Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-05
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS
Events Throughout the State
TeTseIy Told.

T. E. Smith, a Democratic candi-
date for justice in Grand Forks,
claims the record for no~nexpenditure
of cash as a candidate for Office. HE
spent 2 cents, this amount being ex-
pended for the purpose of giving the
county auditor a Statement of cleo
ton expenses" Incidentally, it might
be mentioned that Smith wasn't elect
ed. Another candidate, j. Birkheimer,
also on the Democratic ticket, asked
Judge Templeton to grant him the
privilege of filing his statement of x
pense after the time limit, as he did
not know he had been a candidate
and had not spent any money and did
not believe he should be fined for fail
ing to comply with the law.
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The annual meeting of the North
Dakota Press association will be held
in Wahpeton, Jan. 10 to IL, according
to an announcement just made by
President N. B. Black of Grand Forks.
The winter session is the regular bust
ness meeting of the association and
although the program has not been
completed it will be largely technical
in nature. One of the interesting fea-
lures will be a paper on "Advertis-
ing" by Editor John T. Haskell of
the Bottineau Courant, in which the
Bottineau county newspaper plan of
combining their advertising will be
discussed.
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Breaking into his brothers resi-
dence near Easily to find his dead
body lying on the floor of his bed
room Alfred Haines continued his in
vestigation only to discover that two
horses tied in the barn had starved to
death from lack Of attention and that
other farm animals were in a pitiful
condition. John Haines, the victim,
had been dead for about two weeks.
He lived alone. In his pockets was
found $500 in currency. Death was
due to natural causes.
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An heroic act was performed by a
hired mar on the Baker ranch near
Expansion. He had taken the young
o of Manager Day to a little pot
hole to give the boy a ride on a sled.
The sled got way and fell with the
boy into a small open spot of water
in the center of the ice. The hired
man sprang through the hole into the
water eight feet deep and managed
to come out at the opening, which
was scarcely large enough to admit
a mans body. :, ~.
The only contest growing out of
| the recent election SO far as known
at this time has developed in Stark
county and involves the Office of pros
ecuting attorney. Burgeson, the sue
cessful candidate, received % votes in
Heart River township as against 5 for
Murtha and it is charged that there
were irregularities in that precinct.
The contest was so close that if Muir
tina succeeds in throwing out the vote
in that precinct he will be elected.
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The official opening of the electric
line which is to connect Nlworth, the
Northern Pacific division point, with
Moorhead and Fargo, will probably
take place Dec. 9 and the line will be
opened to the general public the fol-
lowing day. The ceremonies will be
participated in by representatives of
each town. A golden spike will be
driven and patriotic airs will be
played by the student band Of Con-
cordia college of Moorhead.
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The yelping of two dogs saved Tom
Borosky and members of his family
from death by fire when their resi-
dence in Grand Forks was destroyed.
Awakened by the barking of the dogs,
which had been locked in a lower
room, Borosky found the house filled
with smoke and with flames having
almost cut off the avenues of escape
to the lower floor. He did not forget
his dogs, however, and at the risk of
his life liberated them.
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Two bullets which she fred into her
breast while walking on a country
road near jamestown caused the death
of Mrs. Anna S. Grow. The woman
refused to explain why she fired the
shots and apparently after she was
taken to the hospital %repented, for she,
made a hard fight for her life. O1e
of the bullets, however, had pene-
trated her lung and caused her death.
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Unmindful that he held a lighted
cigar between his lips j. Stendal of
Edmore leaned over the top of a tank
containing $50 gallons of gasoline and
was perhaps MORALLY injured by the
explosion which followed. Two other
men were slightly injured and the
Joseph Brands warehouse was de-
stroyed by fire.
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Mrs. M. G. Davis of Grand Forks
left her Thanksgiving dinner table to
greet a neighbor who carried the news
of the accidental death of her hus-
band, Morris Davis, a brakeman on
the Great Northern. He was crushed