Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-06-10
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oelt0n June. y, ~ anu III. 81
Wheatland IL to have q new two
story brick hotel. 81 i
AZ. NJ. Palmer has been appointed
postmaster at Fort Totten.
The busted mill dam at Lisbon will
be repaired soon.
The militia encampment grounds at
Devils Lake are being repaired.
Anton Tollestad of Bpttineau has
been taken to the insane asylum
Horse thieves are at work near
HankinsOn.
The Northern Pacific passenger de-
pot at Mandan is being repaired.
+ Stutsman county got S,1O3.59 taxes
from the Northern Pacific.
The sexton at Towner dug up three
Indian skeletons recently. while at
work on grave
+ Capt. Badger, of the United States
army, father Of State OIL Inspector
Badger, 10 dead.
Charles Sanders fell over sack Of
merchandise at Grand Forks and
broke four ribs.
The Turtle Mountain Indians have
been holding medicine" dance. In
dams came for miles to attend.
The Bathgate school directors have
secured the services of the old corps OF
teachers for the city schools
Actual settlers have purchased 5000
acres Of Barnes county soil within the
past thirty days. $3
Dickinson and Rolla both have petit
tons before Adjutant General Miller
for the mastering Of o cavalry troop.
Samuel Jones Of Power obtains IN
original pension, while David Ash Of
Lisbon has an additional granted.
James Barlow, who lives in the town
of Falconer, north Of Grand Forks,
was robbed Of SIT by two tramps.
Richard Lamont, the Burleigh coun-
ty jail-breaker. got two years in the
pen" This is his. second term.
Walsh county will spend $647.25 in
repairing bridges damaged by high
water.
Nebraska and Iowa cattle buyers
ere securing the southern part of North
Dakota for young stock to ship to
Iowa as feeders.
The store Of v. s. Waldo at BoWes-
mont. Pembina county, was robbed,
the thieves securing about $500 worth
Of plumber.
George Wiley of Steele, thirteen
years old. was thrown down and
stepped on by horse. sustaining a
broken leg. 81
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
will put a crew of 800 men ut work in
hn fppfY of,,ivo
between Fargo and Ortonville.
District court convened at Glendale,
Judge w. T. Lauder presiding. There
are but three cases on the criminal cal
endar and f0rty-five on the civil cal
endar.
Mrs. S. T. Satterthwaite, wife of one
Of the delegates to the National Re-
publican convention, died at Fargo re-
Gently. The remains will be taQen to
st. Clairville Ohio, for interment.
Prairie fires have been causing some
lively rustling among the farmers near
Medina. Herman Albert had his fire.
break jumped. but managed to save
his home by hard work.
Convicts at the penitentiary are be-
ing worked at the capitol. on the
streets, and some of them are garden.
ing. Under the anti-convict law they
can no longer be employed in manu-.
featuring after the present contract at
the penitentiary expires.
. Deputy Sheriff Livermore Of Bur
leigh county left for Sun Dance, Wyo,
recently, in charge of Allison Cunning
ham, who Is wanted at that place on
the charge Of the murder Of William
Barnard. The capture was made near
Minot Cunningham confesses the
crime. which was committed Nov. JIG.
The state quartermaster, Col. fuller.
has just received from the quarter
master general Of the United States
army an invoice Of supplies and equip
ments amounting to $500. Included
in the invoice are new uniforms for
the First Regiment band and a new
regtmental silk flag costing about $3.50.
A man by the name OF Brown, an old
gentleman. fell into ditch and was
droHLed last Saturday In Pembina
county, just across the line from
Walsh. The ditch was quite deep, and
the old gentleman stopped over to dip
up pail Of water, when he slipped in.
Being quite feeble, he was unable to
get out.
In the district court at Fargo, before
Judge Pollock, the case Of the ST. Paul
Harvester company VS.. A. III. Lowry
ct al was taken up The jury returned
verdict for plaintiffs in suit for the
sum Of $1,42O67. The case Of the same
company against w. T. Richie was
also taken up. but the jury in this case
returned verdict for the defendant.
1t Is getting to be daily occurrence
to see strings Of covered wagons trav-
cling to towns in the James river val
ley. Seven outfits Of South Dakota
Germans passed through jamestown
In one day recently, and some almost
every day this month. They are
bound for the upper James river val
ley and free government lands in the
Mouse river region. !.
Chief of Police Best. Patrolman Mar.
tinson and ex-Patrolman Trichler Of
Fargo have been summoned to Sioux
Falls to testify in the case of the gov
eminent against j. p. Carroll, who ia
charged with robbing the postoffice at
that place. Ex-Ald. Lal.y is in Sioux
Falls to establish an alibi for Carroll.
by testifying that he was in Fargo at
the time Of the robbery, and represent
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