Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-14

years in that section of North Dakota,
Jim Gavin, the cattle baron, comes
into possession of 472 acres of land,
5000 sheep, 120 cattle and 70 head OF
horses, formerly owned by G. P. ALI
son, near Marmarth. The purchase
price was, $105,000.
Mandan business men have petit
toned the railway commission to re-
quire the North Dakota Independent
Telephone company to install a new
cable over the Missouri to care for In
creasing traffic between Mandan and
Bismarck and thus enable the COM
pany to reduce the present toll charge
of Is cents to 10 cents.
The Tri-County Baseball league, in
which eight towns will be represented,
has been organized at Stanley and a
schedule of fifty-six games announced.
The counties represented are Noun
trail, Mclean and Ward. The towns
which will have teams are Van Hook,
Parshall, Plaza, Makoti, Ryder, Doug
las, Roseglen and Stanley.
G. W. Humphrey has traded a Sec
tion of land east of Pingree for the
town of Absarka. The town has lum-
Der yards, an elevator, hardware
store, blacksmith shop, coal sheds, a
dwelling and five and a half acres OF
townsite and is on the Great North
ern road about ten miles north of Cas-
selton. Humphrey declares he knows
i,,ct how, sSC1o~ NY;oJ-J, ,,coI tN fon1
The war spirit suddenly seized a
large bull which has always been con-
sidered the most peaceful animal on
the farm of Herman Salzsieder. He
ran down his master and was doing
his best to kill him when a hired man
came to the rescue Only the fact
that the bullshad been dehorned made
the saving of. Salzsieder possible. The
Salzsieder farm is located near La
Moure.
After July 1, according to a recent
announcement, trading stamps will be
barred from the state, the law to that
effect by the last Legislature going
into force on that date. Petitions
oSo1A4SI S1lO1CClllCI VI liz law WSAS
recently circulated over the state, a
referendum vote being sought. The
number of %signers, however, was not
sufficient, it is said, and the law will
be enforced as passed.
Peter Bender, alleged t%itleholder to
a carload of wine recently seized at
Hebron and over whose disposition a
lively legal battle had been raging for
several weeks, in Judge Renke's court
at Mandan solemnly disclaimed owner
the rightful owner or interest in it's
ultimate fate, whereupon the said
wine aided a million-dollar rain in
giving the soil a thorough wetting.
In an attempt to meet the request
of the residents of Grand Forks, who
want the Seventy-ninth Cameron High
landers of Winnipeg to attend the
Patriotic day celebration at Grand
Forks on June 20, Governor Lynn ].
Frazier has written the Canadian
brigadier general and other authori.
ties to get their consent. The patri.
otto celebration will be under the aus
pices of the C%aledonian Athletic asso-
citation.
Albert Marquise, a farmer living
in the vicinity of Wilton, hanged
himself in his barn as a result OF
brooding over the registration for gov.
eminent service. His body was found
swinging from a raft n. Marquise, &C.
cording to those who know him, left
Poland to escape military service and
was much worried over the possibility
of being drafted for active service. in
the army. The man was t~wenty-seven
years old.
Thomas Cooper, director of the
North Dakota experiment station, ad
dressing the county commissioners OF
Richland at Wahpeton, urged the adop
ton of the county agent plan o.
spreading the doctrine of better farm
ing, declaring that agents are great
factors in the nations campaign fol
more food production. Richland coun
ty officials are considering establish
ment of an agent plan, working il
conjunction with the state and the
federal governments.
Notices have been received at Far
go from the Grand Forks Commercial
club urging the prompt unloading o
all cars and the loading to capacit.
for all shipments. The Grand Fork!
club is acting in harmony with the ma
tional movement supported by the de
partment of commerce of the~burea,
Of foreign affairs at Washington. l
is pointed out that the demand 70
freight ears at present is far beyon.
that of any previous period and tina
when the movement of troops start
the demand will be increased.
Karl Hort, states attorney; warn
Trail county people who may feel in
clined to follow the advice of Twil
City mail order houses and lay in
years supply Of wet goods in antici
patton OF bone dryness, July 1, tina
the sheriff and himself do not inten'