Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-10-12
NORTH DAKOTA

George Guyer. at Minnewauian, fell
nto IL we'll and broke his leg.
The city restaurant" at Harvey is be-
ng remodellcd and enlarged.
Joe HauSsler is building himself IL
inc new residence at Harvey.
Walhalla'S -four mill is the oldest in
he state. 1t was built in 1872.
\ 500 ST. Bernard do" was poisoned
1T jamestown by some scoun'lel.
Mantan will soon have electric lights
lie franchise having been granted.
Hopes big. tall flag pole went down
Turing the recent enthusiastic breeze.
The Great Northern will erect Il new
platform opposite the depot at Bath.
gate.
Louis III. Sandforil of WyndMere gets
his pension raised from Sl7 to $24 per
month.
The contract for Harvey'S new school
house has been awarded for the sum OF
SG.953.
4 steam heating plant has recently
been added to the Merchants hotel ut
;raftOn.
Contractors at Valley City are offer
ing So per day for good stone or brick
naSOnS. ''.'
Th"cShng is completed in some parts
If the state and fall blowing has COM
mencrd.
Cranes are reported so thick around
Creary that they are eating up the
wheat crGp.
Prairie chickens are so thick in the
vicinity of Maza that they Interfere
with blowing.
George f. Dale was arrested at Gran-
lin on the charge of selling liquor in
violation of law.
ThfcShin@. in Cavalier county is al
most completed. several rigs having al
ready pulled out.
iurvryiS CROWN" rapidly this fall.
William Elliott. IL prominent resident
If Devils Lake. is dead
The wheat crop around MlZl. not in
Guiding the hail district. is averaging
seventeen bushels to the acre.
Howard Thomas of DrScoll lost some
| twenty tons OF hay while Il neighbor
backtircd about his place.
Highway robbers are reported rs
caught at Nechc. after operating in
that vicinity for some time.
| Edinb,lrg now has IL school library Of
over 300 volumes. and it is thrown open
to the people of the district
| At Il special election in Courtenay
last week it was vcled to bend the dis
trict for Il new school house.
| The new Woodman's hall at Monan-
go will he formally dedicated Oct 20.
with Il grand ball and banquet.
Braddock expects to ship this season
over 100 car loads of cattle. Pretty
good showing for til" young city.
Rev. j. j. Davy has been retained as
pastor OF the Congregational church ut
Hope. where Ii" has made {, success.
Miss Louise Wintercr nj Valley City
will attend the University of Colorado
ut Denver and will take 4 course in
law.
Judge Green of Valley City has sold
his SEllcrr farm to three Virginia
farmers for the handsome sum of ST.
| 500.
| Tic Mrrritield- Bal cock works at Mil
ton will soon be supplied with an elec-
trio light plant Water will be used fol
Dower.
Thomas ODonnell Of Milwaukee.
Wis. has been appointed engineer at
the Fort 'lOtten Indian school in North
Dakota.
Frank Dag%. who used to live south
of Wheatland died at I'ayette. Idaho.
Wednesday. of inflammation OF the
stomach.
The AIoorhead Brick Manufacturing
company has been organized. AMI will
be ready to manufacture brick early
next spring.
Bergman \ Briedfjord'> store at Gar
uar. Cavalier county. was broken into
one night last Week and !; quantity Of
clothing stolen.
The union tailors of Fargo have pro-
mulgated Il new wage scale. and all
union tailCrS and t.,lorS' employees I'M
mediately signed it.
Albert l.. Stickney OF Grand Forks
was bound over to the United States
grand jury in the sum of $500 for
forging Il poslotfice order
| Dcnald A. Beatun of Hamilton. who
enlisted under age WITHOUT his parents
CONSENT. has been discharged ut San
Francisco. where he w:lS held as Il pris-
oner.
| The geese are expecting to arrive i'll
the northern part of the state. and
some good bags are reported. There IS
no hunting quite so Sportive as goose
hunting
Valley City BOASTS OF Il fine tennis
court and predicts Il lively tournament
for this fail. North Dakota has Il large.
number of good tennis players. and
some fast games should he the result
of Il tournament.
\ branch of the Northwestern Build
ing and Loan association of Fargo was
organized in CGurtenay last week. III.
n. Tucker was elected president: DIR.
4. w. Macdonald vice president: III. 5.
Iulsrud. secretary and treasurer.
1t is reported thar New York parties
hold an option on all the Northern Pa
citic lands in StutSman county. which
option expired early in September. ana
that another syndicate is forming ana
has secured an option on the same
lands.
y cigarette tiend and his coffin nal''
set fire tna setting of wheat stacks be-
longing to f. l.. Pond of Bur. \ hard
fi~ht WAS SIttaSSful1v made IN save rho