Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-03-04
in NORTH DAKOTA
lnterestine News Items From ~,
Parts OF the State.

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The Grafton roller mills have sim,
down.
Icelanders have erected hal, -,
Grafton.
A wholesale hardware store will M.
established ut Grand Forks.
Mrs. Margaret Thompson of Human
fell from sleigh and broke her arm
Williston trustees will begin blil),n,,
sidewalks for that town in the sprin,,
The survey for Bismarck's militor,
post near Mandln is still progressnr
Lena Hagn mas been appointed nOs,
master ut Walcott, in Ricllland county
A special organizer is institutiny Od1
Fellows lodges in Stark county.
Christine Nelson Of Grand Forks has
been adiudged insane.
La grippe is quite generally prevail.
ing throughout the state, and in MANY
localities, fatal.
A Nelson county farmer lost thirty
five turkeys through the dcpredutions
of wolves.
Ex-Gov. ShOrtridgc's son, Gus, will
60 into the grain business at Duluth
with his father.
The Andrews-Gage elevator burned
ut Drayton, 10000 bushels Of whea,
burning
Work will be commenced in a few
days on the Valley City telephone sys
ten.
Michael keelay fell from a box ear in
the Grand Folks yards. He was Sc
verely bruised.
Portland found it necessary to add
another room for It's winter term of
school.
Robert Coulter has been paid $5,OM
by the Great Northern in full settle
ment Of the famous Coulter case.
A man by the name Of Hunter is
under arrest ut Lidgerwood. charged
with stealing fifty bushels of flax.
Thomas O'Toole, who was frozen in
Il recent blizzard. had the toes of bo,h
feet amputated ut Grand Forks.
Anton Konia. of jamestown, is under
arrest charged with burning u neigh
boris buildings.
Attorney n. G. Young of Pembina
county. it is said. mas not fixed def
nitely upon his new point Of location.
Johnson and Lyngved's store at Ru1-
land was burglarized SOS worth.
Articles Of incorporation of the Pres
byterian church ut Courtney have been
filed with the secretary of state.
Some one put out poison for wolves
in the locality have given up the ghost.
Rev. Joseph Zimmerman, formerly Of
Tower City. died very suddenly at
Groton, S. D.
John Dahl of Milton has been arrest
ed, charged with assaulting l. !. Often
With a knife.
Since the new board Of university and
school lands took hold of things about
$5O,tWO has been loaned to school town
ships.
Wimbledon will have q mock conven-
ton and inaugurate another state adj
miniStlatiOn to rival the one now at
Bismarck.
The reform school sentence on Theo.
Bergsland Of Grafton has been sus-
pended that he may care for an aged
mother.
Judge Pollock gave the five ,Cass
county wheat thieves sentences OF
twelve and eighteen months, according
to degree Of culpability proven.
Metholists up at Knox, Benson coun-
ty, are. making quilt to be sold at
auction, the proceeds to go toward
building a church.
A number Of cases Of typhoid fever
are reported from Drnyton and in three
cases the result is from using Rcd river
water for drinking purposes.
l. A little Rugby girl in passing pail
Of boiling water caught her dress on
the pail and overturned it, receiving
very severe scalding.
The Iandan board of education asks
authority to refund $1,000 Of warrants,
which are now bearing 8 per cent in
terest and which the board thinks can
be placed for 4:
Richland county has closed the long
est continuous term Of court in its his
tory, having been in continuous session
without Il break one month and one
day.
Mrs. Laura ]. Eisenhuth is studying
law in an office at Darlington. She is
Salu 10 expect TO complete nef STUDY III
the summer and will then begin prac-
tice.
The wife of Ole Bostram, a Sargent
county farmer, suddenly left her home
and a family Of small children last
week and is supposed to have frozen to
death on the prairie.
Supt. jackson Of Pembina county has
the distinction of having been longest
in continuous service Of any count?
superintendent in the state. His pres.
rnt term will make fifteen years OF
service Superintendent Fox OF Cava-
lier county comes second with ten
years Of service.
Matt We'll of Lisbon lost a team OF
horses by freezing. In the night dur
ing a storm the stable door blew opel,
and the horses We're so deeply covered
with snow the poor animals persisted
and a third horse was badly ffosl
bitten.
The Nelson county Young Mems ke-
publican league held its annual mectihI
at Lakota. All the old officers We're r.
elected: A. J. GrOnna, president; IL. ''
Gardiner, secretary; J. P. Martin. treas
urer. There was IL good ATTENDANCE e