Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-07-20

tractor, has begun the construction of
a $4,000 sewer at jamestown.
Elmer Simonson, garage owner. was
drowned while swimming in the Mouse
river near Norma. Heart disease is
blamed.
DR.. b.. b. Craighead, former presi-
dent of the University of Montana,
has been chosen first commissioner of
education of North Dakota.
Plans are being made by the bust
ness men of Hankinson for a monster
harvest festival to be held the latter
part of July. The plan has not been
worked out in detail yet.
A special train over the Northern
Pacific will carry the railroad en-
ployes of Fargo, Moorhead ard Dill
worth to Detroit, Mimi, or July %,
where a great picnic will be held.
The Wells county fair takes place
Aug. 1, 2 and 8 at F%essenden. The
races for this year promise to be the
best ever. Many entries are expected,
a great string of fast horses being
promised.
John Williams, forty years old, was
swimming in a small stream near Gar,
rison, demonstrating swimming
strokes, when he suddenly was seized
iy heart failure and died before aid
cord reach him.
After a year Of continuous service in
the French trenches Fred Merriam of
Park River was killed June IA. Mrs.
John A. Harris was advised of her
brothers death by the wal department
at Ottawa, Canada.
Action involving the legality of in
itiative proceedings launched by New
Rockford, in an attempt to remove the
state capitol from Bismarck to New
Rockford, has been submitted to the
state supreme court at Bismarck.
Louis w. Hill, president of the
Great Northern railroad, has been in
vited by the Red River Valley Old Set
tiers association to attend the annual
meeting at Fargo and participate in
the memorial service to be held for his
father, James j. Hill.
With a bullet hole through his body
John Stluhka, a bachelor living a short
distance from Wahpeton, was removed
to a hospital. For five days he had
been unattended at his home, unable
to call for help or aid himself. Stluhka
declares some one shot him.
While her mother was engaged with
household duties Emma Hanson, elev-
en-months-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Hanson of Kenmare, tod
died away in play. Late in the even
ing Mrs. Hanson found her daughters
body in a small slough near their
home.
For growing out" little pigs and
carrying over dry COWS a good pasture
is a valuable asset to the North Da-
kota hog raiser. Alfalfa makes the
best pasture for hogs. In pasturing
not pastured too heavily. If this is
done the alfalfa will reseed.
Rev. E. Bernessen of Fargo was
elected president of the Red River
Valley Free Lutheran Young Peoples
association at the concluding session
of the organizations annual conven-
ton lat Hillsboro. j.. M. Halvorson of
Northwood was chosen vice president
and Rev. I. Hovland of Hatton secre.
tary.
John Rowland, a Mountrail county
farmer, was found guilty of murder in
the second degree at Williston for the
Staying of Harry Walcott, twenty-year-
old son of a neighboring farmer. Judge
Fisk sentenced Rowland to twenty
years Imprisonment. The killing of
Walcott was the elimination of a long
standing feud.
Because he attempted to enforce
the payment of a 81 debt with a load,
ed revolver Rasmus Lesseth of Carpio
was placed in jail. The charges were
made by Marion Miller, also of Carpio,
him with death the first time he came
from the house unless payment of the
debt was forthcoming.
The American Society of Equity
committee, charged with selecting a
site for the proposed new packing
plant, met at Fargo, but was unable to
take action because of the absence of
n member. Adjournment was taken
to July 81. 1t was announced a s1,OOO,-
900 cooperative company will be or.
Eanized to swing the project.
Merit Kimball, former Fargo high
school student, who was made a lieu.
tenant in the Canadian army recently
for personal bravery under fire, was
killed June 7 Somewhere in France
according to word received at Fargo
by his father, Porter Kimball. Lieu.
tenant Kimball was a football and
track star during his high school days.
Grand Forks bank deposits increas.
ed so per cent in a year, according to
a statement prepared by local banks
in compliance with the national call
and made public. Deposits, the state,
ment shows, total S~5,41S,024, as com.
pared with $3.4O4,4S a year ago. In
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