Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-15
IN NORTH DAKOTA

8. WVAieS are becoming numerous in
the vicinity of McHenry.
The Portland State bank will cree,
new building in the spring.
Glendale has Conversation club.
Ut course it is composed Of ladies'.
The enrolment in the Normal de.
partment at Valley City is now 1853.
Herman Wcntzel, prominent young
man of Glendale, died of consumption.
The foundation is being laid for S.
II. Joseph's new brick hotel at Cando.
Robert J. Staley, an ex-spotter, was
arrested at Courtenay for boot-legging.
The law firm Of Bangs & Guthrie of
Grand Forks has dissolved partner
ship.
The First. State bank of Bowbells
opened it's doors for business last
week.
A fine new bell has Just been hung
in the tower Of the Catholic church
at Odessa.
Three brick blocks are among the
improvements to be built at Dickinson
in the spring.
Dave Ruby Of Cavalier was recently
Oh in runaway.
Polikarp G. Dinger of Lidgerwood
and Morgan D. Kinney of Leonard are
recent SIS pensioners.
The people of Harvey are congratu-
lating themselves over the establish
ment of a machine shop.
The Chinese cases are on at Fargo,
and all Mongolia will await the result
In breathless expectancy.
The new hotel building at Binford,
Griggs coutny, will shortly be opened
by the proprietor, NJ Ness.
Be sides the court house to be built
at Minnewaukan, a $4,000 school
house is also contemplated.
John Sommers was sentenced to Jail
and fired 500 at Darlington for steal
Ing fax from Buchanan Il son.
"A fire starting from a feed cooker in
rhos. Devarey's hog barn near Neche,
eremated twenty-four fine hogs.
Edonia Merchant secured verdict
If $500 against Michael Pielke in Wah-
keton for malicious prosecution.
The block where the Jail now stands
has been selected for the site of the
Jew court house at Minnewaukan.
Hardware men are preparing for
their ANIMAL convention, which meets
:his year in Fargo, Feb. q and %.
The 500 has paid it's Logan county
lakes. The amount was $4,66S.S2. All
Logan county warrants are now cash.
The business men of ;Neche are con-
templating the formation of a joint
stock company for erecting an opera
house.
1t is said when the new branch line
from Casselton to Dickey is built
town will be started just south OF
Buffalo.
The real estate business at Bottineau
has assumed large proportions and the
surrounding country is being, taken up
5y Settlers.
Two men arrived n Eottineau last
week from Bancroft Mich, to seek
and and reported tlA,t 100 more will
follow in the spring.
Judge Pollock made permanent his
krder directing Fargo's city treasurer
10 accept general taxes without special
Improvement assessments.
1t is feared that there will be short
soEnt Of the large amount disposed Of
% take advantage of the high prices
The kids at Grand Forks resort to
The depot waiting rooms after school to
have social cigarette. Hereafter
those caught in the act will be az
tested.
Some Of the business men Of Willis,
ton have resolved to hereafter conduct
business on a cash basis, having been
left in the lurch the past week by some
IF their good customers.
1t has cost the Great Northern
total of $13,3S6.63 for the accident to
little Bertha Sloniker of Melrose, who
WAS run down by a hand-car a yea1
hgo.
Two boys named Ten Brook and
Forte, ii and IL years respectively,
ian away from, their homes at Fort
Yates, and at last reports search for
them had proved unavailing.
Ed Evanson and half dozen others
we're in a wagon near Grafton. In at
tempting to cross the Great Northern
track one of the horses was killed.
None Of the people were injured.
A Dickey county man was called to
the stand as an expert witness to tell
# some goods seized by the sheriff on
raid was beer. After drinking few
BOTTLES he concluded it was.
The state board of university and
school lands has finished it's meeting
md adjourned. Bonds to the value of
10000 were purchased by the board,
Ind other routine business transacted.
Fosston had bad fire the other day.
1t was In the outskirts of the city, and
The building was occupied by the
fringe of society. The hose would not
reach that far and the citizens are not
sorry.
A. Sweeny, who was held at Bot
tineau on the charge Of having SNUG.
lied wheat across the line, has beer.
bound over to the United States court
1T Grand Forks, March 2, in 5000
bonds.
Hilliard & Merry Of Dickinson have
closed out the land of the mutton
sheep they have been feeding at the
Twin Cities. They fattened about
1000 sheep and the net average price