Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-09-01

Samples of wheat placed in small en-
| vclopeS will be sent to the state rNllln-
ut Omaha. for gratuitouS uiS'rlhn-
ton.
Fred Lawrence, Il clerk in the ONCE
of the secretary of state, has been APP
pointed deputy to succeed Il. ID. lar
Der.
Mt. Carmel, Cavalier county. Macra-
bees arc erecting n new hall for lodge
purposes. The Catholic Forcstcrs Will
occupy it with them.
Former residents of North Dakota
now living ut Tacoma. adopted resolu-
tons of respect to the memory of the
late Gov. Briggs.
Yields of nineteen to twcn::' bushels
of wheat per acre seem to be about the
| thing in Richlund county. where con-
siderable thrcshing has been done.
After spelling 500 out of the 1,5oo
feet OF hose owned by the city, by neg
lect. Valley City has hired Il man to
see If he can save the other 400 feet.
The commissioners of Mercer county
| have contracted for the erection OF Il
steel bridge across Knife river, to cost
$2,99G.
There is Il proposition on foot to in
corporate Dickinson and to install cleo
trio light and WATERWAYS plants, at a
probable cost of $4,000.
Mrs. George Harvey of Spring Val
ley was badly injured in runaway
accident last week. The accident was
caused by Il wheel coming off her bug
gy.
Department Commander e. South
ard, Of the G. A. r., has issued a gcn-
eral order calling attention to the ma
tionM encampment to be held in Gu
cinnati Sept. $40 next.
The state auditors Office has figured
up the percentage of increase and de-
crease made by the state board Of
equalization, and is notifying the coun-
ty auditors.
Henry Dickson, Il member of the
Thirteenth Minnesota, who, it is re-
ported, died at Manila of fever, form
erly lived at Grand Forks, where his
parents now reside.
Lisbon is to have that new county
court house, anyway. The city do
lated a former school building to the
county, and additions will be built, at
a cost of about $500.
Cattle shipped from Dickinson were
sold in Chicago last week ut $4.75 for
steers weighing about 1,5OO pounds.
Other Dakota feeders sold at $4.25 to
$4.5O-very satisfactory prices.
Three wandering Willies are in Jail
at Lakota awaiting trial for burglary.
1t is claimed that they are the men who
carried off lot of hardware from the
store of W. e. Smith of Aneta.
The secretary of state has issued a
charter to the Clifford Grail County,
State Bank, with w. H. Robinson,
Geo. 0. Stomner, c. S. Edwards and A..
Il. Kraabel as incorporators. The cap
ital stock is $1,000.
| w. w. Weinberger, who was sent to
the jamestown asylum from Ransom
county, escaped Sunday last, his wife,
it is alleged, assisting him. He was re-
captured by the authorities, however,
en- rouet to Lisbon.
Rev. w. Hamilton Spence of Gales
burg, ILL.,, formerly pastor Of the Pres
byterian church at Grand Forks and
well known throughout this state, has
been called to the passionate Of the
First Presbyterian church, Chicago.
The office of the Richland roller mills
at Hankinson was broken into last
week and the cash drawer and con-
| tents taken. There was but a few
cents and some revenue stamps in the
till. .
An immense prairie fire that swept
over Emmons county recently burned
hundreds of thousands Of acres OF
standing grain and a large quantity OF
hay. Many ranches have lost all their
range.
| The State Bank of Caledonia has dis
| posed Of it's collateral to the Messrs.
Sari2s Of T;llsboro, who intend estab-
fishing a bank at Shelly, MINI. Gale
donia is now without banking insti-
| tutiGn.
| Water Bruce, an employee Of J. Da-
ley, Casselton restaurant man, de-
car:2ed recently, taking $3.50 of Da-
ley's money with him. Nothing has
yet been discovered Of his where
abouts.
August I@nes, an eight-year-old boy,
living at Saudoun, on the 500, was run
over by a 500 train recently and both
| legs were cut OH. lie was catching on
a car while moving, but lost his foot
| ing and fell Hnuer.
a burning barn in the suburbs Of
Jimtown came in very handy the other
day to demonstrate the weakness OF
the city fire protection and the neces-
sity of another and better artesian
| well.
Judge Winchester has sentenced to
the reform school an Emmons county
boy who has a mania for starting Drai-
RE fires. The boy said he couldn't con-
troll the mania, and Il healthy term in
the reform school ought to help him
| out.
While attempting to board moving
train at Sandown, Ransom county, last
w:aK. August Jones' an eight-year-old
boy: fell under the wheels Of the rear
car and had one Of his legs cut off.
Tic DO: was game, and, it is said, nev-
er si.c;l a tear
A fetal gasoline explosion at Page
occurred in a rather peculiar way. A
Mrs. Shure and her son were c%ter-