Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-03
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Wahpeton is to give a big ball t.
raise money for the monument fund TO
the dead soldiers.
John Ogden, Northern Pacific
brakeman. had his arm broken while
switching at Sanborn.
Misses Mary and Annie AleNson oi
Glendale have filed on claims in the
northern part Of the state.
The protests against the removal OF
The Northern Pacific depot from Eckel
son have been successful.
Louis Lafontaine. wanted for horse
'tealing at Fort 1otten, has been arrest
ed i'll the Turtle mountaii.s.
Beginning next week the town on
the N. f. eXtentiOn north of COopers-
town will have a daily mail.
On account of rhe possibility of dry
season this summer farmers are being
advised to pack the ground.
Morton & Graetz of Mimic have the
machinery in place for the manufact.
IRE of brick in their new Xaril...
Casselton people are delighted over
getting Rev. Ryan to take charge Of
the Methodist Church there.
Pembina people expected the \. T..
depot to be fixed up, but the company
has decided to wait another year
| A Paramount man had Il hot time
with a Wahpeton policeman. who
caught him riding on the sidewalk.
r. r. Marsh has taken possession Of
the Western hotel at Bismarck, which
hostelry he will conduct III the future.
Mayor Aaker Of Moorhead has APP
pointed forty delegates TO attend tie
drainage convention in Grand Forks Oh
May 10.
"A Cooperstcwn young lady is re-
ported to have fallen from her bike
and received an injury near the base
Of the spine"
Some cattlcmen fear the summer
more than the winter. as they are COM
PEELED to be on the lookout for infec-
tious diseases.
EX-Land Commissioner Watt will
remove his family from Ra;hgate to
Fargo as soon as the wholesale notion
house is we'll under way
The hobos who held up the train at
Hebron will be tried AT the term OF the
district court rev be;:.G held at Man
dan by Judge Winchester.
Walhalla Odd Fellows will observe,
on the Goth inst. the eightytirst ami
versary of the founding of the order
on the American continent.
The Northern Pacific Will build a six
ly-foot platform at the freight house at
Bismarck. in order to handle the in
creased freight business.
The funds of the old Spiritwood
school district, in Stutsman county,
lave been divided among the three new
districts recently organized.
| Walhalla was somewhat. excited over
The suicide of Annie Da]zell. the eight
een-year-old daughter of a farmer, by
shooting with Il revolver.
The usual stagnation of business dur
.ng this season Of the year is owing to
! the spring seeding, which is now in full
olast throughout the state.
To improve sidewalks and prevent
violations Of the prohibition law in
! Valley City are two things Mayor Nc
/ Pherson has promised.
Cass County has eleven school chill
dren enrolled for every ten voters.
pembina county has sixteen school
pupils for each ten voters.
Mrs. John Proudlove fell through
defective Great Northern platform at
Bathgate last fall. Her arm was
broken ana she sues for $4,000.
A hired man working on the farm of
Rem Wells. Lear jamestown, was hor-
,ibly mangled by being thrown under
barrow upon which he was riding.
A big fire swept over the prairie west
Of McHenry, and before the settlers
were able to get it under control a
house and several barns We're burned.
Leslie Purden and Carl Robertson
two year old Wahpeton boys-fell
into hole of water last week and the
latter saved the other from drowning.
Pretty nervy act for a Z year old.
The county commissioners of Bottin-
Eau county have passed resolution au-
'horizing the bringing OF an action to
remove the sheriff Of that county from
office. alleging official misconduct.
John Myers of Walsh county,
school director. attempted to prevent
the children Of Aardahl, the leper from
ATTENDING school, and was fined $40.
He appealed the case.
The railrode company has removed
the coal chute at tile foot Of Williston's
main street and q view Of the river
may now lie had from the central part
of town.
This Year. oily one Republican con-
vention will l,e held in Morton county
the date is May II. al which. dele
gates ~ the two state. i:';licial and
Legislative conventions will be chosen,
and full county ticket nominated.
r. H. Murphy, the Traill county bo-
nanZa farmer. who was injured by a
Windy City street car. has instituted
n S3O,NW suit for damages. He has
returned to Portland
The new cit; council at Bismarck will
cause that town to assume metrODOl-
can airs. and owners of hogs will be
allowed to carry ON their pig-ranching
outside the city limits.
From East Lynn. Mo-, six families,
making a total Of 26 persons have
started for North Dakota in wagons.
They wit drive all the way. They
have so horses and will buy land as
soon as they arrive at their destina
zion They expect to arrive about