Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-11-04
NORTH DAKOTA

A crazy man tried to throw himself
IN front of train at Valley City.
The new Catholic church Mt Buffalo
is completed.
Hillsboro reports a very busy build.
ing season.
The supreme court has adjourned
until Nov. 6.
A Catholic fair at Neche netted the
sum Of $1,000.
Maj. Cramsie will serve out his time
at Fort Yates. -I.
Scarlet fever has closed the Ellen
dale schools.
Judge Sauter will convene court at
Langdon Dec. IL.
Trail county has produced fine speci.
mems of sugar beets.
N. X. Olson is under arrest ut Chey-
enne for bootlegging.
White ghosts trouble the dreams OF
Standing Rock Indians.
A telephone line will be run from
| Pierre to the Black Hills.
Buffalo is scheduled to have court
OF Foresters in the near future.
"A farmer near Viking was held up
FOR $3.50 the other evening".
Darlington has enjoyed very
wholesome growth this year.
Miss Mary Carey of Bottineau is Il
successful temperance tall1er.
A Mayv:l!e farmer claims to have
discovered gold on his farm.
\ Wells county pot hunter bagged
fourteen geese at one shot.
Threshing is not more than two
thirds finished in Stutsman county.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed II.
Davidson's livery barn at Hillsboro.
Churchs Ferry is to have reading
circle for the study of ancient history.
Foster county is experiencing an inn
migration boom, present and prospect
i've.
Rev. J. E. Herriuton of Churchs
Ferry has been transferred to Aver
shire, Iowa.
Ex-Gov. Burke, now an inspector OF
land offices, is in Utah on official bust.
ness.
The Southeastern Educational asso-
ciaticn will meet at Wahpeton Nov. II
and 10.
The Mandan Fair association will
come out about even when all bills are
settled.
Ransom county has eight blind-pig-
gers held in $500 bail for trial in De-
cember.
The demand for school accommoda-
tons at Langdon continues to exceed
the supply.
A Sargent county farmer marketed
hog recently which tipped the beam at
ITO pounds.
Judge Lander will have seventeen
blind pig cases to come before him
next month.
Ransom county will vote on the prop
osition to issue $4,000 bonds for a new
court house.
H. T. Beckett of Dickinson is reported
to have struck it rich in the IAlondike
region.
1t is estimated that 65 per cent Of the
wheat has been marketed in Trail
county.
Burkhardt, the postmaster recently
carious condition.
A Langdon sportsman, in an effort to
bring down a prairie chicken, shot the
ear off his horse.
George Warmers store, at Great
Bend, N. D., was robbed Of $1,000 in
goods and some money.
Winnipeg papers complain Of the
careless destruction of timber in the
Turtle mountains by fire.
Logan county has compromised it's
delinquent taxes due from the North
ern Pacific for $1,000 cash.
A Sheldon man got lost in the night,
tied his horse to tree, went Off to look
for the road, and lost his horse.
Rogers is the name of the new town
at the junction of the 500 and the
Cooperstown branch Of the n. z.
The veteran Indian Agent, Maj. Nc
Laughlin is to be one of the commits
sioners to define the Alaska boundary.
Henry Schultz cut his foot nearly Off
while cutting timber near Dickinson,
ard the doctors are trying to save the
member.
At Bowesmount, F. Wado's store was
burglarized. Supposed to have been
done by an escaped prisoner, suspected
of forgery.
Mayor Patterson of Bismarck has
purchased hundred head Of heavy
horses to put on ranch north of Bis
marck.
Peter Brolander shot John Olson near
Lidgerwood while John was peeking
into Peters window, about a. IN. All
mistake.
A st. Thomas man has gold claim
| in the Rainy Lake region, located next
door to mining property that sold last
week for $75O,O0O.
James Allie has been arrested at
Pembina charged with grand larceny
The crime is alleged to have been COM
mitted at Pembina.
Edgcley had an election upon incor
poration, and the advocates Of this
step carried the day by vote OF =