Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-03-22


The St. Thomas fire department has
been recognized.
Sixteen landseekers from Wahpeton
will settle near Bowbells.
Ferd Piper of Cakes has assumed
charge Of the Lidgerwood hotel.
Contractor Peterson Of LaMoure is
missing and the citizens mourn.
N. G. Larimore and James HI. Mat
thews of Larinore are in Washington.
Ole e. Lande has been appointed
postmaster at Galesburg, Trail county.
The North Dakota town that does not
want a fiber mill is yet to be heard
from.
Edward Pierson of Fargo got his
hand into a beef slicer and sliced off
his finger.
Kate Benson, a notorious character,
has been arrested at Rosseau for man.
slaughter.
At Langdon the people are already
making preparations for celebrating
the Fourth Of July.
G. w. Brady of Oberon has secured an
appointment as engineer at the Indian
school at Pierre, S. d.
The attempt to convict Napoleon
man of selling beer failed, as the wit
nesscs couldn't identify the stuff.
Roy McGregor of Oberon came near
being asphyxiated by coal gas, but
woke up before entirely overcome.
Miss Meta Dale Of Fargo was ruiz
down on Tuesday by team Of fright
ened bronchos and seriouly injured.
Finley people got the smallpox scare
and nearly every one in town has got
n sore arm, the result of vaccination.
The armory building at Lisbon is un>
dergoing some Improvements under the
supervision of Capt. Call, of Battery
A.
Conductor Liscum Of Fargo was
tLrown through pane of glass in the
curola of his caboose and his face
badly cut.
Jamestown aldermen are figuring on
plans to supply the city with water AZ
proper pressure. What's the matter
With the we'll?
G. G. Modem, the hardware mer-
chant recently burned out at Sharon.
and had to be carried out on his sick
bed, is dead.
Thieves made way with a quantity Of
grain belonging to j. Lee near Neche,
but no clue has been found that would
lead to their detection.
Postmaster Swensol of Hoople has
again moved the postoffice to the quar-.
ters formerly occupied and now hopes
that he is settled permanently.
The flow of the water from the arte-
sian well at Portland has greatly di-
unfinished, and means will be taken to
pump the water in case Of fire.
Finley has an Improvement associa-
ton which meets monthly and dis
cusses and acts on all matters pertain.
ing to the bettterment Of the town.
A Larimore preacher is said to have
preached in several towns last week
and delivered from one to three ser.
mons each day for the entire week.
Mrs. George Hogan of Bottineau
county went violently insane over re-
Iigion and had to be taken to the asy-
lum with her limbs strapped together.
A brick building will probably be
Quilt in the spring on the site Of Sulli-
vans grocery at Wheatland, together
with several other substantial business
blocks.
The village of Dickinson has passed
an ordinance prohibiting the carrying
Dr. shooting Of firearms within the city
limits, and thus cowboy land is getting
metropolitan.
A man was in such a hurry the other
lay to :..aye jamestown for Grand
Forks that he forgot to pay his board
bill. He was invited to stay fifteen
lays longer.
In the Royle land case at Bismarck
where the lsanitentiary board sought to
condemn ;h!:@y acres of land for the
use of the institution, the jury assessed
the damages at 5000.
Farmers III the vicinity Of Tower
City have discovered new species of
bacteria prevalent among their stock
and arc having considerable trouble in
eXterEinating them.
The mass meeting at Michigan City
called to debat" the new school house
question was somewhat divided ia
opinion, but . large majority was said
10 favor the new building.
The people OF Wlleatland township
have arrived at the conclusion that
some IL cans of fire protection is needed
a1I ltloiS loiiS III liJi 9tilt ldkC lllc
initiative steps TO provide for ill.,
County Commissioner Rogers of
Barnes county has b.ught the Root
farm of i;lO acres for Il consideration
Of $1S,00n. liz highest average >pric,
ever paid for land in Barnes co;:n>y.
Willis Cunningham. "n old rasi,;;.n,
Of Dickinson. died Il: Ta"nlna Wash.
while on the Way to .sl,s,la. II" WAS
stricken With appendicitis ans. died
while having an operation performed.
An eNcelel!' s;;lii@ icAl m;ip o. \ J! u
Dakota has jl:sl '.rcn .Ssi:tati h,' :'t.i-
missioner IF -tsii;uitt,r; .&cli:;is. AZ
map outlines ;la "nlil,is> :nh ~ l;si
road lines and gives a.r.cnliu,n, : q:
!istics by counties.
An Anonymous circular calling for {.
mass meeting OF he t,Xls.ycrs of the
county to meet az Devils Lake to c.Il-
slider the proposition I'll the cOun.,y as
suming the construction and main,e-
nance Of the bridge ut Pelican Point
caused little ire.
Edgar LaRue, secretary of the Cllau-
:auqua at Devils Lake, is in receipt of
letter from J. M. McCulloch, stating
Ial,O or ~ I, TO