Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-08-19
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Gnteresting news Items From ALI
Parts Of the State.

Fargo expects another wholesale
house.
Fosston's fair will happen Oct. 6,
and 8.
Chambers in horses is prevalent in
South as well as North Dakota.
Prairie chickens are being slaugh'
tered in the vicinity Of Dickinson.
The state fair ut Mandan will be the
best the slope has ever produced.
The Alaska fever is raging in various
parts of the state.
Judge Glaspell is trying blind-pig
cases at Valley City.
Grain is maturing very rapidly all
over the state.
The Salvation Army is about to in
wade Enderlin.
There are several cases of scarlet fe-
yer in Bismarck.
Up gees the Glendale mill-or the
subscriptions, anyway-$16,O0O.
Bottineau county's crop outlook is
excellent.
Wheat harvest will begin on the
Slope next week.
The 12-year-old son Of Henry Lamp
son of Grand Forks is missing.
Miss Goldie johnson Of Paramount
will graduate at Valparaiso, Ind, next
week and return home.
The Grafton military band is talking
of getting up an excursion from that
town to Detroit Lake shortly.
The Red river continues to rise slow
", and the level now reached is very
unusual for this season of the year.
Griggs county will organize county
fair association, with q capital stock
of $1,000.
Walter Patriquin, a twelve-year-ol1
Penlbina county boy, was drowned
while bathing.
A prominent young man-abOut-town
attempted suicide at Grand Forks. but
the doctors pumped him out.
Commissioner Barrett dosed Lake
Wamduska with another batch of fish
German carp-last week.
Griggs county will organize county
fair association with a capital stock Of
$1,000.
The Dickey County Preachers AS
ISOLATION meets in the Presbyterian
church in Glendale Aug. 10.
Work has begun on rebuilding the
Peavey elevator in Lisbon, which re-
Gently burned down.
The Hamilton fair is in full blast,
with merry go-rounds. rubber balloons,
and red lemonade galore.
Fort Ransom has fello wwho revels
in the nickname of Don Juan. He is
very properly in Jail just now.
lightning burned a barn and con-
tents for James Thornton. of Leal, last
week, and killed horse and calf.
The railroad commission has COM
pleted it's annual inspection tour Of the
state, and reports crop conditions good.
Casselton has the oldest Odd Fellow
in the state in 8. W. Hall. who was
initiated in 1852 in Pekin, I'LL
A comedy company is on the road in
North Dakota that advertises ''tur-
pentine dance
Walter Patriquin, a twelve-year-old
lad, was drowned while bathing at
Pembina.
The W. C. T. q. Of Minot are after
the bliLd-piggers with a sharp stick
and law.
st. John wants a -four mill. Ad-
dress the Great Northwest for particu-
lars.
A New Rockford man may sue some
one for libel for reporting that he was
engaged to be married.
A new hotel, and probably sc.ne 9Th
er things, will be opened ut Nheatland
soon.
Kotchian & Riba's store at LjGger-
wood. was broken into and robbed one
night last week.
Israel SERVER, one of aiilto's o:de st
pioneers, died on the 23d, OF typhoid
fever.
Valuable cement beds have been dis
halla.
Ex-Sheriff James Heath of Mclean
county died suddenly last week Of
heart disease.
Louise Peterson was arrested at
Devils Lake, charged with an assault
on ten-year-old girl.
Numerous arrests are being made in
ulASlSAI PAL Is VI luC SldLC 4Ol tAOAd-
tons of the game laws.
The railroad commission has COM
pleted it's annual inspection tour Of the
state, ard report crop conditions good.
Uncle Toms Cabin in tent struck
Wimbledon the other day, and the an
cry heavens opened up and nearly
drowned the whole community.
John Nicholson of Dunseith was
struck by lightning, the bolt leaving a
black ridge the entire length Of his
body, but he is recovering.
Banker Davidson ran into a wire
fence and cut bad cash in his face,
while running to catch a train at Har-
vey.
1t is reported that Ramsey county
farmers are to boycott the merchants
Of Devils Lake because they will not
close the blind pigs.
Judge Glaspell sentenced the keeper
of house Of ill-fame at New Rock.
ford to pay fine Of $500 and remain
in Jail until it is paid.
The 500 depot at Minot was de.
stroyed by fire. The belongings Of the
depot were total loss, together with
some 5000 in currency.
| Loyal county commissioners viii
hold special meeting to hear the prop
osition Of the Northern Pacific regard
| ing the delinquent taxes.