Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-06-21

VIBRATING the natlOnal DanK act Dy 10k-
styling accounts of the bank. Accord
ing to the statement Of the federal au-
thorities Behrbaum embezzled $500.
If there's anything in a name Uncle
Sam has some doughty fighting men
in the young Sioux whose names have
been reported to the county registra-
ton board at Fort Yates. There are
Loves-the-War, Shoots Near, Take-the-
Gun. Shoots-Walking Standing-Sol
der, Wounded = With-Many-Arrows.
Observation-Disclosures Did-Not.
Butcher and Commemorative.
President John w. Hansel of Fargo
college conferred the degrees of doc
tor of divinity ON Rev. E. Lee Howard
of the st. Anthony Park Congrega-
tional church, st. Paul, and Rev. Hen
ry Hoag Frost of the First Methodist
Episcopal church at Fargo. Guy R.
Fowles was appointed dean of the col
lege. Reports show every department
of the college has grown and that
there is $4,000 in the hands of the
endowment fund committee.
Burberry hedges and bushes, which
are said to have caused rust and heav-
lily damaged last years small grain
crop in North Dakota, will soon be ex-
tinct in this state, according to John
N. Hagan,. commissioner of agricul-
ture, who has reports from special
agents designated to conduct a cans
palgn against the shrub. The agents
report hearty cooperation in all dis
tricts. The last legislature appropri-
ated $4,000 for a two years campaign
against the barberry bush.
With six candidates assured a place
on the ballot in the special congress
siohal election to be held in the First
district July 10 for the selection of a
representative to succeed the late H.
T.. Helgesen the campaign may be
said to be fairly under way. The can
didates are: George A. Bangs, Grand
Forks, Democrat; o. B. Burtness,
Grand Forks, Republican; H. H.
Aaker, Grand Forks, Nonpartisan Pro-
gressive Republican; c. w. Plain, Mil
ton, Republican,; H. G. Wick, Cavalier,
Republican,; John M. Baer, Nonpar-
tisan.
Jamestown was selected by the
North Dakota commandery Of the
Grand Army of the Republic for the
1918 encampment at the close of the
1917 encampment at Casselton. The
following officers were elected: c. ;.
Schmitt, jamestown, commander; J.
McGurren, Casselton, senior vice COM
mander; A. J. Pierce, Grand Forks,
junior vice commander; Robert KEGS,
Sanborn, chaplain; DR.. H. j. Rowe,
medical director. A. ]. Bachelor OF
Valley City and James McConnock of
Devils Lake were appointed to attend
the national encampment.
George E. Trent of Brainerd, Mimi,
won first place in the professional
shoot of the jamestown club tourna-
ment, breaking IA out of a possible
$50 birds. R. R. Barber of Minneap-
oils was second with a score of 1873
and J. H. Starr of Minneapolis third
with a score of 1876. Harry Stair, a
professional trap shooter of Minneap-
oils, won the merchandise shoot with
a score of 40 birds out of a possible
So R. r. Barber, also of Minneapolis.
and c.. w. Jackson of White Bear.
Mimi, and N. A. Nashold of James
town tied for third with scores of Al.
A bit of sharp business dealing that
has recently come to the attention OF
state authorities and to stop which
steps have been taken is the practice
of North Dakota automobile owners
going to Minnesota and securing IL
cense tags from that state because
they are cheaper. 1t was recently dis
!, covered that numerous North Dako-
tans had gone to Moorhead, Mimi,
just across the river from Fargo,
sworn they were residents Of that
: state and secured a tag good for three
years, which cost them $3.50. The same
tag secured in North Dakota would
y cost SO, thereby effecting a saving to
the thrifty motorist of $3.50. Secre-
tary of State Hall has taken up the
matter with the Minnesota authorities
t and the police have been asked to
watch for offenders.
Z Changes in the postal mail service,
effective last Friday on the main line
VI IhC 11OoC y IASAA ~"
Paul and Spokane, in which forty
three clerks are affected and with the
result that Fargo will be made a com
u mon terminal, were announced from
the Office of E.. c. Olwin at Fargo, the
d chief clerk Of that district. Through
the change twenty-three clerks with
y families and two single clerks will
make Fargo their headquarters be
n tween now and winter. The change
is made by the railway postal service
to create another Western district
q which will be in the Thirteenth divi
!. sion, comprising Montana, Idaho and
Washington. By the creation of this
new district the department hopes tf
divide all run Of more than twelve
hours in length, making the runs as
close to eight hours al possible.
'e Resolutions were adopted at a meet