Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-09-13

sale, will have charge of the new loan
in North Dakota. w. ]. Morris of
Fargo will act as secretary.
Frank Sahay, forty-fve years old.
shot and killed Hjelmer Hjon, aged
twenty-six, a thresher, on the west
approach of the bridge spanning the
Red river at Fargo after a quarrel.
The yield of spring wheat in North
Dakota is estimated at 81, oil, 0O(
bushels, according to the September
crop report issued by the department
Of agriculture at Washington. That
of South Dakota is estimated at A..
$4,000 bushels.
All Northeastern North Dakota
pledged it's loyalty to the United
States of America and the president
in a monster loyalty meeting held at
Grand Forks under the auspices of
the Stars and Stripes league, recently
organized to put down sedition.
In line with the nationwide move.
ment for the outstanding of food sup.
Flies the American Railway associa
ton, in a letter filed with the North
Dakota railway commission, calls at.
tention to the many thousands OF
horses, mules, cows and hogs lost an.
nually on the American railways. The
association suggests hat section men
exercise particular care to prevent the
running down of live stock.
!. To prove their independence of pale.
; face aid Sioux farmers of the Cannon.
ball district have advised Superiutend.
ent Hitch that they desire no aid
from the government with their
threshing this year.. Threshing for
the district will be in charge of a
committee named by the Indians and
the only assistance they will accept
from outside will be the use of a gov
eminent tractor and separator.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
has requested Governor Frazier to
give publicity to his message denying
a statement issued by the marine
corps to the effect that registered men
might voluntarily enlist after their
number had been called by the local
board, provided they obtained 1.-The
written permission of the local board.
The report, General Crowder advises,
will be corrected by the marine corps.
Much confusion has resulted from a
conflict in instructions.
Peace officers advise that a very
close watch is being kept of families
who have in the past made a practice
Of manufacturing a little wine each
fall for home consumption. Under
the liquor laws of 1918 the manufac-
ture of vinous as well as all other
spirituous and malt liquors is express.
ly prohibited and the ~husbandman
found guilty of violating this provision
is subject to a fine of not less than
5000 nor more than $1,000, or impris-
onnent in the county Jail not less than
ninety days nor more than one year,
or both fine and imprisonment.
A regular real wild vest show,
with no charge for admittance, will be
staged at Elhowoods by Indians of the
Berthold reservation at their three
days fair, Sept. 25, rs and 81. The
Indians and their guests will camp
out during the exposition, which will
consist of old time Indian sports, rop-
ing, riding and breaking contests.
There will also be a display of agri-
cultural products grown by Mandans,
Arikaras and Hidatsus, who have
farmed the valley of the Missouri for
400 years, and where agricultural!
achievements have attracted consider.
able attention.
Filings are now being received at
Dickinson by w. Dickson, register
Of the United States land Office, for
the lands in the North Dakota national
forest reserve in the Slope country,
comprising 5000 acres, which will be
opened to homestead entry Sept. 10.
Applications may be filed in person or
by mail. The forest service is not
available for homestead entry under
the enlarged homestead acts. No one
may make application for a tract en-
bracing more than 1G0 acres nor more
than a mile in length. Intending home
steaders have permission to go upon
the lands to examine them, but no acts
of settlement are permissible prior to
9 a. NJ, Sept. 26.
Governor Lynn j. Frazier of North
Dakota declares that the coming Non
partisan league meeting in st. Paul
Sept. 18 and 10 will be in the inter-
est of the consumer as we'll as the
producer. The meeting, he said, will
try to induce the authorities to en-
force the government regulations rela-
tive to grain grading and dockage, as
complaints have already been received
that the spring wheat crop, which is
of the best quality that this section
of the country has raised for many
years, is being graded lower than it
deserves and that the dockage is ex-
cessive. Those attending the meeting
will also try to secure a fixed price
on flour in direct proportion to the de-
creased price in wheat, the governor
asserts.
Soldiers of North Dakota are COM