Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-02

Grand Forks.-The force working |
on the new high school is working
overtime since starting the cement
work.
Mayville.-The summer school at
the Mayville normal will open Mon.
day, July 1, and close Wednesday,
August z.
Minot.-Hector Rollman, report.
ed as a prisoner in a German camp,
is a Minot man. His mother makes
her home here.
Williston.-C. G. M~ackenroth is the
new sheriff of Williams county, chos-
en- by the county commissioners to
succeed Alex, Strom.
Minot.-P. D. Norton, congressman
from the third district, announced
here that he will be a candidate for
the nomination on the republican
ticket.
Grand Forks.-Rosalie H. Hatherell,
for years a member of the Grand
Forks high school faculty, died of
heart failure while sitting at her desk.
She was So years old
Bismarck.-The Turtle mountain
reservation at Belcourt, consisting of
two townships, and with a population
of 1000, o~versubscribed it's Liberty
Loan quota ten times, according to
advice received by Chairman James
A. Brown of the state board of con-
troll.
Fargo.-W. ]. Norby and others,
defendants in a suit in the Cass coun-
ty district court, started by J.. P.
Finch, were awarded a verdict of
$500 by the jury. Finch sued for $500,
which he claimed on a stallion sold
the defendants for $1,000. The de-
PENDANTS entered a counterclaim.
Devils Lake.-Checking up incom-
plete returns, Chairman J. M. Kelly
for the third Liberty Loan drive in
Ramsey county, reported an over
subscription of $4,000. The county
was allotted 100000 and has already
subscribed 1915, 900. 1t will easily
reach 100000 before time limit is
reached.
Fargo.-Ffgures announced at the
office of the Cass county executive
committee of the third Liberty Loan
by T. D. Hughes, chairman, and F.
W. McRoberts, secretary, show that
to date Cass county oversubscribed
its allotment Of $4,000 for the rural
districts 56k per cent. The total
amounted to 1926 $3.50.
Bismarck.-Lora G.. Little, field
agent for the medical Freedom league,
charged with the violation Of Section
literature attacking compulsory vac
cination in the army, waived examina.
ton before U. S. Commissioner Fort
and will appear before the federal
grand jury at it's next session.
Fargo.-The names of SO delinquent
Iregistrants in Fargo, have been re-
ported to the police by w. R. Tucker,
clerk Of the Cass county military
, committee. All information obtained
by the board, within five days will
be turned in. The police are em
2 powered to visit in person or through
, IuCPuIASo OoSA pCA In I'll "p
pears on the Stacker" list, which car
! ries about 1913 names for Cass county
Fargo.-Mothers' day in North Da
kota will take OF more significance
, this year than at any time since its
: Inauguration. Honoring mothers O
their memory through some distinct
act of kindness a visit, a letter o.
the wearing Of a white carnation-
: are the marks of Mothers day oh
:, servance which has ben widely adopt
. ed in North and South America, Eng
land, Europe and in Australia. Ma,
IL, the second Sunday in May, ha
" been officially designated as Mother
:. day.
:, Fargo.-Carleton R. Ball, membe
:, of the United States department {
agriculture, has been elected directo
:. of the North Dakota experiment st;
= ton to succeed DR.. L. Van Els, dire
tor since the resignation of Thoma
Cooper early in the year. A. !
IL Schalk, assistant to Dr.. Van Els
~ the school of veterinary science
ie the college, was elected head of tt
D. school, succeeding DR.. Van Els
. charge, the resignation of the latte
~ from the two offices being accepte
~ Fargo.-While the assistan: state
;. attorney was making arrangement
for her trial in the Cass county d
~ trict court. Mrs. Jeanette Gonna
~ returned to the state from MINI
-, apolis to answer to the charge
-, obtaining money under false pr
~ lenses, and entered a plea of gull
and was sentenced IL serve S
months in the county Jail. Mrs. &C
man passed a number of worthle
IN checks on Fargo merchants duril
n busy afternoon of the hold;
ge season last year.
&C. Bismarck.-The board of regen
.e. will hold a formal meeting at Far;
as on May 7, when a number of il
~ DOrtant matters are TO he cOnSidera