Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-12-01
NORTH DAKOTA

been captured mt Melville.
The new Waldorf hotel in Fargo may
be builded four stories high.
Jas. Coupe was found dead In his.
room Mt Valley City. Excessive drink
ing.
The new high school building ut
Grand Forks is just ready for occu
pMncy.
]. II. Clark has resigned his member
ship of the Mandan board Of educa--
ton.
Edmund l.. DeMarcus, one Of Lang,
don's Rough Riders with Grigsby, gets
$40 month pension.
Some diphtherla is reported in Fargo
and the schools have been closed tenn
porarily.
Wahpeton has organized Red Cross
society with Mrs. +. j. McOumber as
president.
People of the town of Wimbledon
sent $50 rs a Christmas present to
their two boys Mt Manila.
Two members Of the Wahpeton COM
pany at Manila will be discharged be
cause Of i'll health.
Stutsman county east 7S1 votes for
the constitutional amendment to ISL
against.
1t is said that there will be more
Ignite coal burned in the state this
winter than ever before.
4 new postottice has been established
near Fort Rice, and is named Hobson,
in honor Of the hero Of the Merrimac.
a thousand dollars worth Of hunting
permits We're issued in Kidder county
this season.
disappointment in 4 love affair
caused Ole Erickson of Cass county
to become insane.
The contest case of Donnelly VS..
Linge is on at Jamestown. 1t involves
land worth $500 near Wimbledon.
Prof. Waldron, of the Agricultural
college is arranging for farmers in
stitutes along the line of the 500 road
David Traver of Milnor gets an in
crease of pension from 81 to IS per
month.
The Mandan Fair association will
sell 81 200 worth of stock for future
use.
The lucky reds! A payment Of $50.
600 is in progress among the Indians
on the Standing Rock reservation.
Rev. s. Il. Ryan of Jamestown is so
far recovered from his recent illness
as to resume his clerical duties!
A postoffice has been established at
Hobson, Morton county, with Laura
Gipp as postmaster.
Logan county is being filled up with
new settlers who are coming i'll over
the spring.
There are reports of several Northern
Pacific extensions of interest to this
state. among them one into the Dun
seth country.
Frank w. Ichaus, manager of a
large stock farm near Miner, became
insane last week and was taken to
jamestown.
Mayor Johnson OF Fargo thinks there
is an excellent chance to secure for
that city the next session of the Ma
1lOnal Farmers congress.
The little son of Engineer Hanson
was drowned i'll the Missouri at Bis
malck last week while playing Oh the
ice at the edge of the stream.
The V. G. r.. X. demonstrates that
the G. Il. p. D. has microbcS-just
what sort he don't say-probably
siphon.
Miss Laura b. Ward of Bismarck has
been appointed teacher OF Indians at
Fort TOtten, at Il salary Of 5000 Il
year.
A child of Ole paulson of Portland,
sTraill county, drank part of bottle
Of nerve medicine last week, and died
from the effects.
Dr.. Schultz, formerly county physi
clan Of Kidder county, was found dead
in his .rooom at New Salem last week.
The funeral was held at New Salem.
Burglars missed getting 5000 from
the inside strong box of the Gull River
Lumber Company's safe at Coopers
town.
Some person not having the fear Of
the law before him stole two coats
from the vestibule of Joe Cronan's resi-
dence at Fargo.
William Hedstrom, the boy in Jail
at Bismarck on the charge Of killing
his grandmother, is reported to have
made a confession.
Judge Young, of the supreme court.
takes his seat Dec. l. for the six year
term. Judge Bartholomew remains
chief justice for the balance Of the
term.
-\cN StlL-Ouill)luS COil uUChS ilt
being put in at Dickinson and Beach.
with gasoline engine for power. This
will do away with most Of the force
now employed at these fuel stations.
Richard Sykes. the English land dow
err, has closed his affairs in this state
for the season, and on The 3Oth will
sail for his home in Manchester, Eng
land, on the Teutonia.
DR.. Baldwin, county physician of
Stutsman county, give; warning
against danger from diJA!heria which
is prevalent in the western part of the
county.
A complete resurvey of the Fort Rice
military reservation has been com
menCed; an error of one eighth CT Il
mile has been discovered. it is said,
east and west on the north line.
Members of the Congregational
church at Sanborn have built sheds
alongside the church for the protection
of horses during inclement weather.
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