Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-10
SOUTH DAKOTA.


the samples.
Tramps were responsible for the
burning Of the ice house of the Han
ford Produce company ut CenterViiie'
Meadow larks and house flies are re-
ported from the vicinity OF ChamDcf'
lain.
A FRESNO county man recently ki!le,
a large mountain sheep which weighed
over 20 OpOunds.
Duncan 4 Kcllar of the Woonsockct
roller mills have just shipped four car
loads of flour to Chicago.
Lon Secley marketed ninety-five hogs
last week, which averaged 3GO pounds
and which brought $3.25 per 100.
The Methodist people IF Trip are
discussing Il plan for buying the opera
house and converting it into church.
A fine water pump costing 5000 has
been added to the Aberdeen electric
light plant.
Day county Scandinavians have
raised money for Il Norwegian school,
to be held prior to the commencement
of the regular spring term.
Three business houses in FlandreauS
are lighting their places of business
with acetylene gas, all from one prl-
vate generator.
Salem has npplielfor recognition in
the state militia. \ good-Szed compa-
ny waits to he mustered in, and will
probably be called Company 3.
William St:rgood Of Faulk county
has obtained Il judgment Of $1,000
against the Milwaukee road for the
killing of Il cow and some sheep.
Robert Hinton, an engine wiper in
the Great Northern roundhouse at
Yanllton had his foot badly crushed.
He WAS removed to the hospital.
\ Montrose man has struck what lie
believes is pay dirt. He found Il vein
of gravel which was filled with Il yell
lOwsh substance that looks like the
South Dakota as potato state is re-
the menu cards of a number of the big
hotels appears the pharse, "South Da-
kOta Baked Potatoes"
y lodge of patriarchs has just been
instituted ut Worthington by a number
of Canton Patriarchs. headed by D. $.
Waldo. The new lodge starts out with
4 membership Of twenty-one.
Nearly every business man in Scot
land has signed a petition asking the
city council to purchase the fair
grounds, so that its use for that pur-
pose may not be lost to the town.
J. c. Coffee of Madison shipped Il car
Of cattle and one of hogs to Sioux
City recently. For two car loads CT
lambs recently he received the top
market price, 500 per 100.
The application for a rehearing in
the case Of j. c.. Freeman against the
City Of Huron, involving $4,000 Of
expense warrants, has been denied by
the supreme court.
y recent investigation into the af-
fairs of the defunct Mutual Insurance
company of Parker shows that they
will be unable to pay 10 per cent on
their adjusted losses.
The postal business of Hudson has
greatly increased over that of Il year
ago. During the last quarter the post
master has disposed of $500 worth of
stamps.
1t is said that Eureka parties have
purchased the Kellar brewery at Yanl-
ton, and the machinery and fixtures
will be removed to that place is soon
as the new brewery building in Eurc-
ka is completed.
w. A. Swan of Frankfort has !lar.
messed his artesian well to feed i..ill
by means OF an rnderShOt water Wi!43l
OF his JWn manufacture, ard now does
not only all his own, but his neiyhbors'
grinding.
n crowd of would-be toCghs starred
row at a dance at Salem last week,
and Oh being called down, one Dire " Il
Knife and tried to paralyZe the crowd
with feCr.He was promptly knocked
down Stairs.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Farmers Elevator COM
pany of Milbank, with Il capital of
Slo,0OO; incorporatorS, G. w. Martens,
Ben Mosler, l.. NJ. Koerscher, William
Paul and Geo. II. Isham.
William Douthwaite, a resident of
WATERFOWL, las received news that he.
is heir to fortune amounting to $50
oOO. DouthWaite, for a number of
years has been living in shanty in
the west part Of town. and has made
his living by working on the streets.
1t is said that a large percentage Of
the rabbits in our fields are afflicted
with peculiar lunches caused by
worms encysted in the flesh of the an
lmalS. These worms poison the flesh,
and those fond of rabbit pie Should OK.
anime them carefully.
Yankton is unique in having been the
scene Of a hold-np in which the victim
was only six years old and the plumber
80 cents. The job was done during n
transaction involving the making Of
Change for sack of pop corn and the
pcrpetrator was vagrant cigar1naker.
Something of an anomaly for winter,
weather happened in Sanbcrn county
last week. Il. w. Kruse brought in
eight wagon loads Of fat hogs from
his ranch, and had to wet them down
on the road to keep them from suffer-.
Ing from the heat. AS it was he LOST
one.
A Yankton man was found one night
last week with his face horribly
mashed and bruised, and blood oozin,r
from several cuts and gashes. When
he was brought to he claimed he hn1
been Sc: upon by footpads, who, how
ever. We're scared away before com
pleting their job.
}. l.. w. Zeitlow, of the Dakota Cen
tral telephone lines, has made all ne