Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-27
NORTH DAKOTA

Rev. r. w. Thomas, pastor Of the
Mandan Presbyterian church, has an
nounced that he has accepted the un-
animous call of the Deer Lodge Pres
byterian church, Deer Lodge, Mont,
and that his pastorate in Mandan will
come to a close on Sunday, Dec. 80,
at which time the pulpit will be de-
clared vacant.
Ministers of the United Norwegian
Lutheran church of America in the
districts of the central northern part
Of the state in first annual convention
at Devils Lake, elected Rev. Havneros,
| of Maddox, president; Rev. Rastshol,
| of Churchs Ferry, vice presidentIR Rev.
Ellestad of Minnewaukan, secretary,
and L. B. Sandvell of York, treasurer.
Henry Won Bank, president of the
board of education in a rural district
near Buffalo, Cass county, is under
arrest charged with making insulting
remarks about the Stars and Stripes.
i AS a school officer, the defendant is
charged with attempting to prevent
the flying of the flag from the school
house under his direction. He was
held for a hearing on January 20.
Allen Soule, cashier of the Merch-
ants bank of Towner, and son of the
late George Soule who rotted in Libby
prison that the Union might live, has
resigned his position to enlist in the
ordnance corps, with which he ex-
poets to see service in France by
February l.. Mr.. Soule had been treas
urer Of the McHenry county chapter
of the Red Cross, in which position
| he is succeeded by A. M. Berget of
| Granville.
Three new lodges Of the Norwegian
beneficiary society, Sons of Norway,
with headquarters in Minneapolis, re-
Gently have been organized. Eids.
void lodge No. 1856, in Landa, N. D.;
Midnatsolen lodge No. 1877, in Mem
burg, N. D.; and Freya lodge No. 1873,
! at Cass Lake, Mimi. The Sons of
Norway now have more than 200
members in the American army and
navy. The next general meeting of
the Sons of Norway will be in Great
Falls, Mont, July 1S and 10 according
to a decision of the first president OF
the society, Michael nosness.
The county commissioners of Wells
county at their last regular meeting
appropriated $50 toward a preliminary
survey Of the Sheyenne river valley.
The contract has been let at Minot
for another city we'll. 1t will be sunk
to "a depth of 140 feet and the city
expects to tap 9 su~bterranean river
that has previously been tapped by G
city we'll.
The police OF Minot have broken a
record by making a couple Of arrests
These are the first arrests docketea in
police court since December L.. 1t is
possible this is the longest idle spell
in the history of the police department
Fred Graham of kenmare engaged
in the liquor business the other day
Inside OF twenty-four hours he wal
arrested, tried, sentenced and hae
commenced on a siXty-day term He
will serve an additional ten days fo,
$500 fine and SIS costs.
The state of North Dakota is seek
ing to prove that Thomas Hall, sec
rotary of state, put over Warwick, Nit
chell, Peet Co., an expensive Mime
apolis firm of accountants whom ltht
state paid $4,000 for an audit of thu
various state departments ending De
cember 81, 1916, and that a deficit o
$1,000 in the automobile registration
department of the secretary of state'
office was covered up by taking credi
for 400 1917 automobile licenses. Tht
case against Hall is on trial in Bis
marck.
Drake claims a record for it's Ret
Cross roundup, consisting of a supper
entertainment and ball, which nettet
$3.50. During the roundup ITS ney
members YER secured.
Harry Stewart of Tolley, represent
ing a number of Ward county farmers
has contracted for 900 tons of hay OF
the bottoms south of Bismarck and b,
is now there experimenting the balinI
of the hay preparatory to shipping i
north.
Secretary C%alderhead of the stat
railway commission has advised Her
ry Blakeley, general freight agent 70
2 the Northern Pacific, that the commits
sion cannot consent to- a reduction Q
! the free time" on coal cars from 4
hours to "a, nor to the elimination Q
the average agreement, which allow
elevators handling coal another 4
hours in which to load out the cars
Three cheers! Devils Lake RI
t gains Cold Weather Championshi
3 from Williston." This is the optimisti
way the editor Of the Devils LAX
World looked upon the report reach
, ing the east that Devils Lake with
temperature, Of rs below was th
: coolest point in the United States o
a certain day recently. Williston, a
!. so regarded as n of the codes
points in the United States, reporte
i % below. A-Asss
". A. Gilbert, a well known col
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