Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-02-17
BRIEF news ITEMS
Events Throughout North Dakota
COnciseIy Related.

Anton Mann, a farmer nea St. An.
thony, was trampled to death by
horses in his stable.
The Anamoose Commercial club is
promoting the erection of a modern
hotel. Anamoose is also preparing for
a farmers institute on Feb. 81.
President Wilson has nominated Al
exander Morrison of Bathgate for Gus
toms collector for North and South
Dakota, with headquarters at Penn
bina.
Secretary Stickley of the National
Guard association that the
annual convention of the association
will be held in Grand Forks on Feb.
"a and q.
Melancholy following a toothache
caused Nick Richards to commit sui
eide at Sykeston. He cut his throat
with a razor. Richards had lived there
ten years.
Sargent county is being sued by g.
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80. Papers have been served on the
county auditor. The suit is brought
to enforce refundment of outstanding
tax certificates.
Lost while going to a mail box, a
quarter Of a mile from her home, near
kenmare, Jessie Hanson, twelve years
old, spent the night on the prairie iE
a blizzard. Only her ability to cling
to the back of her horse saved her
life. She was frozen seriously.
John Bredahl, aged fifty, whose
home was at Pelican Rapids, Mimi,
literally dismembered himself on the
street at Minot. Walking from a res
taurant he cut his throat with a razor
and, continuing on down the street, he
slashed his stomach and bowels.
c. e. Bachelor OF Pingal was re
elected president of the North Dakota
Dairymen's association at the coEclud-
ing session at Jamestown. The next
meeting place was not fixed. James
Cooper Of Fargo was elected secre-
tary and Peter Miller of Bismarck
treasurer.
W. S. Begg. a Grand Forks mer-
chant, who was stricken by neum
MIA while i'll New York on a buying
trip, died there, according to tele-
graphic advices from members of his
family. He was a member of the firm
Of Bennef e Begg and was well known
in Northwes" dry goods circles.
At a MAYS ss,seting at Wahpeton def
mite steps were taken to bring about
the establishment there of the packing
plant which the North Dakota unior,
of the American Society of Equity con
templates placing in operation. The
Wahpeton proposition to the Equity
organization, it is understood, includes
an offer of a free site, with a money
bonus.
Reports sent out of wholesale losses
in live stock on the range in the Bad
Lands and around Manning do injus-
tice to that locality. The snow has
not been crusted and steers are still
grazing in the Bad Lands and on the
| pastures in the Berthold reservation
and are doing fairly well. Cows and
| young stuff are being fed hay at the
| winter range for the first time in sew
eral years.
At a meeting at Grand Forks plans
were made for the formal organization
of the Grand Forks County Immigra-
| ton society. F.. r. Flint, state COM
missioner Of agriculture and labor and
director OF state work in immigration,
hopes to see the Grand Forks society
become the nucleus of a general coun-
ty movement. Just what form of work
will be carried on was not specified,
but it is the opinion of leaders that a
scheme of cooperation with the state
immigration organization should be
established.
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