Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-03-17
NORTH DAKOTA
The present outlook is for a big farm
implement business.

The present outlook is for a big farm,
implement business.
Scandinavinns from Minnewaukan
will erect a church this summer.
The Mandan schools are closed by
order of the board of health.
DIR. Goeschel and son of Mandau
have gone to Skaguay for visit.
Electric lighting enthusiasm in Park
River Is said to be on the wane.
Kent and Lindstrom, appointed to
the Grand Forks land office, have been
confirmed.
The contest over the Park River
postmastership appears to be a very
much mixed-up affair.
O. A. Ripple is under arrest, charged
with removing doors from government
buildings ut Fort Euford.
Petitions are circulating in Pembina
county asking for a vote on county
seat removal
One of the Walsh county blind-pig-
gers, sentenced the other day, was sew.
cnty-eight years old.
The new band at Hamilton counts
some blowers who are developing re-
markaDiy fast.
The new heating plant in the Stuts-
orv.
Walsh county's apportionment from
the state tuition fund for this quarter
was $20,251.
Bismarck schools have re-opened,
and the few remaining cases of illness
are progressing favorably.
: Business men of Jamestown have re-
uuested Alfred Steele to become q can
didata for mayor.
Attorney Tillotson of Roulette coun'
ty is reported recovering from Il long
spell Of sickness.
Benson county teachers will hold a
meeting of their association on the 18th
inst.
The people in the vicinity of Fuller
ton, Dickey county, will build q cream
cry.
William G. Knapp of Dickinson has
been granted an increase OF pension
from So to SIS.
Joseph Martin of Glendale attempt
ed to subdue a fractions horse. His
arm was broken in three places.
Eighteen families will settle on rail-
road lands in Dickey county, between
Monango and Merricourt, this spring.
The two banks of st. Thomas SHOW
combined resources of $229,OOO, and
deposits of $12S,OOO.
DR.. E. Fl. Bolyea of Devils Lake has
taken into partnership in practice 4
brother from Missouri.
Col. E. Smith captured four little In
dian boys at Bartlett, runaways from
the school at Fort Totten.
The Northern Pacific will remove
platforms and hoods from baggage and
mail cars.
Senator Strom was elected justice Of
the peace in Eldorado township,
Trail county.
Thomas Bolton is elected chairman
of supervisors in Kensington, Walsh
county.
Kidder county claims 1000 in taxes
and penalties from the Northern Pa
citic which is the amount for which
suit has been brOugh.
: DR.. Wears team broke through the
ice in the Red river while he was
driving across from Fargo and he had
u narrow escape from drowning.
The Enderlin State bank makes a
clean popular showing. Over $4,000
in deposits and plenty of cash on hand.
1t is popular and sound.
Land Commissioner Watt has decided
to replace his store building recently
burned at Bathgate with a substantial
brick structure.
The Benton County State bank re-
ports deposits of $51, 900 and items Of
cash on hand and due from other
banks amounting to $4,000.
-Four Bismarck men were arrested
and bound over in the sum Of $500
each for assaulting an officer who was
endeavoring to make an arrest.
Pembina county levied ten times too
much wolf bounty tax and doesn't ap-
preciate the wolf bounty business very
much either.
P. F. Walstrom Of Oberon has pur,
chased the general store of e. Jensei
and has ordered a $4,000 stock. He
will build in the spring.
MIS-. j. X. PlerSOn has received her
commission as postmistress at Person
the new postotice established in Dick
ey county.
The supreme court calendar for the
coming term already includes more
than forty cases, with many more in
sight
The Northern Pacific has secured the
conviction of two men living near
Sweet Briar for stealing bridge TIM
berS.
Col. e. G. Gearey ST Fargo has been
commissioned member of the state
soldiers home board for three years,
to succeed himself.
Miss Elizabeth Preston, president Of
the state w. G. Z. u, is delivering q
series Of n memorial lectures in honor Of
the late Miss Frances Willard.
P. Il. Walstrom Of Oberon has pur-
chased the general store Of E. Jensen
and has ordered $4,000 stock. He
will build in the spring.
Jere Cermacher, HORSEPOWER Of
Bathgate, narrowly escaped serious in
jury by the breaking Of chain con-
Meeting the capstan with the building