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

will colonize it with thrifty settlers
a good thing for Stark county.
The Barnes County Farmers Mutual
Insurance company makes good
showing, having issued 356 policies
and having risks III force amounting
to $4,000.
The North Dakota Coal company. To-
Gated near Minot. has made II settle
ment with the interior department.,
paying SIG for the property on which
its Ignite mine is located.
Rev. Mr.. Appleby. a prominent Epis-
copal clergyman. is taking charge or
some of the. vacant missions in North
Dakota. and entered upon his duties
on Sunday last.
Thomas Koukal of Larimore. Il
youhg man in the employ of Thomas
Christianson, accidentally shot HIM
self through the hand OH New Years
day with II revolver.
Sheriff Darling of Kiddcr county has
taken possession of the drug store of
Joseph \. Coulter at Dawson, on Il
search warrant and injunction issued
by Judge Winchester. Kiddcr cous..y
is in the Sixth judicial district.
Estimates for the Indian agency at
Elbow Woods this year will amount
to about 100000. an increase over any
previous year, the surplus arising from
economy and good management ut the
agency.
On Jan. %. Churches Ferry school
district will vote on the question of is
suing bonds to the amount OF $500
for the purpose of erecting Il four-rOom
schoolhouse. The state will loan this
money at per cent interest.
Judge Sauter fined John V. Starry Of
Conway 500 for contempt of court
selling property after it was ordered
conveyed to Il receiver-and in default
of the $50 John is in care of the sher-
ill.,
y. Is. Walter, a prominent merchant
ut Sheldon. dropped dead of heart dis
ease at Lucca, Barnes county. Walter
had been a candidate for the postOtfice
ut Sheldon, and after the appointment
OF Miss Doran. was made assistant.
Hotel Ruie Mt Hamilton had a mar
row escape from destruction by fire
last week, and was only saved by the
superhuman efforts of citizens. AS it
was. the building was damaged about
$1,000, and considerable furniture was
also damaged.
The, twenty-siX national banks of
North Dakota have resources aggre-
eating $S,SS3,372; loans and discounts
amounting to $4,321, 600 and reserves
of S2,26S, 161, Of which $219.56S is gold.
Deposits aggregate $5,S4S,11 and the
average reserve held is BOSS per cent.
1t is probable that the affairs of the
old bank ut Pembna will be wound up,
under receiver, and new bank Or
ganiZed under the state laws, with the
probability of new bank later taking
up the liabilities and assets of the old
bank. petition is being made by the
depositors to appoint w. j. Keenshaw
as receiver.
The board of education in James
town is cndeavoring to refund all the
city school bonds at Il lower rate of
interest, and is also considering 4 sys-
tenn of rental of books, modelled upon
the plan introduced in the Yankton
schools three years ago, where the
original cost of books yet in use was
$1,5OO. effecting an estimated saving
to patrons of $1,000 each year.
Although the United States has some
$500, ZOO pending in suits against post
masters, contractors and bidders, vet
in North Dakota, there are but two
suits pending. One of these is against
0. J.. Freeman, late postmaster of
Grand Forks, a judgment for $23.23,
and suit against VIM. e. Mansfield.
late postmaster at Minot, for $19S.23
on money orders.
A COW was killed by the state veter-
marian at Fargo recently, in the pres
ence Of a large number Of citizens. and
was found to be full of tuberculosis
germs-the lungs in foul condition
and the effect on the crowd was such
that there will be an organized de-
mand on the city council to enforce
strict regulations for the examination
of all the dairy herds. The milk from
the COW in question was used up to a
few days before she was killed.
Fessenden, according to an exchange,
has the finest school building in the
state. 1t is built of pressed brick, ut
cost, including the heating apparatus,
of $4,000. This, with the $4,000 court
house, is the pride of Wells county. U.
l.. Hunt has just completed, on Fifth
avenue, a nice, commodious brick
block at a cost of $4,000. The town is
negotiating for water works, and prob
ably bonds to the extent of $4,000
Will 10 issued LOT THIS purpose. The
improvements of the present year will
reach over $4,000 in that town, on the
main line of the Sioux railroad.
French Church Buried in the Sand.
There are several instances where
lighthouses have been increased in
height because of the sand which has
engulfed them. In one place on the
New Jersey coast 1 once stumbled on
the corner of an old rail fence which
had been buried and exposed again on
the ocean side. 1t marked the site of
an old field. On the North Carolina
dunes. chimneys projecting above the
sand belong to the houses of an old
fishing village. In France and other
parts of Europe villages have been
buried. At Soulac, in Gascory, a cross
was discovered projecting above the
sand. Further Investigations showed
that it was attached to a steeple, and,
later, well-preserved church of the
thirteenth century, was eXcavated
The church is now in use.-JOhn Gift
ford, in Engineering Magazine.