Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-01-20
NORTH DAKOTA

open again.
j. II. Elwood, the Grand Forks sta.
TONER, has assigned.
Considerable Iowa corn is finding it's
way into North Dakota this winter.
Cando Odd Fellows have purchased
lots on which to erect a hall.
Rudolph Evengson has been commits
stoned postmaster at Kindred.
District court In Walsh county will
convene on the 25th.
An effort for early closing in Wahpe-
ton has been given up.
The Cando electric lighting service is
practically completed.
Railway ticket sales ut Rolla last
month amounted to 81 ,45O.
The testimony in the railroad rate
case will not begin before the 25th.
Judge Glaspell will hold term of
court at Fessenden next week.
Bottineau has a school population Of
1913; Neche, DAG.
Work on the pcnitentiary wardens
residence is nearly completed.
Mrs. ]. l.. Ashcroft of Winona mar
rowly escaped death through an over
dose OF morphine.
John Pencil Of Bismarck died from
asphyNiation from gas while digging Il
we'll.
The second term of the Mayville
normal opens with $50 students and
pressing need for more room.
Oscar II. Will & Co.. Bismarck. have
issued their 1898 catalogue of North
wcStern-grOwn tested seeds.
\ case Of anthrax is reported Mt
Grand Forks-a rare and frequently
fatal aftliction.
Herman Fiske of ColfaX, has grown
a high grade Of sugar beet, as shown
by analysis of government chemists.
Harvey Harris has been reelected
chairman Of the Burleigh county COM
miSSiOnerS.
Lorenzo d. Roberts of Arthur has
been granted an original pension Of
SO.
The report that Marquis De Mores,
formerly OF North Dakota, is alive, is
looked upon as fake.
Depredators on the military reserva-
ton are said to be numerous. Secre-
tary Phelps is after them.
j. \. Knudsen drank too much alco-
hol ut party southeast of Grand
Forks, and is dead as result.
Quite colony are leaving the West
ern part of the state to try their for
tunes in the klondike country.
The drug store Of Joseph A. Coulter
at Dawson, has been closed by injunc-
ton.
c. Wade is the newly-clected chair
man of the Stutsman county commits
SiOnerS.
\ revival meeting is in progress ut
Valley City, and many conversions are
reported.
II. II. Brown is the new chairman
of the Morton county board Of commits
Sioners.
Lisbon parties are moving toward or
ganiZing local telephone exchange in
that city.
Casselton's electric lights are said to
be of the same hit-and-miss order
some good, some poor.
Prof. J. z. White of Sanborn lost his
home and effects by fire. Incendiar-
ism suspected.
About 40 applications for farm
loans from the school fund have thus
far been received.
,Norval Baptie Of Bathgate, challeng-
es any two men in the state for two
mile race on skates.
In the last three days Of the year the
treasurer Of Pembina county received
S22, 900 in payment Of taxes.
A large immigration Of Russian set
tiers are reaching the state over the
500.
Citizens of Horace adopted resolu-
tons demanding enforcement Of the
schedule of maximum freight rates.
The Armenia & Sharon Land compa-
ny, at Armenia, has bought 1000 BUSH
els Of clean seed wheat Of B. G. Mat
teson Of Park River.
The city counsel of Fargo is employ:
ing special counsel to assist in defend
ing actions brought to test the legality
Of tax assessments levied for paving.
The Episcopal church at Milton has
been supplied with new pastor, who
will also fill the vacancies in that i'm
mediate district.
Mrs. J. l.. Ashcraft Of Winona, N. D.,
took an overdose of morphine for Il
headache, and narrowly escaped fatal
results.
An attempt was made to rob the
Northern Pacific station at Sentinel
Butte, but the agent, A. l.. Martin,
succeeded in beating his assailant off.
Morton county is on a cash basis,
warrants are at par, and a call will
soon be issued to take up what indebt-
edness is outstanding.
Business at Hamilton is almost at a
standstill, as far as outside trade is
concerned, on account of the epidemic
of scarlet fever.
Erik Hanson, the man injured near
Niagara in Telling a tree, died from
his injuries. He was seventy-seven
years Of age.
The owners of the Hotel DacOtah
site have offered to sell it for $12.5OO,
and committee Of citizens are en-
deavoring to raise funds to purchase it.
1t is said that the Great Northern
will put on n Klondike special fast
train as soon as the Alaska rush sets
in.
Peter French, millionaire stock
man, who was murdered on his ranch