Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-10-13


which is S2.Nn in excess of the estl-
mates Of the Indian office.
Emmous county received 81 cents on
the dollar in lis settlement of taxes
with the Northern Pacific, in addition
IL 500 for attorneys fees. to he PAID
10 the attorney who collected the tax
rs from the railroad company.
Mai Roud!ez. formerly military in
Siructor NJ the state university. ana
late OF the stan of Gen. Lawton. be-
fore Santiago. is 10 he stationed AT
Lexington. Ky. in the service Of the
quart, rE,H>t"r'> department.
J.. t. Hill. formerly Il member of the
legislature from Ransom county. and
present fusion nominee for register OF
deeds is Il heavy loser Ivy fire. which
d..>j.uv"d his barn With horses and
grain. on his farm. near Lisbon.
W. \. Webb a Dickcv county farm
or. lost several stacks OF wheat by tire
LIS wcek-abou, 600 bushels. Several
other farmers also suffered losses. The
fire was caused by 500 section men
setting fire, breaks. They got away.
Considerable typhoid fever has brok-
en- out among thre>hing crews UP IN
Pemhina. owing TO the practice OF
cooking With and drinking water
from the tank. procured in SlouGhs.
hog wallowS and such places.
The iine corner lot in Bismarck op-
poSite the First National bank will be
built Oh by the owner. Alexander Nc
k.nZe. He was one Of the heaviest
losers in the fire. but the Tribune says
he will put his shoulder 10 the wheel
TO help rebuild the town.
Louis Merchant of Wimbledon dis
mounted from a horse without 1akin:
his foot out of the Stirrup. a difficult
feat and not entirely a success in this
case. as his leg was broken i'll three
places.
North Dakota day AT the Omaha eX-
position has been set for Oct. II, but
from present Indications. the attend
ance from this state will be slim. as
North Dakota has taken but little in
tereSt in the exposition.
Two tourists got into a scrap out AT
Michigan City the other day. and two
others tried TO separate them. and in a
few minutes none Of them knew VINO
started it or what for. and the local au-
thCrities had TO jug the whole cabood-
le
John Loynes of Langdon met with a
mishap the other day that would have
resulted fatally but for the timely ar
rival Of a doctor. He was cutting pa
per. when the knife slipped and made
a deep cash in his left wrist, severing
the main artery.
The campaign on county offices in
Pembina county will be exceedingly
Warm this year. Several personalities
are being INDUCED in TO add spice to
the proceedings. and it is very certain
that majOritieS either way will be
small.
The state convention Of North Da-
kOta BaptiStS. in session at Fargo.
elected H. y. Dilwor1h of Fargo presi-
dent and A. II. Dodsley of the same
place secretary. Sidney Clarke Of
Grand Forks was elected educational
leader.
Arrangements are ben" made to or
ganize a lodge of Knights Of Pythias
at Hope. The members of that order
are beginning q campaign for eXpan-
sion within the state. feeling that the
prosperous times warrant it. Hope
will have lodge No So
There are about LOO knights of
Pythias in North Dakota. with thirty
five active lodges. The assets of the
subordinate lodges amount to-S25, 600.
c. L. Hoyt of Mandan is grand chan
cellor. and H. .. ALERT Of Langdon
grand keeper Of records and seal.
In the Second legislative district con-
vention. which was held at Hamilton,
in Pembina county. the Republicans
nominated Albert Garnet for senator
and Thorwaldson Of -Akra and Riste-
meyer of Cavalier for the house. Jud
Lamoure was present, and the conven-
ton did not instruct for Johnson.
w. y. Campbell. the fusion nominee
for commissioner Of insurance, is presi-
dent of the Alliance Hail association
at jamestown. the position formerly
filled by Fred B. Fancher. the present
commissioner. The Alliance associa-
ton has been on the turf great many
years for a North Dakota insurance
company. and its record has been a
very creditable one.
The first graduate from the Universe
ty of North Dakota to enter Johns
Hopkins university is Benjamin
Wright of Grand Forks. Mr.. Wright
is in receipt of letter form Dean
Wclch. Of the medical department of
the Johns Hopkins university. compli-
menting the work done at the univerS-
ity in this state. which. he states. is de-
cidedly thorough in every branch.
The report that Capt. Gregory. Of
the North Dakota Rough Riders. is So
Letting a commission in the regular
army is no surprise to his friends in
this state. hhe captains nature is
suited to army life. and when he left
North Dakota. with the prospect Of a
fight ahead and a company Of nervy
cowboys behind him, he was immense
ly pleased. Gregory would like to go
to the Philippines.
The Northern Mutual Accident AS
SOciation at Fargo. Which recently
closed its books and decided TO go out
of business. had as one of its best
pushers during the past summer, Col
&. +. Tuller Of Fargo. The colonel
was successful in securing {: large
amount OF business in three months
risks, but. like a lot of accident bust
ness, much of it grew tired after that
tad fn