Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-02-08
News Of the Week From Many
Sections Of the State
MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Written In Order
to Make Perusai Easier for
Busy Readers.

The Porter measure carrying a 3.
mill assessment on moneys and credits
has been passed by the state senate.
In a one sided game of basketball
played at Grand Forks the University
of North Dakota basketball team de.
feated Concordia college, SO to II.
Fire. believed to have originated
from a furnace, destroyed the school.
house at Orr, lear Grand Forks, with
a loss OF $4,000. Teachers and chill
dren escaped.
One hundred German farmers at
Bismarck cheered the remarks Of At
torney General William LANCER when
he declared himself in favor of a
"bone dry" state.
Fire destroyed the elevator at Raj.
eigh, causing a loss Of $25 5000. The
elevator contained 5000 bushels OF
wheat, 10000 bushels of bran and
shorts and $1,000 pounds Of flour.
From the office of commissioner of
agriculture to a position in the United
States dairy department is the step
taken by r. S. Flint, defeated at the
general election by ]. N. Hagen.
By consistent team work and close
guarding the Hamline (Minn.) All
Stars basketball team defeated Dakota
Business college at Fargo, % to II.
The score was tied at 9 when the first
half closed.
The house railroad committee has
recommended for passage the bill pro-
senger fare from 2k cents to 2 cents.
The measure was introduced recently
by Representative Hendrickson.
Akkal Agopion, aged forty-five, a
section laborer, was struck by the
eastbound limited train at Sweet Briar
and died in a Mandan hospital. He
was removing a handcar from the
track when the accident occurred.
The North Dakota senate passed a
resolution expressing to President
Wilson it's entire faith in him and as
sured him lit will endorse his acts
and follow his lead in the crisis now
pending no matter where it may lead"
Washington's birthday. Feb. %, has
been set as the date for the fifth an
nual tournament of the North Dakota
Chess association, which will be held
in the Commercial club rooms at Dew
lis Lake. All chess players of the
state are invited.
What is believed to be a seasons
record SO far in basketball was made
when Gardner won from Hillsboro. "a
to o.. Frank Powell made sixteen bas-
kets for the winners and his brother,
Fay Powell, was second high point
winner for Gardner with fifteen.
Extradition for Harry Shappery, ar
rested in ST. Paul on a charge of en-
Alexander. has been granted by Gov
ernor B%urnquist of Minnesota. His
alleged embezzlement is the result of
horse dealings in which he was act
ing for Maderscn.
Fifty Fargo business men have de-
cided on plans for launching a $1,000
campaign to support a Northern
league club to represent Fargo-Moor-
head the coming season. A paid sec
rotary is to be engaged. Prospects
are better than ever with only four
teams in the circuit.
The Nonpartisan leagues bill pro
posing a new state constitution
was defeated in the senate by a vote
of 20 to 20. Carrying out of the
leagues legislative program now is
in the balance as it centered in the
constitutional proposal, which had al
ready passed the house.
The state senate has received a bill
creating a uniform state grade OF
cereals and a commission to handle
the grading and weighing. The biz
also provides for the establishment OF
central markets for the display OF
grains in st. Paul, Minneapolis, Du
luth, Superior and other Northwest
cities.
Attorney H. Purchase of Halliday
self-confessed embeZzler, has beer
sentenced to from one to five years il
the state prison by Judge Nuessle a
Bismarck, with the recommendation
that the sentence be suspended il
view of the fact that the amount 0
money Incorporated was returned
to the creditors.
Governor Lynn ]. Frazier has signe,
a concurrent resolution ap%propriatin!
SIS to pay the cost of making a cas-
} Of the bust of Lincoln, presented b,
the state of North Dakota to Norway
and transportation of this bust to Bis
marck. 1t should arrive there in tim
for the dedication plans on Lincoln
) birthday, Feb. II.
The opposition to the Nonpartisa
league in the senate scored its SEE
ond triumph of the week when it dis
regarded the recommendation of Go,
ernor Frazier and killed the bill seet
ing to depose the board Of regent!