Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21
NORTH DAKOTA

lrnyton has been made a presiden-
tial postotfice.
Grand Forks is after IL Wholesale
dry goods house.
Cavalier county farmers are busy
marketing wheat.
The new machinery for the Mimic
mill is on the way.
The city council of Forest City $
building Il fire hall.
Three New RcckforditcS have gone
to Norway for wives.
New Rockford is to have Il mann
moth Christmas tree.
W. J. Hammer has been appointed
postmaster at Jessie.
Valley City's roller skating rink is
now running full blast
Somebody says that peach trees are
in bloom in Steele county.
Bishop Edsall is conducting meetings
i'll jamestown and vicinity.
y Valley City man is still feeding
fifty turkeys for Christmas.
Mrs. Freddie Bartholomew of Bis
marck is at Hot Springs. Ark.
McHenIy will have Il postottice and
receive daily mail about Jan. 1.
The boys of Company II of James
town are preparing to reorganize.
\ Minneapolis wholesaler has or
deled 300 sacks of Drayton flour.
An excursion train took ninety seven
| land seekers to BoWbellS last week.
| Horse dealers of the Missouri slope
say there is Il great demand for draft
| horses.
y young man at Portal had one OF
his feet badly crushed while nlightng
from a train.
Some OF the farmers in the vicinity
of Grafton are questioning the validity
of the hero! law.
| II. b. Wood of jamestown w:lS hahl,
injured by a fall from his horse while
| hunting near MedOra.
Valley City people are enjoying Tn"
prevailing prosperity and are making
numerous improvements.
| Wolves are getting so thick in G.iygS
county that parents will not risk send
ing their children to school alone
The small daughter of Fred Bailey of
Northwood died from the effects Of
having swallowed carbolic acid.
The NJ. Il n. elevator at Penn was
destroyed by fire. and only by hard
work was adjoining property saved.
AT Mandan thieves are reported to
be breaking into freight cars and til.
freight depot and rifling the contents.
a stranger named Hawley from Mon
tana was struck by a train at AIinc
and had Il leg arm and colarbona
broken.
Wolf scalps are worth 81 apiece in
Stustman county. and the farmers an,
reapng Il rich harvest as wolves are
plentiful.
Lewis Press of HnnkinSon was ter
ribly burned while attempting to light
Il gasoline street lamp. which had be
gun to leak.
Some unknown contagious disease is
spreading among cattle in the vicinity
of Mandan. Mrs. Creighton lost four
head last week.
Three car loads of land seekers wel.
unloaded ut Kenmare last week. anc
the majority are expected to file Oh
land before leaving.
D. w. McCanna sold his cattle at n
high price in the Chicago market. ana
thinks Towner county is Il good place
to make the coin.
Harry Hart. Drayton's chief of DO
lice, ran Il nail into his foot the other
day. and the wrongdoers. if there are
any. can give him the merry ha-ha fol
a few days.
Mrs. Strong of Lisbon presents the
city council of that place Il bill of
: $1,000 for alleged damages. claimin.
to have been injured by falling on 4
defective sidewalk.
The Dawson roller mill is now under
full operation and ready to take care of
any and all kinds of business. The
mill has been thoroughly oTerhauled
and fitted with new machinery.
Company G of VALLEY City held q
meeting last week. and will reorganizt
under the general law for the reorgan
ization Of the militia. 1t is probable
that nearly all of the older members
of the company will join.
William Noble ten-year-old boy Al
Knox. was shot and instantly killed b,
Andrew Anderson. who was cleanin.
a gun and forgot there was Il cartridg,
| Ill NllC DiIItl llp weapon was dis
charged, killing Noble instantly.
Miss Olive Saunders of Oberou wnil
to -Abercrombie with the assurunc,
that she had the principalship of til,
village schools. and found upon her ar
rival that Il man teacher was NOR,
preferab bic to the school board. and on,
had been hired.
The desirability of North Dakota rea
estate rs an investment is proven b,
the eagerness of buyers at tax sale:
this year. At Dickinson about $500;
worth of certificates We're bought in q
the sale. the Northern Pacific buyin:
$3.50 worth.
A petition will he presented to .JuLy,
ilaspell asking that Il jury be called a
the January term of court in Stutsmal
county. The request is made by abou
thirty residents in the northwestern,
part of the county, living near Win
bledon. Courtenay and Spiritwoo,
Lake.
Mayvillc business men who wer,
} burned out by. the recent fire are bust
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