Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-31
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Frank Wells. Fort Berthold In
dian, died Of acute pertonitis at Far
go.
A Kidder county man has just inn
ported pair of horses weighing $500
pounds.
Norwegian Independence Day was
generally celebrated in the North Da-
kota towns.
There are 263 census enumerators in
North Dakota and Cass county is to
have fifty-one.
Mrs. Johanna johnson of Fargo, a
widow over ninety years of age, is
mildly insane.
The pickerel in Spiritwood lake have
swallowed all the bass planted there
by the government.
Bottineau wants to know what has
become of the movement to secure an
other farmers institute.
The four-year-old daughter of p. r.
Jones Of Fargo was run over by
team and severely injured.
The Quakers and Dunkards i'll the
Northern part of the state will get spc-
cial rates to the big meetings in Indi-
ana.
The beautiful Valley City Park is
being cleaned up again and put in
shape. 1t has been neglected for two
years.
A lady eighty years old was lost on
the prairie near Balfour. and wan
dered about six miles before being
found
]. P. Schulten found valuable quar-
ter section of land only four miles
from Washburn that had not been
honesteaded
Frank Blacvkhawk and five other
Indians pleaded not guilty to The
court at Fargo.
Rev. James Austin of Hannah has
seeded nearly 300 acres. nearly all by
himself, this spring. and has preached
each Sunday with but one exception.
A sample case of shoes belonging to
a travelling man was stolen at Lidger-
wood, and the trunk found battered
up next day None of the shoes We're
missing.
Willie Burtts. who was shot through
the head at Bismarck. is in fair way
to recovery. His parents are poor and
scarcely able to give him the medical
treatment necessary.
Lieut.. G. NJ. Getchell of Valley City
has received the appointment of regi
mental adjutant of the n. D. N. g..
Which will please his many friends in
and out Of the militia.
A Mrs. Vail, aged eigty-three, who
had been living with her son, was dis
covered in shack near I.idgerwood
suffering for want of food. Her other
children did not know she had been
left alone.
Grand Forks dagoes fought and blea
and got drunk over which should have
the right Of way along the Northern
Pacific tracks. One man had hand
car and a keg Of beer and wanted the
right of way.
Robert G. Hill has been appointed
live stock enumeration for the cattle
districts west OF the Missouri river in
North and South Dakota. His ap-
pOintment was made at the request OF
the North Dakota Stock association.
Reservoir entries are being rejected
at the Western land Offices almost ev-
cry day, mainly on the grounds that
the reservoirs are too trivial and mere
"air castles" in the minds Of those
who want to bag public lands.
w. X. Seaver of Hillsboro has re-
Gently lost several head of cattle with
what was supposed at first to be an
epidemic Of some kind. DR.. B. G. Tay-
lor was called in. and is Of the opinion
that the animals We're poisoned with
calonel used for destroying lice.
Fred Haas. German-Russian set
tier, died at his home. some ten miles
west Of Ashley after an illness of five
months, aged eighty-one years. three
months and twenty-seven days. He
was married sixty years, and leaves
eight children, fifty grandchildren and
twenty-seven great-grandchildren
Horse thieves are doing quite bust.
ness at Minot. A span of driving
horses valued at $3.50. was stolen from
Banker Roach at the stock yards. A
valuable team was stolen from ]. Fl.
Sehofield. and about the same time a
saddle horse from farmer living
north of AIinot
Maj. Pease of Wahpeton has re.
ceived permission from Adit. Gen.
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the North Dakota militia, and is re-
cruiting his corps. The corps will con
sist OF eight privates and three hos
pital stewards besides the major, who
VIII commence weekly drill and In
struction lectures as soon as he gets
MS company recruited.
On Monday large barn on the farm.
OF Otto Faust. seven miles north OF
Valley City, was totally destroyed by
fire with all It's contents. Twelve
horses persisted. The origin OF the fire
is mystery. Mr.. Faust was away at
church, and the hired man and the
children were the only ones Mt home.
The loss is placed Mt 1000, with an In
surance Of 1900. 2.
1t is said that Elevator Agent Libe.-
ty Of Mimic has paid all claims to
farmers and the elevator companies,
and charges against him Will be with.
drawn. -. S