Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-13

their seed wheat, according to |;
reports received from the western
part Of the state.
4 The question of food, feed and seed
for the farmers in this section, the
say, is getting serious. Unless
some action is taken, the reports say,
a serious problem will face the farm
ers of the western section. of the state
and unless this is remedied the farm
ers will not be able to do their duty to
the nation IN raising bumper crops
next year.
Federal Aid For Farmers.
The North Dakota state council OF
defense has wired Secretary Newton
D. Baker urging that he recommend
an immediate loan to the farmers of
North Dakota of $4,000, 900 for the
purchase of, seed grain and feed for
stock, as a war measure.
The council of defense found that
in accordance with the aid that a
be given by counties in the issuance
of seed warrants, under an act of
1909, at least $5,000,0 900 from some
other source will be required.
N. D. Is Under Average.
North Dakota has reached 40 per
cent of its goal in the food pledge
campaign, figures now totaling 1891
or 80 per cent of the total number of
families in the state. According to
Federal Food Administrator DR.. E. F.
Ladd of the North Dakota Agricul.
E,,ro1 r11Ior1 %I;o ;o ,,r Il NV tho n ,yoroo o
for the country.
Regents Ask injunction.
Lewis F. Crawford. president, and
Charles Brewer, secretary, of the
North Dakota board of regents through
Attorney Andrew Lawrence of Fargo
have procured from District Judge c.
M. Cooley, temporary writs of prohi.
bition and Injunction against Robert
Muir, George Totten and C.. E. Yer.
milya, restraining them from in any
manner interfering with the official
position of the petitioners.
The injunction is returnable in dis.
trict court at Grand Forks where the
papers were served during a session
of the board there.
Names Three To Office.
A certificate of the appointment OF
Patrick NJ. Casey of Cass county, ia
be a member of the state board OF
control has been filed with Assistant
Secretary of State Wilder by Gov
ernor Frazier. Casey succeeds r. S
Lewis, former chairman of the board
whose resignation took effect Decem
Der 1. The new members term o.
office dates from December L..
Casey has been president of thu
Equity Cooperative Packing Plan
Co. since it's organization, and ha:
been prominent in league organization
work.
The governor also appointed Her
bert G. CASTOR, editor Of the Fargt
~Courier-News, a member of the stat
council of defense, and appointed L
J. Wehe of Ramsey county, chairma;
of the military advisory board. MI
Wehe thus becomes custodian of tn
military reservation at Devils Lake.
100 Farmers Bring Suit.
One, hundred farmers holding vi
satisfied claims against the Nationa
Union Fire Insurance Co., of Pitts
burgh, Pa, on crop insurance policies
have begun suit in the owman count
district court at Bowman accordin
to advices received from Obert A. o.
son by Insurance Commissioner OILS
ness.
Patriotism Displayed BY Blind.
Real patriotism is being d~isplaye
by North Dakota's unfortunate ward
who live in eternal darkness at TIL
Bathgate institution for the blind
writes Supt. B. p. Chapple to til
state board of control. Cornmeal, rye
harley and other cereals are replat
ing wheat -four to such an extent the
the consumption has been reduced 5
per cent. Sugar consumption has bee
cut in half; meat is served at but on
meal daily, and there is one meatles
day each week. @
To Sell School Lands.
The sale of $4,000 acres of schoc
lands has been authorized in Barne
and Dickey counties by the board G
university and school lands. at thei
meeting here. Tw%enty-one thousan
acres will be sold in Dickey count
and $4,000 acres in Barnes count!
+ No Kicks on Order.
Capt. ]. p. Baker, federal fuel al
ministrator for North Dakota. report
that while he has received numerou
requests for information as to the oil
Grafton of the restriction order whic
ne issued. he has not to date receive
any protest from the dealers. forma
organized or otherwise. He Is OF til
opinion that everyone recognizes tn
necessity for this order and 10 an,
tous to cooperate with,the fuel admir-
~istration IN making 1t effective. II
. anticipates no trouble whatever In th