Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-01
NORTH DAKOTA

Risbee is to be made Il mOney-Oruer
ooStoftioe.
Davis 4 Waggener have opened CT
gar factory at Dickinson.
Osnabrook held Il very successful
business mems carnival.
Maj. Beardsley has sold his valuable
lalf-section farm near Grafton.
G. S. Walker of Casselton has leased
he Anderson elevator at Mayville.
1t is rumored that another hotel is to
10 opened at Dickinson in the spring.
One of the prettiest churches in the
state is the new Baptist structure at
irafton.
MAYNARD Crane and II. c. Cooper of
Coopestown will visit Porto Rico be-
fore spring.
Seed flax in many localities sells for
FLO per bushel. and some is being
leld for So.
The Mayvil!e normal school is over
.rCwded. ard several students have
oren turned away.
The Great Northern stations in the
state are being supplied With new
style bronze lamp.
The citizens of jamestown will give
A bond assuring to the 500 the right OF
way through the city.
Game Warden Houghton is after the
sporstlnen who have been killing pral-
rie chickens i'll Griggs county.
The Great Northern has put in new
OH it's Bottineau line. ana
The service is greatly improved.
Tobin & Drilry's saloon was demol-
shed ut Mandan, to prevent the spread
If the fire which Threatened the town.
Travel across the Missouri river has
been again suspended, the extremely
warm weather rendering the ice I'LL
safe.
The citizens of Eckelson have petit
tioned the railroad commissioners to
have the depot at that place opened to
:he public.
Ri" mass meetings We're held at Ob-
IRON and Minnewalkan last week. to
further the opening of til" Fort rotten
reservation.
William Duphenais. q French half
breed. died suddenly at his home near
Wallalla. lust after partakln& OF Il
aearty dinner.
John Thinner of Emmon$ county. fell
from load of hay and was run over
He died almost instantly. the wheels
crushing his head.
The degree of doctor of Theology has
oeen conferred by the Western iheo'
ogical seminary Of Chicago on Bishop
Edsall of North Dakota.
A suggestion is made that Il. fund be
.aised by the North Dakota volunteers
.or a monument to the memory of their
ate gallant leader. Gen. Lawton.
An action has been begun to remove
School Director Hoover of Kensal. 1t
IS alleged he hired teacher without
consulting the other members of the
)Oard.
The several militia companies OF the
state report the receipt Of their arms
md equipment. sent some time ago ny
Adit Gen. Miller, and have resumed
work and drill
Gov. Fancller has denied the applica-
lion for the pardon of Joseph I'LL, serV-
ing life-sentence i'll the penltentlary
for the murder of Adam Miller at Penn
bina in 1880.
Charles poutly and Henry Connolly.
:wo Youngsters from Crystal regis
erred at the Griggs hotel at Grand
Forks. and the authorities think the
ads have run away.
A Valley City child ate fragment
If a mineral specimen from Yellow
stone Park. the other day, ana dled
within Il fey hours. The specimen
contained arsenic and mercury.
A company OF Grafton men have Or
yaniZed to start town in Ward coun-
". Messrs. Ebinghausen. Tollackson.
Douglas and several other prominent
men of that place are in the deal.
There was expended in Cando. i'll
1880 in buildings and Improvements.
.he sum of S38,65O Buildings are I'LL
der construction which will aggregate
,hout $4,000. and more are in pros
pect.
VIM. III. Brown e. Co. of Devils
Lake. have purchased siXty-four quar-
ter sections of land within the last SIN
tv DAYS. They have had good deal OF
sxnerippce with North Dakota real es-
iatc, and know that it is all right.
Caudo has more secret orders in pro
oortion to the population than any
other town in the state. 1t has ABOUT
fifteen at present. the Woodmen OF
The World. knights of Pythlas ana
ROYAL Neighbors being the latest.
Treasurer 7. Il. Morrison of Bottin-
,au county, notifies the public that war
rants of that county up to and inclnd-
ing registered number 1.G0l, will De
Maid on or before Jan. %. after which
date interest thereon will cease.
The farmers in Pembina and Walsh
.ourties along the raging Red are feel
ING julsilant over the prospect OF a rail-
road in the near future, and the stump
land held at 81 per acre has jumped 10
$40 per acre.
George and Charles Schrunk, two
brothers. came from the East to Bur
leigh county in 1892. with just money
enough to buy 1870 sheep. To-day they
have 1900 head. their wool clip last
wear brought them $4,000, they mar
ried two pretty sisters, and are happy.
Civilization has got i'll it's work OH
Moose Dung. the chunky chief OF the
Chippewas. and he has opened cloth
ing store at Red Lake Falls Agency: