Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-03

OF $SUO between Fargo ana C0SSeltOll
en- route to the Klondike, announces his
determination to continue his journey
Charles Elquist fell from Il bridge ut
Grand Forks. broke his leg. and then
died ut the hospital Of delirium tire
mems.
n man IN ROseau committed suicide
because he was arrested while drunk
1t was the first time he had ever gotter
under the influence of liquor.
All persons having claims against
Stutsman county and owing tax 1ulS
mentS will have the amount Of theil
claims and applied on the judgments.
n Towncr county farmer named Jor.
gelson was discovered in criminal init
macy with his thirteen-year-old dausl'
ter, and has skipped the place.
At Pembina the district court rem
dercd verdict for S2OS9 in favor Of
McCahc Bros. against the Etna insur-
ance company.
w. ]. Kneeshaw's appointment as re,
ceiver of the First National Bank of
Pembina is said to be satisfactory to a
majority of the creditors.
c. II. Klinefelter, proprietor Of the
st. Charles hotel, Dickinson. fell from Il
platform to the ground, fifteen feet be-
low. and was almost instantly killed.
Fifty substantial farmers are inter-
csted in 4 cooperative creamery to be
erected at Fessenden. for which build
ing arrangements will be perfected at
i; meeting to be held Feb. 8.
proceeding to kick the stltlin' outen
nj Ia MY
yard discovered it was loaded with
nickels
Junk dealers are offering to exchange
groceries for old iron, copper and other
articles if the kind, and have five solic
itos at work in the central part of the
state.
The Fargo city council has decided
to sue the Northern Pacific road for
$4,000 damages, caused by the high
water of last spring. which backed up
from some of the companys property.
There is a coal mine out in 2Iorton
county where chunks of coal as hig as
a wagon box can be mined. 4 derrick
is used to hOise them into the wagon
boxes.
Il. II. Engelund. auditor of Day coun-
ty S. d., committed suicide ut the Co
lumbia hotel, at Moorhead. by shooting
himself through the head with a re-
volyer
the Fargo city lookup, and given fit
teen minutes to get out of town, the po-
lice fearing they might attempt to
break ill., 1t was cold night.
a small boy was tramped upon by a
horse up at Leeds while chasing a
duck. An indignant Fargo husband
jumped on a local dude for 4 like Of
Tense.
Farmers in many different parts Of
the United States are lookink toward
North Dakota as a future home, ard
the present season promises a large in
f1uN Of the best class Of settlers.
The farm house of John Smith, few
miles from Grand Forks, burned Fri
day night, the fire catching from the
kitchen stove. Everything burned, the
loss reaches $1,000, with no insurance.
Joseph Neuber of Sargent county got
on spree at Rutland, and in returning
home ran into a wire fence, was
thrown from his horse and lay out all
night, both legs being frozen to the
knees. He cannot recover.
A Stutsman county man has Just
been dismissed by Judge Glaspell from
the charge Of stealing his own horse.
Some one stole the horse from him, and
he found out where it was, watched
his chance. and ran it off again.
P. L. Connolly will shortly be pro-
NOTED from roadmaster over the Ter
gus Falls division of the Great North
dls1lC J-otn fo hot r,%o low ~
the Kalispel division, succeeding ].
Rogers.
DR.. Sorg of Glendale was arrested,
on complaint of John Newbcrry, for
practicing medicine without Il license.
lie was taken before Justice Fessen-
den, and a change Of venue was taken
to Justice Coleman of Kuhn.
A move will be made by the state Cd
ucational association to do away With
the third grade teachers certificates.
and second grade after 1901. An at
tempt will also be made to have I'LL OK
animation papers passed on by Il state
board of examiners.
One Of the soldiers who went west in
the big strike of 1884. is suing the
Northern Pacific for $500 at ST. Paul.
He was guarding bridge, when n
train came along, and. to save himself,
he lay down on the ties, the train run
ming over one hand
The divorce case of John C. Brannon
against his wife at Grand Forks came
to happy termination, and the hus-
band and wife were rcconciled. The
husband had alleged that his wife had
secured his incarceration in an Insane
asylum in order to secure his property.
Charles f. Snledes Of Harlem lost lis
pocketboOll last week containing $40
in cash and valuable papers. The wal
let was found the next day, minus the
coin-but the papers We're intact.H He
was the treasurer of the township, and
$75 belonged to the town.
In district court at Fessenden, q,
blind-piggers bond was declared for
feited, owing to non-appcarance, and
the bond was paid in full. In another
case the jury disagreed. A number Of
other piggers have skipped away to
avoid arrest. and informations have
been filed against other parties.
Beginning next month, visitors to the
state penitentary will be admitted
only on Tuesday and EridHv affair."