Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-08-10
News Of The Week From Many
Sections of the State.
MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Written In Order
to Make PerusaI Easier for
Busy Readers.

$780,
in the state has resulted in the ap.
pointment Of T. l.. Stanley of Garrison
as federal field agent to supervise the
distribution of labor in the state.
John Bray, former Grand FORKS
resident, for years American consul at
Singapore, has been transferred to Jo-
hannesburg, South Africa, according
TO word received at Grand Forks from
him.
Sixty laborers employed on a big
paving contract in Fargo laid down
their tools to enforce demands for a
oO-cent increase in their daily wage.
The men ask an advance from $3.50
to So.
Recruits of the North Dakota ma
tional guard will be sent to Fort
Smelling, Mimi, instead of Fort Lin
coin, according to an announcement
at Fargo by Adjutant General Tharal-
son Of North Dakota.
Mrs. T. w. Chambers, daughter Of
Mrs. Laura Gibbons of Minneapolis,
welded only a short time, died sud
denly at her home at the lake colony
south of Devils Lake. Mrs. Chambers
had been i'll only a few hours.
The victim of automobile thieves
twice within a year Frank Harris Of
Bismarck is of the opinion that he is
a marked man" The first car was
stolen from his garage, while the sec
ond machine was taken from a street.
Twin hail and wind storms worked
havoc in the farming districts near
Glenburn. Grain losses around Glen
burn are estimated at S200,0 900, with
thousands of acres almost entirely
cleaned out. Several farm buildings,
including two residences, were de-
stroyed.
liver Johnson, twenty-seven years
old, was drowned while attempting to
swim across Stump lake, south Of La
kota, Immediately after he had eaten
a hearty meal. Johnson had just
taken out a $4,000 life insurance pol
icy in favor of his aged mother, resid-
ing in Norway.
James Anderson, aged seven, was
run down and killed by a water tank
wagon used in supplying a tractor
near Deering. The lads father, driv-
ing the tractor, witnessed his sons
death. The boy was standing on the
tank when the team started forward,
throwing him to the ground, directly
in the path of the wheels.
A request that university students,
members Of the North Dakota nation
al guard on the Mexican border, be
released when school opens this fall,
has been forwarded to Secretary Ba-
ker Of the war department by Presi-
dent F. L.. McVey of the University
of North Dakota. The action follows
successes attained in Minnesota in
behalf of soldier students.
Heavy losses were caused by a hail
storm that swept the district in the
vicinity of Reeder from a point south
east of Bowman to the vicinity of
Hettinger. A strip about twenty miles
long was hit. The storm also extend
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farmers carried insurance. The crops
were in fine condition before the
storm. Losses range from 40 to 80
per cent.
The suit begun two years ago at
Fargo by Edward Engerud, represent
ing old line elevator interests, to have
the Equity Cooperative exchange de-
clared insolvent and to enjoin the Off
GERS and directors from selling stock
in the corporation, has been dismissed
by Judge Pollock at Fargo. The suit
was dismissed on stipulation by At
torney General Francis j. Linde of
North Dakota for lack of evidence.
Grand Forks was selected by the
North Dakota Pharmaceutical asso-
citation as the place for the next an
nual meeting and the following Off
GERS were elected as the concluding
feature of the business sessions at
Fargo: President, A. A. Bradley,
Williston; vice president, Peter Mer-
gins, Paramount; second vice presi-
dent, John Miller, Rugby; secretary
oAu SooA VI W.. ~. L III hCly LID JUL.
Bowman councilmen have a way of
their own when it comes to turning
adrift officers whose services they no
longer require. In dismissing Homer
s.. Ballard, police officer, the council
placed his salary at 81 a year and di-
reefs that che refrain from all work
on the village streets and other work
at the expense of the village and that
the board is ready and willing to &C.
cept his resignation" Indications are
that Ballard will quit.
Victor Brausch, aged thirty, is near
death in the city Jail at Steele and his
wife, J. G.. L. Stuffacher and Mrs,
Stuffacher have bullet wounds after
a shooting ARRAY. It is charged that
Brausch shot his wife in the forehead
then opened fire on Stuffacher, who
was telephoning for the sheriff;
woundad Mrc Stuffaphor and than