Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-03-08
The masquerade ball at Jamestown

Wheatland people are still bordering
over the origin of the recent fire.
| 4 mild form of humps is prevalei,l
among the school children at Bismarck
When man acquires jag at James
town they call it unmasked wicked
ness.
MaIuan may use the old school build
ing for city hall and fire department.
headquarters.
| a petition is being circulated at
F! Perth for the appointment of Rev. j..
r., b. Monroe Us postmaster.
L. Cunningham of Stutsman county
has sold his place and purchased am
other in Southern Michigan.
| John Woou. Ole Orvik, q. Il. Lamb:
and Frank NierhuS will represent.
| Michigan City on the Nelson county
grand jury.
Mr. and Mes. c. Il. Carroll OF Tower
City. who hove been on an extended
trip 10 Nova Scotia. have returned to-
their home.
1t is said badge Roses legal practice
at jamestown is so profitable that liz
could not afford to become Il candidate.
lor the judguship
| Agent Bingenleilncr. of Standing
Rock. is advertising for bids for fur
! nishng 445.Otn pounds Of gross beef
i'll May and june.
/ II. J. Laird of Perth raised 800 BUSH
els oil onions from one oa.i one-eighth
:lcres of land last year. from which he
will realize about $3.50.
The time for holding. the annual
town meetings in North Dakota has
been changed from the first to the sec
ond Tuesday in March. The date this
year falls on the 18th of the month.
| The board of Wells township. Wells
county. has appointed G. &. Weiland
us town clerk. to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal of II. o. Brew
stcr to Fargo. to assume charge of the
| Webster hotel.
| The old Sheridan house at Bismarck
| will close it's epoch in history on
March 2S, and some Of the Old-timers
are loath to see it, owing to the many
good old times experienced under that
l.oSl,it:lble roof.
Nick Reuter-. Il young man of twenty,
had an eye put out while reloading
gun shells ut his home, near Turtle
Lake. Physicians say the young man
is in danger of losing the sight Of the
other eye.
| r. p. Swanson of Harvey. who has
| for some time been visiting his old
home in Sweden, writes to his Wells
county friends that he has greatly i'm
proved in health and will return to the
land Of his adoption in a short time.
J 1.-The remains of John Herr, who died
at Casselman, have been inferred at
Harvey. Mr.. Herr was we'll known in
Wells and Mclean counties, having
been for a long time associated with
the firm of Lehr & Herr of Anamoose.
Rev. John Scott of Walhalla, who
died at the hospital in jamestown, was
one of the pioneer missionaries Of the
Northwest. He served in this capacity
for over nine years at different sta
lions in Manitoba. He was seventy
tive years old.
Rev. William Gillispie, pastor of
Greenwood Presbyterian church, has
just received 4 beautiful communion
set and baptismal bowl for use in the
church The set is Il present from
Mrs. G. q. Waters, a lady living in
I Baltimore, Md.
The directors Of the Devils Lake
! Chautauqua are laying plans for big
business the coming season. They
have in contemplation an invitation to
Admiral Dewey, and strong effort
( will be made to secure the presence Of
this distinguished gentleman.
AS an evidence of the prosperity Of
North Dakotas financial institutions,
the Bank OF New Rockford has re-
| Gently remodeled and thoroughly
equipped it's office space with the lat
est appliances Tor the convenience OF
customers. Antique oak with marble
, trimmings prevails.
A number of horsemen who have
been in the western portion Of the
state for the purpose of securing
horses, report that animals have al
most doubled in price since last year.
Ranchmen do not care to sell, even at
I present prices, as they believe that the
demand will force prices still higher
A committee of six of Ellendales
best citizens have signed and issued a
manifesto warning all residents of that
burg that if they indulge in any Of the
practices coming under the prohlbitOry
laws they will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent Of the law in such case
made and provided, even if it brings
on another war.
The members of ST. Joseph's church
choir at Mandan will give an instru-
mental and vocal concert on the 18th
of March. st. Patrick's Day. Father
Clemens, o. S. B., the eminent Catholic
divine Of Bismarck, will lecture on
''rhc Life and Times of ST Patrick,
the Apostle of the Irish Race
Cooperstown checker experts will.
metaphorically speaking, put OH the
gloves with Jamestown players in a
series OF games to be played by postal
cards This reminds us of the French
duel which was fought With axes. the
contestants being placed fifty feet
apart.
The young boys at Portland haze
made an ice hill at Quam's place. near
there, and have quite a lot of sport
sliding down Eill." 1t is Il source OF
amusement for the old as we'll as the
young, and possesses one great adj
advantage over the cellar door-there
are no splinters to mar the pleasure
Of the exercise.