Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-05-11
IN NORTH DAKOTA
News Of the Week From Many
Seotiors Of the State.
MAKY ITl..S OF INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Written in Order
to Make Perueai Easier for
Eusy Readers.

Fire at Mimic destroyed the Sacred
Heart Catho?i" church. The loss is
estimated al $4,000. TWO houses
also were damaged.
Fire originating in Il barn at thr
rear of the United States hotel 1t
Neche destroyed an ontire block, caus-
inG damage estimated at $4,000.
aixtT-one students viii graduate
from the Faro high school this year.
The commencement exercises are
planned for the early part of June.
Contracts granted for gravelcd
highways raGiating from E~aNl Forks
city Will form the nucleus or a gen
eral county system Of road construc,
ton.
John +. Thomas, twenty-thrce years
Old, was killed at kenmare when his
team ran away. throwing him under a
load of lumber in rounding a sharp
corner
The Beach Tennis association has
purchased three lots on which it viii.
make two splendid courts this season.
i Tx WI lldo dllSldS DSSI AOlll-
menced.
The first fire at Langdon in three
yoars destroyed the Electric theater
md the Red Front Variety store on
t." cl}iet business street. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
Dan Sutherland of Beach was badly
injured in an accident at WibauN,
Mont. He was driving a dray when
he was thrown from the rig when the
horses became frightened, running
away.
Professor j. w. Thornton, who was
two years ago a candidate for super
intendent Of schools Of Richland
county, has accepted the pr~incipalship
ing year.
North Dakota National Guard Off.
GERS school, for commissioned men of
the First regiment, will be held at
Rock Island military reservation. on
the shores of Devils lake, the week OF
May II to 90.
Bank clearings $1,47I,744.53 greater
than for the same month last year are
reported by the Fargo clearing house
for April. The total Of the clearings
is 1854, Stage, while last year they
were $5,6S7,130.13.
r. A. Nestos of Mino. has accepted
the invitation of the Devils Lake
Chautauqua association to deliver the
Fourth of July oratoin at the Chan
tauQua. This is one of the biggest
days at the Chautauqua.
A total of $3,201 was collected by
the treasurer Of Morton county fol
lowing the annual school land leas-
ing. which was the most active the
county has had, The courtroom was
packed with prospective bidders.
The heaviest line the University of
North Dakota has eve produced will
grace the eleven next fall. according
to present prospects. The varsity line
will average about 1870 pounds, two
men on the line weighing 205 pounds.
Louis Hagen Of Pay has just closed
a deal for the sale Of a half section
vi CHI liSSl iliI Wy W IL ,. JollClld
NJ. Leite Of Petersburg, this state, for
a consideration Of $11, 900. 1t is one
OF the best farming properties in that
district.
Julia CZapiewski, nineteen year Of
age, is under arrest at Grafton on the
charge Of second degree manslaugh-
ter. Discovery OF a baby's body near
her home caused her arrest and she
has made an extended statement COW
ering the affair.
John Z. Garvey, a graduate Of the
University Of North Dakota, college of
law, will be a candidate for states at
tcrney Of Cavalier county, opposing
William McMurchie for the nomina-
ton. Mr.. McMurchie is the present
holder of the position.
Chance Hamilton, living zeal Mott,
was correctly named. for he took
one too many chances with a bull
which had frequently attacked him.
He was found unconscious in the pas
ture with several broken ribs and in
ternal injuries which caused his
deatn later.
E. F. Ladd, president OF the North
Dakota Agricultural college, was elect
president of the board of educa-
ton Of Fargo at the annual meeting
of that body, when three new mem
bers, Herbert LOOMS, DIR. William c..
Nichols and M. j. Moen. took their
seats.
The 1916 building season in North
Dakota will be one of the most active
the state has eve experienced. In
the matter Of municipal improvements
the year also bids fair to establish a
Fargo will spend approx
100000 for paving operations
and 100000 for sewers.
An accident four years ago was d.
responsible for the death at
Mandan Of Mrs. Katherine Nicholson
of Sweet Briar. In a runaway four
years g Mrs. Nicholson was thrown
on her head. Her skull was fractured
and a fragment of bone pressed on
the brain. This ultimately caused her
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