Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-11
p-ople. HanK1nson d1d itself prouo
in its hospitality extended the dele.

in its hospitality extended the dele.
gates.
Sheldon.-Rev. Charles Bridges,
Randolph, Neb., who recently accepted
a call from the Presbyterian church
here, came from Nebraska by automo-
bile. accompanied by his wife and
child.
Tower City.-The Tower City Home
Guard has been organized. Rev. G..
Atkinson is captain; S. F. Sherman.
first lieutenant; G. NJ. Thompson, Sc
cond lieutenant. Thirty men have al
ready Joined.
Crary.-Friends of Lieut.. Berto
Olson, formerly of Hillsboro, and this
place, who was reported dead some
months ago, are informed that he. is
located on the ITALIAN front, facing
the Austrians.
Williston.-A campaign to enlist
every farmer in Williams county as a
member of the Williams County Farm
Bureau was launched at a meeting
of the bureau held here, attended by
sixty members.
Grand Forks.-Hog cholera is cpl
demic in certain parts of Grand Forks
county. Guarantees have been placed
against several farms and the county
farm agent has taken other measures
to fight the disease.
Cavalier-Max Short of Cavalier.
draft soldier, lost both feet by the &C.
cldental explosion of a bomb while
In training at Camp Fremont, Palo
Alto, Cal, according to advices re-
ceived by his father.
Portal.-The Portal International
has no pro-Germans on it's subscrip-
ton list. Two weeks ago the paper
published an editorial asking any
pro-German to step into the office and
stop the paper. None came.
Fargo.-Charles Amidon, son of
Judge and Mrs. Charles F. Amidon,
died at Los Angeles, CAL, of heart
failure, from which the young man
had suffered several years. Judge
Amidon. called to his bedside, did not
arrive till after death
Bismarck.-No North Dakota re-
tail coal dealer is allowed to make a
profit of more than $1.6O on a 1000
pound ton of anthracite coal for do
nestle use, under a special order is
sued by Isaac P. Baker, Federal food
administrator for North Dakota.
Mandan.-Plans for the war time
convention of the North Dakota Bank
ers' convention which will be held
here on Thursday and Friday, July
II ard 10 houn hoan 1o,o~Jo4od ,,J
the convention gives promise of being
tie most successful in the history Of
the association.
Fargo.-W. G. O'Brien, Fargo limo
type operator, is notified that he has
fallen heir to the Lakeside Press, a
printing establishment owned by his
uncle, w. S. Phillips at Ross Point,
N. Y, and will leave soon to take
charge of the plant. The concern
prints law and text books.
Minot.-Supt. Francis Bruce of the
Minot schools has accepted the posi-
ton as superintendent of schools at
Huron, S. D., for the coming year.
Mr.. Bruce was elected to the position
without making an application. He
had planned to join the forces Of the
agricultural college at Ames, Iowa.
Bismarck.-H. V. Wilmot, former
ern Pacific in Milwaukee, has been
appointed to a similar position with
Headquarters here, covering all of the
main line and branches west from
Mckenzie to Glendive, Mont. Mr..
Wilmot's territory includes the Lin
ton, Mott, Killdeer and Golden Valley
branches.
Fargo.-Grand Forks was chosen
as the next melting place Of the North
Dakota Medical association, which
closed a two-day session here. OF.
icers were elected as follows: E. A.
Pray, Valley City, presidents; w. B.
Baldwin, Casselton, first vice presi-
dent; Fred Euing. Kenm~~e. second
vice president; H. G. French. Grand
Forks, third vice president; H. J.
C%asselton, secretary. and w. F. Sih-
Ter, Devils Lake, treasurer.
Minot.-Martin Schey, who posed as
a soldier and defrauded a number of
"a VII l1lC IN SlSioS ClldI liz NdO
working for the government and that
the proceeds of a book which he was
selling went 10 the soldiers in France
and that it was endorsed by the Unit
ed States government, entered a plea
in county court and was fined $6O.45
including the costs. He was given
an alternative sentence of 80 days i'll
all in default Of the payment of TIE
fine. He paid.
Bismarck.-Hereafter it is announc.
ed, at state military headquarters all
trocp movements are to be kept Sc.
cret. No announcement will be made
Of the dates of entrainment nor the
train schedule by which 1000 North
Dakota registrants soon are to move
to Camp Dodge.
Pemhina.-For two years the par.
ents Of George White of Pembina,
who enlisted with the Forty-eighth