Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-04-11

MlllOL, NldhOLd, T1dLd, FdI5ildll Huu
Van Nook has been resumed for the
season.
Napoleon.-This city is considering
organizing a home guard company
and expects to start out with 80
members.
Halliday.-R. L. Wilcox of Killdeer
has succeeded County Auditor Quit
man as a member of the Dunn county
exemption board.
Lansford.-Billy Nye, son or Edi.
tor Nye, is the proud possessor Of a
broken leg, he having disputed the
right of way with a Ford.
Fargo.-Sale of war savings stamps
and thrift stamps will not be pushed
during the time the Third Liberty
Loan campaign is under way.
MISUNDERSTANDING after raising
more than $4,000 at a former sale,
held another rally and "sweetened"
the former amount by $1,406.77.
Devils Lakewood has been re-
ceived here that Martin J. Kelly of
this city, has been commissioned a
second lieutenant in the aviation
service by General P%ershing.
Killdeer.-Charles Palmer, one of
the Slopes most promising young
publishers, has gone to war, and the
Killdeer Tribune has been taken over
by c. ]. Ranney Of Dodge.
Cart Tright.-Knut Christianson of
this place, who left last September
as a member of Company E of Will
listo1, has been killed in action in
France, according to advices from
Washington to relatives.
Observation-Disclosures General LANCER
of North Dakota, who has returned
from Washington, declared that farm.
ers in North Dakota who have seed
and feed bond liens on lands will be
able to get farm loans from the Fed
eral land bank.
Bowman.-E. H. Weber, a travel.
ing salesman, was almost killed
when the Ford he was riding in,
overturned east of Bowman and
pinned him under the car, where he
was found an hour later. His Shout
der had been dislocated.
Fargo.-A jury in the Cass county
district court returned a verdict Of
$500 in favor of John Moug of Ayr,
in his suit for 81, 900 against the St..
Paul Fire & Marine Insurance ocm-
pany, for the alleged loss of his
crop which vas destroyed by hail in
the summer Of 1916.
Alkabo.-Swen Ristad of this place,
one of the boys who left Sept. 10
with the second contingent, died re-
Gently at Camp Pike, Ark. The re-
mains were brought to Alkabo,
where the funeral was held. His par
ents reside in Norway, while two
brothers are located in North Da-
kota.
Glen Ullin.-James Wilson, one of
the ~well-known conductors of the
Northern Pacific, died at the railway
company's hospital at Glendive.
Mont, after being in the service of
the road for the last twenty years.
The funeral was held at his old
home here under Masonic rites. A
widow and two sons survive.
Dickinson. - John Eide, better
known as Shorty" who enlisted in
the Dickinson Machine Gun Com
pany, has practically lost his hearing
according to the reports from France.
The ear drum of n ear has been
rendered entirely useless, while that
Of the other is also effected. He is
now taking treatment at a military
hospital.
Bismarck.-Axel Strom has ten.
dered his resignation as sheriff OF
Williams county to the board OF
county commissioners, the resigna-
ton to take effect the first of May.
Mr.. Strom cites as his reason for
resignation that he Is unable to at.
tend to the duties of the sheriff's Of
fee and the local war board at the
same time.
Fargo.-Dr. E. F. Laid, after at.
tending a meeting of food admins.
traitors of six northwestern states at
Minneapolis, said he believed vol.
untary conservation of wheat was
not producing the desired results
Some definite way of limiting con.
sumption in accordance with govern.
ment regulations will have to be
worked out if the war continues
much longer" he said. IT think both
flour and bread cards for consumers
may be resorted to within sixty
days"
Observation-Disclosures a cleft in
her chin made with a blow from a
hammer, showing mishapen humer.
us bones in both arms, resulting
from m%ishandling, and displaying
punctures from some sharp instru.
ment in her back and shoulders,
muscles which had been dug into
with a pair Of shears, hands and
feet frozen and inaamed and teeth
knocked. out, Title Jordan, IA years
old, told al almost unbelievable tale
Of the prosecutions which she has
,,,eforol ~ tho IorIr - Lo- 49,