Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-04-13

Oh April 18th.
Sargent county will pay two-cent
gopher bounty.
There are 29O scholars in the Fort
Totten Indian school.
The Dickinson Brick company are
turning out 10000 brick day.
| G. E. Murray is the new agent of the
Monarch elevator at Sheldon.
Postmaster Thompson has taken
charge of the Dickinson office.
Dickey county will build new
bridge over the James river this spring.
A Brotherhood of American Yeoman
lodge is being instituted at Wahpeton.
Senator McGillivray has assumed
charge Of the Bismarck land office, as
register. ...
There will be meeting of the insur-
ance adjusters of the state at Fargo
next week.
| Jos. Novak, an Iowa farmer, has
bought $4,000 worth Of land in Walsh
county.
The people of Hurricane Lake. Tow
ner county, have been indulging in a
mad dog scare.
A creamery company has been incor-
porated at New Salem with a capital
of $4,000.
The new Valley City State Bank
part of the state.
One hundred and fifty new settlers
will make their headquarters at Bis
bee, Towner county.
| 1t is safe estimate that over $4,000
immigrants will find homes in North
Dakota this year.
Over 100000 bushels of wheat have
been marketed at the farmers elevator
at Roland this season.
I! Judge Young has purchased the An
heier residence in Fargo and viii make
his residence in that city.
Andrew Cowdrey of Cooperstown,
while driving cattle, was thrown from
his horse and broke his leg.
Two new school buildings will be
constructed for the Indians on the res
ervation at Devils Lake.
A Fraternal Union of America lodge
has been organized at Wahpeton. Prof.
Cameron is head push.
Dickey county farmers are agitating
the question of establishing a sugar
beet factory at Cakes.
J. Flanagan has been appointed as
sistant to Roadmaster Fletcher be-
tween jamestown and Mandan.
J. J. March, formerly carpenter and
blind pig spotter at Fargo, writes that
he has cleaned up 10000 in the Klon-
dixie.
The Agricultural College will distri-
butte sugar beet seeds to farmers de-
string to experiment with sugar beet
growing. -
Il. p Wells of jamestown has been
appointed one Of the committee to
draft resolutions for the national sound
money league.
George Hunt, hired man of Herbert
Church at Cooperstown, stole $50 in
cash and $500 in notes and left for
parts unknown.
j. D. Moulder of Fargo. one of the
new members of the penitentiary
board, has been dangerously ill, but is
expected to recover.
The stock growers of Mclean. Ward
and Williams counties meet at Minot
to organize the Mouse River Stock AS
ISOLATION, for mutual benefit.
Richard Sykes of Manchester, Eng,
has returned to the state and expects
to dispose of the $4,000 acres of land
he still holds in the Jim River valley.
The Masonic temple in Fargo is as
Sured. Subscriptions for the $25, 900
bonds have been assured and bids have
been advertised for to be ready May 2.
Bishop S. G. Edsall will pay his first
visit to Pembina on April both, and
will remain over the following Sunday
for the purpose OF administering con-
firmation.
Under the new sewer law passed at
the last session, it is likely that a COM
plete system of sanitary and drainage
sewers will be built in the city Of
Wahpeton.
Mr.. Alexander Ireland, one of Cava-
lier county's Oldest and most respected
citizens, died at the home of his niece
in Walhalla. The cause Of his death
was consumption.
Bids have been advertised for the
erection Of a four-room brick school
building to be erected at Glasston,
Pembina county. 1t will be one Of the
finest in the state.
The G. n. has issued orders to all sta
ton agents to move out Of the depots
and not use them for dwelling houses.
and not use them for dwelling houses
after the first Of May.
Carl Rudd of Fargo, the alleged be-
trayer of Josephine Bake. who at
tempted suicide with carbolic acid, has
skipped the town, Il day or two before
he was to have married the girl.
Cass county is talking county fair.
Seeding will be late through the state
this year. With the best conditions,
none can be done several weeks yet.
Valley farmers have been unable to do
any spring farm work yet.
The Farmers Mill and Grain Com
pany of Nilnor have recently incor
porated with capital Of $4,000 and
will at once proceed with the erection
of mill and elevator at that place.
Daniel Harrington. who plead guilty
to a charge af assault by shooting in
an attempt to commit robbery at Hills