Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-02-07
and Ramsey county members cay they
are loaded for any such schemes aud bid
the town lot distributors to commence
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Langdon city has grown some during
the last decade. With the exception of
Cando, Langdon's percentage of increase
of population is the greatest of any Of the
large towns of the state.-Milton Globe:
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Con Harder, of Mountain Lake, Mimi,
passed through Fargo day or two ago
on his return from Langdon, Cavalier
county. in the southwestern portion OF
which he has invested in considerable
farm property.-Fargo Forum.
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Editor Dagget, OF the Osnabrock Cycle,
has finally admitted that Geo. B. VIM
ship was q relative OF his. Although the
Grand Forks Herald man may not have
received his just deserts in the past; this
from Mr.. Daggett is certainly large in
voice OF the consoling assurance that you
''can't keep good man down" and that
''all things come to- him who walts.''-
Perth Journal
John Hannah received 8 fish by ex-
press this week that he had purchased
on his recent visit to the Lake Winni-
pegosis country, Man. ltwas supposed
to be q pickerel, and on Will Adams
hardware scales weighed 26 pounds. 1t
measured three feet, eightinol,ps In length
and had mouth that would compare
favorabIy with that OF Il Bismarck states
man. This is u fish story-but it is a
true one.-Hannah Moon.
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The sad intelligence came last Monday
Of the death Of John Nelson, eldest son
of Andrew Nelson of Loan township. it
will be remembered that this young man
with his brother, Edward, went to the
woods last fall. While there they con-
tracted typhoid fever, from which the
older one died. Edward is reported as
Improving. They were at the hospital
in Grand Rapids, Mimi, during the i'll
ness that ended so fatally to the older of
the two boys.-Osnabrock Cycle.
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The, new educational bill, which has
passed the house, provides that all
teachers examination papers shall b.
passed upon by the state superintendent
and not by the county superintendent us
heretofore. First grade certificates good
for three years, second grade wo years
and third grade Fifteen months. A frat
grade teacher must have taught ore
year Four examinations a year. 1t is
the bill recommended by the teachers as
ISOLATION. Pemblna Pioneer-Express.
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Last Monday was the tenth anniver-
sary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs
Hugh Burns. John Cranley and wife,
John Burke and wife, Lee Bechte and
wife, the Misses Burns and Crauley, Mrs
Moran, w. j. Burke, Will Cranley and
other members of the Burke family,
gathered at the Burns residence in Car.
isle to celebrate the tin wedding. From
all reports it partook of the nature of a
family reunion and was most happy
occasion. Enough tinware was. ac-
cumnlated to last for years and Mr.. and
Mrs. Burns safely escorted past the ten
mile post of welded happiness. Bath
gate Pink Paper.
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The Park River drug store case. en-
titled the State of North Dakota VS..
Chas. Stranahan, ct. al, occupied the at
tention OF Judge Kneeshaw's court at
Grafton for several days last week.
Bossard & Bossard represented the state
and +. Smith Peterson aud C. F. Temple
ton appeared for the druggists. The
action was brought by the state to
recover the amount OF the bond given at
the time the permit was issued to secure
compliance with the provision OF the
law. The court held that only nominal
damages were recover able. The case
was submitted to theiury on the question
OF damages and the jury disagreed
Walsh Co. Record.