Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-03-08
IN NORTH DAKOTA


Grand Forks is ,determined.to have Il
lax mil. ~ IL
The Valley City Il. NJ. U. is out after
Il flax fiber mill.
Mimic has aspirations towards AN
electric light plant.
Saginaw is the name of new post
office in Towner county.
G. c. Elford is made postmaster at
Easily, over Pembina way.
Bishop Stanley is in the East, and is
not expected back until Easter.
Bismarck wants II %"olen mill
where lambs are shorn with eXpedl-
ton.
The little epidemic of humps i'll Bis
marck seems to have about run its
course.
State Superintendent Halland has
returned from Il trip to Washington
and New York.
Mayor Spraguc Of Grafton has given
the chief of police orders TO relrgat"
the slot machines.
Attorney Robert Muir Il Hamilton
has gone to Seattle, WASH, whcrn he
will open Il law office.
Business with Park RIVER Knights
Of Pythias is picking Gif--l class of
zen for initiation last week.
The recentiy-5urned buildings ut
Braddock will be rebuilt at once. Ii!c
oank has purchased Il new lot
Station Agent Grace. the very popu-
ar agent at Grafton. has resumed his
duties after Il very severe illness.
e. ]. Dennis, one Of the nurses at
the jamestown asylum, is Il giant in
stature and weighs $50 pounds.
The new building at tlia Jamestown
insane asylum is now occupied, and III
S said to be a model in every way.
Three tough Fargo boys entered the
apartments of DR.. Charset the other
day and stole Il child's bank containing
$40.
At recent election in the Rosetlale
school district, ToWner county sites
for eight new school houses were Sc
ectcd.
Frederick johnson of Trail sold his;
Section IT in Bohns:ck for $2O.O0O.
Let's run him for goyernor-or some
thing.
Agent A. 3. Storms OF the 500 Line
lumber yard ut Lanona, fell last week
and sustained Il severe fracture of the
ankle.
Z. o. Moen Of Tiber township, Walsh,
county, has been adjudged insane. He
had been OH parole since last July, but
kept getting worse.
Paul J. Hawkins, who left Ilanllill-
son some time ago on Il tour of the
country, has located at Guaymas, So
nora, Old Mexico.
The remains OF William G. Lamb a
Company G boy, who was killed in the
Philippines, We're inferred ut Hamll-
ton, Pembina county.
While talking about trusts, some Of
the papers til. nix North Dakota farm
ers are getting Il cinch when they be-
gin to sell land for $40 an acre.
w. e. Purcell of Wahpeton, who un
derwent an operotion for appendicitis
o short time ago, is OH the high road to
recovery and will soon be about again.
Park River fremen urc making an
effort to bag an up-to-date hose cart.
City Auditor George Honey has passed
over his years salary, $50, to help get
It,
Crawford & Lock of Valley City
have put up a bowling alley in their
their establishment, ana have certain
days of the week on which the ladies'
may try their skill.
The State Bank of Grandin, at the
close of business, Feb. -, showed a
line of deposits aggregating S33 ,4S1 90,
bills payable, only $4,000 and Il surplus
fund of $4,000.
The two banks at Grafton loom up
with total deposit lines amounting to
S27O, SCOOP, according to their last call
statements. to the national controller Of
the treasury.
The mill at Mimic has undergone Il
number Of repairs, and some OF the
latest improved machinery has been
installed, and Miller Newell says they
| make the best flour that "cver was
A vacant house in jamestown owned
by John McGinniS, was burned last
week. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by the careless use of
matches by tramps.
The farmers held meeting at Ham
ilton to consider the matter Of operat-
ing u creamery at that place, and it is
expected one will be started in the
spring.
Martin McAndress of st. Thomas
sold four manifestations of land near
that place for $4,000. or $4,12o per
quarter. which is demonstrative OF the
value of Pembina county lands.
The first train load of immigrants
for North Dakota leaves st. Paul on
March %. over the Northern Pacific,
This batch of settlers will locate in
Stutsman, Foster and Wells counties
Joseph Knitted. formerly of Burleigll
county. is now at Pine City. Is. g.,
where he owns some mines, and re.
Gently dug out Il nugget Of gold and
quartz weighing forty-eight ounces.
NORTH. Dakota farmers are generally
jubilant over the prospects of the adj
vantages that will be secured by tho
organization of the cooperative asso
citation at Grand Forks, Marck %.
Judge Kaumin of Grafton. after !:
protracted attack of Inflammation OF