Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-07-06
NORTH DAKOTA

he has heard was frozen to death in
this state in 1897 or 1893. Anybody
having information will relieve the
family by forwarding it.
Two pairs of thoroughbred carrier
pigeons arrived at Bismarck this week,
being sent to Farmer Wallace by dis
tant relative in Delaware Gap, Pa.
The pigeons are the same as are used
in the government service, and are re-
ported to be very beautiful.
On the second call for bids, the con-
tract for the new Wahpeton sewer was
let to O'Neil & Son of Faribault Mimi,
for $27, 437 .5O1about $1,000 less than
the former lowest bid.
The Grand Harbor, Ramsey county,
school house was struck by lightning
and damaged to the extent of 500.
The report that there is small pox in
Devils Lake is mistake. No cases or
signs of any.
The jury in the DR.. Belyea case, at
Devils Lake, brought in a verdict Of
unlawfully procuring abortion. The
penalty is one year in Jail or from one
to three years in the penitentiary. The
verdict caused considerable surprise,
as it was expected that the jury would
disagree. DR.. Belyea was state SEN
ator from the Minot district prior to
his removal to Devils Lake, and is well
known in political circles in the north
ern half of the state. Attorney Gener-
al Cowan prosecuted the case.
The contract has been let to A. l.. Is
rael for the erection of roller mill at
Wishek for William Robb, 32X42 feet,
three stories high. Work will com
mence at once. Mr.. Robb is now max
ing arrangements for the mason work.
The mill will be great acquisition to
the new town as well as benefit to
the farmers.
The gross earnings Of the Northern
Pacific for the second week in June in
creased over $72 $40. The increase
since the first Of the fiscal year is ST.
71S,7S2.
Crescent Lodge of Rebekahs was in
stituteG at Glendale last week by
Grand Secretary Ina NJ. Bowers OF
Fargo, assisted by Mrs. Clint. Smith.
There were twenty-three charter men,
hers.
Theo. Bankard Of Adams, met with
an accident which will result in the
loss of his right eye. He was handling
a 1890 rifle, when the shell exploded,
part of the discharge entering his eye.
While shooting at cat, Jake Roller,
agent of the NJ. & N. Elevator comDa-
ny at Devils Lake, accidentally shot
Lawyer e. H. Hutchins with a shot
gun loaded with heavy shot. Hutchins
will lose one eye besides being other
wise injured. John Goozee also got
49, ~, ;e, ro+ 11y n.
jured.
Mandan is in for her share Of scan-
dals. Result, two wives and two hus-
bands missing.
Congressman Spalding has recently
secured an allowance for two extra
clerks in the Jamestown postoffice.
Odule Colletee has been appointed
postmaster at Oakland, Walsh county,
vice Alex Gagner, resigned.
1t is reported that barber named
Porter, who formerly worked in Hills
boro, is among those injured in the
New Richmond cyclone.
The fire brick burned in the Dickin-
son Fire Brick Works for the Mans
field Babcocll Cement works, has been
shipped to Grand Forks. These are
the first mercantile fire brick made in
the state.
Some twenty-five new buildings are
mi/: construction in Valley City and
more would be built if carpenters could
be secured.
Mai Edgar G. Robertson. quarter
master. has been ordered from New
York City to Bismarck, to assume
charge of the construction of the new
military post.
A young man at Williston has been
causing considerable embarrassment
and annoyance by being found in pos
session of a horse claimed to belong to
another fellow He will explain the
matter in the district court.
Mrs. George Bennett has brought
suit against the Modern WOodnen Of
Jamestown to recover $1,000 insur-
ance The lodge claims that the state
of the deceased's health was misrepre-
scented at the time the policy was ap-
Piled for.
The management of the Grand Forks
Midsummer Carnival are on the track
of some of the most novel and enter
tanning features ever introduced upon
occasions of that kind.
Maxwell the Youngest son of ]. D.
Wallace of Drayton, aged seven years,
fell and broke both bones of his left
arm recently.
After getting bids on a new high
school building, jamestown finds it
cannot get title to the ground, and the
stuff is off for this year.
Mrs. w. w. Hazlett Of Hope. Sis
tanned painful and serious injuries in
a runaway.
The st. Hilaire Lumber company is
putting in a lumber yard at Grafton.
The Orangemen of Pembina county
will hold picnic at Carlisle July -.
Filings continue to pour into the Bis
marck land office at the rate of from
thirty to forty per day.
Donahue & Hoffman got the contract
for the erection of the buildings at the
Bismarck military post for $34 ,O1S. w.
f. Porter Minneapolis firm, puts in
the heating plant for $2,294. and the
Dwyer Plumbing company of ST. Paul,
smaller heating plant for $S25, and
also the plumbing for S2,4S5.