Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-11-23

Candidates for the United States
senate in the recent campaign have
filed with the secretary of the senate
a further account of their campaign
expenses as follows: Senator p. j.
McCumber spent $3.50. no contribu-
tributions.
Eight towns are in competition for
selection as temporary seat OF the
newly created county of Grant, which
has been set apart from the southern
portion Of Morton county. The eight
bidding for the honors are leith,
Raleigh, l2lgin. Shields. Hell. New
Leipzig, Carson and Pretty Rock.
An injunction suit to restrain en-
forcement OF the Adamson cight-hour
law was filed in federal court at Fargo
last week by the Northern Pacific
Railway company. The action is di-
rected against the chiefs Of the rail
road employees brotherhoods and
United States District Attorney NJ. \.
Hildreth.
Fargo officials are seeking a race
horse king and his partner, success
full promoters of a $500 swindle, i'll
which Albert Carson. an Anamoose
farm hand, was victimized. Carson
bet" $500 on a California race The
king" and his companion promised
to see him the following day at Grand
Forks, but instead sent Carson a telc-
gram stating he had been called away
unexpectedly.
Mrs. James Gray and Mrs. howard
Smith have been delegated to super
wise a Thanksgiving dinner planned
by the Ladies' Civic Auxiliary OF
Jamestown for members of II com
pary, at Mercedes. Texas. Fifty dol
lars has been donated by the James
town Commercial club for the pur-
chase OF turkeys. The auxiliary
raised sufficient money at a benefit
ball to give each member of tn" com
pany a 50 blanket.
Commissions to be created by the
legislatures OF Minnesota. North and
S"'sih DN'SS" " - VI ~ poNiiIS
ing reservoirs and a plan providing
for the controlling Of the headwatcrs
Of the Red and Minnesota rivers by
Lakes Traverse and Big Stone, were
the methods Sirtually adopted by the
Tri-State Flood Control congress to
valley at its meeting in Fargo last
week. With the abandonment OF hope
for federal aid. the land owners in the
affected districts will be taxed proper
tiCnately to the benefits received. A
permanent food congress ~organiZa-
ton was perfected with these officers:
Z. 3. kaercher, O%rtonVille. Mimi,
president; Fl. T. Emery, Fargo, vice
treasurer: J. p. Hardy, Fargo. secre-
taly. An executive committee also
was named and the attorneys general
of Minnesota, North and South Dako-
ia were appointed to the legislative
committee.
Consolidation of rural schools was
drged in resolutions adopted at Fargo
by the North Dakota Educational as
SOCldlICI, III lnTeG-udN session lneIG
last week, The establishment OF con
solidated school teachers homes and
the allotment of small portions Of land
for personal use, also was advocated.
Another recommendation OF the con.
%vention proposes the appointment OF
the state superintendent or commits
sioner Of education, and of the county
superintendent, the former by q cen
tralized board OF education and the
latter by a county board. Such APP
pointments would not be restricted tC
candidates resident in the state OF
county. More stringent requirements
for teachers were advocated as tc
qualifications for obtaining certiii'
Gates. The convention was addressed
by Governor Hanna and w. n. Ferris
OF Michigan. p. ]. Iverson of Lakota
was elected first vice president; J.. A.
White, Williston, second vice presi
dent;T.W, Reitchl, Larimore, treasurer