Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-24
NORTH DAKOTA

Cavalier county is paying all out
standing warrants in cash.
There is to be an immense immigra
ton to this state this spring.
There are thirty-one country schools
in operation in Walsh county.
The residence Of George Mclean at
Hamilton was destroyed by fire.
Rugby has Home Protection league
with meetings once week.
Cattle in Emmons county are re
ported infected with blackleg.
Real estate transfers in jamestown
in January aggregated $4,000.
1t is said that bank is to he opened
ut Edinburgh.
\ depot will be among the improve
nlents at Penn.
The Pembina Building and Loan as
ISOLATION is in good condition.
Rev. Gum accepts his call to the
Presbyterian church at Jamestown.
jeremiah Collins of Elk Ridge gets
an original pension.
jamestown talks Of running Il "busi-
ness mans ticket" for city offices.
The Pembina county contingent of
for klondike numbers two hundred.
A detachment of the Salvation army
will be established ut New Rockford.
The new creamery ut Lidgerwood is
being rapidly pushed to completion.
A Missouri party is in the state to
locate twenty families from that state.
Ransom county farmers are wisely
turning their attention to stock.
Land sales in Mcintosh county are
reported us unusually brisk.
The National Bank of Grafton will
open state bank at Pembina.
The Hotel Brunswick at Neche has
been closed on mortgage foreclosure.
| The new state bank at Pembina will
be organized i'll few days.
Bert Hill has been appointed post
master at Cando.
lion. D. c. Tufts has entered upon
his duties as receiver Of the Fargo
land office.
Elmer Gwin of Bottineau has ap-
piled for q patent on an extension
ladder.
The jamestown city council has
passed Sunday closing ordinance and
reduced it's police force.
Arrangements are being made for
services in the Episcopal church at
Walhalla, Pembina county.
President Mcfarland, of the Valley
City normal, has been laid up some
weeks with some heart trouble.
The residence of Senator Gordon was
damaged 81, 900 worth by fire at Grand
Forks.
Ex-Treasurer Lee of Emmons county
is short in his accounts, but claims he
will make the shortage good.
Grand Forks is to have n new hotel
Hotel Brunswick, Pembina, has been
closed.
The sowing of wheat and flax to-
gether is said to clean field of weeds
and a good crop will result.
The Methodist church of jamestown
has added forty-eight to it's member
ship.
ty will buy 400 ounces OF strychnine
to kill gophers.
A Trail county farmer is looking for
his wife, who has deserted him, leav-
ing him with three small children.
State Treasurer and Mrs. Nichols
will spend couple of months in the
South.
Fake insurance agents are reported
to be operating in the northern part
of the state.
William Young, colored, at Lari-
rro,,o bod two finrrarS toIor, off
sausage machine.
The Devils Lake Chautauqua season
will open this year June 30 and close
July ~.
Property owners at Grand Forks are
being called upon to comply with the
law and erect fire escapes.
Contracts have been let for $4,000
addition to the Hotel Metropole at
Fargo.
Real estate transfers aggregating
$4,000 are reported in jamestown dur
ing the month of January.
The townsite Of Mclean, in Cava-
lier county, has been surveyed and
plated.
The prospects for immigration to
North Dakota We're never brighter
than at present.
A special term of the supreme court
has been called for March 20 at Fargo
for the examination of candidates for
admission to the bar.
The creamery plant at Rutland, Sar-
gent county, is entirely paid for and
will do a profitable business this sea-
son.
The movement for cooperative
creameries continues and scores Of
these profitable concerns will soon be
in operation.
The issue in the coming city election
at Valley City will be between en-
forcement and non-enforcemcnt Of the
prohibition law.
Judge Glaspell has filed a certificate
i'll the Taylor Crum case stating that
in his opinion there is probable cause
for an appeal to the supreme court.
The funeral Of Mrs. Anna Davidson
Of Jamestown was very largely at
tended. Her death is sincerely
mourned.