Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-04-13
At the recent term of the Indian

responsible for the innovation and
says the experiment was successful
Jurors we're drawn from the different
districts Of the reservation and sew.
eral cases were disposed of in record
time.
John Willis, a Minot business man.
who was recently arrested on a charge
that he was an escaped ''lifer' from
Missouri, was discharged. Photo
graphs and finger prints of Willis
sent to the Missouri ~penitentiary re.
suited in a verdict by the experts that
he was not the man wanted. Extra.
dition has been stayed by court pro.
ceedings.
]. j.. Schmidt, president of the Ana.
moose National bank, will build a new
hotel at Anamoose to cost $40, 000. II
will cover two business lots and will
be two stories high. A garage will be
built by the Schmidt, Gulack & Heit.
man company. The amount of build
ing to be done there this spring and
summer is estimated at from $4,000
to 10000
AS the result of being refused per
mission to traverse a field to reach
a safe crossing over ~Charbonneax
creek, Mrs. Charles Sakally and bcn
~eieht-vear-old son lost their lives whoY
they attempted to cross the swollen
stream at the regular highway cross
ing. The bodies, which were carried
away under the ice, have not been
recovered. Mrs. Sakally was a school
teacher in Mckenzie county.
The Democratic state central com
mittec will outline plans for June PR.
maries at a meeting to be held in
Fargo Friday, April 81. This date
was chosen by members of the ex.
ecutive committee, shortly before adj
iourning. DR.. l.. S. Platou of Valley
City. announced Democratic candi-
date for governor, and H. H. Perry of
Glendale. national committeeman, at
tended the session, the latter being
an executive member.
The case of Edward McIIugh, for,
mel banker of Mandan, charged with
embeZZlement in connection with the
handling of the bank accounts, prob
ably will be tried in Adams or Het-
finger county as a result of the re-
fusal of Judge Crawford of Dickinson
to assume Jurisdiction. The state OF
the record relative to the transfer of
the cast from Morton to Stark county
vas responsible for Judge Crawford's
refusal to assume Jurisdiction.
Resubmissionists may place a can
didate in the field in the forthcom-
ing primary election in this state,
seeking the Republican nomination.
With petitions out asking that the
prohibitory clause OF the state con-
stitution be submitted to a vote of
the people this fall the anti-prohibi-
ton forces are likely to seek strength
for their cause through a campaign
for the governorship. Several names
have been mentioned in connection
with the proposal.
Luverne business men demonstrate
ed their business spirit by c%ontribut-
ing $500 to tinance a baseball team
there this summer. ]. Earl F1ade-
land was elected manager of the team,
+. l.. Griffith assistant manager and
w. b. Cheshire treasurer. A home
talent performance and dance will be
staged to increase the baseball fund
to 500 and "a battery will be en-
ployed with the money. Luverne looks
forward to the best baseball season
in the towns history.
Progressive Democrats as they
call themselves, endorsed John Burke,
United States treasurer, for United
States senator at a meeting at Fargo.
The endorsement followed receipt by
}. q. Critics of q telegram from Burke
that "if the party wishes it ne will be
a candidate" ID. H. Macarthur of Far
so was endorsed for governor, Will
lam Olson OF Valley City for secretary
OF state, M. j. KitZman Of Willow City
for lieutenant governor and P. M.
Casey of Lisbon for state treasurer.
Representative p. d. Norton of the
Third district announced that he
would not be a candidate for the sena-
torsbip to succeed p. j.. McCumber.
Mr.. Norton, however. will seek re-
election to the house. "Although !
have had much encouragement from
friends to become q candidate for the
United States senate l prefer to con-
tinuo in the house and shall be a can
didate for reelection" said Mr.. Nor
ton. 81 have made good friends in the
house and like my work there. be-
lieve | can serve better there than in
the senate"
James G. Critics OF Lisbon has been
appointed general manager of the
Equity COOPERATIVE exchange in st.
Paul and will probably assume his
duties May /. He is manager of'the
Equity Elevator and Trading company
at Lisbon and will go to St. Paul as
soon as his successor there is in
stalled. The office of general man
ager is a new II and the duties will
not conflict in any way with those OF
either President Anderson or George