Courier Democrat., 1918-06-13
Cavalier County National Bank.

Tappen.-William Altman, 80, was
instantly killed while plowing with
gas tractor near here. He, was alone
in the field at the time, and Is believed
to have become entangled in the fly.
wheel His head and jaw were brok..
en-. his right arm torn from his body
and the body thrown 20 feet from the
engine, where it was found by search.
ers hours later. His widow and young
son survive; ......"
Grand Forks.-At the Twenty-mnth
annual convention of the North Da.
kota Sunday School association, held
here, the following officers were elec.
ted: President-Charles H. Simpson,
Neville. Treasurer-M. B. Cassell,
Hope Recording Secretary-W. J..
Lane, Fargo. Employed Force; State
Superintendent-James c. Garrison.
Field Worker-Bertha Rachel Palmer.
Office secretary-Ethel Coover. y
Fargo. - The state convention
Knights of Columbus in session here
t,elected: George. B. McKenna, Bis
marck, state deputy P. w. Clemens.
B Fargo, state secretary T. E.; FIaher-
ty, Bismarck, state treasurer; j.. j.
Coyle, Minot, state advocate; H. L.
Relchert, Dickinson, state warden;
delegates TO the national convention
to be held at New York City August
6 and Z, Fred J. Traynor, Devils Lake;
George B. McKenna,. Bismarck; r. F.
Renwald, Minot. ,..
Napoleon.-Charged.. with RESPONSE
bility for the robbery of the Napoleon
bank March 27, when the assistant
cashier Henry Biersdorff was found
dead beside the open door of the safe,
from which $636.30 was missing, Sheri-
! dan 2. McElroy, printer, who came to
the Napoleon Homestead last Septem-
Der from Grand Rapids, Wis, is held
| in the county Jail under bonds Of
| $4,000. The charge against McElroy
does not connect McE1roy with the
death of 'Bfersdorff 80 's '*-> e
Fargo.-At the seventh annual con.
vention of the North Dakota Fedora
tion of Labor M1not secured the 1919
convention and the following officers
were elected: S. S. Mcdonald, Fargo,
| president; Con Meyers, Fargo, Sec
retary-treasurer; vice presidents and
members of the board of directors
Frank Milhollan, Bismarck; Harry
Pitts, Burlington; Lee Brundage, Mi
not; Peter Morgan, Grand Forks, and
j. M. Johnson, Fargo. In asset of res
olutions pointing to the loyalty of or.
1 ganized labor as shown in the large
number OF labor union members now
serving in France and in training In
American cantoments, the federation
reasserted it's right as an organiza-
tion and that of each individual men,
Der "to speak out for the oppressed
in our own land in the field, factory,
mills and mines"
Medora.-John Rawchuck, arrested
on a charge of cattle stealing, broke
jail here by tearing away the bars
at the window, and has not been cap
tured. The crime occurred two years
ago, when 27 head of cattle we're
stolen.
Bismarck-Non-resident land own
ers, who are not in POSITION to Gull
tivate their tracts, are calling upon
the s'2fe council of defense to break
} up t and and put it into flax. The
co"r has already leased out much
Of this land to farmers who will Gull
tivate it on 10 per cent of the profit
J basis, and has more available.
Eannah.-Some unknown parties
extracted S35 from the till in the Of.
fee of the Lampert Lumber company
here. There are no clews.
Fargo-J. B. Eaton, has given the
state game and fish commission the
: use, Of 1,O00-acre tract in McHenry
county for the establishment of a
game refuge. r..
Crary,-The Farmers Club of Crary
will hold their first annual picnic Sat
urday, June %. 1t is expected that
, the affair will be one of the largest
held in that part of the county.
: Grand Forks-The Y M G. A. hal
! organized a salvage department fol
> the local Red Cross, which is expected
to be very effective means of rails
: Ing funds for the association.
Sharon.-The Trondenes Lutheran
congregation here will build new
church to take the place Of the ole
: one burned to the ground two year!
: ago after being struck by lightning
4 Neville. - Nelson county's annua
: Old Settlers picnic, usually held a
Michigan, will be county picnic II
the interest of Red Cross work thi
year and will be held at Stump lax
l' July l.