Courier Democrat., 1900-03-29

Sul. Mefeullu ludy De IL CduuludLc Iol
mayor again at Casselton.
Sanborn Congregationalists will erect
l new church this summer.
Williston's grand jury roasts the Off
GERS of the law for neglect of duty.
The remains of Alfred A!nen, killed
n the Philippines, have reached Graft.
IN.
The I.angdon schools are closed on
account of the prevalence of scarlet fe-
1er.
The Great Northern brought several
hundred immigrants to the state this
week.
Eighteen candidates took the pharma-
" examination before the state board
,f examiners.
Fargo has a bonded Indebtedness Of
s243 900. and over $25O,OOO in warrants
outstanding.
EX-Land Commissioner Hugh Watt is
preparing to leave Bathgate, and will
Ocate in Fargo.
The annual shooting tournament will
De held at Grand Forks June 13 and IA.
ne wchurch this summer.
w. and Joseph Burton We're arrested
.or burglarizing Thos. Lang's store at
Leroy. Both pleaded guilty
William Fleming of Bottineau has a
pack of wolf hounds that have killed
fourteen wolves this winter.
Frank Gray. formerly of Wahpeton,
committed suicide in New York by
drinking carbolic acid in Beer.
Walhalla has dog-poisoner, and the
census enumeratOr will lave lighter
ask if the miscreant is discovered.
Bottineau is soon to have Il hospital.
The institution will be in charge of
Mrs. Haynes, a professional nurse.
The Hughes Electric Light company
If Fargo will apply to the city council
for permission to put down gas mains.
The Grafton monument committee
will raise another 81 900. and have the
monument ready for dedication July +.
Flax fiber mills are the objects Of
most interest in the state Just now.
Grand Forks and Valley City are both
after one.
Glen Ullen people will market 3O0.-
300 pounds of wool this season. and
will ask the railroad company TO build
a warehouse.
William Kirkwood of Fort Stevenson.
while riding a horse. received a severe
tracture of the leg by the animal fall
ng upon him.
Sheriff Hall of Grafton visited the
1ax fiber mill when in Fargo recently,
and was so pleased With it that he
wants Ole for Grafton.
The testimony in the cases Of Judge
and others, to be declared out
side the city limits of jamestown, is
oeing taken before Referee Rose.
Carl Hendricks. farmer living near
Grafton. has received consignment OF
daX seed direct from Russia. The seed
costs 81 per bushel, and he will sow
fifty bushels.
\ case of small poX is reported up
near Walhalla. Il MI Gallagher being
the patient. The family has been quar-
antincd. together With two others, who
had visited them.
Wheatland is feeling good over the
promise of fire protection. For the
irst time in years the town won over
the farmers and elected Il board that
will have a we'll put in.
The collection of taxes has swelled
.he wolf bounty fund. and Deputy
State Auditor Lucas announces that
Bounty certificates to the number of
I 800 and amounting to $4,000. will be
.iquidated.
While Judge Gaffney was pl'ononnc-
.ng the sentence. at Jamestown. of w.
NJ. Kern, who had jumped board bill.
t1,n q ctn of
off completely routing the judge. sher-
IF. prisoner and witnesses.
J. J. Delaney, one of the firm Of De-
Laney Bros. who will start the bank at
Napoleon. has been in Manitoba, where
he bought 1.SOO head OF young cattle,
which they will sell to farmers in the
part of the state.
Dick Ellis of Towner gets year in
the penitentiary for assault with a
deadly weapon. Ellis was sentenced to
ninety days for blind-pigging, and after
his relese got Il gun and went after the
officials. hence the sentence.
$40 ut Oaks in one day for the plprse
TO be hung up at the July races and
feel confident of being able to swell
lLil itlllOullt tC HOtO. lie luillHSc-
ment promises some good races.
The annual meeting of the Morton
County Fair association was held this
week, and five directors elected for the
ensuing year. The association is about
5000 in debt. but hopes to pull out.
Officers were. not elected at this time.
The senate Indian committee decidet
20 make an increase in the appropria-
zion for the survey of the lands in the
Pine Ridge and Standing Rock agen-
cies. The present provision is for S22,-
600. but Representative Gamble urged
that the amount be increased to 500
600.
Mrs. Thomas r. Morris of Fargo has
filed contest in the will Of her late
husband, who died in the asylum at
He left $4,000 worth of
property, to be divided between her
and, her children, but specified that she
should lose the property should she re-
marry. She claims he was mentally in
at the time he made the will.
The small pox quarantine has been
raised on two families ut Langdon, but