Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-06-14
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8 News v

The Park River baseball team is Il
winner.
Casselton people are enjoying the
humps.
Another hotel is to be erected at
BOwbellS.
The son of State Treasurer Drscoll
is i'll ut Grafton.
Eb Young is decidedly popular as
mayor at Tower City.
The closing exercises of the Buffalo
school We're successful.
Court convenes in Bathgate next
week with Il light calendar.
The 500 will change it's time card
June 10. just reversing the trains.
A new postotfice, Nord has been es-
tablished in western Walsl. county.
Buffalo will have the biggest Fourth
of July celebration ever experienced
there.
County Commissioner Brown is in
terested in some cattle ranges i'll Ward
county.
Foster county has enough Democrats
to send delegations to the state con-
! yentions.
The fellows who have kept weather
records for forty years or more are
| much in evidence.
David Miller of Bottineau died of
blood poisoning. caused by a scratch
from a harness snap.
Hans Tho1p, the Minot wife muir
derer, wants a good big drink Of
whisky before he is hanged.
The Mayville electric light compa'
nv conteuplates furnishing light for
the neighbGring town of Portland.
Anamoose continues to boom and
the merchants are getting lots or trade
that went to Harvey at one time.
A policeman fired a few shots at a
supposed burglar at Grand Forks and
excited the deniZens OF that burg.
A new settler from Michigan was
caught IN a storm at BOttineau and
both of his horses were killed by light
ming.
| The directors of the Portland State
bank have let the contract for a new
banking house. 1t will be modern in
every particular.
Sneak thieves desecrated st. Mi
chaels church at Grand Forks and APP
propriated property valued at several
hundred dollars.
The extension of the Northwestern
Telephone ccmpany's lines to Cakes
will open III communication With Alb
nrtecr and other South Dakota cities.
The Mercer County Mercantile COM
pany has launched it's new boat, En-
pansion, on the Missouri, and it will
be lowed down to Bismarck. where its
machinery will be placed i'll position
DR.. Low. of Thompson recently re-
ceived word of the death OF Il cousin in
South Africa. The young man was
killed at the battle of Modder river.
being pierced by several bullets.
Samples of Irvine are being distrib-
uted from the penilcDtlary plant at
Bismarck. A sample bah is on eXhi-
b:tion at the Herald office The Irvine
is strong and smooth. and appears TO
be well made.
C. l.. Moorehouse, formerly North
ern Pacific agent at Minor, and, later,
a Methodist preacher, has gone back to
his old job. He is an expert telegra-
pher. and can get quicker action that
way than on his sermons.
A man of experience suggests that it
i is not safe to SOW flax too deep. Flax.
like the bean. carries the seed ut til:
top of the shoot. thus making it more
difficult to work its way TO the SUI
face through Il heavy layer of dirt.
Tom Kelly Of Bowden met With II
painful accident. In company With
John Rapp liz was out buggy riding
with Il loaded shotgun resting between
them, when, in crossing a fire break
the weapon became accidentally dis
charged. Il portion Of the charge en-
.ering his right arm below the elbow
and lacerating the flesh quite badly.
Hon. Alex. Duncan of Bathgate is
experimenting again this year with
sowing grain in drills IS aud n inches
apart and also in raising Il large field
of corn. He is highly pleased with his
efforts in corn raising in the past FROM
the beneficial result to the land and
from the amount of feed produced and
the quality Of the feed
Gov. Fancher has completed ar
rangements with the blind asylum
trustees of the State of South DaotA
fer the reception and care Of North
Dakota blind children at the South
| DhkOld 1uStlCullOll. TeTSOuS WHO nav <
charges they desire to put in the care
OF the state should communicate with
the executive department regarding
the matter.
| The Bismarck weather bureau re-
ports that the mean temperature of
the month of May, just passed, was 81
degrees. which is degrees above the
average mean for the past twenty
five years. The highest temperature
for the ncntl. was 81 degrees, ON the
9th, and the lowest, %, on the 4th.
The total precipitation was 1.26 inches,
which is considerably below the aver
age for the twenty-five years, which is
2.45 inches
| About seven and half miles, OF
track has been laid on the Washburn
road, and about seventeen miles of
grade are completed and ready for the
track. with the exception of a few cul-
verts. The grade between Bismarck
and Wilton will be completed next
week and all ready for the rails. Elev-
en- more cars arrived Monday night for
the new road. the work having been
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