Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
Dofngs Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty PerusaI.

A branch Of the league was recently
organized here, with Hans Wester.
gard as president and N. Clausen
secretary.
Minot.-Frank R. Willis, chief gun,
ner's mate, of Minot. was recommend.
ed by Secretary Daniels for resource.
fulness and presence of mind in pre-.
venting the sinking of a United States
submarine on July 8 by quickly clos.
ing the door of a torpedo tube through
which the water had burst when work
men opened it to extract a torpedo
that had damned.
Bismarck.-The state examiners de.
partment has just issued an abstract
Of comparative statement of the finan-
cial condition of state banks and trust
companies in North Dakota reporting
for calls at the close of business on
June 20, 1917, and May 10, 1918, with
the call Of June 20, 1918. During the
past year the have made a
steady growth of $7,O7S, 378.50.
Towner.-As a result of a grocer's
clerk leaving a can of kerosene and a
box Of matches at the home of Mrs.
Chas. Knouse while she was away, her
little daughter is dead Of burns. Mrs.
Knouse had gone up town and left the
little girl with a neighbor. Shortly
after she had left the house the gro
Gerry man made the delivery. The lit
tie girl went back home and played
with the kerosene and matches, an
explosion resulting. She died a few
hours later at the hospital.
Bismarck.-In a Burleigh county
case, the state supreme court decided
that the statute compelling operators
of cream stations to take out a license
is constitutional. This law also places
the power to revoke such "licenses for
cause in the hands of the state dairy
commissioner.
Dickinson. - John Frenzel, a we'll
known farmer residing about IL miles
south of Dickinson, lost a valuable
barn by lightning. All of the contents,
including an automobile and a full set
of threshing belts, were destroyed.
Jamestown. = The new postofice,
Community, which was recently au-
thorized to be opened at Spiritwood
Lake, is now in operation, serving a
large number of summer residents as
we'll as the farmers that live in the
vicinity.
Bismarck.-Peter Schmidt, a Rich
ardton farmer, is dead as the result of
being gored by a mad bull several
weeks ago. He was taken to a Bis
marck hospital after the attack and
seemingly vas on the road to recov.
cry when he suffered a relapse,
Grafton. - Company G of Grafton,
which went into the American army as
a unit of the North Dakota National
Guard, has adopted a %1O-year-old
French orphan who is constantly with
the company in France and declares
he will come to America with the SOL
diers when the val is ended.
During the fiscal year which ended
June 80, 1917, the state expenditures
were $2,320,000. The expenditures dur
ing the previous year were $2,124,O0O.
Practically every state department has
recorded increased expenditures. The
leading exceptions have been the Of
fees of governor and state treasurer.
Their expenditures have remained al.
most stationary.
Bismarck.-North Dakota will have
to have more prisoners in it's state
p~enitentiary or close its Irvine factory.
Today there are only 100 men in
nricNn O0rnnor rod 1u}%h n rrSe1a ~o-,,
lation of BAT about two years ago. By
January 1, next, the number of pris.
oners will be reduced to 81, and OF
that number, IA are cripples and un,
able to perform any work.
Bismarck. - Ernest G. Wanner
founder Of the North Dakota Home
Guard association and who retires
Sept. l from the s~ecretaSEsbip of the
state board of control afttSe&ive years
service, has accepted an important
post with Capt. 1. P. Baker in the Fed
eral fuel administration for North Da
kota. He will supervise the distribu
ton Of all bituminous and anthracite
coal.
Grand Forks.-An epidemic, more o,
less of the familiar summer type, has
affected 40 children here in a week
three cases proving fatal. The dis
ase shows it's first serious effects II
commissions and loss of consciousness
The sickness lasts as long as three OF
four days. Several explanations are
offered, n being that chemicals IL
the city water which have not beer
detected, are the cause, or that raw
vegetables may have been poisoned.
Bismarck. - Assessed valuation O
Northern Pacific, Great Northern
Northwestern, 500 line and st. Pau
line was boosted 10 per cent over 1911
figures by the state equalization board
Beginning with 1917 railways are be
ing assessed at 80 per cent of valua
ton. All the railways have contested
payment of the tax on this basis thi
year and the question is still in tn,
courts. The last boost in assessed val
uation will add $40, % 900 to the to
toi All ovrraoc cnpnrortao avnoo% Al.