Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-30
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Dolngs Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

A1IAu1."A ICu S1OS6 duSIAoA olS
at Arthur, Cass county, brought in
over $4,000.
Burlington. The German-Ameui-
can Bank of Burlington has changed
it's name to American State Bank.
Wahpeton.-The choir in the Meth
odist church raised $110 for the Red
Cross by the presentation of The
Holy City"
Grenora.-George Kitchen, a former
resident of Grenora, has been sent
enced to five years at Fort Leaven-
worth for desertion.
Grand ForKs.-Dentists from all ov-
er North Dakota attended the four.
teenth annual convention of the North
Dakota State Dental association.
Park River.-The Young Peoples
league of the Park River district of
the Lutheran congregation will hold
it's annual convention in this city June
2S, 80 and 80.
Bismarck.-A. D. Gaines, Minneapo.
lis, was called before the North Da,
kota state committee Of defense here
charged with not having sown to CROP
his 30,000-acre farm near Sanger.
Bismarck.-Dr. r. A. Beard, pastor
of tn First Congregational church Of
Fargo, will deliver the commencement
address on the evening of June 6 tc
the graduating class of Bismarck high
T school, when thirty-six graduates
will receive diplomas.
Observation-Disclosures is a crime in
North Dakota under an act adopted by
the state council for defense yester.
day and which became operative to.
day. Every male between Is and 50
years old must do at least ffty-four
hours of work each week.
Minot.-A Minot Grotto of the Mys.
tic Order of the Yelled Prophets has
been organized in Minot. Some Fifty
Masons became charter members.
Harry Ordway, deputy grand monarch
OF the Grotto, was present from Chi.
cago and had charge Of the affair.
Minot.-Architect Ira L. Rush has
been awarded the contract for plans
and specifications for a school build,
ing which will be erected south of
Plaza. 1t will be a five room build.
ing and with t~eacherage on the upper
floor and will cost about $4,000.
Fargo.-Dr. VIM. N. Stearns of Far
go college will sail soon for France
Stearns has been ordered to report in
Chicago early in June for induction
into service. l.. B. Hanna, former
governor of North Dakota, who en-
listed recently for foreign service
with the Red Cross, has arrived in
France, he cabled yesterday.
@Fargo.-Farmers of this state are
asked to make known as Don as pos
sible to the county agent or to the
government labor office here ths
amount of help that will be needed
during the haying, harvesting ana
threshing, according to William Eng
lish, the government local examiner
The government will establish branch
offices at Bismarck, Grand Forks and
Minot.
Grand Forks.-According to reports
received here the $50 men who are
in the selective service class will be
sent to the University of North Da
kota and will be given special train
ing. This step was taken by the wal
department on the recommendation
Of a representative of the committee
on education and special training Of
the department.
Observation-Disclosures for a bumper
crop of wheat are better than they
have been at any time in the last ter
years, Commissioner of Agriculture
and Labor Hagan advised the state
council of defense in a formal report
here. The spring wheat acreage now
sown is 100, 900 acres, an increase
of 700, 900 acres over 1917. The seed
ing is completed everywhere in the
state, and in most sections the wheat
is already up.
Bismarck.-Two pounds of WOO
from White House sheep have beer
allotted to North Dakota to be sold al
auction during the week of the Red
Cross war fund campaign, accordins
to a letter issued to the public today
by Governor Frazier. of North Da
kota. The letter, which admonished
persons to send in their bids, says
the total amount secured from al
states by the auction will be turned
ove to the Red Cross war fund as
the presidents fund.
Misunderstanding to the assist
ance of her little daughter, VIII
screamed for help, Mrs. Ferdinand
Matthias, wife of Rev. Matthias
grabbed the oil stove, which hal
caught fire, only to be caught in the
burst of flames which followed its
explosion. She rushed to a barre
of water and thrust her head into it
She was found in this position by ha1
husband and neigbhors. death having
quickly followed the explosion. SHE
was sc years old and the mother O
five children. The home was burned
to the ground.
New England.-A new 200 barre
f7oulr mill fully equipped to manufac
ture high patent flour, and a big new