Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-08-02
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Mayville had a marriage epidemic re-
Gently.
Capt Jones, an old settler of Ramsey
county, is dead.
There are thirty-tive car loads of
wool at Glen Ullin.
Pen,bina county farmers are blowing
up part of their wheat
The Decks orchestra, Grand Forks,
denies it will disband.
Fred Dwello carries the mail from
Granville to Norwich.
Fargo's city tax. it is said, will be
little less than 5 per cent.
Barley and flax are reported to be
good crops in Nelson county.
Rev. B. Larson is a new pastor who
las just been located at Finley.
j. Chevalier has sold out his livery
business at Bathgate, and will retire.
Work has been commenced on this
Hanchett coal mine, near Harvey.
Some Russian thistle plants have
been discovered in Grand Forks couh
ty.
A Morton county woman says Man.
dan is to have a better postotfice build
ing
Ernest Hall is the new agent of the
| st. Hilaire Lumber company at Bath
gate.
| w. ?. Severn of Jamestown has sued
a clerk for $4,000 damages to his char
acter.
| Judge Carrothers of Grand Forks is
sued twenty-eight marriage licenses III
June.
| John Cargill of Fargo is wanted for
rape, and the sheriff has gone after
him.
B. l.. Bogart of Wahpeton goes to
Oregon to engage in the cattle busl-
ness.
Morton county Catholics want the
Catholic academy established at Nah
dan.
Towner people want the Great North
ern flyer to make regular stops at their
Town.
The Dickinson pressed brick plants
are being enlarged to meet increasing
business.
The infant son of William Fehler,
living near Linton, drank fly poison,
and died soon after.
E. s. Trott of Wheatland has struck
a flowing we'll on his place that flows
5000 gallons daily.
There are said to be five cases of
diphtheria in one family eight miles
from Valley City.
Harvesting is reported to have COM
menced in one or two sections Of the
Red River valley.
A half-dozen Russian farmers have
applied to the McHenry county COM
missicners for assistance.
The State Bank of Kindred shows up
deposits Of some $4,000, and cash on
hand to meet all checks.
Judge Winchester of Bismarck grant
ed divorce to Rufus Denning from his
wife, Anna H. Denning.
The Ladies' Guild at A1inot gave a
social in a coal mine, and made a snug
sum Of money for their cause.
Harvey people very nearly mobbed
Charles Laroun, who struck his wife
While they We're in the street.
On account of the drouth, it is said,
there is much less oil in the wool this
year. and the clip is, therefore. lighter.
In Morton county six prairie fires
were set by lightning. They were eX-
tinguished before much damage was
done.
Mrs Richmond of Minnewaukan had
narrow escape from drowning in
Devils Lake. She was overcome While
bathing.
The Stutsman county commissioners
refuse to publish an itemized report OF
expenditures for road work and wolf
bouIties.
G. A. Hale. Of the Grand Forks Gun
club, broke forty-one straight birds at
a 'miss and OUT event. He holds the
valley record.
Pastor Gum of jamestown dedicated
a new Presbyterian church at Walhal-
Ia. He was formerly in charge of the
church there.
Hamilton people are disappointed be-
cause Of the failure of the monument
people to have the stone ready for I'M
lveiling at the fair.
Two families in Cavalier county at
tempted to conceal the smallpox cases.
but the officials unearthed them and
stamped out the disease.
Forest Commissioner Barrett is said
20 have increased wonderfully since his
recent illness, and will soon be able to
resume his old duties.
Albert Stevens has arrived at his
home in Grand Forks from Chicago,
having made 8, trip of 800 miles III
seventeen days On wheel.
The Northern Pacific is having the
same old trouble with the road bed at
Grand Forks. and may yet be forced to
lbandon the present tracks.
J. G. Coad, who was acquitted of the
charge of killing patient at the state
asylum, where he was an attendant,
will go West and practice law.
At Dickinson, representative of
Nichols, Dupee & Co. is authority for
;he statement that they Will not handle
Inv North Dakota wool this year.
There is hot time promised at Buff
falo. A gay deceiver left the town en-
gagged to two girls, and they are be-
ginning to awake to the situation.