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

Walsh county has S3S,22S}.25 In the
I'LL.
The festive prairie fire is getting
action.
Walhalla Forcstcrs are having little
boom this year.
A boy was killed by lightning ut Fer
tile Sunday night.
Stock thieves from the west are be-
ginning to be numerous.
Aetna wants to incorporate and hire
q night Waterman.
Pierce couuty is getting its share OF
immigration.
The Northern Pacific has increased
its force of r}cn in the Mandan shops.
Twcn,y-fos;r thrcShing outfits have
been sold in Wells county this fall.
Stutsman county gets $9Gi6 out of the
July apportiunment of the state tuition
| fund.
| \ Rottincau man SAW a big brown
bear in the main road north of town
few days ago.
RumorS are again at!oat TO the effect
that the Northern Pacific lands in
North Dakota are to be sold to syndi-
| Gates.
\ number of eases of malignant diph-
| liberia at Medina have been uuaran-
tined.
Daniel Fyfe of Gilby has patented n
| "ditlcrential gear said to be Il good
| thil $.
| An Emmons county family has lost
four children by scarlet fever since
July Goth.
Glendale is taking on city ways, and
is Just now constructing a WaterWOrkS
system.
\ daily passenger service is wanted
on the st. john branch Of the Great
Northern.
Miss Clara Eirring is the Republican
nominee for superintendent Of schools
in Griggs county.
The corn crop, for which Emmons
county is always noted, is reported as
needing rain badly.
An original pcuSion has been granted
to Jacob Herman Of Argusville of ST.
per month.
The heavy passenger traffic on the
jamestown and Northern calls for an
extra coach every day or two.
Petitions are in circulation at Grand
Forks praying the city authorities to
enforce the laws against gambling.
Two Buffaloites go into court to see
which is a member of tile school board
there.
Jimtown must have another and
larger artesian well for the city water
supply.
Burleigh county had big prairie
fire the other DAY, but no serious dam
age is reported.
Little Jack Trenholm of Bathgate
tell into a well, but was rescued in the
nick Of time.
The extension of the 500 has created
great demand for land III Logan
county.
dewey School District No. 1O' is Il
new school district lately organized in
Stark county, north of Taylor.
The amount Of wool marketed at
Jamestown this year aggregates $780,
OO0-a tritie less than last year.
Schulke & Moore of Langlon. Il well
known mercantile firm. have dissolved
partnership, Mr. Moore retiring.
c. G. Shortridge. son of the eX-gov-
ernor, has been appointed manager OF
the Pv elevator at JamestoN!.
\ new hardware store :i:rj lumber
yard is to be started at LakDla. Geo.
Sutton will be the proprietor.
Another detachment CT Illinois and
Kansas home-seekers has Invaded the
territory tributary to Cando.
FarG River w. c. 7. Us are prcpac-
ing for the state convention. which
will be held in that city Sept. 22-2t;.
Col. George L. Ordway. son of cx-
Gov. L. G. Ordway, died Of consump-
ton on the 10Th inst. at Waterloo, n. II.
Fireman German of Valley City was
badly scalded by steam from the loco
motive.
The flax acreage throughout the
state is much larger than has been
sown heretofore, and q good yield is
promised.
4 Lidgcrwood woman got into all
kinds OF trouble. including the Gala
boose, for masquerading in mems
clothes.
Gophers are said to have done more
damage in the western counties this
year than in any other year in the his
tory of the state.
The next quarterly convention of the
Benson county Good Templars will be
held at ObeIc,. on the fourth Wednes
day in October.
\ farm hand uau,od Lind in the
employ of w. Hey:'"1 Gear Cassc!ton
was killed by the accidental discourage
of a gun.
The Williams county commissioners
announce that they will vigorously
prosecute anyone who wantOnly or
negligently sets prairie fires.
Rev. Father Bonaventure of Devils
Lake, has gone to Louisiana for :he
benefit Of his health. Rev. JCi,r:nm
takes his place during his absence.
\ night Waterman has been appoint
ed in Fessenden, to serve during the
hobo season, and to be paid from q
fund raised by business men.
The Cassclton and Cakes school
| boards are putting steam heating
plants into their respective school