Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-09-08
Charles L. Mitchell gets the posi-
office Dlum at JimtOwn

Charles L. Mitchell gets the posi-
Office plum at Jimtown.
Hoboes held up a bootlegger at Hope
and robbed hinl-but the kind-hearted
fellow will not prosecute them, it is
said.
L. X. Hassell of Grand Forks is one
of the v. p. of the Northwestern Sean
dinavan Singers association elected
at the Duluth session.
Democrats of the Seventh district
have nominated Tracy Bangs for SEN
ator and Nj. S. Blair and James Nc.
Manney for Tie house.
The office of state game warren, for
which there have been several aDpli.
cants, will remain in the custody OF
the present incumbent, George Z. Bow
ers of Fara>!. until the LIST Of mex,
April.
Delaney Bros. OF jamestown have
sold 1000 head of North Dakota cattle
10 J. Il. OSler of Macedonia. Iowa.
They get about $4,000 in cash. The
DelaneyS have about the same number
left, which they will winter in Logan
county.
Fred Fout>. the hobo who shot and
killed another hobo at Mayville, was
discharged. the local magistrate decid-
ing it Il case of justifiable homicide.
Whether the decision was based on
thar particular case or on general
principles. is not learned.
The constitution and bylaws adopt
ed at the Wahpeton meeting of the
Press association. and the minutes Of
that meeting. both in pamphlet form,
have just been issued and mailed to
the fraternity by direction of Secretary
Thorson.
An attempt was made by firebugs to
burn the Glendale mill last Saturday
night. The fire was discovered and eX-
tDguiShed. however, but not before
considerable damage was done. Sew
e"al arrests have been made. The old
mill was destroyed by incendiaries,
and it will 60 hard with the guilty par
ties if caught. Joe Mock is credited by
the local papers as doing heroic work
III putting ot.1 the flames
The state ppnitcntiary has half 4
million ,:ck on hand for sale, and will
add IN equal number before the end
of the year The convicts are prohib-
ited Ivy law from engaging in manu-
featuring operations, but as brickmak-
ing does not interfere with outside la
Dor in this state there is no objection
to the work The brick will be sold to
rebuild many of the buildings recently
burned. and a considerable income
will accrue to the pcnitentiary.
There is much interest through the
state in the probable action of the next
legislature upon the prohibition law.
From Indications at present it looks as
though an effort would be made by
the ProhlbitioniStS to pass the tenn
parance commission bill. which was
passed at the last legislature and We
toed by the governor. From rumors
that have been let drop, it is believed
the anti-ProhibitioniSF viii also make
ar attempt to repeal the penalty clause
Of the prohibition law, thus multiplying
the act Candidates for state Office are
being questioned by the various ele-
mrnSt having an interest in the matter
OF prohibition pro and con. as to now
they stand on the matter. The Ger
mans in the western part OF the state
are opposed to prohibition and. II
there We're an opportunity to register
their votes for an avowed antl-Prohl-
bition candidate. they would probably
do So. But both of the platforms upon
which the candidates for state office
on the Republican and the Fusion tick
cts stand. declare for the enforcement
of the prohibition law and the Repub-
lican platform declares against any
backward step. which is against the
repeal Of the penalty clause. The mat
ter will create much interest next WIN
ter,