Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-03-29

PSAsSAA0A pAoPSAIy oAu AoAAl SloCh VI
Mrs. Andrew Fruck, whose husband
met death by being frozen in the bad
storm of a month ago.
Bandmaster Field, who has been
instructing the Sarles horn blowers
since the organization of the band, is
becoming a permanent resident of the
town and this spring is moving his
family from Grand Forks.
Mt. Carmel's township election Sc
lected S. l. Koehmstedt and Joseph
Kroetsch as supervisors; Peter Zettel
as clerk and assessor; John Witzel,
treasurer; justices, Martin Klein and
N. Perius; constable, Frank He'll.
Osford township held an election of
township officials that was a tame
affair, resulting in the election of the
following ticket named at the eau
Gus: Supervisor, John Ward; justice,
Ben Price; constable, Tom Slama.
G. M. Turner, is among the latest
go-ahead farmers at Wales to give a
name to the land bearing his name.
He has several fine quarters and now
has his place on record at the court
house as the "Mayfower'' grain and
stock farm.
At Wales the Dresden township
election resulted in the naming of
Frank Christa as supervisor, Joseph
Hei)le as clerk; Frank j. Fischer,
treasurer; Louis Fischer. assessor;
Tony Kieffer, justice of the peace;
and ]. j. Fischer as constable.
The social activities at Wales now
include a Linger Longer Club. Meet
ings of the club are held Wednesday
evenings at which are featured cards,
games and a four course luncheon at
midnight. 1t is a married folks club
both husbands and wives being in
cluded in its membership.
Fremont Darling and family, who
have been spending the winter on their
home farm in Olga township. have
gone to Rhame, N. D., where he will
look after extensive improvements
and the cropping of land which he re-
Gently homesteaded in that part of the
state.
An item in the last issue of the
Sarles Advocate notes the birth of a
little baby girl on March 18th at
Hansboro, N. D., to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Mclean. The proud father of
the new arrival will be recalled as
having filled a deputyship at the court
house in the office of the county au-
ditor, prior to his committing matri.
mony.
Sarles Village had a double header
ticket at last weeks election, but the
caucus candidates found but little op.
position at the polls except for trus-
tees in the first and third wards.
Trustees, F. c. Lippert, G. w. brow.
ley, Frank Kindergarten; clerk, T. j.
Ellenson; treasurer, j. T. 'Ellenson;
assessor, B. F. Pile; marshall, Alva
%Pillebaum; justice, John Heeren.
East Alma township had quite a
large vote out and voted down the
purchase of a new road grader Al to
Ii. The vacancy on the board caused
by the resignation of j. H. Gislason
will be filled by Angus Mckay for
two years. The elected new officers
are: Supervisors. c. A. Olson, Angus
Mckay; clerk, Medium Close; treas.
urer, w. T. Stewart: assessor, Her.
man Bjarnson: justice, Tom Walstad
constable, A. j. Amundrud.
At its village election of last week
Osnabrock had nc less than four tick
cts in the field. The caucus ticket,
the peoples ticket, the typewriter
ticket and a ticket that had in it's
make up candidates of the first two
named There were forty.nine votes
cast and nearly all the ballots were
more or less scratched. The outcome
was: For trustees, l.. C. B. Smith,
Robert Love, Ellen Ellenson; treas.
urer, I. L. Tillisch; clerk, w. j.
Storie; assessor, W. j.. Storie; mar
shall. James Waterford; justice of the
peace, Just Ludwigsen.
Two tickets in the field at Millions
village election. The one that was
named at the Saturday night caucus
was known as the official ballot anc
was opposed at the polls bv a tickle
called the peoples ticket. the latte,
being the winner on election day.
The most interesting contest was ir
the vote cast for village trustees.
The officers for the year are: Trus
tees. B. Prom, P. A. Anderson, Johl
Westberg; clerk, E. j. Duprey; as
SCISSOR, R. B. Laing; treasurer, MARI
Wand; marshal, Bert Dahl, Justice
F. A. Mcdonald.
M. E. CHURCH SERVICES.