Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-09-01
Rlackleg Is said to have appeared
Rmonr some of the western range cat

Samples of wheat placed in small en-
vclopes will be sent to the state rNh'"-
n ut Omaha. for gratuitouS dis'llh"'
ton.
Fred Lawrence, Il clerk in the Once
of the secretary of state. has bceh APP
pointed deputy to succeed II. ID. Iar
Der.
Mt. Carmel, Cavalier county. Macca-
bees are erecting new hall for lodge
purposes. The Catholic FOrcStcrS VIII
occupy 1t with them.
Former residents of North Dakota
now living ut Tacoma. adopted resoi"-
tions of respect to the memory OF the
late Gov. Briggs.
Yields of nineteen to twcn:..' hlSHe's
of wheat per acre seem to be about the
thing in Richland county. where con
siderable threshing has been done.
After spelling 500 out Of the 1900
feet of hose owned 10y the city, by neg
lect. Valley City has hired man to
see If he can save the other 900 feet.
The commissioners of Mercer county
have contracted for the erection OF Il
steel bridge across Knife river, to cost
$2.996.
There is proposition on foot to in
corporate Dickinson and to install cleo
| trio light and WATERWAYS plants, at
probable cost of $4,000.
Mrs. George Harvey of Spring Val
ley was badly injured in a runaway
accident last week. The accident was
caused by Il wheel coming off her bug
gy.
Department Commander e. South
ard, of the G. \. r., has issued a gem
eral order calling attention to the ma
tional encampment to be held in Gu
cinnati Sept. $40 next.
The state auditors office has figured
up the percentage of increase and de.
crease made by the state board of
| equalization, and is notifying the coun-
| ty auditors
| Henry Dickson, Il member Of the
Thirteenth Minnesota, who, it is re-
ported. died at Manila Of fever, FORM
erly lived at Grand Forks, where his
| parents now reside.
| Lisbon is to have that new county
court house, anyway. The city do
lated former school building to the
county, and additions will be built, ut
| 4 cost OF about ~, 900.
| Cattle shipped from Dickinson were
sold in Chicago last week ut $4.75 for
steers weighing about 1900 pounds.
Other Dakota feeders sold at $4.25 to
$4.5O-very satisfactory prices.
Three wandering Willies are in Jail
at Lakota awaiting trial for burglary.
1t is claimed that they are the men who
carried off a lot of hardware from the
store Of w. e. Smith Of Aneta.
The secretary of state has issued a
charter to the Clifford (Traill County,
State Bank, with w. II. Robinson,
Geo. o. Stomner, c. S. Edwards and \.
Il. Kraabel as incorporators. The cap
ital stock is $1,000.
w. w. Weinberger, who was sent to
the jamestown asylum from Ransom
county, escaped Sunday last, his wife,
it is alleged, assisting him. He was re-
captured by the authorities, however,
en- rouet to Lisbon.
Rev. w. Hamilton Spence of Gales
burg, ILL.,, formerly pastor Of the Pres
byterian church at Grand Forks and
well known throughout this state, has
| been called to the passionate of the
First Presbyterian church, Chicago
The office of the Richland roller mills
at Hankinson was broken into last
week and the cash drawer and con-
tents taken. There was but Il few
cents and some revenue stamps in the
till.
An immense prairie fire that swept
over Emmons county recently burned
hundreds of thousands Of acres of
standing grain and a large quantity OF
| hay. Many ranches have lost all their
range.
The State Bank of Caledonia has dis
| posed of it's collateral to the Messrs.
| Sari2s of T;llsboro, who intend estab-
fishing 4 bank at Shelly, MINI. Gale
donia is now without banking insti-
| tuti:n.
Water Bruce, an employe of J. Da-
| ley, 4 Casselton restaurant man, de-
caE:ocd recently. taking $3.50 of Da-
| ley's u,oney with him. Nothing has
| yet hecu discovered of his where
abOutS.
August !anes, an eight-year-old boy,
| living at Sardoun, on the 500, was run
over by 500 train recently and both
| legs were cut off. He was catching on
a car while moving, but lost his foot
| ing and fell 3nuer.
A burning barn in the suburbs Of
Jimtown came in very handy the other
| day to demonstrate the weakness OF
the city fire protection and the ncces-
sity of another and better artesian
| well.
| Judge Winchester has sentenced to
the reform school an EmmOns county
boy who has mania for starting prai
RE fires. The boy said he couldn't con-
troll the mania, and a healthy term in
the reform school ought to help him
out.
While attempting to board a moving
train at Sandown, Ransom county, last
wnen. August Jones, an eight-year-old
bog, fell under the wheels Of the rear
car ard had one of his legs cut off.
The boy was game, and, it is said, ncy
Ell Sled a tear.
A fetal gasoline explosion at Page
occurred in rather peculiar way. a
| Mrs Shurp and her son were e"ter-