Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-03-30
IN NORTH DAKOTA BRIEF NEWSHEMS
Events Throughout North Dakota
ConCisely Related.

Nels Brelander defeated John PAIL
for mayor of Lidgerwood by 40 plu-
rality.
Jennie NJ. Turner of Dickinson was
elected grand chief of the North Da-
kota Pythian Sisters at the annual
convention at Valley City.
John STEVENSON. Mrs. Stevenson
and two of their five children are dead
at Adams as the result of coal gas es-
Gaping from the kitchen range.
Darlington baseball ans have start
ed an active campaign for a cham
pionship ball team for 1916 and with
in a short time it is expected players
will be signed.
With only II vote majority for
Roscoe Lewis in Kenmare's mayoralty
election l. NJ. Cole, defeated candidate,
has asked Il recount. The vote in
two wards is questioned.
Unless steel continues to aviate
1916 will easily be the biggest build
ing year in Bismarck's history. An
expenditure of $780, 900 is contemplat-
ed in projects already announced.
II. c. Flint. a business man, was
elected mayor Of jamestown over
Mayor II. w. Kelley by a vote of 493
to 900. Flint carried every ward. He
is a son OF Jamestown's first mayor.
Williston was selected by the North
Dakota grand lodge of the Knights of
Pythias as their next meeting place.
the choice being made at the conclu-
sion of the sessions at Valley City.
Fargo has made a population gain
of Eats in the past fifteen months, as
shown by the new city directory, just
issued. Under the estimate of the
directory publishers the population OF
Fargo is 21,102.
The Fargo Ministerial association
has called a meeting of city and coun-
ty officials for April 9 for the pur-
pose OF considering the matter Of law
enforcement, especially as it relates
to the prosecution of bootleggers.
Harvey Anderson, a prominent farm
er Of Ramsey county, under indict-
ment in district court charged with
attempted murder, was killed when .
grain bin on his farm near Devils
Lake collapsed, breaking his back.
James A. Dinnie was reelected
mayor Of Grand Forks, defeating A.
G. Sorlie by a majority of 259. Two
years ago Dinnie won over Sorlie by
1885. Jacob Welsh was reelected city
prnr Thrr,oc Ttr,1, NV -tI
Governor l.. b. Hanna Of North Da-
kota declares he is not even consid-
ering resigning as a director of the
Minneapolis Reserve bank" This was
his answer to reports to that effect.
based III the reserve boards recent
circular letter on political utilization
of bank directors.
E. ]. Moore, recorder of the North
Dakota A. 0. L. w. for the past
twenty years. has been appointed SUI
preme recorder OF the supreme lodge
and headquarters of the big fraternal
order will be removed from Meadville.
Pa. TO Fargo. The headquarters have
been at Meadville since it's organiza-
ton in 1865.
The Western Utilities corporation
of Devils Lake and the Consumers
General Service company of New
Rockford have been merged into the
General Utilities corporation. Besides
utilities at Devils Lake and New
Rockford the concern owns the II lit
and power plants at kenmare, Ender-
lin and Cakes.
r. A. Nestos. states attorney of
Ward county and former member Of
the legislature, has announced him
self as a Republican candidate for
United States senator. He is the third
candidate to enter the race, arraving
himself i'll opposition to Senator Por-
ter ]. McCumber OF Wahpeton and
Governor Louis B. Hanna OF Fargo.
William H.. Nevalls. %thirty-three
years Old, With a long criminal rec
burglary and given the maximum SEN
tence Of five years. He was the leader
Of a gang OF five involved in thefts OF
wheat and merchandise from North
ern Pacific box cars. Three Of the
gang confessed after being arrested
and We're given light sentences.
The North Dakota y. NJ. c. A. is TO
have 4 state encampment this year
at Lake Park. Minn. Recently. at a
conference OF boys work secretaries
OF the Fargo. Jamestown and Grand
Forks associations-the only ones in
the state-it was decided TO hold a
state encanlpment for two weeks. the
first week OF which will be a training
camp for boys OF fifteen or under.
At the annual meeting of the North
Dakota Wholesale Grocers' associa-
ton ut Grand Forks. Fargo was Sc
lected AS the next meeting place and
the following officers were elected:
President. II. ]. Duemeland. Bismarck:
vice president, A. c. Crowl. Fargo
secretary and treasurer. c. Q. Hagen.
Grand Forks. The iobbers declared
themselves Well pleased with business