Courier Democrat., 1918-05-16

@AIlel. superintendent u. u. Me-
huse of the Antler schools will have
charge of the Maxbass schools the
/ next year.
Tower City.-Tower City is to Gel
ebrate the Fourth of July. The ar
rangements are being made by the
Commercial Club.
Portland.-Prof. S. w. Siljan of the
Portland public schools has enlisted
in the hospital reserve corps, and al
ready left for camp.
LaWton.-LaWton will observe Me-
mortal day with the unveiling and
dedication of service flag to the
boys from Lawton now in the army.
Park River-Roger Allin, former
governor of North Dakota, and Miss
Anna Mckenzie, of Flushing, Mich,
were married here recently. Mr.. AL
lin was governor in 1895 and 1896.
Leonard" Shad" Seger, Leonard
pioneer, took his own life when he
hung himself in the basement of his
new home. Dependency is given as
the reason for the suicide.
Bismarck.-The Bismarck Elks will
conduct flag service on May 16,
when they will float the Stars and
Stripes from 15O-foot masthead
which will be erected at the state
capitol.
Gwinner.-The electric Iii ght plant
here is to be housed in a new build
ing this summer. Street lights have
been discontinued owing to dis
agreement between the city dads and
the company.
Fargo.-FIewison Pollock Of Fargo
College, representing the state at the
Central states oratorical contest held
at Topeka, Kan, Friday night, won
fifth place. Twelve states were rep
resented. South Dakota won first.
Belfield-Andrew A. Miller, ar
rested several weeks ago on COM
plant of Ed. Josucks, charging the
illegal killing of cattle, and acquitted
In Justice Remarks court at Me-
dora, has been rearrested on SIM
liar charge.
Carrington.-1t is difficult to con.
vince the Darlington board of edu-
cation there is teacher-famine. There
were sixty applicants for the position
of superintendent, when the present
official was granted years absence
for war work.
Cannonball.-Th famous Cannon
ball ranch, long one of the wild and
woolly show places of the west, will be
the scene of a real "By Heck party
given for the benefit of the Cannon
ball Red Cross chapter, May 25, by
G. R. Wilcox and Miss Lucille Van
Solen.
Ellendale.-Carl Weis, Jr., and John
Miller We're seriously injured when an
oxygen container with which they
were working exploded. Mr.. Weis
lost his right leg and Mr. Miller sus-
tanned a broken leg The men were
.. taken to hospital at Aberdeen for
: treatment
La Moure.-H. R. S. Diesem, one
of the publishers of the La Moure
Chronicle has joined the fighting
forces of the United States Mr.. Die
sem has been engaged in newspaper
work in the state for the past several
!, years and is we'll known among the
North Dakota editors.
Grand Forks-Grand and Sioux
!. counties are planning to cooperate in
the construction of a wooden bridge
y over the Cannonball river here The
). matter will be definitely settled at
:, the next meeting of the Grand coun
- ty commissioners, Sioux county al
!, ready having agreed on terms.
Bismarck.-Governor Frazier has
announced the appointment of o. T
= Haakenson Of Towner to be chief as
= sistant fire marshal, succeeding Will
. liam Olson of Valley City, who re
. signed. Haakenson is we'll known
y Townleytte, who was a clerk in the
), house during the last regular session
- Snowden.-Leo Riladeau of Balm
vile tried to board a freight train
= near here when he slipped and fell
- with the result that both legs were
:, cut off. He lay beside the track fol
Il several hours before he was picked
. up by crew from passing train
!. He died before reaching the Willis
. ton hospital.
Il Crosby.-One of the most disas
trous fires in the history of Crosby
q destroyed the building occupied b!
> the Crosby Light and Power com
S pany, and the Crosby Auto company
e consumed 1S automobiles, wrecked
st the light plant, and left the village il
n darkness. The Home Guard was a
81 once called into action to patrol the
u city at night until the light system
can be restored.
d Bismarck.-Calling attention to tn,
It fact that a coal shortage next winter
j. Is inevitable and that unless the lie
r mite mines Of North Dakota are en-
g abled to maintain, their production t.
If full capacity throu yhout the summer
e months, not only Minnesota and Sout1
IS Dakota may repeat their unpleasant
experience Of last winter, but tina
3. the fuel famine may extend to Nortl
If Dakota, the state railway commission
IS and the state council of defense
d with the collaboration of the Bis