Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-04-22

ground at Devils Lake is among the
possibilities.
Farmers around Thompson expect to
finish seeding this year before they
started last year.
Rev. Marcus Must of Cooperstown
has been sent to the jamestown hos
pital for treatment.
Burleigh county commissioners have
decided to pay no more Wolf bounty
since the state bounty went into effect.
Joe korsika, section foreman Ct Har-
wood, fell under the wheels Of the
Northern Pacific train and lost his leg.
Mayor Fuller of jamestown, who has
been seriously i'll, is able to be about
again.
Williston has decided to grade some
of her streets and build some side
walks this year.
L. Christensen of AIinot gets the con-
tract for building the new court house
at Rugby, Pierce county, for $3,915.
An Indian woman had her pocket
picked of S175 in a passenger train
near Bismarck.
Section Foreman Eggert of Sedalia
fell between two moving hand cars. A
rib was fractured.
AIandan will raise $500 to send rum
ming team to the next state firemens'
tournament.
Ole X. Slogan Of AIayville threw red
pepper in Hans Spilde's eyes. Ole got
thirty days in Jail for his playfulness.
A seven-year-old boy at Sims was
lost while herding sheep land in the
morning was found dead, having per-
ished from cold and exposure.
Forty-two Wahpeton young men
have petitionGd Gov. Briggs to organ
ize and muster company of national
guards at that place.
Mrs. Lulu Gardner of Valley City
frightened into commissions by man
waving a knife at her husband, and
died.
The contract for building the new
court house in Pierce county was
awarded to S. Christianson of Minot,
for the sum of $3,975.
c. C. Young of Kuhn is at Bismarck
looking for location for 200 or 300
families of Ge:,nans from AssinnibOia
in Morton county.
Gov. Briggs has designated May as
Arbor day. The department of public
instruction will enlist the schools in
appropriate ceremonies.
In row in blind pig at Bismarck,
John Cannon, railroad man, was
stabbed by Frank Glasco, Mexican.
GanEon's wounds are not fatal.
+. T. Trumble. butcher and cattle
dealer of Lisbon. had his leg broken re-
Gently by horse lie was riding throw
ing him and falling on it at Fort Ran
som.
Three months ago the Merchants Ma
tional bank Of Devils Lake closed its
doors owing depositors $4,000. Ar
rargements have been completed
whereby it will pay in full.
Special Master in Chancery Mont
gomery is examining the accounts of
Receiver Lyon of the North Dakota
Milling association at Fargo, and the
receiver will be discharged within thir-
ty days after the filing Of the report.
The electric light franchise to Paul
Gardner was given It's first reading at
Langdon, and passed by q unanimous
vote. The plant will cost $6.5GO, and
the city gives the grantee Il tive-year
franchise.
Joe Koriska, a Great Northern sec
ton foreman, stationed at Harwood,
fell under the wheels of a freight train
in the Fargo yards. His right foot was
cut in two twice and his left foot split
and toes crushed off.
A raid made last week by some of
the citizens Of Omcmee upon an estab-
lishmcnt run by man named Dan
Cole, in which it is said intoXicants
were being sold, resulted in the pool
tables, windows, doors, glasses, ETC.,
being entirely demolished.
Coggswell sportsmen are preparing
for big wolf hunt in the hills west Of
that place. The "varmints' are very
numerous and troublesome, and it is
proposed to rid the country of a few Of
them. A couple of large fox hounds
hav.. been secured and will be used in
the chase.
1t is stated on good authority that the
railroad commission at its next meet
ing will put into effect the new rail
road law Heretofore the powers of
the commissioners have been limited
and there has been no law under Which
they could attempt to successfully reg
ulate the common carriers OF the state.
Mrs. Susan Baker, widow of George
A. Baker, formerly OF Lisbon, but now
residing at Stuart, Iowa, has just been
granted a pension of So per month.
with arrears, AMOUNTING to about 500.
Congressman Johnson Of North Dako-
tn materially aided Mrs. Baker in the
settlement of her claim.
Otto Loopnow, an unmarried man
forty years OF age, was found dead at
his farm twelve miles north of Ellen
dale. A Deighbor going there OIL an
Grand discovered the house locked
and saw that his stock had had nc
feed for at least two days. He broke
the door open and found the body in q
decomposed state.
"Real Havanas."
Wallace-Try one of these cigars;
they were struggled.
Ferry-Really? Puff, puff Snug
gled past the board of health, you
mean.-Cincinnati Enquirer.