Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-05-17
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The frost had disastrous effect OH
wild plum blossoms.
Joe Devine estimates North Dakota's
population at 10000.
The Leeds brass band has been
making some good music.
Leeds is making number Of in-
prOvementS this summer.
The last burglar at Cakes got $50
worth OF cigars and whisky.
An immigrant car from Galveston.
Tex was unloaded at Cathay.
The work of brick making has be-
gun in the new yard at Walhalla.
AIinnewaukan has ordered a fire ell
CINE, hose cart, truck and ladders.
Casselton has granted Il ten-ycar tel
ephone franchise to Mayor Meredith.
Dickinson people feel that Sheol is
farther off since they received that
new fire engine.
The agricultural college football
team has risen to the dignity of a pro-
fessional coach.
W. A. Pringle. formerly a minister,
has been elected principal of the
Lidgerwood schools.
The new Catholic church at Leonard
was dedicated and the citizens are
properly proud thereof.
Prof Martin was reelected princi-
pal of the st. Thomas schools and his
wife Il primary teacher.
Some fine young cattle are being
shipped into the country around
l.idgerwood for fattening.
Peter Hawkinson was injured in a
runaway and it was necessary to- am
putate his leg at the thigh.
II. j. Dale of Renville. Mimi. has
purchased 5000 acres OF land at Car
rington for stock purposes.
Hans Thorpe. the Minot murderer,
says it the rope breaks he can splice
it. as he has been a sailor.
David White was held ut Bismarck
on the charge of robbing the shack
occupied by two Iowa settlers.
Great interest is being taken i'll the
meeting Of the stock breeders and the
stock show in Fargo. June 26-2S
Jerry Daley left Casselton with ten
horses and Il breaker outfit for Portal,
where he has purchased some land.
Peter Woods was arrested at Devils
Lake Oh the charge of breaking into Il
house and stealing Il suit Of clothes.
Postmaster Wiltmayer of Pony
Gulch in Mclean county is dead. He
was Il we'll known Russian Interpreters
Hon. Fingal Enger of Steele county
has purchased five sections of land in
Richland county and his son will farm
il.
The Wells county sheriff pulled Is.
j. Sprague and Joe Fleming at llal'-
yey on the charge of operating blind
pigs.
The electric light plant at Cassel1on
is reported in bad condition and the
council is taking steps to remedy the
same.
w. Wiley was injured in Il runaway
near Ypsilanti The gentleman is 50
years of age and the injuries may
prove fatal.
Louis Grant has completed the re'
pairs on the Hotel Armenia and has the
hotel in fine running order With livery
barn in connection.
The Italians employed by the NORTH
ern Pacific near Bismarck carved UP
the forman SO he had to be sent to the
Brainerd hospital.
Henry Porter. postmaster at Elm
Point. Pembina county. has resigned.
There is nothing in it and the office
may be discontinued.
Private Secretary Warren for Con-
gresham Spalding will graduate as Il
Washington this summer.
The beach at the G. \. K. camp
ground at Spiritwood lake is said to
look like a shipyard. so many boats
are in process of construction.
Hanchett Il Wartner is new law
firm at Harvey Hanchett was for
merly of Fargo and has been prac-
ticing law for some time at Harvey.
The Sheridan hotel at Bismarck is
to be moved and repaired. There is
some disappointment over the fact that
an entirely new building is not to be
built.
Clarence McDonald's efforts to force
a young lady Of Mooreton in Kichland
county to marry him resulted in his
incarceration in the jamestown bug
house.
New Rockford sports are praying for
the construction of dam about mile
east of that place which will form q
lake two miles in length and furnish
boating and fishing.
Ii is said that a herd of horses.
wl:.rh had been left unguarded over
night near Kenmare, were found next
morning huddled together with a large
gray wolf circling around them.
Physicians removed Il tunlor weigh.
ing between fifty and sixty pounds
from the person OF Mrs. Halldorson OF
toilette. Pembina county. The patient
lived 4 few days. but the shock of the
operation caused her death.
Some of the counties will not pub
fish the nOXiOus weed notice this year
on account Of the supreme court decis-
ion. The law is good on destruction OF
weeds, but the road overseers cannot
he fined for failure to enforce the law.
DR.. Quarry of the state board OF
health has received advices from Win
nipeg that the epidemic Of smallpox
there was in hand The doctor was