Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-07-20

III d reservoir HEAR b6lu6lu
when seized with cramps while bath
ing. His body was taken to Eyota,
Mimi, for burial.
One case of ~infantile paralysis has
been reported near Mandan. The
~three-year-old son of John Campbell,
a farmer living south of that city, sue
cumbed to the disease a few days ago,
it has just become known.
While swimming in the Fargo col
lege stadium with several companions
John George, eighteen years old, got
into deep water and was drowned.
Barney Leonartz, Abercrombie, was
seized by cramps and drowned, and
his companion, Edwin Bontieth, al
most met a similar fate in attempting
a rescue.
Organization of the Tower City Co.
Operative Shipping association and
the Tower City Equity Elevator COM
pany, announcement of which has
been made at Tower City, will make
that town the center of cooperative
marketing of grain and cattle, accord
ing to dealers and shippers. The
Equity Elevator company will pur-
chase or more of the elevators.
Detectives employed by the Great
Northern railroad admit responsibility
for two shots fired at Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Momolke, who We're driving in
their automobile near Minot. One shot
hit the automobile. The detectives de-
clare they believed the couple to be
men for whom they were searching for
robbery. Mr.. and Mrs. Komolke are
prominent Minot residents.
The board of county commissioners.
sitting as a board of equalization, did
one momentous stroke of business
when they raised the assessed valua-
ton Of Grand Forks city lots Z per
cent. This will mean that the as
sessed valuation of the city lots of
Grand Forks will be Z per cent higher
than s$1,O24,S6 the valuation as as
sessed by the city assessor and equali.
Zation board.
Medora, the old home of Colonel
Roosevelt, is ready to furnish three
companies of rough riders for service
in Mexico, should the necessity arise,
according to a message received by
Governor Hanna. HALE and hearty
COW punchers," are promised, the mes
sage adding: "They would feel per-
fectly at home, even in the fastness
of the mountain region, because they
have been accustomed to the Bad
Lands"
Grand Forks ministers, club wo-
men and social workers have joined
hands in a fight for the creation of a
moving picture board of censorship.
The city attorney, on instructions
from Mayor J. A. Dinnie, has begun
an investigation to ascertain the legal
standing of such a body. The pro-
posed committee would be composed
of three women, a member of the
clergy, a business nan and a member
of the city council.
Special train service has been an
nounced by the Great Northern over
it's branch and main lines for the
Grand Forks fair, July Is to 29, and
extra equipment will be provided by
all roads to care for the crowds that
will visit the fair This fair will be
mi of the unbroken series of fairs at
Grand Forks which has lasted for a
dozen years, the fairs being held alter
nately under the auspices of the state
fair board for Grand Forks and the
County Fair association.
Delegates to the annual convention
of the North Dakota Total Abstinence
society at Carpio elected Oscar Menus
Of Minneapolis president and O. S.
Aaker of Minnewaukan vice president.
The membership Of the organization
vas extended to Montana and Mime
sofa and about fifty delegates were
present from those states. Plans
were adopted for more extended actiy-
tiles the coming year. Othtr officers
elected were O.. Bratvold of Minot,
treasurer, and B. Olson of Maddox,
secretary.
Fruit growing ON the Great Plains
is a home making rather than a money
making enterprise. That region is not
primarily a fruit growing country ow-
ing to the lack of moisture in the soil,
says a specialist in a letter to the
North Dakota Development league
press bureau at Grand Forks, but a
few commercial orchards have been
developed in favorable locations. In
spite of adverse climatic conditions,
such as damage by winds, hail and
early frosts. considerable progress is
being made in raising fruit enough for
the home in some sections of North
Dakota.
The Northern Pacific Railroad COM
pany will establish new division head
quarters at Mandan, according to re.
ports current in business circles
there. 1t also is reported that divi-
sion headquarters will be removed
from Glendive, Mont, but the railroad
officials have declined to affirm or
deny these reports. Property at Man
dan recently was purchased by North
orp popifo iptoroctc This 1~nuo RI.