Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-01-24
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Valley City taxes are higher than a
year ago.
Steve Brown of Sharlow caught a
yellow wolf.
Casselton is preparing for the farm
ers' institute.
The last snow made sleighing good
in Jamestown.
Pembina will not have jury term of
court until June.
Darlington expects large immigra-
ton in the spring.
Frederick c. Walther of Mimic gets a
Sc per month pension.
children than in 1898.
Williams county expects large i'm
migration next spring.
The Irvine plant at the state prison is
now running full blast.
Fargo is preparing for poultry
show the last of the month.
The aged father of William Buttke,
residing near Wheatland, is dead.
John Cook of Grafton has received
patent on ain-drying machine.
A team was struck by Great North
ern train near Bathgate and killed.
1t is said that the sentiment against
Murderer Berry of Milton is increasing.
Efforts are being made to relieve the
destitute Russians of McHenry county.
Judge Sauter has reopened a law Of
flee in Grafton and is again practicing.
Ex-senator Casey Of jamestown has
returned from an extended Eastern
trip.
| The Valley City normal school opened
after the holiday vacation with 129 stu
dents.
Sheriff Axtell of Dickey county
F, will engage in collection and detective
work.
The first license issued by Judge Has
sell of Grand Forks was to a Fargo
couple. /.
The Deschenes failure, at Grafton,
seems to be more serious than at first
reported.
There is no clew to the fellow who
sandbagged Coulter in the Union depot
at Cakes.
H. G.. Voss has been reappointed local
attorney for the Northern Pacific at
Mandan.
r. D. Hoskins has purchased the CT
gar stand privilege at the state capitol
building.
James McKinnon and Miss Anna
Ford of Casselton were happily wed
last week.
Farmers scarcely know which to put
in their safety deposit vaults, the coal
or the hay.
Peter Torgerson of Walcott couldn't
stand erect on ice, and he now has a
broken limb.
The salaries of the employees at the
state capital have been cut down. SIS to
SIS per month.
Ex-Supt. Halland is acting as clerk
in the office Of State Supt. of Public In
struction Devine.
Maj. Robinson, we'll known in Bis
marck, is provost marshal of the Tar
| tar section of Pekin.
The county commissioners divided up
the Stutsman county deposits between
the different banks.
Representative Palmer of Williams
county secured $3.50 mileage for travel
4, to and from Bismarck.
Mail clerks at Jamestown are being
juggled around so that they scarcely
know where they are at.
When State Treasurer Driscoll trans
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was in cash s15S, 49,
District Veterinarian Teal was called
upon to kill some glandered horses III
Ransom county last week.
Trouble between the citizens and
members of the Larimore fire depart
ment seems to be imminent.
The train on the James River Valley
branch jumped the track at James
! town. No damage was done.
Chris Peterson of Chaffee was kicked
by a horse, and cash cut in his throat
which required seven stitches.
The indications are that there will be
more new settlers in the state next
spring than there were last year.
The board of trustees of the agri-
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barns to replace the one burned.
| Ex-Judge Templeton will defend
Murderer Berry of Milton, and it is
said a plea of insanity will be made.
DIR. Wanner of Pingree who was
elected county surveyor in Stutsman
county, has not qualified, and may not.
Rev. S. A. Danford of Mandan will
assume his duties as pastor of the
Jamestown Methodist church next
| week.
The old Great Northern round house,
which was used at Portland years ago,
| has been torn down and removed to
Benson, MINI.
Clifton people made such a howl that
the Great Northern opened the depot
again-after announcing that it would
be closed for the winter.
A Fargo counter jumper says that if
being in love with a clerk is evidence
of the insanity of a woman he would
have filled the asylum long ago. Mod
est man!