Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-28
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The Woodmen r,toice over their
great growth in this state.
The knights of Pythias lodge has
been instituted at Edmore
Two steam plows are breaking raw
prairie land near Goodrich.
Grand Forkers may invest some in
the new telephone company.
Chris Rudd, former Fargoan, seems
deservedly popular at Edmore.
Lisbon people complain Of the tres
pass of lot of milk producers
A lot of barley has been seeded in
the northwestern part of the state.
Efforts are being made to straighten
out the history of Fort Abercrombie.
The Great Northern is putting in a
twenty stall roundhouse at Devils Lake
John Allguire of Lidgerwood was
thrown from a wagon and his leg
broken.
The farmers in the southern part Of
the state anticipate big corn yield
this year.
Efforts are being made to secure bet
ter roads in the northwestern part Of
the state.
North Dakota orators are in great
demand for Decoration day and the
Fourth of July.
c. c. Dalrymple has purchased the
complete interest in the Tower City
telephone plant.
The responsibility for some of the
prairie fires in Morton county still
seems undetermined.
Minot retail grocers are organizing.
and deadbeats will have a hard time
getting coffee and sugar.
One of the coal mines at Wi!!iston
is to furnish the coal for the Devils
Lake deaf and dumb school.
The upper part of the Red river val
ley seems to be in better condition
than for seven or eight years.
Mimic people rejoice over the demo
lition of an old elevator that has al
ways been regarded as fire trap.
Minnewaukan boasts of an epidemic
Of tree planting and there seems tn
have been no effort at quarantine.
The Northern Pacific has so many
Dago laborers at Jamestown that a
building has been erected for their
use.
The bowling alley at Velva caught
fire from pan of ashes. but the flames
were extinguished without great dam.
age.
The humble hog seems to be attract
ing considerable attention along with
the development of the creamery in
dustry.
The North Dakota national guard
seems to have made a good showing
On the inspection by regular army
officer.
Lars Nelson and Oswald Goldner
were given the usual dose at Devils
Lake on the charge of selling booze
illegally.
Sam Dainerd OF Cando lost half a
dozen head of horses several weeks
ago and has just found them near Min
uewaukan.
A Ward county man recently
threshed field of fax that he couldn't
reach last fall. 1t went only two BUSH
els per acre.
Most North Dakota papers rejoice
over the fact that this state has such Z
big lead in banking business over
South Dakota.
Now that the wheat is practically
all seeded the farmers can worry owe:
drouths, hail storms, Hessia1. flies and
things like that.
The different state institution boards
are up in the air as result of the de-
cision of State Treasurer Mcmillan in
the bond matter.
The people of Lisbon are rejoicing
over the possibilities of cement side
walks since a Fargo firm has estab-
lished plant there.
Some fakirs are alleged to have been
operating in Grand Forks, endeavor-
ing to mislead old soldiers regarding
their homestead rights.
Hillsboro has hopes of the 500 from
a branch to be extended west from
Minnesota through Hillsboro, Mayville.
and other towns to Devils Lake.
The promoters of the sugar beet in
dustry are pleased with the results
shown IN North Dakota and there may
be some developments in that line.
1t is rumored that representatives
of a fake mutual insurance company
are at work in some of the towns in
the northwestern part of the state.
A drouth in the northwestern part
of the state this year would give that
country bad setback. as the settlers
need few good crops to get start.
A creamery enthusiast insists that
when North Dakota's his tory is writ.
ten It will be recorded that true pros
perity began with the advent Of the