and in it's passage has forced deep
gorge that is PERCEPTIONS of sides and
dark and gloomy even in midday.
The Hamilton X-Hays runs circu-
latlng library in connection with Its
other business. and for the small in
vestment of di.0e a person can have
access to over 500 novels of good au-
thors.
The Pembina county papers seem to
think that the late hurglaries that
have been committed in that county
are the work OF professional gang
and one end all call upon the sheriff
and other peace officers to make con
certed efforts to locate them.
Northern Pacific appraisers are at
work in Kidder and Logan counties
appraising company lands. They are
taking field notes and make several
grades. No. rating at 81 to 80 per
acre, No. 2, 75c to $1.25. This is the
lowest grade. Most Of the land grad
ing from to and is said to be fine
hay and grazing lands and will be
valuable for stock in the future.
A meeting of Episcopal clergymen OF
North Dakota was held at Grand Forks
and permanent organization effected
to hold quarterly meetings. Officers
elected: Rev. A. T. Gesner, Grand
Forks, president; R. c. Turner, Devils
Lake, secretary; Rev. W. D. Rees, Fort
Totten, treasurer; Rev. Charles Mac
lean. Ardoch; Rev. Irving Mc1lroy, Far
go; Rev. H. ]. Sheridan, Jamestown,
executive committee.
There is now but one thing that can
happen to prevent a splendid crop in
Wells county, and that is frost. Many
hustling farmers are hauling manure
and depositing it at intervals upon
their fields. and when indications point
to probable frost these will be ignit-
ed, causing a heavy smudge to hang
over the fields and diSpel the vapor
and protect the grain.
A whole host Of young ladies from
Pembina county have filed on claims
west of Langdon, and single has
been erected that bears the legend that
no naughty man need come near. The
young ladies have taken the claims in
such shape that they are all near one
another, and they intend to be indie
pendent of the male sex.
Land offices in those portions of the
state that has government domain open
to entry one and all report increased
business. In the Devirs Lake dis
trict last month 466 homesteads We're
entered, and the past three months
175,OOO acres Of public lands have been
taken by settlers. The same activity
is reported in the Minot and Bismarck
districts.
Reports have been published through
the state that Hon. D. w. McCanna IS
building the largest barn in the state.
This honor should go to the Little Mis-
souri, Horse company, which is build
ing barn at Gladstone to stable 500
horses-the largest in the Northwest
and at cost of $4,000.
Suits have been instituted in the fed
eral courts against number of the
delinquent stockholders of the Grand
Forks National and Second National
Banks. A number have failed to pay
the assessment, as ordered by the con-
troller.
Mrs. William Maze and Mrs. Charles
Talley of Montpelier, with two chill
dren, tried to ford the James river
with horse and buggy. The stream
being unusually high, when they
reached the center, the current carried
both horse and buggy down stream.
They luckily lodged against a wire
fence and escaped.
Consul General Bray has left for San
Francisco, where he will take ship for
Melbourne, his post of duty. The trip
by water will take twenty-one days.
He is not going to take any clerks Y 18th
him, as those at present with the con-
sulate will hold for at least year.
T. S. Cirrell of Pleasant Plains, ILL.,,
has been elected to the vacant chair
of the commercial department of the
Red River Valley university, at Wab
peton. He comes highly recommend
ed. and will make that portion of the
instruction very thorough and efti-
cient.
Grand Forkers are figuring Up the
cost of relief expeditions sent ZIP 'he
river last April in aid Of flood suffer
CTS. The government appropriation
was 5000, and it was all expended fer
food, fuel, etc. The cost Of sending the
relief boats on the river amounted to
about $500, and an effort will be ;naie
through Senator Hansbrough to have
the government pay it.
Robert Leasley, an attendant and
William Bullock, who had for three
years the care of the stock at the state
insane asylum, have left for the klo1.
dyke country. They intend going to
the mining country direct from here,
and to reach it this fall if possible.
They will get their outfit in Seattle,
and are provided with years living
at least.
Two young men came to Valley City
from Southern Minnesota this week
to kill chickens and ducks for the
Twin City markets, but finding the
law prevented shipping it out of the
state, sold one of their dogs to G. S.
walkar and tho other tn C. r Mlldo-