Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-02-02
MOTH DAKOTA

| Wolf hunting is popular sport up
north just now.
Glen Ullen has organized literary
society.
Marshmallow roasts are the latest
WahpetOn social events.
Max Bass is taking more Dunkards
into the Devils Lake district.
William Silver is being tried at Minot
on the charge of selling liquor
The early-closing movement appears
to have struck every town in the state.
Clyde Mytton, a young Wahpeton
boy. was severely bitten by an ugly
dog Hast week.
Two residences at Jamestown have
been quarantined because of scarlet
fever
G.. L. Farnham has purchased the
mercantile business of j. e. Martin &
Co. Mt Darlington.
The dog poisoner is at work in Dick
insolL and. as usual, the wrong dogs
get the bait
1t is reported from the western part
of the state that hunters are very care
full not to kill off the she wolves.
Judge Sauter went to De,nbina one
day last Week to hold a, term of court,
but found so little to Go that he re-
turned the same night.
Hanna has literary society, with
Editor Shepard. of the Moon as prosi-
dent. Unquestionably the right man
in the right place.
| The Missouri 4 Moose River Valley
Stock association was organized at
Minot last week in the interest of local
stock raisers.
| Citizens in the vicinity Of Adrian,
Stutsman county, petition the authors
ties to extend the stage between Mont
pelicr and jamestown to Adrian. thus
improving the mail service.
Judge Dorval dismissed the cases
against the Langdon druggists for VIC
lating the prohibition law, on the
ground that the petition did not de-
mand that the permits be cancelled.
w. G.. Taylor, a H;llsboro man in the.
Klondike, writes an interesting letter
to the Banner, but doesn't paint Il very
glowing picture OF the country up that
way.
A Scandinavian minister from Min
nesota has been looking over the coun-
| try about Minot with a view to bring
ing out colony of about fifty families
In the spring.
Some Grand Forks ice dealers have
been cutting ice below the sewers in
that city and selling it to consumers,
and harsh measure will be taken with
the offenders.
Walsh county has 691O children OF
school age 1916 boys and 3,403 girls;
an increase during the year '9S OF
only tifty-four, making Walsh the
third county in the state.
The curfew hell in Lallota is some
times taken for the fire bell, and citl-
Gems want the old thing stopped. The
need of q curfew i'll North Dakota
town is one of the mysteries.
Henry Echbach, a laboring man, was
found dead in bed at the home OF
Caledonia, Trail county. farmer. last
week. The coroncr's jury decided that
he came to his death through natural
causes.
The Northwestern Telephone En-
change company will extend their long
distance lines next spring north to
Leeds, south to Cakes and west to
Manlan. A line will also be built
from Cooperstown from Sanborn.
The members of the constitutional
convention association are planning an
excursion to be held next summer. n
trip to the Yellowstone Park and an
other down the great lakes are both
dnder discussion.
Mr.. McEwen of Tyner was in Wal
MALTA the other day with the carcasses
IF two elk, one of which had a magniti-
sent pair of antlers, and a small rett
deer. He secured them on the first
mountain north of Wang.
Adjt. Gen. Miller announces that the
arms for the three new militia compa-
mics have been ordered, but, owing to
some ullaceountable delay, have not
yet been received. AS soon as they ar
rive they will be forwarded to the new
companies.
Fireman William Oliphant, Of the
500, accidentally fell from his engine at
the water tank near Portal, a few days
ago while taking water. He struck
the frozen ground and was picked I'M
conscious. His condition is regarded
as critical.
A new state bank is to be started at
Kindred. Cass county. with John Ru-
stad as president and Max Strehlow as
vice president. Kindred is one of the
oldest settled and wealthiest parts of
the county. The gentlemen named are
progressive residents of that city
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Shumway of
Oberon, RECENTLY lost two children
who died of membraneous Group with
in fortyeight hours of each other.
This disease has caused many deaths
in that portion of the state. and the
Oberon school has been closed for
time.
The Great Northern railroad is UNI
loading steel for a new bridge across
Big Mary's coulie, west of Des Laos,
Ward county. 1t will be 400 feet high
In the highest place ard will cost $50
700. Work is not quite completed OH
| the big bridge west of MinOt Its total