Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19

A half witted chap Mt Bismarck
found enough with which to work of
several forged checks there and make
his escape.
A Masonic lodge Of perfection, Scot
fish rite. has been instituted ut Ellen
dale. A large class received the de.
grees from the 4th to the 32nd.
Fred Wolf of Jamestown went into
cued a young lad who had sunk the
third time.
The new Great Northern depot to be
erected at Fergus Falls will he prac
tically a duplicate Of the one now II
I.arimorc.
During 4 storm tic. harm Of the eN
rerimental fl IN ut Crooks'on was
struck by lightrilg and burned to the
ground.
Secretary of State Falley reports sew
en- commission firms as having filed
their guarantee bonds under the stat
ute.
Court house officials in Cass county
are talking Of putting up 500 each and
grub-staking some man to go to the
klondyke.
The people of Sims are wild over the
large number of Western sheep being
shipped in to eat up the grass, and the
farmers around Sims are left with lit
tie or none.
A bold. bad burglar entered lady's
room at the Grand Central in Minor
and grabbed gold watch; but the yell
She emitted made him drop it and gQ
through the third story window.
A. J. Palmer of Glen Ullin, arrested
for taking improper liberties with the
chattel mortgage law, gave tho sheriff
a good stapd-off with WiIchesta; he
fore he was surrounded aud captured.
Fish We're distributed in seventeen
points in the state by the United
States fish commission car on it's last
trip. and total Of 5000 fish were left
altogether.
A gay young Lothario Of Grand
Forks, becoming jealous Of his lady
love. attempted suicide via laudanum
route, and came very near succeed
ing.
Pat NlcHugh, Langdon's new post.
master, was banquetted Friday even
ing by admiring friends. Jim Ome:nee
presided, and brought all the boys out
in his usual happy manner.
Lieut.. Charles A. Farnsworth of the
Seventh infantry has been relieved
from duty at the state university at
Grand Forks, and ordered to join his
company Sept. 80.
Public Examiner Langlie has issued
call for a report on the condition of
all state banks at the close of busl-
1,,1r <hn
t:onal institutions have been called.
The tremendous rush for the Alaska
gold fields will probably result in the
farmers of North Dakota and Minneso-
ia being called upon to donate provis-
ions to save the lives Of the starving
and freezing miners.
The Sargent county telephone sys-
tenn has been extended to Wahpeton,
and soon We'll have to be calling IL on
the phone commissioners to compel
the various companies to put in q
"Y."
Joe Barker of Harvey fell distance
of eighteen feet one day last week,
striking on his head and crushing his
skull just above the right eye. He will
probably recover, but an operation will
be necessary.
August Normand, the latest addition
to the life prisoners at the pen, is be-
coming accustomed to prison rules, and
is not so insane but that he under
stands what is required by prison
rules.
The speed programme Of the North
Dakota Fair and Exposition, James
town. Sept. %. %. and "a, has been
received. 1t promises the hottest sport
of the kind in the history Of the state,
and says the cash for the $1,000 stakes
is in hand.
The Delaney Brothers. formerly Of
South Dakota, have made tender to
the Northern Pacific company for a
purchase of 1000 acres Of land in Lo-
gan county, south of Steele, and if the
terms are satisfactory will open a
stock breeding farm ranch there.
They say ex-senator Dobie of Pembi-
ma county has staked a townsite on
enc of his farms near Daniels, Cavalier
county. and that the senator has good
reasons for believing that the Aneta
branch of the Great Northern Will be
tIre.
An Englishman named Blaisdell,
who has been to South Dakota on bust
ness. happened to get on to Mi.war-
kee train that ran into Edgerley, I'M
der command Of gang of hoboes. So
anxious was he to get out from the ag-
gregation that he wired jamestown
for special train to Fargo at cost of
$3.50.
A petition for the pardon of Samuel
McMannis. convicted last January of
stealing wheat at Wheatland, and sent
up for eighteen months, is in circula-
ton. Another opposing it is also being
quite generally signed. The former is
being presented by Mrs. McMannis,
the wife of the convict
Male visitors to Grand Forks will
please take notice that they are re-
quired to walk in front of any ladies
that may be on the street, otherwise
they are liable to arrested for follow.
ing them" If they don't like being
arrested they can bring damage suits
against the city when discharged.
A young daughter Of John Rasmus-
sen of Wimbledon met with a scri.
GUS accident one day last week. Her
little brother was in a we'll that was
being dug and the little girl was in the
act Of pulling him out with the wind.
lass. when the handle slipped from her
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