Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-05-30
Newark.-The. opera house here was

Newark.-The. opera house here was
destroyed by fire.
Bantry.-Among the attractions ON
the 4th of July at Bantry will be a
ball game by young ladies.
Williston.-The Elks of Williston
will observe Flag Day, June IA.
Wllllston.-Thefe will be % men,
bers of the graduating class in the
Wllllston high school next month.
Dunn Center.-C. H. Gutmann. audi.
tor OF Dunn county, has resigned to
become affiliated with the state land
department at Bismarck.
Langdon.-The class of 1918 is the
largest in the history of the high
schooi, consisting of five young men
and sixteen young women.
fargo.-John G.. Pfeffer, senior
member of the law firm of Pfeffer &
Prefer, has been appointed United
states commissioner by Judge Charles
F. Amidon.
Mlnot.-The sheriff and the states
attorney made a raid on the farm of
rred Ehr near this city and seized
Ilo plnts of liquor. No arrests have
been made as yet.
urand forks.-Few men of military
age are left in Grand Forks, and those
that are there are now making Ar.
engagements to get into the service as
soon as possible.
kenmare.-George c. Carlson, for.
mer governor of Colorado, will he ona
Oh the patriotic speakers at the Ken
mare chautauqau, which is being held
from July % to 26.
Mlnot.-The Sons and Daughters OF
Norway OF Minot realized $275.5O for
the Red Cross by their celebration of
the 18th of May, at which Hon. Sever
Serumgard of Devils Lake spoke.
Dunseith.-The Turtle Mountain de-
partment store was struck by light.
nlng and completely destroyed by fire.
very little was saved and the loss
is estimated at between 5000 and
$40, 900.
Hankinson.-Every household in
Hanklnson has to make it's own bread
now. The only baker has closed his
cafe and bakery fer the duration of
the war and enlisted in the navy. He
Is Charles Leroy Northrup.
Mlnot.-Grace Berkelo, 3-year-old
daughter of a Minot hotel keeper,
died of commissions shortly after eat
ing some candy which had been pur-
chased at a local store. Physicians
are OF the opinion that the candy was
poisoned.
FARGO. W. Brinton OF st. Paul,
E general manager of the Consumers
Cnlted Stores company, a Nonparti-
san league enterprise, was placed I'M.
DER arrest here by United States
Marshal Dayle charged with violation
OF the espionage act.
transformations son. in the ser.
vice OF the United States is the high
: TIDE OF patriotism to which Mr.. and
!. Mrs. h. +. Hobart have been brought
: thru the enlistment of their son, Cliff
ford, who left home Saturday to en-.
( ter the army.
! Minot.-The committee in charge of
the arrangements for the Retail Mer.
= chants association meeting i in Minot.
June II and IA, has decided to keep
So PNAo ooN1l ~ d lllulluuIu. ana
!, , any moneys left over will go towards
. purchasing uniforms for the Minot
] band.
Grand Forks.-At the state high
school conference here President T. F..
. Kane of the university made a 10y.
: atty address in which he fayed the
I. W. W.. as a menace to the state.
State S1rf NJ n Mono~.JJ .,o1,a -
"A Training Course in High Schools
for Rural Teachers"
Devils Lake.-A great patriotic
, and political meeting is being
planned for this city June 4. For
probably the first time in the history
+, OF the state, every candidate for a
state office from the governor down
y at the same place on the zane day.
, Fargo.-Adjudged guilty Of selling
flour without substitutes and of MAX
ing bread and bakery products with
: out the necessary amount of substi-
tute, Gram brothers, bakers, of Mi
not, will donate 5000 to the Minot
chapter of the Red Cross. The bak-
cry will be permitted to continue
= business only by reporting daily to
a guardian to be named by the fed
+, eral food administrator.
B1smarck.-Side-door Pullmans for
transient farm laborers will go out Of
: fashion If Secretary McAdoo, director
:, general of American railways, con-
= siders %favorably a resolution wired
him by the North Dakota Council Of
, Defense, urging that passenger coach
. es be attached to freight trains for
= accommodation of farm workers, and
that a fare of not to exceed 1 cent
. per mile be made for their ~transporta.
. ton.
misunderstanding that he had
overlooked the fact that her husband
! was in the National Army when he
foreclosed a mortgage on the furnish
! ings of a rooming house which Mrs.