Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-01
Brief NEWS ITEMS
Events Throughout the State
Terse|y Told.

the new party call has created wide
interest and thrown politicians, who
thought the question of state offices
had narrowed down since the recent
primaries, into the air again. They
do not know what to make of the
new turn of affairs. In discussing
plans for the campaign A. Y. Moore,
new national provisional committee
man, said a full ticket would be
placed. in. the field from governor
down. Those candidates chosen at
the recent primary who are accepta-
BILE to the progressive organization
will be placed on the new party
ticket.
Jimmy Potts of Minneapolis, cham.
pion lightweight of the Northwest and
Canada, and Leo Kossick of Moor
head, claimant of the title, went ten
rounds in fast time at the Fargo Or.
era House. The referee gave no de.
cision, according to the agreement,
but the newspaper decision will go to
Kossick. The superiority of the local
man was apparent. A dispute as to
whether the match should be boxed
with clean breaks or one arm free
married the contest. Clean breaks
were finally agreed to. Only 800 per.
sons attended the match, it being a
failure from a financial standpoint.
There are homes for 800 men OF
women on the Fort Berthold reser.
Walton and holders of numbers be.
tween 1850 and 5000, drawn in the
reservation lot drawing of last Sep
TENDER, will have an opportunity to
file on a quarter section of land on
Aug. II, or a few days thereafter,
when their numbers are called. Out
of the first 1850 names that were
called only 511 Of those made eligible
filed on land. Judge c.. Witten of
Washington will superintend the call
ing of the remaining numbers and the
handling of the filings.
open house." under the rules of
Which any n could come and par
take of what they wanted, won't 20
in North Dakota. G. Murphy and ].
Kelly, tried in the Ransom district
court on charges of keeping a blind
pig, We're convicted on their admis-
sions that they did maintain "epen
house" and that any one was at lib
erty to call and participate in the
offerings of the place. They denied
receiving any compensation, but the
jury nevertheless found them guilty.
nJ1n1np tho Cfo ny = Of I;ron~
open house" rules.
The state game board took a stand
for enforcement of the law and ap-
pointed Olaf Bjorke of Abercrombie
chief deputy under Game Warden Nc
Lean of the south half of the state,
and 0. S. Lee of Aneta chief deputy
under Warden Stenvik for the north
ern half. The board also named Jack
Duis, Devils Lake; D. A. Kramer,
Velva; J. Doerf1er, Williston; J. E.
Hughes, Dickinson, and John Handt.
man, Mandan, as district deputies
from Aug. 1 to November.
Lieutenant Governor U. L. Bur-
dick Of North Dakota, a Republican,
will support Woodrow Wilson for
president. He made this declaration
at a meeting of the Williams county
Republican central committee. Mr..
Burdick said he could not support
Taft because he believed he had
failed to live up to Republican prin-
ciples. The Roosevelt movemen he
regards as a personal affair.
Special rules have been promulgat,
ed by the North Dakota live stock
board for the government of ship
ments Of cattle into the state for ex-
hlbition at the various fairs and expo
sitions. These cattle will be admitted
without having to submit to the tuber-
culin test provided hat the waybill
accompanying such shipment shall in
dictate that the cattle are for exhibit
ton purposes only.
Three months from the completion
of the seeding to the starting of har-
vesftag is the record of a crop of bar
ley owned by Silver Serumgard on his
farm which adjoins Devils Lake. The
seeding was finished April 81 and last
"S0A liz ACiu was III CuS SIOUX anu
ready for the threshing machine.
Twelve thousand steelhead trout
have just been placed in Lake Nett
goshe, near Bottineau, through the CO.
operation of the North Dakota fish
hatchery and the federal game off,
cials. The conditions for the success
full raising of the trout in Metigoshe
are good.
There was a loss of $4,000 at Ro-
lette in a fire which DESTROYED the
William Glennon pool hall, the Ar
thur Mott mercantile building and the
Hool restaurant. The fire had it's
origin in the pool hall, but the man
ner in which it started is not known.
Richard Cook of Beach, aged eight.
cen, may die from injuries received
when he was thrown from a horse.
The lad was thrown on his head and
shoulders, being pitched nearly twen-
ty feet through the air. His body
from the neck down is paralyzed.
The American Geographical society,
IN a special train, will spend Sunday