Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-02-11
in NORTH DAKOTA
Iateresting News Items From al
Parts Of tho State

Minot Is agltating the subjects Of tel.
ephOnes and electric lights.
| James w. Truax of Williston gets an
original pension.
| Many Sisseton Sioux are reported as
destitute and suffering.
Ed Guy Of Cando Is in durancc vile.
Bootlegging.
Lidgerwood will have Il $1,000 town
hall.
Frederick Knapp of jamestown gets
an original pension.
Grafton is going to organize an ANA
! teur theatrical club.
Walsh county is to have Il new Jail
and sheriff's residence.
Now that the pigs are closed. An
tea is agitating q creamery.
Barnes county wants a bounty on
wolf scalps.
The Palace hotel ut Langdon has
changed hands.
Five alleged wheat thieves have been
captured at Casselton and bound over.
The Ramsey county Jail has ten in
mates now besides the officials.
The new postoffice at Cypress, in
Cavalier county, is ready for business
Lidgerwood has 100 school children
enrolled.
John Lyons of Bismack has been
granted an original pension.
Fifty Russian families are expected
to settle in the vicinity Of Willow City
this spring.
Grand Forks pavement tax amount
ed to over 1914, 900, over IS per cent of
which has been paid.
u George Warnock of jamestown will
have the railway mail run from Bis
marck to Helena.
The money order business of the
Dickinson postofiicc amounted to ST.
2S2.2O in 1906. \ good showing.
The Mandan roller mills have been
thoroughly overhauled, and will re-
sumo operations this week.
Mrs. Charles Yule of Valley City sus-
tanned fractured rib from falling on
the ice.
Harry Carr Of Crystal has been ap-
pointed deputy register Of deeds OF
Walsh county.
A neighborhood feud RACES at Win
sor, a feature of which is the killing OF
horses and other stock
Cost Elkc Of Grand Forks is in Jail
for stealing cedar blocks. The smell
OF the smoke gave him away.
Ole Nilsson, q farmer near Wahpet0n.
was held up and slugged by highway
men. He was robbed Of $40.
The electric light plant at Grafton is
owned by the city, and is paying 5000
over and above expenses each month
Presidential Elector Nels Dyste de-
livered North Dakota's three McKin-
ley votes ut Washington Friday.
One Nicholas Goldt is under arrest
at Harvey for assault with danger
GUS weapon.
The First National Bank Of Park
River has moved into it's new quar-
tiers.
jamestown will entertain the next
meeting of the state dairynen's associ
,ation.
William Rickbell, Il seventeen-year-
old Cavalier boy, was sent to the TO-
form school this week.
Jimtown's chief of police has served
notice that selling tobacco to minors
don't go in future.
la, charged with horse-stealing. The
crime is alleged to have been commit
ted at Brandon, Man.
Burt Broadway, the Fargo lad who
got into bad company and stole cigars
from the Great Northern, gets six
months in the reform school.
DIR. Bentley has been appointed 4
member Of the Burleigh county board
Of health, and also OF the insanity
Ib0ard
Sneak thieves have made several
visits to G. w. Newton of Wiliistoh
during the past week. About $500
worth Of property has been stolen.
The James River Mutual Fire and
Lightning makes a fine showing for
1896, elects new officers and starts in
afresh.
John Frcderickson and Oscar Lind
strom, living near jamestown, had
narrow escape from death by asphyXi-
alton last week.
The Parker Of Fcssenden, who was
mixed up in q shooting scrape last
summer, has been in another, shooting
George Blair four times, perhaps fa-
tally.
John A. Il. Bjernson has been ap-
pointed postmaster of Kuhn, while Al
bert Arumseich is to he the new. stamp
FOUNDER at Piseli, Walsh county.
The permanent school fund was in
creased on Monday by $4,000 from
Richland county; $1,000 from Cass,
and $1,000 from Pcmbina.
Neche's marshal announces his in
tcntion Of arresting all boys carrying
weapons in that city and Of contiscat-
ing the arms.
The store Of N. s. doen at Devils
Lake was burglarized. and one Fred
Amse is low in Jail charged with the
deed.
N. j. Cowan. night yardmaster OF
the ~ T. at Grand Forks, was quite Sc
verely injured by being caught in
snow plOw.
Some Of Enderlin's people want to
incorporate and some don't. and the
question will probably be voted on IN
the spring.
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