Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-23

The Fargo clearing house has filed
articles Of Incorporation with the se>''
retaty Of state.
A largo amount OF wheat In tho W.
cinlty of Belmont has vet, been
marketed.
Rev. d. Mcintyre is giving popn-
lar course of lectures on European ira
vel at Rolla.
The farm residence OF Frank Horton
near Edgerley burned to the ground
the family barely escaping 18th th"ir
| lives.
An elevator ut Kuhn received 400
bushels of flax in half an hour the
other evening. paying 93 cents per
bCshel.
Acetylene gas promises to become
popular In this state as n means of
| lighting. MAndan business men will
|" give 1t trial, and some plants have
been put up at Winston.
Lee Featherston, a private soldier ut
| Fort Yates, was found near Winona
lying in the middle Of the road with II
cash in his head and n fractured
skull lie had evidently been struck
with an AK.
At Devils Lake, Ted Illingworth and
Charles Wilson We're arrested, charged
with a criminal assault upon a little
girl named Woodwork, who is only
thirteen years old. They are in the
coanty Jail.
Andrew McGinnis has been appoint
ctl master carpenter Of the Western di-
vision of the Great Northern. with
headquarters at Hayrc, vice w. Il.
Tipet, resigned.
AS n result of a recent visit Of detect
ives. supposedly in the employment Of
the state enforcement league, all the
Temperance saloons in the city OF
Hillsboro are closed by injunction, and
two drug clerks are charged with viO-
lating the liquor laws.
jamestown Lodge No. 12G, Brother
hood of Hallway Trainmen, at their
last n eeting, elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: William
ID. Hughes, master; Pearl Holmes. vice
master: +. G. Sanford, tinancier; T..
BraStrup. secretary; II. e. Jones. jour-
nal agent.
Phil Randall. probate judge of Ellen
dale, was badly cut about the face on
n Great Northern train. He was
standing near the door of the car,
Wien the engine cane back to make
coupling with such force rs to throw
him against the door of the car. his
face being forced through the glass
portion.
In digging a we'll at New Rockford 4
deposit Of fire mica was found at the
deptl! of twenty feet. The layer was
between two and three feet thick,
and some splendid specimens were dis
covered. One large piece about an
inch thick was 80 clear that fine writ
ing co, III te read through it as readily
as through Il covering fglass.
The family of George TIohause of
Forman had 4 narrow escape from
aspl,yXiat;on. IIohause awol1c and
fourd every other member Of the. fam
ilv unconscious. The fresl, air revived
them after a time.
Eighty odd homestead filings We're
made in one day during the present
month ut the Minot LAND office. Dur
lug the pa:t year ever AGO filings have
been made-a greater number titan
during the entire history of the office
prior to December. 1SN:.
Il. L. Bou;ter, after a service of six
years, has resigned as local manager
of the Western Union at Grand Forks,
and the place has been filled by the
appointment of L. P. Taber Of Eau
Claire. Mr.. Boulter will enter graiu
co omission firm.
There is confidence shown in North
Dakota dirt. At the annual delinquent
tax sales every county reports plenty
If bidders. Outsiders IRE beg; nnin@ to
realize the value of our cheap farm
lands, and hope to get some of them
for tic unpaid taxes.
Mrs. s. Finnson of Olga township,
near Milton. dropped dead while walk
ing from her home to that Of her broth
er-in-law, a mile and a half distant,
about s o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Her lifeless body was found lying i'll
the field by her eleven-year-old son, ut
4:3O. Cause Of death unknown.
At the sale of buildings at old Fort
Pembina by the government, only a
few stables and wagon and carriage
sheds were sold. There We're no bids
for officers quarters, as the appraise-
ment was too high. 1t is understood
that there will be a REIMBURSEMENT,
and that in the near future they will
be again offered for sale.
Harry McPherren of Mimic met with
a serious accident last week. He was
returning from Red River with a big
load Of wood. When near the Catho-
lie cemetery the wagon Slowed and up
set. He was struck by the falling
wood and his leg broken below the
knee Both bones were broken COM
pletcly off, and the ends twisted out
and protruded through the flesh.
Officers raided "joint and pig at
Hankinson the other day, capturing
seven men. quantity of liquor and Il
wagon load of gambling devices. The
men were caught in the act Of operat
ing the gambling apparatus, and have
been bound over to the district court.
One is seventeen years Of age and an
effort will be made to send him to the
reform school.
A night Waterman las been en-.
ployed by the residents Of Winona to
keep watch over the place during the
night, and give an alarm if there are
any signs of danger from across the
river. Since the lynching Of the Indi-
ans there have been threats that veng-
eance would be taken by the Indians,
and to guard against being taken una