Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-22
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Il, Minot has it's war spaint on and To-
after the hobo n earnest.
II A 125.barrel flour min will be built
at Devils Lake. ss
Lightning struck the Methodist
church at Leeds $500 worth.
Five Thousand black. bass are to be
planted In Spiritwood lake.
AT a gopher lunt near ltolla, 1000
OF the pests were killed.
The Bottineau Touring mill has start
Ell up.
G'nnd Forks will soon begin making
preparations for the annual street fair.
\ Sixty three families recently from
Manitoba will settle in Mercer county.
Crop conditions were never better is
the report from .aearly every county.
Terrence ]. sul.y. Bismarck, has
beer granted an increase Of pension.
Toilet N. Loiland OF Walle, Is held
for raising Great Northern express
orders:
A young man was struck by light
ming and killed about two miles south
OF Sterling. =
The state Baptist convention held at
Paramount was largely attended and
highly interesting gathering.
Orren Denny Of Bottineau, had two
bones of one leg broken in game Of
foot ball the other day.
The Devils Lake authorities have
run a particularly obnoxious sporting
Won an out Of town.
Hobos robbed a blind-pigger at Fes-
eendeh of his stock, and of course the
pig Didn't dare s1ueal.
Robert Allen, Jr., of Elora, Walsh
county. has been appointed postmaster
at that place.
The claims for damages to the Meth
odist church at Cakes, struck by light
ming last week, We're adjusted for STAT.
The lumber yards around this state
are busy places this summer-the good
prospects encouraging many farmers
to improve their premises.
A Rolette county man has got into
trouble for selling a keg of beer twice.
They are getting into trouble in the
Third district for selling it once.
Burglars raided swell residence at
Fargo, aud found silver pitcher be-
longing to tine family and 81 cash be-
longing to the hired girl.
A heavy hail storm in the northern
part OF the state, near Bowesmont, on
Mol-day evening, is reported as clean
Ing out number of farmers.
The controller Of the currency has
declared a dividend of 100 per cent and
interest In the case of the Merchants
National Bank of Devils Lake.
Twelve actions have been filed with
the district colrt at Wahpeton against
blind-piggers of Richland county. The
court is now in session.
A species Of cut-worm is making
great havoc among the shade trees In
jamestown. The worm is said to be
about an inch and half lcng.
Mrs. Bidlake, wife of Consul Bid
lake. and family, have arrived at
their Cavalier county home fran Bar
anQNiila, South America.
Albert Foster and George Robinson,
recently arrested for rape at Velva,
Tcwner county, broke Jail and are still
at large. q
" The Grafton electric light plant. the
property of the city, has a balance to
the good from last months business
Of $42.s5.
The Great Northern and 500 depots
at Hankinson We're burglarized the
other night, $3.50 being secured in the
former and Is cents in the latter.
The blacksmith shop of Ole G. Lar
son was also struck by lightning. The
bolt did but little damage, and though
Mr.. Larson's Family was living in the
building, they I'LL escaped injury.
The jewelry store of s. e. Pixley Mt
Church's Ferry, was entered by sneak
thieves and over $50 worth OF watch
es, rings and chains carried away.
There is no clue to the burglars.
The wife Of Rev. Andrews Of Spo-
kane, formerly Of Drayton, has gone
" 18th handsOmer man, and the parsOn
is looking rof the fellow. fully deter
mined to thoroughly convert him ii
Overtaken.
Charles Brunch was brought in from
Casselton to Fargo, and was brought
before Judge eGary, Charged with
maintaining blind pig. He waived
examination and was held to the dis
trict court in $500 bonds.
Lightning struck the barn of q. o.
0oAoASSAs OAi,AL 1!lsCS WCSI VI N1AuOls
MIR. Goranson's granary was also de-
stroyed, together with horses, wheat,
stock, feed, and part of the family
clothing. Loss. 1920; no insurance.
Postmaster vamosani of Rugby was
stGrs $4,000, aul fis bondsmcn with
drew from his bond. The bondsmen
made the amount up, after which Clar.
crce Hale was put III charge tempo
rarily.
Supt. Schmidt Of the Jamestown
schools, in his annual report, shows
that the enrolment in the schools OF
that city have Incl eased 20 per cent in
four years, their being 61S pupils now
on the roll.
Company X, N. D. N. G., the new
company located at Dickinson, elected
officers last week. George Aud was
elected captain; John Leask, first lieu
tenant; A. j. Osborn, second lieuten-
ant; G. q. Somdohl, first sergeant.
The Grafton hose-running team re-
turned from East Grand Forks with
the first prize in the association hose
race. They competed with East Grand
Forks, Larimore and Crookston. They