Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-05-25
News Of The Week From MANY
Sections Of the State,
MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Are Briefly Written In Order
to Make Perusal Easier for
Busy Readers.

The Missouri slope bankers meeting
ut Dickinson closed with a banquet.
Beach was awarded the next meeting.
Alfred White is the new president.
The practice OF sleeping on his
stomach proved fatal to Martin A.
McGoon OF Fargo. He smothered to
death. MIR. McGoon was il perfect
health.
Twenty new banks with a total cap
italization of $3O0, 900 have been or
ganized in North Dakota during the
past month, according to the state
banking board.
W.. j. George, postmaster OF Van
Hook, died in a hospital at Minot as
the result of an automobile accident
near Van Hook. While travelling about
thirty miles an hour the car struck a
deep rut and turned over.
The Geneseo Farmers Elevator
company has decided to build a new
elevator which will be a modern
structure in every way. The work on
the construction of the same will
probably III the latter part Of
the month.
Geese herders are wanted in the
country near Devils Lake to keep the
wild geese off the grain fields. Barnt
Anderson, a Ramsey county farmer,
says thousands of geese are feeding
on the seed uncovered by the recent
high winds.
S. +. Corwin again demonstrated his
public spirit and generosity in a gift
of $4,000 to jamestown college endow-
nlent fund. He has before contributed
ton and now adds the above splendid
sum to his former generous gifts.
Walter f. Kelly Of Hettinger was
elected president Of the North Dakota
County Auditors association, which
met at Fargo. T.. F. Vaughn of Cando
was elected vice president and Ole J.
Eide OF Langdon secretary treasurer.
Wahpeton was selected for the next
meeting place.
At a meeting of the Mohall fire de-
partment John Gilseth, A. B. Haugan
and Conrad Iverson we're elected dele
gates to attend the state tiremen's
tournament to be held this year in
Fargo. The convention meets in June.
Besides the above named the local
chief and assistant are delegates by
virtue Of their offices.
At a referendum taken for the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States of America members of the
Fargo Commercial club endorsed the
ten national preparedness measures
submitted on the ballot by q vote bet
ter than Is to /. Question No. I. in
volving universal military training,
had only n opponent.
Harry B. Hawley met with IN acct
dent that might easily have been ia
tai and was certainly serious. Messrs.
Hawley and Locke were engaged in
sinking a we'll on one Of the Armenia
farms lear Casselton and in some
manner Mr.. Hawley got caught in the
engine and before liberation had been
whirled about two or three times.
So interested is Governor l.. 2. Han
ma of North Dakota in the European
war that he will return to Europe at
the expiration of his term Of office to
see war from "the other side,' he an
nounced. Governor Hanna said he de-
sires to get to the first line of trench
es. which he did not reach last winter
when he left the Fort peace expedi-
ton.
The contract for the gravel to be
used on thirty-two miles of new road
In Grand Forks county this year was
awarded to George Duls by the coun
ty commissioners. The contract calls
for the furnishing Of $4,000 yards Of