Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-07-13

y. WI. DdVlS, IOIIleTly OF MlnOL, mas
been appointed vice president of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. While
in Minot he was with the Great North
ern in the capacity of division super
intendent.
John Burke of Fargo, Democratic
nominee for senator in the recent pri-
mary, has filed with the clerk Of the
senate at Washington his campaign
expenses. They totaled $173.44, with
no contributions received.
With another death, that of Peter
Jasoritz, who was killed by lightning
at Robinson, the toll of lives taken by
storms that swept this state last week
has been increased to five. The other
four were drowned in swollen streams.
For the purpose of advancing the
interests of the New Rockford Col
legiate institute, operated under the
direction of the North Dakota Congre-
gational conference, the board of trus-
tees placed in motion a movement for
the creation Of an endowment fund.
Representatives of the Great North
ern, Northern Pacific and 500 roads
conferred at Fargo with the state rail
road commission and representatives
of Fargo's manufacturing interests
over the question of reducing freight
rates. A three weeks adjournment
was taken.
Twenty men who were threatening
A. D. Bullman, a lecturer and writer,
stopped just short of the stage from
which he was speaking at Wyndmere
when they found themselves looking
into the business end of an automatic
pistol. Bullman was delivering an
anti-Catholic lecture.
The board of regents Of North Da-
kota has authorized Investigations of
markets and farm finance at the
North Dakota experiment station at
Fargo, in cooperation with the Unit
ed States department of agriculture.
Studies will be made of legislation
which has provided the best basis for
cooperation.
Peter Miller, state dairy commits
sioner, has resigned the position to &C.
cept a. position at Minot. MIR. Miller,
a former Minnesota creamery man
ton a year ago and decided upon re-
firing from the place when State Com
missioner of Agriculture B. r. Flint,
under whom Miller held appointment,
was defeated.
Even the old Swimming hole" af-
fcr1c M horizon For n i,,Ir,, rx,ho~ n
couple wishes to be married. Judge
Jackson was frolicking about in the
Jim river at a secluded spot near New
Rockford when he observed a messen-
ger signaling to him. The judge found
it was a case of "Cupid's business"
Downing everything but his coat, col
lar and necktie he fastened to his Of
flee, married the pair, extended con-
gratulations and in a half hour was at
his swim again.
A preparedness parade, the longest
procession ever held in the city, was
the outstanding feature of Bisnaarck's
| Fourth of July celebration. Along a
line Of march 1anked with American
flags three miles of color was headed
by the First North Dakota regiment,
commanded by Colonel j.. H. Frame.
An grafton, that under strict orders
was of the old fashioned type, was
delivered at moor in the municipal
auditorium by Judge A. M. Christian
son of the state supreme court.
DR.. e. B. C%raighead, representing
the educational survey commission, in
formed the state board of regents at
Bismarck that it would require six
more weeks to place the survey report
in condition for publication. Drafts of
the report were submitted to the
board, however. Upon this survey,
which is directed by P. p. Claxton,
United States commissioner Of educa-
ton, reorganization of North Dakota's
educational system, so far as the high
err institutions are concerned, is ex-
pected.
The Farmers Nonpartisan league,
which made such a sweep in North Da-
kota primaries, is preparing to orga-
nize in Minnesota, according to re-
ports. 1t is known that several Grand
Forks men have signed up as organic
ers and it was reported that farmers
in the vicinity of England, Polk county,
had agreed to Join. It is reported the
league plans to organize in Montana,
South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois. In
North Dakota each farmer paid SO to
join the league. Minnesota men may
be asked to pay $12.