Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-13
BRIEF news Items
Happenings Throughout the
State TerseIy Told.

ton when a crowd Of people, friends
OF the woman, set upon the train crew
of the freight as it pulled into Turtle
Lake Thursday night. The Infatuated
seekers of revenge seized the brake
man and four persons held him to the
station platform, partially stripped
him of his clothing, while the woman
dashed his body with a whip until he
was in a serious condition from his
Injuries. He was also severely beaten
and 1t is said that other members of
the crew, seeking to help him, were
also hurt more or less. Rumors of &C.
tons to be brought by the brakeman
against his attackers and of the rail-
road company against them for inter-
fering with an employe in the dis
charge of his duties are being heard.
Comparative bank statements at the
close of the period ending March 7,
1911, and Jan. Z, 1911, show better
conditions in both national and state
banks. The March statement shows
an increase in the and liza
bilities of the state banks amounting
to $164, 509.26 and an increase in ma
tional bank resources and liabilities of
1867, 1926. Deposits subject to check
in national banks show an increase OF
nearly $500, 900, while the same item
in the state banks shows an increase
of nearly $500, 900. All other classes
of deposits show a good increase in
both state and national banks.
After being buried in North Dakota
soil for tWenty-three years a silver
watch in perfect running condition
has been recovered by it's original
owner, Louis Hermanson of Americas
township. The timepiece was lost
when Hermanson was blowing or his
tree claim and, though he searched
some time for it, he failed to recover
it. Some years later he sold the land
to August Marquardt and a farmland
ploWed 1t up while preparing the land
for spring seeding. Upon shaking it
began ticking merrily and has kept
perfect time ever since.
Plans have been perfected for three
day celebration of the twenty-ifth an
niversary of the organization of the
local Y. M. G. A. to be held in Fargo
June 16, II and Is. The celebration
will start with a banquet of "old tim
ers" on the evening of Friday, June
16. One of the features will be a
championship basket ball game be-
tween two teams composed of mem
bers of the teams in the "Y'' of twen-
ty-five years ago..
ganization of a brigade Of boy scouts
a committee of five was appointed at
a meeting of Grand Forks pastors,
teachers in the Y. M. C. A. and Sunday
school workers. The members are N.
Goodwin, H. E. Winslow, Rev. F. w.
Walker Pugh, George GLADDEN. and
Bruce Mcdonald. The committee will
begin work at nee.
The organization of the German
English Lutheran Church of st. Pc
ter's, of which Rev. A. Kollmorgan
will be pastor, was perfected at a
meeting of the congregation held in
Devils Lake. This is the first move
definitely taken toward the erection Of
a Sic, 1000 brick edifice. the work on
which will be started durin the COM
ing summer.
AS a result of being nearly frozen
to death neal his home north of the
agricultural college at Fargo last win
ter DR.. j.. H. Rickter has had botn
hands amputated. Or. Rickter is an
aged man. He became lost in a snow
storm, buried himself in a snow drift
and turned loose his horse, which was
later found by his son
Secretary Baernstein of the Fargo
| Commercial club telegraphed an invi-
tation from the club to former Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt to stop, in
that city on his way from Seattle to
st. Paul. It is expected that Colonel
Roosevelt will pass through Fargo on
Friday, April IA, over the Northern
Pacific.
The North Dakota delegation elect
ed to go to Washington to present the
cause of the farmers against the pend
ing reciprocity agreement will travel
in a special car, plans to that end be-
ing completed. The idea is to make
every state between nere and Wash
ington take notice of the determine
ton.
The Laymen's Missionary conven.
ton began at Fargo last Sunday. Two
of the most distinguished workers in
that field in the United States were
present in J.. Campbell White and
Colonel E. w. Halford.
Bills were offered by Representative
Hanna Of North Dakota authorizing
the construction of public buildings at
Williston, Valley City and Dickinson,
the sum of 100000 to be made avail
able in each case.
While parents were in the yard the
t~hree-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Stamour, residing a mile north
OF Neche, was burned to death in q
fire that destroyed the farm house
and contents.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
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