Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-25
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Dolngs OF Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

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cial information received here from
Washington.
La Moure.-Robert Fleming of
this city has been awarded the Croix
de Guerre, the highest honor the
French government car bestow on a
soldier, for gallantry in action.
Williston.-The population Of Will
liston has decreased 80 in two years,
from 5,301 in 1916 to 5,218, according
to a recent census taken by the pub.
Usher Of the new city directory.
Bismarck.-The month just passed
was by far the dryest June in the his.
tory Of the Bismarck weather bureau,
which was established in 1875. The
precipitation for the entire month was
SO Of an inch.
Lisbon.-A band of gypsies shot a
valuable young sheep for Ed Thomp.
son, q farmer residing near Oswego,
and were about to cook it when appre.
hended by MI. Thompson, who ordered
them to move on.
Klndred.-Mr. and Mrs. Toilet Han.
son, pioneer residents, celebrated the
golden anniversary of their wedding
with a large number of friends and
relatives present. The couple came to
Kindred IS years ago.
La Moure.-Daniel Mcleod, residing
six miles north of this city, had sew
earl ribs broken and suffered internal
injuries when he attempted to stop a
runaway team belonging to W. I.
Struble, a neighbor farmer.
Jamestown. - Stutsman county is
confronted with the problem of pro-
Viding ffty-one more men for the July
draft call by the process of reclassif-
cation. Only 102 men are left in Class
1 and the July call asks for 1853 men.
Minot.-Fred Rem, % years of age,
Of Epping, was killed in action June
20, according to information received
here by his sisters, Mrs. Henry Scher-
degger and Miss Alta Rem. He wal
a machinist at Epping and enlisted
with Company E at Williston, where
his parents reside.
Fargo.-Dr. Stem Hanson of Fargo
was elected president Of the North
Dakota Osteopathic association; DR..
Joseph Tarr, Lidgerwood, was elected
vice president at the annual meeting
held in Fargo. Fargo was selected as
the place for the winter meeting, Jan.
2 being fixed as the date.
Kulm.-Rev. o. F. Felth of Fargo
was elected moderator of the North
Dakota Swedish Baptist conference at
the annual meeting held here, attend
ed by delegates representing all
churches in the conference. F. A. AS
lund was elected secretary; John Nor
dell, vice president, and J. A. Tern
lund, treasurer.
Grand Forks.-Gladys Allen, a teach
er near Merrifeld, is running a % by
SO tractor on q. W. Asbury's field
these days. Miss Allen started in as
a "reg'lar" farmer the day after the
beginning of the school vacation and
has been at 1t ever since, working
from early till late in the regulation
woman's farming outfit.
Tower City.-Harold Beltmann, 20,
Of Tower City, was killed in action
with the United States marine corps
in France, according to a cablegram
received by his parents from another
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mann is the second Tower City man
to be killed in three days, Sergeant
George Slime being the first.
Grand Forks.-Grand Forks is to
have another daily newspaper, estab-
lished by the Nonpartisan league,
which has sold stock to several hun
dred farmers in this section of the
state. The date for launching the new
paper has not yet been fixed, a new
building being in course of construc-
tion for the housing of the publication.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota Bill
liardmen's association is to be given
the privilege of doing it's own house
cleaning with no aid as the result of
action taken by the Council Of De-
tense. The matter of closing billiard
and pool halls during harvest season,
all or part of the time also was left to
the discretion of the association mem
bers.
Oakes.-Richard WashdaI, a promi-
nent farmer residing near here, is I'M
der arrest, charged with sedition.
United States Deputy Marshal Scott
of Fargo made the arrest, the accused
being taken before United States Com
missioner Perry Of Glendale. He
furnished bonds and his case will be
tried at the fall term of the Federal
court in Fargo.
Bismarck. - Rains which fell in
amounts varying from one-tenth to an
inch over central North Dakota have
revived scorched wheat fields, bright
ened up corn, potatoes, oats and bar
ley and have saved thousands of acres
Of flax which was slow in terminating
or which would not have terminated
at all but for this timely rain. "The
rain in itself is not sufficient to save
the crop, but it will tide it over for a
few days until we get more rain, and
it is of inestimable value to North
Dakota" said Weather Observer o. w.
Roberts.
Bismarck. President George A.
Mcfarland. of the Valley City Normal