Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-04-06

IN the Missouri rive valley. John
VIII Of Center was drowned in Square
creek when he and his mother were
precipitated into the stream. Fred
Laut and James Gunner of Braddock
lost their lives in the drainage canal
when they attempted to drive over the
place wher they thought the bridge
should be.
Sleeping nine days from the time he
was found in his home Axel johnson
OF Braddock, whose case aroused
much interest among physicians, was
aroused just a few minutes before his
death occurred in a Bismarck hospital.
J~ohnson's death is the fourth in the
home in a short while, for his wife and
two children We're burned to death
two years ago.
"Oh, rats" exclaimed Miss Marion
Courtz of Valley City when arrested
at Fargo charged with stealing $50
from her roommate in a Valley City
hotel. The police wondered why she
said it, but when Mrs. f. Sydness, DO
lice matron, asked the young woman
to undo her hair her refusal aroused
suspicion. The matron found the
money hidden in the girls hair.
II. O. Hellstrom. former warden of
the state ~penitentiarv. has announced
himself as a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for United States
senator. His announcement is sig
n1ticant, as it means an opponent to
the candidacy of John Burke, United
States treasurer, who has been con-
sidered a possible aspirant at the re-
quest of the president and administra-
ton leaders.
Thirteen speakers, some of national
repute, have been obtained for the
state Sunday school convention at Dew
lis Lake, June 13, IA and IS, according
to Walter A. Snow, secretary of the
state organization. A conference will
be held June ~, preliminary to the
opening of the convention. IN the sub
ject of Social Hygiene" June 10 is
designated as Parade day, June IA az
County day and June Is as Bible
Study day.
Grain rates from 121 North Dakota
points to Minnesota grain terminals
have been raised the past few weeks,
according to statements to the state
railroad commission. The increase is
half a cent a bushel. The increase is
a part Of a general scheme for the
gradual advance of the entire grain
schedule from this state to the Min
nesota terminals is the charge laid
before the railroad board and being
investigated.
Attorney General H. J. Linde filed
notice OF appeal to the United States
supreme court of the case in which he
asks injunction against railroads to
prevent them from delivering liquor
to parties who will use it illegally.
The federal court at Fargo decided
that an injunction would not lie as
against the railroad, but that criminal
proceedings against agents delivering
liquor in violation of the law would
have to be taken.
James Michigan, recently elected
potentate of Ell zagal temple of the
Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles Of the
Mystic Shrine of Fargo, and the mem
bers of his divan are making extern
sive preparations for a ceremonial
session that will be held there on
June 9. Several Of the imperial Off
GERS will be present and all the poten-
tates of Northwestern temples have
been invited. The candidates will
number about 1875.
Edwin Kirk is about the last of the
sheep growers of Dickinson to go out
Of business. At one time he had $500
sheep on his ranch, but when he
closed out recently his flock had been
reduced to 200. However, the price
was $3.50 a head. Twenty years ago
an average band of sheep would bring
but so cents a head. Wool was then
a drug OF the market at 7 cents a
pound, whereas it is now bringing 35
cents and may go to 90 before the
1916 shearing is finished.
More than a half million acres OF
school lands, owned by the common
school fund and the higher educa-
tional institutions under federal grant,
will be leased the present month and
the first part of May by Frank S.
Henry, state land commissioner. The
lands are leased for grazing purposes
only. With the rapid extension Of the
area under the pillow the demand for
meadow land is growing keener every
year. In some portions of the state
the school lands afford about the only
opportunity there is for obtaining
wild hay.
-Four additional candidates have Of
fcially entered the field for nominal
tons in the forthcoming statewide
primary election. Walter G.. Taylor.
insurance commissioner, has filed for
denomination. Herman Midtbo of Mi
not, who has been a candidate for
United States senator on at 1aa ct one