Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-01-19

| The town of Milton Is without fire
| protection, owing to the loss of its
engine house and fire apparatus by
fire.
Mayville will have made plans and
specifications for the new electric light
plart, which is to cost $4,000 to $2O,-
600.
The state Industrial school trustees
are advertising for bids for the cree
ton Of the building, to be received up
to Feb. 16
Mrs. John A Brown died at Glendale
from the effects Of burns received in
the destruction of then farm house by
fire. ~
Dan Wallace, son of Deputy Examin-
er Wallace. a member of Company III,
| at Manila, is ill. He will be discharged
and sent home.
| The Casselt0n Mercantile company
has had its first fire loss adjusted, re-
ceiving $4,000, and is now prepared to
reopen its establishment.
| Homestead entries aggregating 542,-
600 acres of land We're filed in the land
l.
We're 100000 acres of final proofs.
There are not enough dwelling hous-
es in Jamestown to go around, and res
idence or fiat buildings are needed-a
chance for profitable investment.
Mrs, Carl Frazin, residing two and a
half miles north of Glendale, commit
ted suicide by taking strychnine. Her
| mind had ben unbalanced for some
time.
George W.. Stevens, the Valley City
agent Of the 500, is reported nearly
81, 600 short in his accounts, caused, it
is said, by poor guesses at the wheat
market. w..
Attorney H. G. Wick of Grafton has
formed a partnership with Attorney
w. j. Burke of Bathgate. Mr. Wick is
a graduate of the state university and
the Columbia Law school.
An old man named Andrew Westlin,
living with his brother a mile west of
Sandoun. n D., was brutally assaulted
and robbed OF about 81 200 worth of
valuable papers and 500 in money.
The total amount of the transfer
from State Treasurer Nichols to his
successor is 16O,S9O90. of which sum
$69.a33.57 is in the permanent school
| fund.
Paramount people are happy because
the Milwaukee put a, passenger car on
the freight between that place and
Wahpetaon. The Milwaukee people
are nothing if net accommodating.
| Chief of Police Service OF Park River
attempted to light a lamp, and his
| coat sleeve being covered with oil,
took fire, and painful burn was in
1licted.
| McHenry county has obtained n
| Judgment against the defunct Minot
bank for the several thousand dollars
on deposit by the county in, the bank
when it failed.
Fred Will Of Wisconsin has paid
Charles Greve $12,2S5 for 335 acres of
Trail county land 1880 per acre
enc of the highest prices ever paid for
land in the county.
The register of deeds of Ramsey
county does a big business-fees eX-
ceedlng all salaries last month by over
500. Last year there was an excess
of $500 fees over salaries.
Over 100000 acres of land was sold
in Foster, Eddy and Wells counties, in
1898. OF this amount, $4,000 acres
was sold by one firm in Foster county,
and over 500 settlers were located.
The case brought by the enforcement
league was dismissed on technicali-
ty, there bein g no petition for can
collation. Of permits, and it is claimed
10 other cases will be brought.
| A remonstrance has been literally
signed at Cakes against the granting
of pardon to Campbell and Barrett,
the muSderers now confined in the pen,
for whom a petition for pardon was
circulated.
| The manager of the Rush Machine
company of Ithaca, N. Y, which took
the contract for boring Jamestown's
new artesian well, is ill and unable to
sign the contract. The beginning Of
work on the we'll is thereby retarded.
There are 7,13O children of school
age in Grand Forks county, an in
crease during the year Of 800. There
are 2.1OO in Grand Forks city, an ill.,
crease Of 157. Fargo has 2,341, an in
crease for the year Of 2OS.
w. B. McGahey did in the county
hospital at Minot. McGahey was one
Of the old-time boomers at Devils
Lake, and in the early COS was known
as the millionaire cattle king Of Tex
as"
Lee B. Durstine, formerly of James
tow>, has filed a petition in bankrupt
cy at Columbus. Ohio, with debts ag-
gregating 100000. He is local man.
| aged for the New York Life Insurance
company.
The death of r. w. Knowlton at
Fargo was of heart disease. He was
recovering from an attack of Ia grippe
and just preparing to go down town,
when he dropped to the floor, death
resulting almost instantly.
Thomas Deane, who was killed at
Mimic last week, was one Of the most
popular young men in that section.
He was feeding cordwood to circular
saw, when an iron balance on the saw
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