Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-25

LangdOn was elected president of the
North Dakota Press association of the
annual meeting held here.
Grand Forks.-A service flag, carry.
ing 1880 stars, n for each Grand
Forks county mar in the service, will
be dedicated here Sunday, Aug. 4.
Drake.-Rev. c. M. Christensen OF
this place, who recently volunteered
for Y. M. G. A. work abroad, has re-
ceived orders to report in New York
August IL.
Tower City.-S1x Of nine Tower
City boys, who enlisted in the United
year ago, have been killed or serious.
ly wounded in action In France.
Grand Forks.-Eighty rural school
girls will form a Girls encampment
at the Grand Forks fair, July % to ~.
Home economics and home building
will be the special studies for the
week.
Grand Forks.-Joseph Poole Of
Grand Forks, formerly a lineman en-
ployed by a Grand Forks telephone
exchange, won mention for bravery
under fire in France recently, accord
ing to word received here.
Fargo.-A fatality in connection
with the state fair held here was the
accidental killing Of Cora Stensland,
II, who stepped in front of a big auto
mobile, a bus being used to transport
passengers to and from the fair
grounds, and was crushed.
Williston.-More than two miles of
road leading north from Williston
were graded and graveled by volunteer
labor during a three-day good roads
campaign. The campaign was backed
by Williston business men, who either
donated teams, men or money.
Fargo. - Seven hundred and eighty
North Dakota women have been
trained in the army Of food conserva-
tion. and will conduct canning and
drying demonstrations in their own
localities, going into the kitchen of
their neighbors for that purpose.
Fargo.-Sixteen North Dakota men
who participated in the United States
marine corps attack on the Germans
in Bailleul wood, in Chateau Thierry
region in France. fell before Hun guns
and gas. four of them dead, four seri-
ously wounded and eight have sim
mered back to the state from the bat
tie front.
Fargo.-North Dakota. ranks ninth
in point of efficiency III ;hA work of its
Four-Minute men, according to word
received by H. II. Wooledge of Fargo,
state chairman, from the committee Of,
public information. Mr.. Wooledge an
nounced today that 1913 Four-Minute
chairmen have been commissioned and
that PIT units have been organized.
Ray.-Two hundred and forty head
of cattle were shipped from Ray in
one day to market in St. Paul. These
cattle are expected to bring a premium
on the market as they have beenafed
on Williams county alfalfa. Large,
herds are expected to be shipped from
that district this summer and fall on
account of the shortage of feed crop.
Bismarck. = The elimination of
grades of four and five, and the pro-
posed purchase of all below these
grades on sample were announced as
plans Of the United States Grain cor
poration by Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture John N. Hagan, upon his return
from Washington, where he had "a
lengthy conference with Food Admin
i~strator Hoover.
Bismarck.-A call for 200 men quail
fed for general military service to-
leave Aug. 5 for Jefferson Barracks,
Mo-, to complete the states quota
there, was received by Adjt.-Gen. Fra
ser. Registrars of the 1918 class may
be voluntarily indicted for this SER
vice, or, in the event that all of the
physically qualified Glass l men of
1917 have been indicted, the, 1918
Glass l men may be involuntarily in
Quoted.
Fargo.-Inquiry into the new gas
and electric light rates recently or
dered by the Union Light. Heat &
, by the state railroad commission, be.
, ginning Aug. II. A preliminary in
, quiry provided by law has been dis.
, pensed with, the company officials
waving that formality. The city com
mission Of Fargo has complained
, against the rates, insisting they are
excessive.
Bismarck.-The west of 80 years age
is to be filmed IN the Standing Rock
reservation. Arrangements for the
pictures were made by C. F. Burnstad
a cattle man from Logan county. Thu
pictures are expected to be an elabo
rate record Of passing Indian life
sports and customs, and it Is expected
that 1000 Sioux Indians will contrib
g ute the company. Burnstad has prom
ised to provide the Indians with sew
eral steers for a barbecue after the!
put on their act.
Grand Forks.-P. Chizik, Portal
won the state trapshooting tourna
ment and championship Of the Nortl
Dakota State Sportsmen's association
and with George Duis. Grand Forks
won the team trophy cup. At the an
~,~l hrcipose rooo<i~o II uJ~o6