Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-30
BRIEF NEWS
Events Throughout North Dakota
ConCise|y Related.

ty at Glendale.
The annual convention of the North
Dakota union of the American Society
of Equity will be held at Minot in Feb
ruary. The date will be announced
later.
Fargo college has received $4,000
in new requests, this Christmas gift
being announced, though the names of
the donors have been withheld for the
present.
J. L.. Hort of Reeder, a member of
the state legislature from Adams
county, has announced that he will be
a candidate at the 1916 primaries for
secretary Of state.
While members of the family were
away burglars entered the home of
Rev. Ingborg Ness at Fargo, took SIS
in cash from a Sunday school mission
box and about $40 from Rev. Mr.. Ness
vest and trouser pockets.
Attorney General Linde gave an
opinion that Senator diversion of Will
liston cannot accept a position on the
board of control to succeed ]. w. Jack
son, resigned. Governor Hanna had
appointed Mr.. diversion, who was to
take office Jan. l.
John Braun of Dickinson, who
twelve years ago "a acquitted of the
charge of numbering a son, faces the
charge of attempting to shoot another
son. Braun and his wife quarreled,
officials say, and the boy went to the
defense of his mother.
For the second time in her life Mrs.
Bert Gilmore Of Leith is a widow and
both times her husbands have met vio-
lent deaths. Bert Gilmore ended his
life with a shotgun. Five years ago
H. J.. Carter, her first husband, was
drowned in the Cannonball river.
When A. G. Burr, judge of the dis
trict court of the Bottineau, McHenry
and Pierce county district, arrived at
Santa, Ana, Cal, recently after hurry
ing half way across the continent in
response to a message that his wife
was critically i'll, he found death had
won the race.
The Better Farming association of
La Moure county has prepared an in
teresting program for the midwinter
fair which will be held at Edgeley
during the last week in February. A
number Of good speakers will be in
attendance and some valuable prizes
will be offered.
In a Christmas day tragedy three
miles northeast from Media, Frederick
Hens, his wife and son, Fred, Jr., nine
teen years old, were shot by John
Mueller. The victims were taken to
a hospital at Jamestown and two prob
ably will die. The father and son were
shot through the body and the mother
in the neck.
The annual midwinter fair of the
Ward County association will be held
in Minot Feb. IA to 10. There will be
a separate program for men, women
and children every day of the fair,
The children are to be given special
attention. A short course in agricuI-
ture, with numerous entertainment
features, are planned for them.
James OLeary and Tom Benson, &C.
cused of robbing F. M. Fife and his
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at Barlow, fourished an empty pistol
in subduing their victims, according
to their confessions after being cay
tured six miles from the scene Of
their operations. O'Leary and Benson
took $11S in cash, but touched nothing
else in the store.
Charles G. Williams, eighty-six years
old, who fought against the Indians in
the Crow Wing uprising in Minnesota
in pioneer days and who operated a
stage coach in North Dakota long be-
: fore railroads came here, died at the
home of his daughter at Grand Forks.
Williams was engaged for years il
, pioneer development work in the
northern portion of the Red River val
ley.
Mrs. Charles Goodorow of Cannon
Ball, engaged in making plans for the
funeral of her son, Arthur, who died
. several days ago at Colorado Springs,
Colo, was accidentally burned to death
and a joint funeral was held, mother
and son being buried in the same
+ grave. Mrs. Goodorow was working
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she tainted, falling over a red hos
: kitchen range. Death occurred in q
few hours.
. John Hanna, an immigrant from
Canada who was detained in Grand
!. Forks several months ago at the in.
:. stance of American immigration au
:. thorities, will not be compelled to fur
: Their oppose the governments efforts
: to deport him. Local authorities have
. been notified from Washington that
: the department of immigration has de
: cided to abandon the case against
: Hanna, thus permitting him to con
:. tinue his residence here. Congress
: man H. T. Helgesen of North Dakota
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