Courier Democrat., 1916-07-27
William oLeary of Minot has been


nominated by President Wilson for
receiver of public moneys at Minot.
Five of the eight convicts who es-
capped from the North Dakota peniten-
tiary at Bismarck last Saturday are
still at large.
Building at Minot for the first six
months of 1916 exceeded s760,OOO-.
greater than for any city of Minots
size in the Northwest
Worried by stories he believed were
being circulated by neighbors Gilbert
Hefta, twenty-five years old, shot and
killed himself at his home near Port
| land.
j. M. Helm of New Salem won the
state premium butter contest at the
North Dakota state fair at Fargo with
a score of "a. S. L. Johnson of Har-
wood won the dairy butter contest
his score being SO.
Thirty-fye thousand dollars will be
expended for bridge building in Grand
Forks county during the coming year,
such expenditures being made neces-
sary by the damage done to many
structures by storms and floods this
year.
Millions Of fish are being distributed
by the North Dakota fish hatchery
this year in the general program for
the stocking of the states rivers and
lakes, Fish Commissioner Main report
ed to the state game and fish COM
mission meeting at Fargo.
Mrs. Stephen Frank, who only a
few weeks ago observed with her hus-
band the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding, is dead at Mandan. The VIC
man, seventy-four years old, had been
I'LL for the past three months, dying OF
cancer and dropsy. Surviving children
include Stephen FrankI ,Jr., of Omaha,
Neb.
Winter rye was hard hit in the Des
Lacs district by hail storm which
swept over considerable territory,
losses, as revealed by claims filed,
running from 20 to so per cent. The
rye was almost matured when hit by
the storm. Some wheat also was bad
ly injured, but barley and oats es-
capped.
Declaring he has always been fear
full of the number Seven" w. H. Will
Jams filed suit for divorce in district
court at Grand Forks Williams de.
clares he married his wife with the
knowledge that she had been married
once before. Later, however, he
found he was husband number seven,
he says.
George E. Vincent, Minnesota uni
versity president, closed the North
Dakota Chautauqua at Devils Lake
with the principal address of the day.
Thousands attended, a special train
bringing many visitors from the north
ern section of the lake region. The
Chautauqua has been one of the most
successful ever held there.
Fifteen thousand bushels of grain
was destroyed by fire that leveled the
Minnekosa elevator at Karlsruhe,
northwest of New Rockford. The
elevator, owned by H. T. Manning
was hit by lightning and burned to
the ground. It had a capacity of
$4,000 bushels and there we're $4,000
bushels of grain in it at the tine.
The annual Western North Dakota
tennis tournament will be held at Mi
not the week of Aug. Z, according to a
decision reached by the Bismarck Ten
mis- club. Features of the tournament
will be the Missouri Valley champion
ship matches in singles and doubles
and the Western North Dakota singles
and doubles, closed events.
Leaving a steep grade between
Reeder and Gascoyne, on the Yellow
stone trail, an automobile driven by
A. S. Vaughn of Worthwhile, Ia, and en-
route to California, turned over, pin
ming Vaughn, his wife and one dahgh
ter beneath. Two younger daughters
brought a relief party, which rescued
the others. None was injured seri-
ously.
A circuit of eight fairs in Western
North Dakota and in Montana will be
opened in Williston on Aug. 20, when
the annual Williams county fair will
be held The Montana fair dates carry
into the middle of October and by
working together the fair association
officials anticipate being able to make
all of the events exceptionally sue.
cessful.
Arthur Perrin, run down by an auto
mobile driven by A. B. Carlson at
Omemee may die from his injuries.
The lad, with a group Of boys, was
| playing in the street, becoming con
fused when the autoist sounded his
horn. The wheels passed over the
body Of the boy, breaking several ribs
and causing internal injuries which it
is feared may cause death.
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