Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-27
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Rarts q he 0tats.
y. y. Vail of Fargo has surveyed and
replatted the town Of Botttneau.
The Grand Forks council has petit
toned 4 public building for that city.
Cando offers a reward OF $40 for the
arrest and conviction Of blind piggers.
The Wheatland cheese factory Is soon
10 resume operations. II, ~:
Darlington will issue $4,000 worth
OF ten year bonds. I'll &, SS
Dickinson will organize = cavalry
troop. 33
Tho reservoirs Of the Bismarck winter
works have sprung a leak. sS .
Grand Forks will impose a 800 IL
cense for selling cigarettes. n n
Tappanswill have a new hotel and a
cheese factory this year.
"a library has been established In the
Langdon schools.
The A: o. U. ". at Erie viii build e
i new hall
Bismarck and Mandan will celebrate
July 4 jointly
State encampment G.. "A. r. at Cas-
selton June 8, 10 and IL.
Casselton has the electric light fever
and wants a plant put IN there.
The poor have cost Stutsman county
in the last three months $6S0.4S.
Martin Nelson, charged with forgery
at Fargo, was acquitted.
Horses have persisted in the prairie
fires, near Min0t. 85s
Valley City voted to have the electric
lights. and will bond to get them.
A prairie fire ate up house and barn
on the Devendorf farm near Cakes.
The village of Minor has never been
in as good financial condition as now.
| Operations on Cooperstown's new
Touring mills are to commence ut once.
| Frank Hart's house and it's contents
near Williamsport were burned by an
incendiary.
Nearly 100000 has been expended
n building at Valley City during the
last two years.
Jamestown has corps Of thirteen
teachers in Its city schools, with sal
aries from $65 to $45 per month.
Sharpers got 5000 the best of game
Of car6s with Davenport farmer the
other day.
"A span of horses belonging to Peter:
Ralston were stolen one night last
week. The thief made for Manitoba.
j. w. Mitchell has been elected PREF
ident of the Wheatland gun club.
The stone work in the foundation of
1,api1 l,nc, |,
condemned and will be rebuilt.
The new state university board or:
ganized by electing David Bartlett as
president.
A prairie fire accomplished q con-
siderable amount of damage out in the
Burnt Creek couLtry, destroying build
ings, grain, etc.
It is reported that Attorney Cray,
formerly Of Wahpeton, is confined in
an insane asylum in New Jersey.
Two bears were killed in Bottineau
county-one brown and one cream
white.
The contracts for furnishing supplies
to the insane asylum will be awarded
in June.
James Milne Of Hannah fell into a
well with twelve feet Of water in It.
He was rescued.
| Stutsman county farmers have 10000
bushels of wheat over what they need
to seed.
The annual encampment Of the Sew
enth Day Adyentists will be held at
Jamestown June to IA.
John Paulson Of Hlllsboro has con-
tributed carloadsof seed wheat to the
fcod sufferers Of Pembina county.
Company III Of Jamestown has elect
ed Lieut.. Port Eddy as captain, vice
Capt. Gleason. First Sergeant Bert
Proctor was elected first lieutenant.
G. g. Young, president Of the Russian
| Immigration Association Of Kuhn, says
he has q colony of 3l.O to settle In this
state this season. 81
The Fargo city council voted to pave
Fifth avenue north from Broadway to
Robert street, and a portion of Eighth
street between Front street and North
ern Pacific avenue. x
In the district court at Fargo An
drew Lindborg, who was charged with
attempting to poison his wife, was
discharged after the jury disagreed in
his case.
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500 grade will be .ironed and operated
to the Missouri river this year.: and
that officials are now on the line look
ing up the condition Of the grade.
A section OF the Lisbon mill dam has
given way and the apron is destroyed,
consequently the water has receded
about five feet. The damage is con-
siderable.
About thirty Of the stock raigers Of
Burleigh county have petitioned the
county commissioners to replace the
bounty en- wolves. This was taken or
q month or SO ago, because Of the new
law under which, no money can be paid
Tor bounty until next year.
The loss by the fire at Sheldon is
estimated at $50, 1000; insurance, about
/ $4,000. The contents Of safes are In
tact. Few will rebuild until after
harvest. The Sheldon Enterprise lost
everything except files and desk.
There was $500 insurance on the build
Ing and $500. on the stock.
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