Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-06-13
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There are said to be thirteen cases Of
smallpox near Portal-unlucky number.
A large force of men is being taken to
NAPOLEON to work OH the 500 extension.
The bands in many towns are giving
outdoor concerts one night each week.
Logan county people are elated over
the new court house-they are to have.
Grand Forks second hand dealers who
bought brass from kids will be prosecut-
ed
A drunken man thew stone through
q plate glass window in the Harvey
bank.
Two boys We're arrested at Wahpeton
on the charge of stealing bikes at Fair
mount.
Judge Fisk tried a case or two at
Devils Lake. in which Judge Cowan was
disqualified.
Jacob Werner of Mannhaven has lost
twenty-five head of cattle and can't find
the bunch anywhere.
M. A. Hildreth of Fargo has been pro-
noted from second to first lieutenant of
Company B of Fargo.
j. Rolcznskl is the euphonious name of
a MIMIC gentleman WIZ Is CT GUMS L"
two-story brick block
Gambler Smith of Sheyenne pleaded
guilty. and was fined $500 and thirty
days in Jail in Eddy county
Hankinson's skimn2ing station is in
operation, and more milk is being Sc
cured than was anticipated.
Cakes is to have new hospital and
the latch string will always be out to
the lame, the halt and the blind.
the leg by the accidental discharge OF
,evolvcr carried by Pearl Lovejoy.
Ed Funk, formerly of Dickey county,
was sentenced to twelve years IN the
penitentiary at Tacoma for robbery.
Dr.. Fawcett will be tried in Cando.
June II, on the charge of assisting in an
abortion. His bail Was fixed at $500.
Col. Crcel, inspector general. compll-
nlented Company F of Grand Forks, on
the excellence of it's showing in drill.
Farmers in some sections of Ramsey
county are erecting private telephone
lines to be connected With Devils Lake.
Mrs. Henry Vinkle had ring cut
from her finger recently. She had worn
It thirty-two years without removing 1t.
None of the Hunter players are ac-
FUSED Of setting fire to the burned build
tngs at Observation-Disclosures they won.
There is about 600 feet of mud in the
Cakes well, and the people are wonder
ing if the old thing will ever be cleaned
out.
At Areta some men are to be prose-
TO officer in
making an arrest when he asked for
help.
The six-year- son of James Corcor-
an of Ardoch, While playing With a
moving machine, lost half of one of his
fingers.
Bern Roemer, a Grafton boy and
Philippine veteran, broke a leg last
week, and will be laid UP for some
months.
Sheldon is still after an electric light
plant. Mike shines for all down there
and more light would seem to be unne-
cessary.
James Novotny, aged twenty-five, SUI
icided at the home of his father. near
Lidgerwood, by shooting himself With
revolver.
Rev. Melville Wyl;e, son Of ]. NJ. Wy
lie, of Drayton, has accepted the pastor
ate of Congregational church at BeV-
erly, Mass.
Over 200 teams are working on the
Washburn esxtension, and the road will
be into Washburn intime to handle the
first wheat.
Sargent county people are expert
nenting with tobacco, which it is said,
can be successfully raised on the soil of
that county.
Ransom county people are indignant
over the act of thes superintendent of
health in turning the school house into
pest house.
About fifty Icelanders west of Willow
City have taken their stock and moved
;outh. Settlers are getting too thick for
cattle raising.
The barns of J. w. Mitchell and Mr..
McMannis, at Wheatland, were burned.
together with their contents, including
some live stock.
Ralph Maxwell may establish a
skmming station at Paramount. He Is
paying Richland county farmers about
$3,500 per month for milk.
The Mandan band is said to be one
of the crack musical organizations OF
the state.