Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-24
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Hunter has a photographer.
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Grand Forks is to have new Dand
stand.
Prof. Ruin has been re-engaged at
the Hunter schools.
The postoffice at Hope has been re-
painted and new fixtures added.
States Attorney Blackwell of La
NIoure is to erect a fine brick block.
]. a. Buchanan of Stutsman county
has planted $50 acres of corn.
The originator of Roots addition to
Walpeton was Killed in runaway at
Elizabeth City, \. C.
Mayor Brown ordered the chief OF
police to close up the Devils Lake
blind pigs and keep them closed.
Darlington has a man named fear
body who is said to be an invennVe
genius.
A bridge mile north of V. c.. Oh
the 500. was burned, but no delay
occurred in traffic.
The Cavalier branch of the Great
Northern may be extended to Walhal-
Ia.
G.. C.. Peterson. q farmer near Key
nolds. has all kinds of fruit trees III
bloom.
A band has been organized at Hank
insOn. and now a base ball team Is
wanted.
Farmers say the season is so early
this year that some harvesting VIII dc
done by Jury q.
Grand Forkers are kicking on the
way some kids are permitted to run
wild around town.
Mrs. John Larson was struck by a
Valley City delivery wagon and prob
ably fatally injured.
O. NJ. Hatcher formerly of Hankln-
son. was confined at the small poN de-
tention hospital at Winnipeg.
The Few settlers who are coming
into Logan county will go extensively
into cattle ind sheep raising.
At mass meeting held in Glendale
$500 was collected for the India fam
inc sufferers.
Contractor Mcdonald is reported to
have flunked on the NIinnewaukan
court house Job, and new bids Will be
| called for.
The barn and blacksmith shop OF
Peter Arndt at Wimbledon was de-
stroyed by fire. A kid and some
matches started the fun.
Hamilton has a tree that cost the
city 500. 1t is the only one OF Il
large number that lived. and is said
! to be worth about % cents.
| Peddlers are unpopular in the north
ern part of the state. as the recent
small pox cases are thought to nave
been introduced by them.
Bob Milton. the Wahpeton hotel
man. has developed into a poet. His
worst enemy will admit that Bob's
| dinners are better than his rhyme.
| If the Northern Pacific extends the
]. q \. to Dunseith from Leeds it Is
said OberOn is to be made Il division
| point.
| Devils Lake will hold special cleo
+, ton June 9 to vote on the proposition
{, to bond the town for $4,000 for city
hall.
/ 1t is said that S. f. Ellsworth of
Jamestown has withdrawn from the
| judicial race in favor of Bartlett OF
! Griggs county.
REV. Frederick Mooney. rector Of
the Episcopal church at Fargo, has
accepted call from Brainerd, and
will leave for that place Aug. l.
The burning of the 500 trestle near
Valley City made trouble for the tele-
phone company, whose wires went
down with the bridge.
William Cruff of Lucea is said to be
a candidate for clerk of courts in
Barnes county. He is one of the best
fellows on the map, and an old SOL
dier.
Cal Newcomb of Oberon spent about
two weeks hunting and trapping on
the Sheyenne and was rewarded with
$40 muskrats. five mink and one pole
! cat
A Darlington man traded a couple
Of dogs to some emigrants for a
young monkey. The monkey is very
sn all one. about the size of gopher,
and is full of amusing tricks.
The Northern Pacific artesan well
at McHenry is now down over 100
feet. The probability is that they will
have to 80 about 1900 feet before
they can get water. as they are al
ready in rock.
Veterinarian Moore vaccinated 45O
head of cattle in one herd at Medina.
A. E. Vrooman of Arthur is enthusi-
astic over the automobile system, and
wants to put in a lire between Hunt
er and Fargo. to make the round trip
daily. He will get one large enough
to carry twelve passengers.
]. w. Balch of jamestown has
eighty acres of corn growing near
that city which he is protecting from
gophers by putting out poison. The
corn will be cultivated the same as in
Illinois or Iowa. He says that. with
the right kind Of cultivation. it vol
stand dry weather better than oats
or barley.
Glen Farnham and Frank Eiske Of
Darlington. were experimenting with
the contents Of bottle filed with
powder. when spark. probably from
nearby fire. ignited the powder and
caused an explosion. Farnham, who
was holding the bottle, had ene.of his
hands severely cut and received sever
al wounds about the face. Eiske was
painfully burned about the face.
| Bids have been submitted to the
duartermaster of the Department of
| Dakota for the TRANSFORMATION Of