Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-07

JJppC1oC u41ll1SICAr VI ol.,LlidlSN, Is LII
iMinot e~ndeavoring to organize a
church among the local colored peo-
pie.
Grand Forks.-The central commit.
tee of the North Dakota Sunday
School association has decided to hold
its 29th convention in this city from
June 4 to 6.
Reynolds. Missing his train, c.
,,E1aga of this village mounted a pair
of skis and covered the distance to
the Lincoln park drive, just outside
Grand Forks, a distance OF 20 miles
from here, in four hours.
Minot.-Nothing new has developed
in the local telephone strike. Tho
girls are still out, as the company
has refused to accede to their de-
mands of $40 a month increase.
Fargo. Robert Boyd was elected
president of the Fargo Trades and
Labor assembly at the annual meet
ing, succeeding J. P. Williams, who
entered the aviation section of the
army.
Dickinson.-Eight big boxes which
w SolllS w IldhS IllS IdGlO11d1 I
Cross officers and the soldiers smile
We're packed by the Stark County
chapter Of the Red Cross and sent to
the headquarters.
Valley City.-Thomas J. Wallace Is
the first Barnes county boy to give
his life for his country. Private Wal
lace died in Camp Pike, Ark, from
measles and complications. His body
was sent to his mother, who lives in
Blue River, Wis.
Williston. - Albert Aaberg YVES
awarded $1,354.70 by a jury in the
district court in his case against the
Travellers Insurance company, which
includes interest on the amount sued
for from April %, 1916. Aaberg was
injured when thrown from a buggy
April IS, 1915.
Dickinson.-Pearl Lewis has been
bound over to the district court for
Slope county for b~ootlegging. George
Derschon of Amidon, charged with in
Producing liquor into the state from
Baker, Mont, has signifed his inten.
ton of pleading guilty before Judge
W. c. Crawford for sentence.
McVille.-Dr. A. J. Paulson, who has
been a partner with DR.. Arneson in
the practice of medicine here, has left
for Thief River Falls, Mimi, and will
locate in that city. DR.. Arneson has
associated with himself Dr. R. c..
Heron, who for the last four or five
years mas been practicing at Tolna,
N. D. i
Benedict.-Loca1 officials Of the Red
Cross have decided to report to head
quarters the failure Of Knut Christen.
son, Nonpartisan league organizer, and
John Dunaway, to subscribe to the Red
Cross during the recent drive. So far
as can be learned, they are the only
two men who failed to become men,
hers. ...,,
Minot.-Three youths must appear
before the juvenile court for breaking
! into the basement of a local grocery.
They might never have been caught
had they not left the window open and
: caused 500 bushels of potatoes and
, other produce to freeze. When the
j, window was found open authorities
: followed the clue until the three
youths were arrested.
:. Bismarck. 49, Karl Kositzky, state
auditor, has announced he would ask
, a %rehearing of the mandamus proceed.
ings against him, decided in favor OF
Chief Justice Bruce and Associate JUS
tees Robinson, Birdzell, Grace and
Christianson by a provisional court
, which held that the legislature intend
ed that the $500 annual stipend pro
vided as expense money should b,
paid to the justices as straight sal
ary.
+ Fargo.-The "unwritten law ant
! public confession of misconduct by his
# wife failed to say Peter J.. Pearson
y former Fargo man, charged with the
] murder of William J. Collins at De
troit, Mich, last fall. A Jury, afte,
g six hours elaboration, returned a YER
dict Of guilty of murder in the second
degree. The maximum penalty is life
q Imprisonment.
Bottineau.-G. H. Dale of Bottineau
t had a rather close call at his home
T liz lC SdlllC dl11lOSI US1IlS dSpuyA
lated. When he did not show up al
his regular time at his office, his
. partner, H. E. McMilIen, with a ply
y sician, went to his home and found
MIN in an unconscious condition from
coal gas. After considerable effort
he was restored to consciousness.
s Fargo. = The North Dakota State
Fl ~Dairymen's convention closed the
\ most successful gathering in the his,
tory of the associations. H. G. Schultz
Il Mandan, was elected president; H. ),
! Boyts, M~innewaukan, vice president:
J. J. Osterhaus, Bismarck, reelected
1 secretary, and L. J. Gaspar, Hannaford
treasurer. The new board of mana.
gers elected were S: F. Crabbe, Fargo,
president, and Peter Miller, Minot'
and A. B. Caraway; Fargo, additional
members. The committee on the re
vision of the constitution reported the