Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-12-21
Gladstone has organized an enforce

dead last week from heart disease.
Milton is to have another reservoir
for storing water for fire protection.
The poles and wires are being erect
ed for the electric light plant at Dick
nSOn.
Miss Brown, Of the Wahpeton tele-
phone exchange, has removed 10 Bis
marck
Charles Adler. the we'll known Lallo-
tam has decided to remove to Mime
apolS.
Fargo people are working to raise
funds for the endowment of Il Fargo
College
Ed II. Skies. formerly of Minot. has
| Gated ut Stanley. and is the pos;mas-
ter there.
Railroad laborerS uuarreled ut Blu
ford. and one dug Il hole in the others
scalp With Il spade.
y disease, resembling pinkeye. pre-
walls among horses in the vicinity of
Kuhn. LaMoure county.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dinsnore of La
Kota celebrated the tiftieth anniversary
of their wedding last week.
Clark South. living two miles north
west of Armenia. lost his barn and con-
tents by fire last week.
Fcurteen-year-old Albert Peterson of
Towner. accidentally shot himself i'll
the leg while rabbit hunting.
4 collarette. stolen in Minneapolis.
was found in the possession of girl
in Il Wahpeton house of ill-famc.
Walhalla people who lost in the re-
cent fire will rebuild. some of them
this winter. and the rest i'll the spring.
The fire at Devils Lake. which de-
stroyed the big mill. convinced the cit
zenS that better fire protection is need
I'd.
Park River is to have u public read
ing room in the city hall. the free use
of the hall being granted by the ciry
council.
Thieves entered the Healy house. Ola
The much contested HeaIyFurman
claim. in Rchland county. and swiped
the outfit.
\ Buffalo. man recently received IL
package the contents of which We're
druggcd. and somebody is likely 10 get
into trouble
There is Il lawsuit at Park River
over the possession of the funds raised
by the ladies of Pleasant Valley lu-
theran church.
James Thomson sold his machinery
business at Cavalier to Neil Thomson.
and William Kraft sold his livery bust
ness to Al Sweet.
Sheriff Parker of Townel county. in
terrupted Il poker game in Cando the
other night. and gathered i'll the pro-
prietor and Il lot of chips.
William Collins of Fargo was killed
Monday at Jessie He was working on
an elevator there when he fell some
forty feet and was killed.
A large mountain lion was killed
near Nesson. Williams county. last
week. They have been creating havoc
among cattle herds i'll that section.
AL Martin. Il resident Of Williston.
while arguing With a young cowboy i'll
regard to some money matters. was
stabbed and dangerously wounded.
The criminal is still at large.
Chaffee people are busy settling UP
insurance on the recent fire losses. and
it has not been fully determined whetll-
er the town will move or not.
Lieut.. Tharaldson of Grafton seems
to have the hearty support of large
number of the Walsh county people IN
his contest for the postotfice.
On complaint Of John Iyar. REM
Pellerin of Cavalier was arrested and
bound over to the district court on the
charge of adultery with Mrs. 1yar.
Devils Lake people are congratulate
ing themselves over the fact that the
Northwestern Telephone company will
! extend it's wires to that city next year.
| C. A. Edwards of Courtenay was
held to the district court for violating
the prohibition law. Witnesses testl-
fed that they took liquor in his barn,
and paid for it by laying money on top
of the leg.
Guy Martin of Buford. who was sen
fenced to the state prison from Wills
ton last March for Il term OF fifteen
months. has, through the influence OF
friends. been pardoned by the govern
or. and has returned nome.
1t is reporte,! that farmers and
ranchmen in the vicinity of jamestown
are bringing in Il good many wolf
scalps. on which they secure a bounty
from the county of 81 and the same
amcunt from the state.
The Mandan Electric Light company
organized this week. with the follow
ing officers, H. II. Lyon. president; %.
A. Hughes. vice president: X. NJ. Tut
tie, secretary and treasurer. The au-
thorZel capital of the concern is go
900.
In Howbclls. Postmaster Lesh VIII
erect. Il two-story building 24x3o. J.
Peterson will erect Il large hardware
and implement store building in the
spring. and an Eastern capitalist Will
erect a buildiH" and open Il bank in
the spring.
The residents of Morgan township,
Trail county. are contemplating build
ing Il three-story graded school build
ing. to be located in the center OF the
town. thereby providing instruction
for their advanced students instead OF
sending them to surrounding towns.
A Great Northern engineer had a
thrilling experience near Knox. Inc
coupling between the engine and a long
string of freight cars broke. 1t was on
d down GRADE and for q minute it