Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08

DoIngs Of Last Few Days Throughout,
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

summer.
Lisbon.-Leon Cole, Sr., 60 years of
age, a resident of Lisbon for SO years,
is dead as the result of injuries suf-
Tered while moving a house.
Fargo.-E. w. Hall, agent for Will
liams county better farming work, has
resigned to accept a position as as
sistant county agent leader of the ag.
ricultural college here.
Jamestown.-When jamestown au.
thorit1es raided a local residence they
discovered the source of a booze
supply that has occasioned them some
little trouble the last few days.
Devils Lake. - A. Maxon, a we'll
known employment man, has been ap-
pointed by the federal government as
examiner in charge of the U. S. en-
ployment Office of that place.
Cando.-W. c. Bacon, son of a prom
tnent Cando resident, has been COM
missioned lieutenant at Fort Riley,
Kan. He graduated from the North
Dakota university four years ago.
Fessenden.-The Wells County I'M
migration and Development associa-
ton was organized at a meeting held
here, the association to be identified
with the James River Valley Region
association.
Pingree.-Lewis Hennen of this
place, while riding a motorcycle, COL
lided with a barb wire fence and was
so severely injured that it was found
necessary to bring him to the James
town hospital.
Fargo.-The demand for farm labor
far exceeds the supply, according to
l.. H. Patten, director of the federal
employment bureau in North Dakota.
The field workers are being offered
from $3.50 to SIS per day.
Grand Forks.-Arnold Seymour, son
of Mrs. B. o. Seymour Of this city,
has been gassed in action in France,
according to a letter just received by
his mother. wait, I am going back
to get even with them," he writes.
Williston.-The Williston Creamery
association intends to erect a first
class creamery and storage plant at a
\ cost of 100000. The business of the
creamery last year was such that all
connected with it are more than sat-
isfed.
Epping.-Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Lowe
Of this place lost two of their children
within n week. A %4-year-old son
died about a week ago and a few days
later their 11-year-old daughter, Els.
tella, passed away after an illness of
only a few hours.
Sheldon.-Jessie Erbstosser, 2 years
old, was killed by boiling water,
thrown out Of a window by a work.
man employed at the Erbstosser
home. The child was playing directly
beneath the open window when the
water was thrown.
Observation-Disclosures that they will
purchase over $4,000 worth of War
Savings Stamps between now and
Jan. 1 next were made at a meeting of
capitol building officers and employees,
and an effort is being made to increase
the pledge to $4,000.
Grand Forks.-Mrs. Mcneil, who
was struck by a bullet fired by an
unknown person while walking to her
home at 10:45 at night, will recover
y IL Uu1lCI, Wu1Cu was " Sl1ldl1 Cd11Uc1,
is believed to have come from a gun
in the hands of small boys.
Bismarck.-The jury in the trial oil
John H. Wishek, banker of Ashley
N. D., on trial in federal court here or
a charge of violating the espionage
act, reported it was unable to agree
and was discharged by Judge Amidon
The jury deliberated AZ hours.
Bisbee.-The little o and daugh
ter of Mix Bishop, farmer, residing
near here, found some matches in {
pair of overalls hanging in the barn
and entered a wager to see which
could build the biggest fire. The boy
won. He fired the barn, destroying
the building and all it's contents, in
Guiding several gasoline engines, 1:
sets of harness and more than 1000
bushels of feed. The loss is partl,
covered by insurance.
Grand Forks.-Just 100 days from
the day he was indicted into servic,
in Grand Forks, Martin Sanders O
Mekinock, Grand Forks county, wa
al killed in action in France, accordin,
to official advices received by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sanders
Martin Sanders became a soldier OF
March 80 last, leaving Grand Fork
county with a contingent of 80 drafte'
soldiers. The Mekinock lad is tn,
ninth Grand Forks county soldier t.
die in the service.
Grand Forks.-Rev. George S. Nat
wick, Williston, was elected president
Rev. o. J. Nesheim, Lisbon, vice pres
dent; Ella GUNNER, Mayville, secre
tary; Harold Peterson, Grand Forks
treasurer; Mrs. David Stoeve, Gran
Forks, musical director, and Rev. MI
Nesheim, assistant musical director @
the Young Peoples league of tn
North Dakota district of the Norwe
gian Lutheran church at the first ar
nual convention here. A permanen
organization was effected.
Langdon.-Anton Klemish, GO, nal
rowly escaped death when run dow
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