Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-01-30
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Wilton is growing rapidly.
Lakota has a new dancing club.
Casselton has bowling alley.
Rugby's coal famine was relieved.
New Rockford is to have a fire hall.
The curriers' of Drayton are becoming |
expert.
Windsor will build a $500 school
house.
Cando chess players are having lots
of fun.
I.aMourc gets farmers institute in
February.
Telephone business is booming al
Larilnore.
A lot of flax is still being marketed at
Park River.
The bowling alley at Enderlin is a
popular resort.
are Still numerous.
The marriage license record keeps up
in many counties.
The Northern Pacific paid $4,000 tax
es in LaMoure county.
Lysander Ball, an inmate of the SOL
diers' home, is dead.
| There are sixty people i'll the New
| Rockford singing school,
Grafton business men are Interested
III the proposed creamery.
At Buffalo the money safes are left
standing on the sidewalk.
! The Finnish settlement, near 1tol,a
/ has established Il library.
The flax fiber mill at Sheldon has been
closed for lack of straw.
Lakota claims the third largest opera
house stage in the state.
The fire department at Leeds has a
new bell for its fire house.
Stutsman county people are discuss
ing the creamery proposition.
George Baker of Grand Forks was in
jured by a tree falling on him.
Mayor Mcpherson of Valley City is to
organize an elevator company.
There have been no reports of editors
returning Great Northern mileage.
The west of the Missouri country IS
the Mecca of many landseckers.
The commissioners of Barnes county
allowed bill Cor Bibles for the Jail.
There is a school teacher spat OH at
New Rockford, over vertical writing.
Among the excellent bank reports is
that sent out by the Finley State bank.
Bottineau wants a flax fiber MILL
The smallpox scare at Harvey has
abated.
Wahpetons board of trade is active.
Hockey is a popular game at Grand
Forks.
Mrs. Dwyer has bought Fat Burkes
ranch at Medina, and will raise FLOODED
stock.
Skating rink proprietors are having
a hard time to keep the ice in condi-
ton.
After the holiday festivities the farm
ers are beginning to clean their seed
grain.
Walsh county people are somewhat
worked up over the commissioner BUSH
ness.
The Devils Lake Bottling works have
been removed near the Salvation Army
hall.
Chemists differ as to the percentage
of alcohol in the "All Hail." sold at
Jamestown.
w. J. Shipley, whose parents live at
Dickinson. was killed in a railway acct
dent in Texas.
The people Of Darlington are pleased
with ]. A. Cummins, the new Northern
Pacific agent.
His hired man sold a load of flax be-
longing to Joe Trovatten of Park River,
and skipped.
Mayville people are largely interested
in the development of certain sections
of Louisiana.
D. H. Houston of Hunter will donate
sites for either a flour mill or farmers
elevator-or both.
Burleish county farmers are buying
city lets in Bismarck, and will erect
homes for the winter.
On account of the mild winter, ice on
the streams has been much thinner
than usual this year.
Indian Agent Birgenheimer, of the
Standing Rock agency, indorses Indian
Commissioner Jones.
Miss Nellie Sanders Of Wheatland has
accepted a position as assistant post
mistress at Lidgerwood.
A new postofl;ce has been established
in Benson county, called Flora, ana
mail is sent out from ObeI0n.
Ernest J. Field pleaded guilty to forg-
cry at Wahpeton, and drew fifteen
years in the penitentiary.
Cakes people may put down an arte-
sian we'll for city purposes in spite OF
the experience at Jamestown.
At AYR some miscreat broke into the
Entertainment hall and stole lot of
dishes, left there after Il party.
Wheatland regrets that the town is
to lose DR.. and Mrs. Branch, who will
remove to Fargo about April !.
Rancher Crandall's wolf hounds, in
Stutsman county are Kidding that Sec
ton of some of the worst pests.
In December Mail Carrier Edward
son, of the rural route from Kindred,
collected 6669 pieces of mail matter.
North Dakotans are watching the
Minnesota agitation on tax matters
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