Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-04-12
The new bank at Napoleon has COM


Harvey, on the 500, has put in a new
chemical fire eXtinguisher..
Valley City will vote on the PROPOSE
ton to establish 4 public library.
Several Wahpeton people are prepar-
ing to attend, the Paris exposition,
The postotfice ut Sheldon was en-
tered in the night and some $500 tax
Ell.
Richland county requires sixteen CEN
sus enumeratcrs. All are appointed
but one.
The annual fair of Southern Walsh
county will be held in Mimic on July
3. 4 and 5.
The advance guard of a number OF
A[innesotians have arrived to settle IN
Oliver county
Daily passenger train service is soon
to be resumed OH the jamestown Il
Southwestern.
The officers of the Valley City State
Bank have applied for charter for a
national bank.
There is talk of organizing a stock
company to prospect for oil in the
Mouse River valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Holbrook Of.
Rugby celebrated the fiftieth anniver-
sary of their wedding.
The survey plats for the Fort Ste
venson reservation have been received
at the Bismarck land Office.
The Northern Pacific is paying OF
tax certificates against lands in Suits
man county. to clear the records.
Edgely has board of trade, and that
body is just now devoting it's energies
In support Of the tracing circuit prop
osition.
Sheriff Farrow of Pembina county
got mixed UP with runaway near
Hamilton, and lost several chunks of
epidermis.
The Northern Pacific has decided to
stop leasing hay lands The lands will
be placed on the market at a reason
able price
d. Hadigan, a Great Northern brake
man. slipped and fell under train at
st. Thomas. and his hand was severed
at the wrist.
Capt. James Ulio Of the Second in
lantry, has been detailed by the gov
eminent as military instructor at the
agricultural college.
The time for receiving bids for build
ing the Benson county court house has
been extended by the county commits
sioners to April %.
Supt. Andy Laughlin. Of the census
bureau, has received $500 pounds of
census blanks for use in the work of
enm.erating in this state.
While loading cartridges, Albert &.
Beers accidentally struck one with a
hammer. causing an exposing which
resulted in the loss of an eye.
A little prairie fire in Emmons county
last week gave the residents there an
opportunity to Timber up their joints
preparatory to spring work.
John McCabe. the man who was Sc
verely burned while building a fire in
the roundhouse at Williston has been
sent to the hospital at Grand Forks.
Willie making a coupling on an i'm
migrant train at Glendale. Conductor
John TomDkins was caught between
the cars and had a collar bone broken.
The prospects of the 500 building
through Barnes county raised the price
of farm lands. in some instances, to
double the figure at which they We're
held before.
August Milbrandt, a prosperous Ger
nAn farmer in Sargent county, went
insane over the Boer war. He tele-
graphed President Mckinley to stop
the war at once.
The man named Smith. who was re-
ported to have small pox at Langdon
and created such a scare, has develop
ed a case of measles, and the excite
ment has subsidized.
Mic Schmid of Dickey. LaMoure
county. died from the effects of the
kick of horse. He was one of the
best known and most popular men i'll
that section of the state.
The authorities of Burleigh county
who are investigating the Stark MUIR
der case, have found the revolver Sc
creted by Ira Jenkins, and of which he
at first denied all knowledge.
I. ]. Oliver of Ransom county. Just
back from a trip to Indiana. says sew
eral thousand American farmers there
are preparing to Migrate and seek
cheap lands in North Dakota.
A party of serenaders thought they
would have some fun with a newly
Neuueu olutSllldu county HAL. Tie
came out with loaded shot gun and
made them hustle away y. d. q.
Oliver Dusocher. man from Onta-
rio. has bought 1000 acres Of farm
lands near Toilette, Pembina county,
and will send colony of French FAM
lilies from Canada to cultivate it,
Some Of the enterprising merchants
at Williston have put in soda fount-
aims. and. in the absence of other bev-
erages, the boys will cultivate the
taste of soda water this summer.
Gavin Ross. n farmer living just
acrcss the boundary near Emerson.
was killed last week by falling from
his sled. striking his head on the hard
ground and fracturing his skull.
George Garbutt. who recently opened
the bottling works at Grafton, is max
ing arrangements to have water
shipped from the Walhalla springs to
use in the manufacture of his goods.
While returning from Armenia, where