Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-11-03
NORTH DAKOTA

The Buffalo band has an instructor
from Wisconsin.
II. Il. Andrews is now running the
Avenue hotel ut Buffalo.
Another party OF Russian Immigrants
have located near Dickinson.
Wahpcton Mcthodists will erect Il
new church in the near future.
Work has commenced on new
Swedish Baptist church ut Fargo.
Work on Ransom CnuEty's rev court
house is l~ing pushed along rapidly.
Nrumandahl is the name of new
poStotlcc opened up in EaS,rrn Cava'
lirr county Il few days ago.
The residence Of j. ID. Mcdonald or
Bismarck burned. Loss. about $1,000;
Insurance. $1,000.
Dr. Robert nnrinc, late Of Philadcl-
! plin. and a N.,t};nw of Gov. DcVine,
mas located IN N'lhpcton.
DR.. Will Nl:,.:.j;'n, formerly mcm-
her Of the rc-;;:I.a!tal band of Lisbon,
died at Wolco,t, n. ", last week.
The people of Devils Lake have for
war,ed Il we'll filled Christmas box to
the soldier boys ut Manila.
Bismarck is having some trouble
with the loYltion of Il cold-storase
building. 1t certainly should he locat-
ed where it will be handiest for ALL
Norval and William Baltir, the fast
Rathgate skaters, have r,Itr;l the
winter.
+. 3. Cannon. the Ellcli'"le stock
man. is losing some of his finest cattle
by death, and is beginning to suspect
foul play.
The people all The way from Bis
marcl to the northern boundary line
have now caught that disease, looking
for the 500
Director Bronson. Of the Bismarck
Weather station. declines an appoint
ment ut Louisville Ky, and will re-
main ut Bismarck.
Mai. Ralph Hall. the popular cN-ln.
dian agent ut Tottcn. is reported us rc'
covering from n serious illness ut his
home in Darlington.
The little towns of FoSston and Benz
idji report increased h,i:siaess in al
most all lines of trade du. ing the past
week.
feeding at Steele, and the last few days
have been disc greeablc :or the ami
mails, but none have been last.
John Buchanan, the Darlington mcr-
chant, has begun the erection of Il
large store building vita a hall over
head. 1t is to be the largest in town.
The granaries of Capt. J. S. Hockins
and Charles S. Campbell of Absarak;
were destroyed by fac, and between
5000 and 5000 bushels Of wheat con-
sumed.
Michael Nevcn of Bathgate lost two
big wheat stacks by fire. Must have
been some satisfaction Il; him. howev-
er, in knowing they were not spoiled
by the rain.
j. Farmhouse. formerly Il popular
merchant at Valley City for many
years, but more recently engaged in
the grocery business in st. Paul, is re-
ported very i'll.
The Northern Pacific has granted
dcad-head rate for building material
for the burned-Out BismarckianS. 1t
will be a big benefit to all parties con-
cerncd, the n. p. not excepted.
Burleigh county's Indebtedness, tune
80, 1898, was $1S1 .4OS.95. With $S.!R,O.F
cash on hand. The total indebtedness
was reduced $15,345.25 from the same
time the year before.
Hon. N. 2. Rasmussen, the well
known Barnes county farmer and eX-
railroad commissioner. has bought
4OO-acre olive and fruit farm in Cali
fOrnia.
A choral union Of fifty members was
organized at Park River last week, t.
take a course of ten lessons, under the
instruction Of D. Carlos McAllister OF
Fargo.
A mail pouch thrown from the west
bound passenger train at Fessenden,
last week, was stolen. Much valuable
nail is supposed to have been in the
sack. No clue to the thieves.
Braddcck, the new town on the 500,
in Emmons county, already has two
hotels, photograph gallery, drug store,
meat maret, blacksmith shop, livery
stable and flour and feed store.
The teachers institute held in Lis
Uo1A AtioL WIN, lSpo1 tSu Is
success, seventy-nine teachers attend
ing. Miss Itosalie Pollock of Fargo,
was one Of the conductors.
The Moorhcad -four mill recently
shipped q consignment of 1000 barrels
Of their best flo IL, manufactured from
North Dakota No. 1 hard wheat, to
points in South Africa.
Ed Spillane Of Wimbledon put up
$500 cash bond to appear at the dis
trlct court at Valley City. to answer to
the charge Of violating the prohibition
law
Emmons county people will vote on
the removal Of the county seat from
Williamsport to the center of the coun-
ty, on election day, as per the petition
of 375 residents. Emmons cast about
500 votes in '9G.
The people Of Williams county vote
at the general election upon the qucs
ton OF an Issue of bonds for Il new
bridge across the Little Muddy, ana
for the erection Of IL suitable court
house and Jail.
The following patents have been
granted to North Dakota parties: w.