Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-08
oberon is 10 have a pool and billiard

Harvey.
Mcintosh had two fires in one day
last week.
1t is rumored that Lisbon is to have
new hotel.
The brewing agencies are enjoined
at Mandan
District court will convene ut Lang
don Feb -.
Brother & Co. will open new drug
store at Bottineau.
There are number of cases of pneu-
monia at Glendale.
The Portland State Bank will erect
new building i'll the spring.
Blackleg has proved fatal to several
cattle on the Missouri slope.
A farmers institute Will be held at
Park River Feb. Is and Ii.
The Hotel Northern of Hunter is to
be equipped With electric fans.
]. Howard Bell will build on his
property in Cando next summer.
William Hood of Grandin had a leg
broken in runaway last week.
The Scandinavian Lutheran society
of Lakota will erect new church.
Minnewaukan donates the site for
the new Benson county court house.
Complaint is made as to inadequate
mail service between Aneta and Lee.
Curling is occupying considerable of
the time of the Crystal Lake sports.
The founda ton is being laid for S.
II. Joseph's ncmI brick hotel in Cando.
A new postohice. named Banner, has
been established in Grand Forks couh-
ty.
The Methodists of Langdon have
subscribed S1135 to lift the church
debt
Several new boats will be placed On
the waters Of Spiritwood lake this
year.
| A number of persons have been ar
rested for Illegal fishing in Bottineau
county.
Owing to the mild weather. Caring
| ton abandons the idea of having an ice
palace.
A fine new bell has just been hung
| in the tower of the Catholic church ut
| Odessa.
| John Cameron. aged forty-tive. died
ut Park River, of inflammation of the
| bowels.
Minnewaukon will vote Oh the cues
| ton Of issuing $4,000 bonds for a new
school building.
| 1t is reported that the horses around
McHerry, and other points along the
| 500, have CHAMBERS.
| William Fleming of Bottineau has
| three dogs which have killed eleven
wolves and three foxes this winter.
Peter Konia, living near jamestown,
died from appendicitis. an operation
was performed. but it failed to relieve
him.
John Peterson of Bismarck suggests
that the boys Of the Eighth army corps
get together and erect monument to
Gen. Lawton.
The Warfield Electric company Of
Bemidji will double the capacity of
the local plant. A new boiler and en-
CINE has been ordered.
Sargent county has about $4,000 out
standing in personal property tax
judgments, and collection will be en-.
forced wherever possible.
The difficulty between Sheriff Lamb
and the Ramsey county commissioners
has been settled, and the money due to
the county has been paid over.
A movement is under way to estab-
lish home for friendless children in
Fargo. Col. Morton will donate a lot,
if $1,000 can be raised for the building.
Bottineau is in much better shape
than last year to care for immigrants.
There are more and better hotels, res
taurants and accommodations of every
kind.
In a quarrel in a pool room at Mino,
over a money matter, Il. G. Parker Sc
verely stabbed George Custer in the
neck and back of the head. Parker is
under arrest.
Reports Of very successful farmers
institutes come in from various coun-
ties. The interest taken in these gath
erings will result in better crops and
better conditions generally.
Edgar Anderson, cashier of the
Farmers bank at Crazy, Ramsey coun-
ty, has been arrested, charged with
grand larceny. Two certificates of de-
post are alleged to be missing.
The Roseau Lake ditch case. in Cav
alier county, which babe fair to rival
in notoriety the famous Jones county
calf case in Iowa, has at last been set
tied. The ditch will be opened, and
will stay open.
Rev. E. G. Dobson of Park River
goes to Great Falls, Mont. having
been called by the Episcopal parish
there. The parish pays salary of
$1,000 annually. and the church is a
large one.
1t is reported that there was a short
age of wheat in the st. Anthony 4 Da-
kota elevator at Rolla, and the agent
was suspended while the wheat was
measured up. The measure being all
right, the agent was reinstated.
Magnus Magunsson. while being OPP.
Grated upon in the hospital at Park
River, died while under the influence
of chlorof0rm. The coroners jury as
cribed the death to heart failure and
completely exonerated the physicians
who conducted the operation
The coroners jury in the case of
Gustaye Volrath of Neche. returned a
verdict Of suicide although some diff