Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-05-16
Brief NEWS ITEMS
Events Throughout the State
Terse|y Told.

make, a tour of the state. The ex-
hibit train would be composed of; ten
cars and would traverse a much wider
territory than that covered by the
train operated last year. To make
possible the tour the board in charge
of Institutes has asked cities and
towns in which the train will stop to
make a contribution of $50. each to-
ward the fund.
Lakota will build anew city hall
this year if the question Of issuing
bonds, which will be submitted at a
special election, is voted upon favor
ably. Already there is: an interesting
fight under way, the, council having
called the election for bonding at a
figure higher than the amount petit.
toned for by the citizens interested.
Mayor Thaland vetoed the election
resolution, but the council was sue.
cessful in passing it over his veto and
submitting the matter.
The North Dakota Nurses associa
ton was launched at a meeting held
in Grand Forks, having a charte
membership Of $50. Following are
the officers: President, Miss Bertha
Erdman, Grand Forks; first vice pres.
ident, Miss Mabel Sides, Jamestown;
second vice president, Miss Herman,
Bismarck; recording secretary. Emily
Holmes Orr, Grand Forks; CORE
spending secretary, Miss Scripture
Fargo; treasurer, Miss Stanford,
Fargo.
George B. Winship, former publish.
err of the Grand Forks herald, will
give a $4,000 monument to the city
Of Grand Forks, %dedicating it to the
memory of the veterans of the War
of the Rebellion. Several city boards
interested have secured a site for the
monument. In presenting this monu-
ment to Grand Forks Mr.. Winship
brings to a conclusion one of his pet
projects and one in which he has
been interested for a great many
years.
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Forks Commercial club reported to
Fargo and were the guests of the
city. A banquet was served in the
Commercial club rooms and the Wis
itors given an opportunity to meet
the Fargo business men. Several
weeks ago a delegation from Fargo
went to Grand Forks and this trip
was a return visit. The plan is for
the commercial bodies of the state to
get better acquainted with each
other.
In a fire which destroyed several
small buildings and for a time threat
ened the entire business district of
krem, John Abby, editor of the Krem
American, was seriously scorched. He
went into one of the burning build
ings and before he was able to get
out was hemmed in by the flames.
He had to run through the fire to
safety. His burns were largely about
the face and hands, his clothes not
taking fire in his hasty exit.
The International boundary line
surveyors, whose duty it will be to
definitely locate the line between Can
ada and the United States, from the
Red river to the Lake of the Woods,
are arriving in Pembina and on May
20 the expedition will leave that city.
When their work is completed there
will be no question about the bound
airy line between Minnesota on the
south and Canadian territory on the
north.
DR.. ]. P. Richmand, a Congrega-
tional minister who recently had held
a passionate in Danville, Ill.,, tainted
in the Billy Sunday tabernacle at
Fargo before 5000 persons, was car
ried from the building by Mr.. Sunday
and his assistants and died. DR.. Rich
mand was married recently at Ken.
sal. When the aged mans attack of
heart failure came on the evangelist
was preaching upon "%Infidelity."
Wilhelm Waltman of Pembina faces
a charge in the United States court
Of using the mails for fraudulent pur.
poses in connection with the forgery
of a check which he admits having
sent, through a second person, to a
Chicago mail order house, having the
same honored for merchandise. Walt.
man admits his guilt and was taken
to the Cass County Jail at Fargo to
await trial.
In a cold rain and with one leg
broken John Watt of Milton, sixteen
years old, lay four hours in the
night in a puddle of water, unable to
help himself. His father, alarmed
when the boys saddle horse reached
home riderless, made a search, finally
finding the lad where he had been
thrown by the animal.
Jumping from his horse and falling
to the ground on a piece of wood
sticking out of the earth Ralph Ha,
laas was seriously injured near Car
rington, the wood piercing his body
to a depth Of five inches. The young
man was taken to a Fargo hospital
and although his condition is critical
he may recover
Steven Darling, we'll known in Far
rn or1 ON old rocil>ot caJ1 .