Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-12-25
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Willtston has new drug store.
Darlington banks are enjoying pros
perity.
The snow poet now has q pertinent
subject
E .Fossum is the new harnessmaker
at Leeds.
The Aneta State Bank has been very
handsomely decorated,
Sheldon was besieged by life 'insur-
ance agents last week
The new town we'll of Berthold is
said to be 800 feet deep.
The Cayuga State Bank opened up
tor business last week.
The enrolment of the Minot schools
is reported to be about 400.
1t is said that Hall & ca. are to have
new machinery hall at Portland.
LaMoure business men are said to
favor a creamery for next spring.
T. F.. Harold is the new N. P. agent
at Sheldon succeeding F. G. Martin
C. H. Clark opened general mer.
chandise store at Ludden last week.
The fire hall has been finished at
Minor and the citizens are proud of it.
Butcher Malmberg of Walcott has
purchased a meat market at Grandih.
"A Congregational church fair at For
man melted the Ladies' Aid society
$l1O.
1t is rumored that the coming ses.
sion of the legislature will be busy
one.
Wheat grades in Ward county are
said not to be as good this year as
formerly
The business mems club at Grafton
has commenced it's regular meetings
tor the winter.
P. A. Anderson of Grandin will run
a feed mill in connection with his
blacksmith shop.
Some very low temperatures were
recorded in the northern towns of the
state last week.
Mrs. Olena Lee of Walcott, while
washing windows, fell from chair
and broke rib.
Me-. Nelson, the terrible Swede
pug, will make Minot his headquarters
for the winter.
Five car loads of horses were re-
Gently shipped from Hillsboro to the
Minnesota pineries.
A number of Cakes citizens are agi-
tating the matter of an electric light
system for that city.
Ransom county had it's first football
game recently at Sheldon, with En-
derlin, resulting in tie.
have leased hall for five years and
equipped it in fine style.
The Fargo Bridge and Iron company
is building a new bridge in Calendonia
township, Trail county.
The Kulas Lumber company of Minot
is erecting large sheds to replace those
destroyed in the recent fire.
T. ]. Ryan is the new proprietor of
the Ryan livery at Aneta,W. " Ryan
retiring to engage in farming.
Fire in the wood box of the school
house at Kindred created some excite
ment until the janitor arrived.
Improvements to the amount of $751;
600, mostly in residences, we're made
in Cakes during the past year.
Deputy Sheriff Walsh of Grand Forks
county arrested an alleged lady blind
pigger at Kemgton last week
Hans Haagenson was accidentally
shot through his index finger, while
cleanin ga revolver at Galesburg.
Devils Lake is being congratulated
upon becoming freight division head
quarters for the Great Northern.
The pupils and citizens of Leeds
filled two barrels with contributions
for the Childrens' home at Fargo.
Miller T. o. Hougen of Northwood
says that bread made from macaroni
flour is better than other bread.
The rumor that Ole Axvig would
contest the election of Senator Plain
of Milton is denied by the former.
E. F. Movius is to erect handsome
brick block, to take the place of the re-
rcently-burned store in Lidgerwood.
A. E. Thacker is a new merchant at
Hamilton, he having purchased the
stock of Mr.. Sarver, who retires.
The woman to whom the man killed
in the wreck at Portal was engaged,
will sue the Sue road for damages.
Minot people are after new judicial
district, claiming the Second is en-
tirely too large for one man to cover.
The bar association of Mandan re-
Gently passed appropriate resolutions
on the death of Judge Rice of that
city.
The Jamestown school sent $1640 in
cash to the North Dakota Childrens'
home in Fargo, besides a lot of cloth
ing.
j. B. Boyd's horse fell into a we'll
backwards. the other day at Langdon,
but was fished out without apparent in
jury.
Rev. Georage Extence of Grand Rap
ids, Mich, will assume charge of the
Congregational church at Hillsboro in
January.
The improvement society at Walcott
elected officers for the following year.
The organization is in a prosperous
condition.