Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-04-20
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
Happenings Throughout the
State TerseIy Told.

Shots were fired in an attempt to ar
rest Ed McGahan of Superior, Wis,
who with George Dixon of the same
place is charged with breaking into
the Jacobson & Fugelson hardware
store at Minot. Dixon caught fast in
a basement window, through which he
.endeavored to escape and was ar
rested, but McGahan escaped. Clar.
ence Parker, proprietor of the Leland
hotel, who happened to be near by at
the time of the burglary, ordered Nc
Gahan to halt and, the latter refusing,
pulled a gun and shot. McGahan was
armed, but in his hurry to get away
did not return the fire. Dixon pleaded
guilty to burglary in the third degree
and was bound over to the district
court under $500 bonds.
Plans have been completed and
building operations will commence
soon on a big garage to be built at
Devils Lake by the Ramsey County
Implement company, of which Edgar
LaRue is manager. The building is
to be SO by 100 feet in dimension
built of brick with concrete floors and
ceilings. The main floor is admirably
arranged for automobiles, while motor
lists claim that the repair shop facili-
ties are the best they have ever seen.
The second floor will be occupied by
the Devils Lake lodge of Elks, who
have submitted the plans they desire
followed.
Two thousand persons were at the
station to greet Colonel Roosevelt,
who appeared at the end of his car
and spoke for five minutes, expressing
his qualification to again be in North
Dakota, where he spent so many hap.
Ply months more than a score of years
ago. He impressed upon his audience
the Importance of good citizenship and
congratulated the people of the state
on n of it's greatest crops-children.
He praised North Dakota men and
their wives, after which he bowed
himself back into his private car.
The North Dakota Academy of Sci
ence, in it's third annuai convention at
the university at Grand Forks, elected
Lynn B. McMullen, Valley City, presi-
dent; Herbert F. Bergman, Fargo, vice
president; DR.. G. A. Abbott, Grand
Forks, secretary treasurer. Dean NJ.
A. Brannon and Professor E. f. Chand-
Ter of Grand Forks and Professor ].
S. Sheppard of Fargo members of the
executive committee. Thirty-fve
prominent men of the state interested
in research work were in attendance.
The first arrest under the new law
passed by the last legislature concern
ing the practice Of physicians in the
state without passing examination by
n state board was made in Grand
Forks when DR.. J.. b. Doran of the
United German Doctors, who has been
touring the state, was taken in charge.
The action was brought by Mrs. Mary
Tracy, who charged that the doctor
did not give her full value for money
expended.
Two weeks ago Miss Schmidt, do
nestle at Oriska, fifty miles west of
Fargo, fell into a we'll. A young man
named Olson heroically rescued her
by permitting himself to be lowered
headforemost into the we'll. His act
OF heroism so appealed to a Twin City
man that the latter sent Olson a check
for a hundred dollars. It is also an
nounced that Olson has been recon-
mended for a Carnegie hero award.
Plans are on foot for a thorough re-
organization of the Fargo Commercial
club, with a view to extending the gen
eral activities Of the club. A commit
tee of three men will be appointed to
determine the scope of the reorganiza-
ton. The club will open it's new quar-
tiers April 81. A delegation from the
st. Paul Commercial club will repre-
sent the business interests of that city
at the opening ceremonies.
The United States government,
through its attorney, w. H. Barnett OF
Fargo, filed the deed for the property
located at the corner of Sixth street
and Dakota avenue, Wahpeton, that
was recently purchased for the site
for che federal building thaB wilt be
built shortly An appropriation of
$4,000 is now available and it is
probable that the government will
construct a $4,000 building.
Towned county will not have a SUI
perintendent of public highways as
provided by the new law passed by
the twelfth legislature. The commits
sioners needed the petitions of the
taxpayers who did not feel that such
al official was needed. So far it
seems that the new office is not gen
orally favored and counties, n after
another are declining the privilege of
the new law.
A serious accident happened to DR..
f.. A. Bordwell Of Marmarth. While
driving in sthe country his team ran
away, throwing him out. His back
was injured SO that he was unable to
move. He lay on the ground nearly
three hours, when he was found by a
homesteader.
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