Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-12-07
News Of the Week From Many
Sections Of The State,
MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Written in Order
to Make Perusal Easier for
Busy Readers.

/ sing gasoline to start j fire re-
suited in serious burns to Adolph
Prasek at I,idgerwood recently.
John Andrews. deputy secretary of
state, has resigned and will accept a
secretarial position in Washington.
Ole Peterson. formerly of Tioga,
was killed recently at Horse Creek,
Mont, when hit by a freight train.
Two hundred dollars worth OF furs
were obtained by men who raided the
Minot Hide and Fur company store
last week.
Robert V. McMicnael. defeated by p.
o. Void for sheriff of Richland coun-
ty by eleven votes, has filed contest
proceedings.
Two buildings, occupied by a bowl
ing alley and a garage at Reynolds,
were destroyed by fire at a loss of
about $1,000.
II. r. Olson, thirty-tive years old,
was instantly killed near Regent last
Friday when his automobile turned
over on a hill.
1t is definitely known that the
Northern Pacific will start work in
the spring on new shops at Mandan,
which will cost $500. 900.
Ole Vaarum OF litchville. q victim
Of lcckjaw, successfully combated the
disease by taking the Pasteur treat
ment in Il Valley City hospital.
Thieves raided the Bartz mercantile
company's store at Garrison last week.
taking 5000 worth of silk and thirty
suits of clothing. with enough suit.
cases to carry away the plumber.
Falling through an airhole in the
ice, Alfred Hanson. fifteen-year-old SON
Of Edward Hanson, was drowned in j.
creek at Bowman while his sisters
watched from the shore. unable to aid
him. The body was recovered.
Two m arrested in Chicago.
recently, charged with shoplifting,
were released on parole on recon-
mendation Of the complainant in the
case. One is said to be the wife of ~
well-to-do Grand Forks business man.
Successful in reaching a $40, 900
goal in a campaign for funds to con-
struct a hospital in Williston, the Will
l1ston Hospital association has launch
ed a second canvass to add $4,000 to
the total.
Partial figures on the amount to be
requested OF the state budget board
at its meeting in Bismarck this week
show an aggregate Of sS31,75S.97, as
against the appropriation of $7S1,5S0
for last year.
George Wong a sentenced to one
year in the p%enitentiary, on a charge
Of desertion and nonsupport, after he
declared in a Grand Forks court that
he would rather go to Jail" than
support his wife.
The construction OF a $500, 900 high
school by the city OF Fargo is pro-
posed by the Commons club. DR.. T..
f.. Ladd, president of the agricultural
college, has been placed at the head
OF a committee to promote the pro-
posal.
Charles Neys of Eldgridge was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of 500 in a
jamestown court on a charge of hunt
ing deer out of season. Neys refused
to plead guilty, declaring he was not
sure whether the animal he shot was
a deer.
Fargo's morning newspaper, the
Cour1er-News, was sold last Friday by
Messrs. Marsh and Fentress to the
~Nonpartisan Publishing company, pub
fishers CT the Noupartisan Leader, the
official organ of the Farmers Nom
partisan league.
State livestock officials watched the
markets closely last week following
the rumor of q threatened outbreak Of
the hoof and mouth disease. 1t was
declared no embargo would be de-
cided upon unless more serious con
ditions developed.
George Markiud was instantly killed
and Miss Gladys Hauge sustained a
fractured skull when their automobile
skidded into a ditch and collided with
a. telephone pole at the outskirts of
Michigan last Friday. Miss Ida Mar
kind escaped injury.
New England hunters, with Muir.
phys heading the list. bagged II, 900
pounds in the greatest rabbit drive
ever staged at New England. The
team captained by ]. A. Murphy got a
total o 1885 rabbits and the team
headed by j. j. Murphy returned WITH
683 rabbits, a total of 1,418.
Nonpartisan league members through
the state will hold precinct conven.
tons Dec. IS, following a call issued
from the headquarters in Fargo. Cir
cular letters including the call indi
cate that matters of interest to mem
bers only" will be considered and that
no outsiders will be admitted.
A wireless message flashed from
Hanover, Germany, to Tuckerton, n
j.. was picked up at a Fargo station
last week, 1t was the first messa ee