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

Diphtheria has been discovered NJ
Marvel, Grand Forks county, with SIX
cases in one family and one DEAN:
Antitoxin treatment has been resorted
to, and it is hoped the disease will ne
checked without becoming epidemic.
Efforts have been made Mt Fcsscn-
den and New Rockford to have the III
functions on buildings that have beeh
closed on liquor sale proceedings. re-
moved, but Judge Glaspell refuses 10
entertain motions to that effect.
Frank Williams threshing engine
exploded ut Minnewau&an. killing the
engineer and fireman. whose names
are unknown. This Is another addl-
tion to the tragedies that have nap
pencd in the state through the expo
sion Of thresher boilers.
Rumor has it that the Northern Pa
cific will purchase additional land Mt
Freeman Station and start Il town
there. This is the nearest point to
Fisher on the Great Northern. ana
would prove a good thing for that
town.
Mrs. D. n. Green Of Gragrren.
Barnes county, an elderly lady. had q
narrow escape last week. She was
watching a threshing machine and q
spark from the engine set her clothes
on fire. She was quite severely burned
before the fire was eXtinguished.
The state medical association is max.
ing arrangements to publish the min
utes Of the annual meeting which was
held ut Grand Forks few months ago.
The book will be one of much interest
to the physicians Of the state and 4
credit to the officials. The next meet
ing Will be held at jamestown.
Judge Pollock has ordered the sale
Of the property of 4 blind pigger in
Cass county to satisfy the costs Of the
prosecution. and this raises Il conStitl.
tional question as to whether property
can be taken without process Of law.
This is the first case of the kind, and
the matter will be tested in court.
1t is stated that A. G. Whitney, y
real estate dealer Of st. Cloud, Mimi,
has arranged for the purchaser of some
$4,000 acres of land belonging to the
Watson estate near Fargo, the consd-
Grafton being not far from 100000.
This is one of the largest real estate
deals that has been made in the state
for some time.
The impre ssion seems to prevail that
the jamestown fair of 1897 will be the
last for some time and that hereafte!
two race meets will be held each year
instead. Several of the association
directors favor the scheme, and it will
probably be seriously discussed. Total
receipts Of the Jamestown fair about
5000, and about $1,S00 paid out in
race premiums alone.
Tax Agent Schwartz Of the Northern
Pacific has compromised with the COM
missioners of Barnes county as to the
payment Of delinquent taxes. The
company only owns G.50O acres in that
county, the taxes on which have been
delinquent since 1889. By the terms
Of settlement the company will pay SO
per cent of the taxes assessed for the
years 1889 to 1895, inclusive, and IS per
cent of the 1896 tax. 1t is said 1897
tax will also be compromised ut Is per
cent.
The estate of Charles r. Mitchell,
the Caledonia bank robber, who was
shot near Rolette last winter, was
finally settled in the probate court at
Ada last week. The $1,000 which was
in dispute was divided by mutual con-
sent. The county got $50; Crandall,
the Colfax merchant, who was robbed
of $1,000, took $500, and the Bank of
Caledonia got the balance. This final
ly disposes of the question as to who
owned the. $1,000.