Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-26
IN NORTH DAKOTA
News Of the Week From Man}
Sections Of the State.
MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Written In Order
to Make PerusaI Easier for
Busy Readers.

Tompkins and Hubert are doubles
champions of Fargo, defeating Wool
edge and Beardsley in the final game
of the tennis tourney, 6-3, G-1 and 6-3.
f, The Farmers Cooperative Union
Elevator company of Dickinson made
200 per cent profit on it's capital. Bust
ness for the year just ended totaled
100000.
New potatoes of the best quality are
selling at Fargo for $1.05 a peck. Far
go creamery butter is retailing at AZ
cents a pound and eggs are selling at
from "a to 81 cents a dozen.
Tappen. with $50 inhabitants, has
enlisted twenty-five young men in the
Bismarck company of the new Second
North Dakota infantry. 1t claims a
Northwest record for recruiting.
Mrs. Susan Eissinger, seventy-one
years old, was killed while her three
grandchildren, with her, escaped unin-
jured when a wagon in which they
were riding overturned in a ditch near
Medina.
Captain j. w. Murphy, commander
of A company, surprised his friends
at Bismarck by returning from the
Twin Cities with a bride, who former
ly was Miss Bess Owens of Bismarck.
They were married at Valley City.
Minot's girl military squad, wearing
the regulation regalia, including khaki
trousers, visited several towns and
rounded up t%wenty-four recruits for D
company. The recruits were gathered
at Berthold, Carpio, Do%nnybrook and
Kenmare.
All officers commissioned in the
Second regiment by Governor Lynn j.
Frazier must pass a strict medical ex-
animation before their appointments
will be approved by the war depart
ment, it was announced at military
headquarters at Bismarck.
Fred Ely, fifty years Of age, was
drowned in a slough near New Rock
ford when his car collided with a ma
chine driven by Guy Berg. Ely's car
turned over, pinning him in the mud
at the roadside, where he suffocated
before he could be rescued.
North Dakota's defense council was
given official recognition when the
state emergency commission appropri-
ated $500 for its support. At the same
time the commission declined to make
a transfer which would provide the
state board of regents, which is "at
outs" with the state administration,
with travelling expenses.
Because the state guaranty board
fears that a reduction in the interest
rate would move from North Dakota
many large deposits at a time when
they are most needed for the move
ment of crops it has granted state
banks authority to ignore the new le-
gal maximum rate of 5 per cent and
10 continue paying 6 per cent.
Instructions of Major S. W. Settle
of st. Louis have been received at
Bismarck to muster into federal serv-
ice only the First regiment. The mus
ter, it is believed, will be made at
the home stations. With a view of
eXpediting the muster the state has
been divided into four sections, with a
muster officer placed in charge of each
section.
With her right hand caught in the
rollers Of a power wringer Mrs. James
O'Hara Of Carlisle, unable to shut off
the engine, fought for thirty minutes
to extricate herself before help ar
rived. After the engine had been
stopped it was found necessary to cut
the bolts Of the wringer before her
hand and arm could be removed from
the machine.
Representative Elect John M. Baer
of the First North Dakota district,
who was expected in Washington last
week to take the oath of Office, will
not arrive there for another week, &C.
cording to a telegram received by
Representative George M. Young of
this state. Mr.. Baer sent word that
he will be unable to close up his bust
ness at an earlier date.
NOIl1 1jdhOLd LIUOpS Ill 1Gu6Tal S0TV-
ice are in company rendezvous.
Twelve companies of each regiment,
with headquarters company and the
regimental bands, modified and are
awaiting further instructions from fed
eral headquarters. Fort Lincoln has
been designated by the war depart
ment as the state mobilization point.
Two reserve battalions, which military
regulations o require as a means of
supplying new men to keep the field
forces up to war strength, will be re-
cruited.
BY a decision of Judge McNenny OF
the circuit court for Northern district
of the Black Hills, North Dakota is in
a position to collect thousands of dol
lars in back taxes from homesteaders
who have made final proof, but have
not received their patents because of
deferred payments due the govern
ment. Judge McNenny in a Belle
Fourche irrigation project case holds
that homestead lands are subject to