Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25

Washburn is to have new Catholic
church.
w. H. Stutsman is new attorney at
Mandan.
Cando comes to the front with tur-
key thief.
Souris people are rejoicing over the
fire department.
Too much careless shooting is al,
legged at Mandan.
Cavalier has added another teacher,
now having six.
Devils Lake joins in the general cry
or more houses.
Business men at Walcott have or.
gained bank.
The Congregationalists at Anamoosc
are without pastor.
Some poker players in Minot were
robbed by spectators.
More new towns are being estab-
lished in Emmons county
Bottineau banker shave revised Gel
lection and exchange rates.
One car of anthracite at Drayton was
cut up among seventy people.
A tough at Darlington set fire to his
bed in Jail when he was run in.
1t is estimated that North Dakota
has 100000 acres Of corn this year.
The militia companies are being in.
spected by Inspector General Creel.
There will be little doing in the real
estate line until the holidays are over.
A namesake of the hero of Manila
was stabbed in row in Sargent coun.
ty.
Lodge organizers seem to be doing
big business over the state this win
ter.
Darlington seems to have been UNI
successful in securing farmers insti-
tute
Bottineau claims to have been up
against a fake wrestling match, a la
Fargo
Grand Forkers appear to have been
gun shy on the double telephone prop
osition.
A New Rockford jeweler is reported
to have sold $4,000 worth of diamonds
this year.
The veterinarians are in squabble
over what really ails some Wells coun-
ty horses.
Mrs. R. T. Kingman of Hillsboro won
a cut-glass pitcher as the champion
lady bowler.
The thief who stole dental chair
from the depot at Kensal, got away in
good shape.
Thss fJryiyo r,yo Of fi,n
is turning out about 1000 pounds of
Irvine daily.
A Bowbells man did twenty-day
stunt for hypnotizing 50 belonging to
another man.
Larimore anticipated some sensa.
lions out of the grand jury sessions at
Grand Forks
Smallpox is said to be the same,
whether given its right name or called
BARRIERS itch.
There are already seventy-two sub
scribers to the telephone exchange at
New Rockford.
The grain blockade on the Casselton-
Dickey branch of the Northern Pacific
has been relieved.
Bismarck used to supply Steele with
booze, and is now sending the people
of that town bread.
North Dakota Ignite coal is quoted
at SIS per ton in Grand Forks and SO
cents less in Minneapolis.
A baby weighing only thirty-six
ounces was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Johnson of Mohall.
DR.. Hobart. formerly of Leonard, is
comfortably located at Denhoff. He
also has an office at Goodrich.
Some farmers who patronized box
car merchants at Harvey, will be re-
fused credit by resident merchants.
An Edmore man advertised for a
brother he had not heard from for
fifteen years, and located him in Texas.
Mrs. F. A. Briggs, wife of North Da-
Eota's former executive, has returned
from Nome and is spending the winter
in Seattle.
The man arrested by Montana a,l-
thorities, who was thought to be
O'Brien who broke Jail at Fessenden,
proved an alibi.
Walhalla people are encouraged over
the prospect of getting an extension of
the Great Northern into the clay beds
beyond that point.
Edgeley received car load of an
thracite and the people scarcely gave
the car time to stop before the unload.
ing process began.
A Lakota man became sore and with
drew from the Workman lodge, and
few weeks later died, without any in.
surance for his wife.
Harry Carr is said to have hauled
107 bushels of flax to Aneta in one
load with two horses, breaking the
record for that city.
Steele joins in the cry for more
houses. There was a time when most
people thought Steele had more houses
| than it would ever need.
Grafton wants $4,000 appropria-
ton from the state legislature to equip
| and maintain the institute for the fee
ble-minded at that place.
J. E. Downing of Minot placed his
money in the bottom of the trunk and
won't To worl, When he returned the