Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-19
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.

under arrest, charged with larceny of
a saddle.
Art Ford, who confessed an attempt
to blow up the Killdeer Jail with dy-
Mantle, was sentenced to three years
Imprisonment by Judge Crawford at
Bowman last week.
The Farmers Elevator company Of
Westhope, after declaring a 25 per
cent dividend, instructed it's manager
to buy $4,000 worth of Liberty Loan
bonds out of the surplus.
With Toistoi's saying in mind, ga
life for self can have no meaning"
Velva girls started out to do their
"bit," with the result that nine we're
recruited for the United States navy.
L. r. Goodwin, secretary of the
Jamestown Y. M. G. A., has been Sc
lected by the national army Y. M. C.
A.. committee to organize and take
charge of the army Y. at Fort Lincoln.
Grand Forks Jews, aided by a large
number Of other business men of that
city, last week devoted their energies
toward raising $1,000 for the Jewish
relief fund. Rabbi Sternheim of New
York conducted the campaign.
The re-enactment Of Clusters mas
sacre featured an Indian day celebra-
ton at Devils Lake last week. More
than fifty Indian warriors and 100
members of G company of the state
national guard took part in the affair.
More than a score of Golden Valley
farmers have agreed to donate the
yield of n acre to the Red Cross
fund. 1t is anticipated that from
$500 to $3.50, depending on crop con
d%itions, will be realized from this
source.
Fire which started in the apartment
of l.. l.. IIaskins over his store in
Deering caused a damage estimated
at 100000, when it destroyed a block
Of store buildings before it was
brought under control. Haskins was
burned slightly in escaping from his
room.
Frank Muselman, twenty-nine years
old, shot and killed Miss Opal Har
meson, nineteen years old. at the
home of her brother-in-law, N. A
Doyle, in Oroville, Wash, last week
The families had been neighbors at
Douglas, this state, where, it is de
clared, Muselman proposed marriage
to the girl two years ago and was re
jected.
To a student from the Orient goes
the honor of ranking first as a mem
Der of the third year class of Fargo
colleges academy. Miss Pearl Wong
of Ngu Cheng, who has been in Amer
lea only two years, carried off the
honors of the second semester, with
a grade of 93.5. In spite of the handi
cap Of language, she ranked fifth il
the academy in the first semester.
S. A. Olsness, state commissions
of insurance; H. l.. Reade, state fire
marshal; Curtis Cooper Of Crawfords
vile, Ind, secretary of the Nationa
Association of Mutual Insurance Com
panies, and Arthur M. Seekell o.
Fargo are speakers on the program o.
the annual convention of the NORTH
Dakota Mutual. Insurance association
in session at jamestown this week.
More than 500 prominent farmers
business men and capitalists inter
ested in the construction of the
Observation-Disclosures Leipsig railwa.
attended the organization meeting a
Lefor last week. 1t was reported thai
sos, 900 worth of stock has been sub
scribed, and it was agreed that the
company proceed with actual con
struction work with as little delay as
possible.
John M. Baer, nonpartisan candi
date, was elected to congress from
the First district, having a pluralit,
of 1,5O0 votes over his nearest rival
Baer, a c%artoonist, is a former demo
crat, but ran on a nonpartisan ticket
supported by the Nonpartisan league
George A, Bangs Of Grand Forks wa!
the Democratic candidate. Before go
ing to Fargo, Baer was postmaster a
Beach, having been appointed b,
President Wilson.
The contract for the buildings tt
compose the Northern Packing com
pany's new s5OO,OCO plant at Crane
Forks has been let to the Splady, Al
bee and Smith General Construction
company Of Minneapolis. Plans cal
for the erection of one of the mos
modern and complete packing plant:
in the Northwest. Much of the pre-
liminary work is nov under way, ant
actual construction operations art
scheduled to begin within ten days
Authority for the tri-state flood con
troll agreement between Minnesota
North and South Dakota is given il
the rivers and harbors bill which viii
be reported in the senate. Senator
Knute Nelson succeeded in inserting
the amendment when the bill was con
sidered by the commerce COMMITTEES
last week. An appropriation of S25,
900 is made for the secretary Of wa
to make O survey and estimates o
contemplated improvements along th,
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