Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-10-07
NORTH DAKOTA.

The flow from the artesian we'll at
Forman is lessening.
Seth r. Bayard Of Taylor, has been
granted an original pension.
Ex-Mayor Tombs Of Grafton has been
stricken with partial paralysis.
Jacob Schoyen of Hillsboro has in
vented q new rotary engine.
Towner county's teachers institute
convenes Oct. 20.
Oats average about thirty bushels per
acre in Morton county.
The G. N. has put into service re-
Gently 700 new freight cars.
Wages Of G. N. section hands have
been raised to $1.5O per day.
]. D. Black of Valley City will lose
$1,000 by his recent fire.
A Bismarck mill has named its best
brand of flour "Klondyke."
There are forty-five pupils at the
state deaf school at Devils Lake.
Valley City had a female hypnotist
last week ut the opera house.
J. A. Blegen was appointed postmas-
ter at Hickson, Cass county, N. d.
Sneak thieves relieved 4 Wahpeton
barber Of his tools the other night.
George Sullivan of Valley City wants
to buy all the flax in Barnes county.
Walhalla boasts of new city bastile.
1t will be used for the caging Of Offend
erS.
Stutsman county's sheriff is still
waging war on the blind pigs at James
town.
Tom Hillerman, Towner county
farmer, raised 5000 bushels Of pota-
toes.
A telephone line between Aberdeen
and Glendale is among the prGbabili-
ties.
Sneak thieves stole twelve razors
and 4 number Of hair clippers ut Wah-
peton.
The First National Bank of Kuhn has
been incorporated with 4 capital Of
$4,000.
Engineer Christ Brandum was
crushed to death by traction engine
rear Oberon.
Lax inspection resulted in the inpor-
tation of number of glandered horses
into Foster county.
n. \. Baker has charge of the new
Minneapolis & Northern elevator ut
Walhalla.
Dan Slatterly of Bismarck has gone
to Butte to accept pOstothce position
in that city.
Mandan has a proposition for an
electric light plant, and the matter is
under discussion.
Judge Fisk granted six absolute di-
yorces within twenty-four hours at
Grand Forks Saturday.
A train of fifty-fve carloads of wheat,
hauled by four engines, was recently
sent out of jamestown.
Fire at Fargo damaged the residence
of Engineer Benedict of the Northern
Pacific to the extent of 5000.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to burn the store of Charles Studness
at Church's Ferry last week.
Remington, the Cass county murder
er, serving life sentence at the peni-
Tertiary, is the prison barber.
A lot Of Esquimaux dogs have passed
through on the N. P. main line en-
route to New York, for exhibiting prr-
poses.
John Herman: at Grandin, was
thrown from a buggy and sustained Il
double fracture of the bones of his
right leg.
Deputy U. S. Marshall McCune has
arrested three bootleggers who were
doing business without a government
license.
Tootpads sandbagged and bound the
night policeman at DeGroat, and af-
forwards secured 5000 and two gold
watches.
a Pembina man attempted to kill a
COW, failed, and had to take to the
rafters of the slaughter house for
safety.
n. D. Witham of Guelph has been
taken to the insane asylum. He thinks
he has mission in life to kill his wife,
child and himself.
Two farm hands were held up near
Mayville last Sunday night by u dozen
men. They were relieved OF their
watches, rings and money.
A patent has been issued to Warren
d. Palmetier of Lisbon for inventlng
new doors to grain cars. Anton b.
Vaag has also received patent on an
egg tray.
Judge Winchester has issued orders
that Blackhawk and Defender, the
Spicer family murderers, be given out
door exercise each day. Jail life does
not agree with poor Lo.
Mayor Dobbin Of Valley City-for
many years resident there and we'll
known citizen Of the state-has de-
cided to leave the state on account OF
poor health.
H. B. Bush, bridge carpenter, was
thrown from hand car near James
town. and was run over by two cars,
being badly injured internally and IN
critical condition.
Forty acres Of oats belonging to fl.
w. Fulkrod of the Tyler farm, near
Fargo. were burned yesterday morn,
ing. They caught from tire started
by a neighbor in straw pile.
The First National Bank of Valley
CITY is to erect a substantial addition
to it's building there. A number OF
new offices will be fitted up and the
Masonic Hall will be enlarged.
A farewell reception was rendered
Rev. and Mrs. Isaac B. Tracy at Grand
Forks Thursday night on the eve or