Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-04-21
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is being plated.
The pinkeye is among the horses in
Steele county.
Reports begin to come in of farm
work is getting under way.
The town of Steele came near going
up in smoke via the prairie fire route.
Fargo's jag cure institute has big
representation from every section Of
the state.
John Hoffman, boot-legger, at
tempted to break Jail at Devils Lake,
been prevented from carrying out his
plans by other prisoners, who hustled
him into a cell and sent for the sheriff.
Perpetual motion has been found
again-this time by b. b. Britts Of
Bisbee. He wants $500 help to make
II model Of it. Here's a chance for
thing. 4
The residence Of David Martin, a
prosperous farmer, near Grandin, was
completely destroyed by fire recently.
a defective chimney is supposed to
have caused the fire. Loss, $1,000; in
surance, $3.50.
President Mcfarland of the Valley
City normal, who has been seriously
i'll for nearly three weeks, caused by
overwork, has gone to Ohio to rccuper-
ate. His complete restoration to health
is hoped for.
Agent Swanson, of the Great North
ern, who was convicted Of blindpigging
at Buxton, will appeal the case to the
supreme court. 1t is stated that the
conviction was had on the evidence of
Il spotter who ordered booze sent G.
| o. D.
A Sargent county farmer has sold a
dog forty-eight times during the past
season for the sum total of $3S.4O, and
owns the dog still. The dog insisted
in getting on the scales under the
wagon when the farmers wheat was
being weighed.
Charles R. LaSour, the Instructor of
the Grafton gymnasium, and light
weight champion of North Dakota-as
he signs himself-replies to a challenge
published by NJ. ]. Christian-saying
he will not fight for less than $500
which is reputation is worth.
Olus BerntsOn of Noble township,
the fiend who committed a rape on the
person Of his seven-year-old daughter,
has been found guilty in the district
court at Fargo. The court granted a
stay of fifteen days. The minimum
penalty is ten years in the penitenti-
airy.
Postmasters have been appointed as
follows in North Dakota: Arcis, Mer-
Ger county, Martin Weiss; Armstrong,
Emmons county, John Anderson; Crys-
tai, Pembina county, Charles J. Wing;
Edgeley, La Moure county, Chester III.
Shields; Mekinock, Grand Forks coun-
ty, A. M. Lowell; New Rockford, Eddy
county, M. T.. Kepner; Stanton, Mer-
Ger county, NJ. A. O'Neil; Woods. Cass
county, John A. McGuigan.
Rowe Brothers, who are putting in
the telephone line between Pierre and
Rapid City, came in from their work a
few days ago, and report the poles set
out forty miles and the holes dug al
most to Rapid City. The poles for the
first forty miles We're shipped into
Pierre and hauled out from there, the
poles for the rest Of the line being Sc
cured in the Hills, and are now being
delivered along the line. The wire
sctringing will begin in a few days.
The committee which has been MAX
ing very thorough canvass in Law
renee for money to be used in getting
up an exhibit for the Trans-Mississip-
pi exposition, has succeeded in getting
nearly $4,000 subscribed. A contract
has been awarded J. E. Pitcher of Gus
ter to collect an exhibit, and he will
also have charge Of it during the ex-
position. The other counties in the
Black Hills are falling into line, and a
creditable exhibit from the Hills is
practically assured.
The postoffice appropriation bill for
the year commencing July next, con-
tains an appropriation of 100000 for
experimental free rural delivery of the
mail. Congressman Johnson has ap-
piled to the department for as much Of
this appropriation as possible for the
State Of North Dakota, and has sug-
gested that the six Red river counties
offer very fine and fair field for such
an experiment, on account of the COM
parative dense population, good roads
and level country. The department.
will send out an inspector inside of
two weeks to arrange for this work,
so that it can start promptly July /.
An important decision, definitely stat
ing the status of widow in the dis
position of her homestead, where there
are minor children, has been received
in the Fargo land Office. The case is
Anton Steberg VS.. William Haneit, and
involves land in Ransom county. Tx
Register Sunderland held on the hear
ing there that the widow had a right
to dispose Of the homestead. Commits
sioner Hermann, Of the general land
office, reversed MI. Sunderland, and
an appeal was taken to the secretary
80 s,,41 I>s.
verses the commissioner and holds that
MI. Sunderhaufs original decision was
correct. The decision will have wide
reaching influence in number OF
cases of that nature in this state.
Getting OF the Earth.
at seems" said the melancholy man,
''that there is nothing but trials and
tribulations in this life"