Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-09-21

CdCe lldL Ln6 crop Is TOO Tar
to be harmed by frost. North Dakota
has produced in excess of IL, 900, 900
bushels of corn this year, according
to the federal estimate.
Halver L.. Halverson, attorney and
lane man of Minot, has bought of
F. w. Miller, president of the Minot
Auto company, 1T head of full blood
registered Shorthorn cattle. This is
the largest full blood cattle sale to
one party ever made in the state, as
gregating a total Of $4,000.
Five shots were exchanged between
2 party of four l. w. WIS and the
night Waterman of a threshing outfit
near kensal. The men renowned
their faith in the organization in order
to get work, but after a short time
sought to cripple the threshing ma
chine A large rock was found in a
bundle Of barley.
Two hundred horses in the Blue
Grass and ST. Vincent districts, Nor
ton county, have been placed in quar-
antine for CHAMBERS, and tw%enty-eight
animals already have been killed by
federal and state veterinarians. The
outbreak of glanders is one of the
most serious experienced in the dis
trict for many years.
The daily average Of grain ship
ments from the Dakota division of the
Great Northern railroad, which in.
cludes some of the best grain produc-
ing Ian in the Northwest, is far less
this year than in 1915. Only 100 cars
is the daily average at the present
time, while in the corresponding Pc
Rod last year it was 300 cars daily.
Wounded by the accidental dis
charge of a shotgun which he had
been holding while on a buggy ride.
l.. M. Poslcy, salesman for the Salzer
Lumber company, was taken to a
Jamestown hospital from the nearby
countryside. The charge from the
two barrels of the gun entered Pos
ley's abdomen and passed through
n Of his hands.
John Milley, engineer on the North
ern Pacific road for twenty years, is
under arrest at Ia Moure for the al
legged robbery of the Finch Lumber
company's store room, Policeman
Hartman of La Moure asserts he en-
countered Milley leaving the store
room, which had been robbed. The
engineer is held for trial under $500.
He says he is not guilty.
With election returns showing a
difference Of only two votes in the
ballots cast for the Republican NOM
lnation for states attorney of Barnes
county, q legal battle has developed
between D.. S. Richie, the reported
winner, and M. j. Englert. incumb-
ent. Judge A. G. Burr of Valley City
has taken the case under Amusement.
irregularities in the counting in sew
era precincts are charged.
Professor Theodore Wanner. head
of the chemistry and physics depart
ment at Fargo college several years,
was found drowned in James river.
He had wandered from the home of
his sister at Jamestown. Overstudy
at the University of Wisconsin. where
Professor Wanner had taken post
graduate work preparatory to taking
his chair at Wahpeton Science school
this fall, caused an unbalanced mind.
O.. p. 3. jacobson. Minnesota rail
road and warehouse commissioner an
nounced at the opening of the twenty
first annual session of the Norwegian
Danish Press association at Grand
Enrl.c thof - hrNron to]Jot i, 70 1>
placed to the memory Of Helm Hen
sen in the Minnesota Historical so
ciety at st. Paul. Hansen is credited
with being the original Scandinavian
emigrant to America, having come
over in 1869.
T. +. McCue of Darlington. former
attorney general. has filed suit
against the Co-operators' Herald, So
ciety Of Equity newspaper, asking
10000 damages on a charge of libel
and demanding a similar amount
from A.. M. Baker. the editor. The
basis of the action is the alleged pub
LEGATION of a charge McCue collected
a "slush" fund to defeat candidates
of the Nonpartisan league for the SUI
preme court.
One of the most encouraging fea-
lures of the development Of North Da-
kota and one which promises more
for the future of the state than any
other one thing is the gain in the
number Of hogs hat are being grown
in the state. The reports of both the
national department Of agriculture at
Washington and the commissioner Of
agriculture at Bismarck show that for
the fiscal year closing jan. 1, there
was a gain of e so per cen in the
single year in the number of hogs in
the state.
r. j. Durant, a farmer living near
Mckenzie, is charged with shooting
]. p. Spies, a Bismarck travelling
salesman. when the latter killed a
prairie chicken on the highway ad-
iacent to Durant's farm. Durant is
put on $4,000 bail, pending a definite
change in Spies condition, which is