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

Col. Lounsberry has been doing work
as special examiner ut Williston.
T.. C. Griffith will have charge Of the
press work for the Chautauqua.
Up at Hillsboro the people are ag!-
tated over the question Of water sup
ply.
Hon. B. S. Russell of jamestown de-
livcred four lectures at Mayville last
week.
The Steele county Sabbath school
convention will be held 1T Finley June
10 and 20.
The Bismarck training school this
wear begins July % and continues
three weeks.
The name of the Oberon hotel has
been changed from the Columbia 10
the Nendome.
1t Hank Palmer would make his
paper an afternoon sheet he would
make a bigger hit.
\ Foster county farmer skippcd-in
the night time-and his creditors are
doing the worrying.
There was IL mass meeting of the
creditors of the departed landlady ut
HnfVeE-all n,OuFlleu.
Actions have been started to set
aside number Of special taxes for
bitches in CasS county,.
Matt Wiltschko of Darlington has
just heard of the death Of his brother
in Alaska last December.
Two rtii lows Of Simon Welsh, the
man murdered near Bismarck. are
looking after his estate.
The ne::r. horse thief. Louis john
son of i.n%:.t;on, was sentenced to one
year in the pcnitentlry.
Carrinstrn fire boys will be eN-
empted from paying poll tax, as fire
fighters are i'll other cities.
Archie Andrews of Walhalla had his
hand caught in IL windmill cogwheel.
The doctor is saving some of the
pieces.
Bishop Edsall has accepted Il call to
the rectorsEip of Gethsemane church,
Fargo, to succeed Rev. ROderick j.
Mooney.
The wife of Register McGillivray of
the Bismarck land office has received
notice of the death Of her father in
Michigan.
Surveyor General Williams has been
at old Fort Buford taking the prelim-
mary steps for the governmental sur
yey there.
Between the Hornerites and the Sal
Walton Army some Of the towns in the
northern part Of the state are long on
religious discussions.
Pastor Frye of Reynolds vouches for
the artesian well story. and it has to
be believed. even if Frye was for
merly a newspaper man.
The payers in the small towns tell
the Clark lady show people to go easy
or they will be arrestad-and the show
people smile--and take TIE coin.
Miss Mcleod, one Of this years
graduates from the Valley City nor
NAL. has been engaged TO teach the
fifth grade in the Grafton schools.
David White. charged with burglary
mt Bismarck. was permitted to plead
guilty to petit larceny charge and
was sentenced to five days in Jail.
Attorney Armstrong of Emmons
county. who has been in Ohio, is home
again His father died and his mother,
after Il serious illness. is recovering.
John Conrad Of Cavalier lost his
horse and barn, some sheep and chick
ems by fire.. Nothing was saved from
The house. There was light ins.lra ace,
The sewer system at Mayville will
be greatly enlarged this year to meet
the demand of the citizens. Some
1000 will be expended for this pur
pose.
Attorney G. L. Leslie will leave
IlillSbOrO and continue the practice OF
law at Darlington. where he has
formed partnership With L. S. Mo
Cue.
1t is proposed to construct IL race
track, baseball park and genera!
amusement grounds between Mayville
and Portland citizens of both places
contributing.
Grafton is 10 make the effort of all
efforts in a Fourth OF July celebration.
The promoters hope that one feature
will be the laying Of the corner stone
for the soldiers monument.
Dibley & Robinson. the Fargo bridge
contractors have been awarded by
Pembina County StlpClatlonS amount
ing to over $500. This firm is noted
for it's reliability and promptness.
A servant girl at Grand Forks re-
turned home ut Il late hour and was
thrown to the ground and choked by
hobo, who escaped before the police
arrived. The girl remains at home
now.
Tom Ray was found with his neck
broken near Willow City. He had been
in the city drinking and is supposed
to have fallen head foremost from his
rig. A bottle OF alcohol was found in
his pocket.
A Bathgate man went to the black
smith for repairs, which We're placed
in the wagon. He started home. The
stuff was hot. set the wagon on fire
and burned the box before the blaze
was eXtinguished.
A queer looking crowd of immigrants
has arrived at Bismarck. They are
party of Galicians province of Aus
tria, and the high altitude necessitatas
their, wearing the warmest possible
garments. Men. women and children