Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-09-12
.NORTHWESTNEWs| BRIEF NEWS lev ITEMS
Events Throughout the State
TerseIy Told.

AS the result Of a drunken quarrel
Frank Pedrick, a farmer residing near
Cayuga, was killed and his slayer is
a fugitive from justice. Pedrick was
we'll to do and a good citizen when
sober, but is said to have been quar-
relsome in his cups. He became in
volyed in a quarrel with a stranger,
while both are alleged to have been
intoxicated, and the man pounded
Pedrick over the head with a brick,
fracturtng his skull. The stranger
fed and 1t is feared he will not be
captured, as he had a good start be-
fore the authorities were appraised Of
the crime.
University of Michigan alumni in
jamestown and Stutsman county per-
fected the organization of the Mich
igan University Alumni association
at a meeting held at Jamestown. 1t is
the plan of the club to hold mero
meetings In the winter months and to
provide a means of keeping in closer
touch with their alma mater. In addi-
ton to the local members many Mich
1gan graduates who are members Of
the North Dakota Bar association af-
fliated with the organization. E. P.
Kelly of Darlington was one of the
speakers at the organization lunch.
con.
Mary Ronsgard, a woman about six
ty-five years old, walked to Washburn
from her claim north of Mercer, a dis
lance Ct over thirty-ive miles. She
expected to prove up on her claim, but
it was found she had never taken out
her second papers. She cannot talk
English and had to get an interpreter
to transact her business at the court
house. When she left there she said
she would walk all the way back to
her claim.
Charles Storie was accidentally shot
by the discharge of a shotgun lying in
a carriage in which he was driving.
He was alone at the time. The charge
entered his side and death was almost
instantaneous. His body, still lying
in the carriage, was hauled to his
home by the horse, which had taken
fright at the explosion and galloped
to the farm residence of the accident
victim.
Severine Severson of Minot was ar,
rested for stealing his own automo-
bile. The machine was left in Glas-
gov, Mont, last fall and upon going
after it Seyerson found it had been
sold. To avoid red tape and replevin
proceedings he jumped into the car
and started for North Dakota at full
speed. A warrant for grand larceny
awaited him when he reached home.
Harvesting is in full swing in the
Minot territory and many big yields
are being reported. Jourgen Olsen
threshed 12O bushels of oats to the
acre. A. P. Slocum threshed 100 bush
els Of oats to the acre and John REM
had a sixty-acre field of wheat which
went thirty bushels to the acre. Chris
Johnson, at Carpio, threshed oats that
went seventy-nine bushels.
Sheriff Henry Nelson of Divide
county has just succeeded in landing
in jail Sylvester Bogges and William
Keister, whom he located in Sheridan,
Wyo., after trailing them for 1000
miles. His search continued a month
and included dozens of towns in
North Dakota and Montana. The men
are charged with horse stealing.
Suits for printing bills have been
started against the officers of the
North Dakota Progressive Republican
league, such bills, it is declared, hav-
ing been contracted during the recent
presidential primary in this state. All
told, about $500 is asked by Peter
Schley and A. F. Kick, both of Cour-
tenay.
Death on a cot in the Williston city
jail, without a relative or friend to
hear a parting word or shed a tear,
was the fate of an unknown man, a
sad speciman of humanity, a wanderer
on the face of the earth who was
taken in charge by the police.
Thrown from a motorcycle while
circling the Grand Forks race track at
a speed of fifty miles an hour Ed Sur
pernant- of asst Grand Forks received
a broken collar bone and was severely
bruised