Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-09-12
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Nearly all the state papers chronicle
the arrival Of land-seekers.
They are using 44x72 separators in
the southern part of the state.
1t is pretty difficult to keep track of
the new postoftices in the state.
The matter of erecting new school
house is being agitated at Berwick.
Hardy Bros. of Cathay have been
making improvements on their store.
Minot is said to be contemplating an
unusually good street fair this year.
James Converse shipped three train
loads Of cattle from Dickinson last
week.
Ernest Brandt of Cakes is in charge
of the Osborne Mcmillan elevator at
Kuhn.
Ashley is happy over the prospects of
the future, occasloned by the coming of
the 500.
A medical fakir seems to have Sc
cured several victims in the vicinity of
Bowdon.
Prof. ]. A. Johnson has accepted the
principalship Of the public schools OF
LaMoure.
"A new ucUOL Is Contemplated oS
Knox, Benson county, on the Great
Northern.
Miss Ethel Burgess is reported the
pretty new assistant i'll the postoftice
at Williston.
H. Stoltz, who is starting a new ]um-
Der yard at Fillmore, has his office
about completed.
The elevators of the state already
report wheat coming in in large guam
titles of various qualities.
The new cement sidewalks being put
down at Devils Lake are the pride of
the citizens of the birthstone city.
1t did not take long for Agent Ander-
son, of the 500 at Cakes, to get really
for business after the depot buried.
Jamestown people are pleased with
the installation Of a daily passenger
service on the Great Northern lire.
The Fitzgerald house at Jamestown
was struck by lightning, and Mrs.
Owens was Frustrated by the shock.
An attempted Jail delivery at Willis
ton last week met with defeat, Sheriff
Heffernan waking in time to prevent it.
Large quantities of potatoes are being
shipped from Dickinson to the Mime
apolis market, the price being so cents,
cash.
P. G.. Durbin, proprietor of the Keith
farm near Devils Lake, has commenced
the construction of 1Q,00O-bushel
warehouse.
A threshers' sleeping car in Dickey
county was overturned by wind one
night last week, and the inmates We're
scattered.
Dickinson will soon be known as the
best sidewall1ed town in the North
west. Nothing but sandstone goes
there after this.
Prof. snider, principal Of the Gardner
schools, has resigned his position, to
take charge of the grammar depart
ment at Buxton.
The guard house boys at Bowdon are
said to be aggrieved over the failure to
get pint of whisky for taking care of
neglected animal.
There are moro gasoline thresher en-
gires reported in use in this state this
year than ever, and they appear to be
giving excellent satisfaction.
P. D. Moore, who has been employed
at, Hedderich Bros. & Co.'s store, at
Williston, has accepted a position with
a Grand Forks business house.
Quite number of Wisconsin people
came up this week to look for suitable
land for farms, and they are prosperous
farmers in the Badger State, too.
Hundreds of corn havesters are re-
ported to have been sold in the state
this season, fact tending to open the
eyes of Fasteners coming to North
Dakota.
There are apparently plenty of pota-
toes in the state, which, with the ex-
cellent price the tubers are selling at,
will swell materially the farmers bank
account.
Blackjack has $4,000 worth of new
fire. fighting machinery. 1t was put to
use within an hour after its installation
to extinguish a fire in the woods near
town and which threatened to become
serious.
A Grand Forks policeman ran down a
merchant who was out late-seeins the
man slipping out of his own store IN
seemingly mysterious manner-but
both felt foolish when they discovered
how it was.
While Rev. Father LaRochelle was
visiting his Pensioners III Walhalla'
some of them took his old horse from
the buggy and substituted a better one
before he was aware that the trade was
being made.
e. w. Bittman. of the Cash Mercan-
tile company offers the use OF the
academy of music at Cakes to the nre
company at that place for ball. as
reward for the good work done at the
fire last week.
The postof1lce at Numedahl has been
granted still more favors by the post
office department. and the patrons of
that mountain Office will now receive
their mail three times a week, instead
of twice, as heretofore.
Two three-year-old heifers are said
to have been disposed of at Bismarck
by l.. l.. Larson of Dry Point. which
averaged 1920 pounds in weight and
netted the seller $40 each. Not bad
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