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

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as a German spy for inoculating
United States soldiers with disease
germs.
Fargo.-"For 10 days I have said
we would have bread cards within
60 days." DR.. E f. Ladd, North Da.
kota food administrator, said. 81
think it is the only solution. I favor
it because it treats alike rich and
poor" DR.. Ladd d%iscredits the
charges that farmers are holding
wheat for unpatriotic motives.
Minot.-R. A. McCandlcs has as.
sumed the position of division super
i%ntendent of Minot division of the
Great Northern, coming to this point
from Grand Forks, where he has
t@en filling a similar position. Mr..
McCandlss takes the place vacated by
c. E. Mclaughlin, who has been
transferred of the Willmar division.
Mandan.-President II l.. Menke,
Of the Mandan city commission, by
special proclamation, has made every
member of the Mandan Home Guard
d SpCCldl pOllCSllld1. 1Ilo olCp has
been taken by the president of the
city due to the %exigencies of the
hour and because he believes that
the situation demands such a step.
The members Of the guard in their
capacity as policemen, serving with
out pay, are under the orders of their
commanding officer. .
Fargo.-E. S. Reddy, who has
charge of the campaign to eXtermin-
ate smut in North Dakota, has re-
turned from Bismarck where he at
tended a conference of smut experts
sent here by the federal government
to aid in the campaign. Mr.. Reddy
said that the campaign to exterminate
smut is we'll under way and that the
workers are finding the conditions
very favorable in the state. Accord
ing to Mr.. Reddy, the farmers of
other states in the treatment of grain
for smut.
Minot.-Arrangements by which
Renville county farmers will accept
$1O0, 900 in settlement of twelve suits
brought against the National Insur.
ance company of Pittsburgh for dam
ages to the 1917 crops by drought,
have practically been completed, It
is announced by E. R. Sinkler, at.
torney for the farmers.
Grand Forks.-Dean Calvin H,
Crouch of the school of mines at the
,,pS1,orcifu hoe roooiuo1 q Ao++or;ro
offer of a responsible engineering pc.
sition with one of the largest pump
manufacturing concerns in the United
States, at Holyoke, Mass.
New England.-By a vote Of 116 ia
80, New England citizens have adopt
ed the city form Of government
Williston.-Formation of irrigation
districts is 20 under way following
the election upon the irrigation ques
ton held here and which carried.
, Grand Forks.-Dr. Homer Baxter
Sprague, who died Saturday at New
/, ton, Mass, was president of the
University of North Dakota from 1881
to 1891.
Ryder.-Ryder citizens are planning
a big war anniversary celebration on
April g.. A prominent speaker from
out of town will be one Of the draw
ing cards.
Bismarck-Fred C. Havelock Of
Princess Pats, a month and five days
on the way, a trife travel worn, but
otherwise very much in the game
reached Bismarck for a three months
furlough, which he will spend with
his uife.
Granville.-The drive to secure
funds in support of the budget system
for Granville local Red Cross branch
is going forward very satisfactorily
The committee reports that some
thing like s125 per month has beer
subscribed.
Michigap.-The herd of Holstei,
mich COWS owned by M. Hauge, O
Michigan, tested by Dr.. B. c. Taylor
state veterinarian were found to b.
~tubercular. The entire herd, consist
ing Of % head, was killed and The
carcasses burned.
Minot.-The body Of c. A. Hyatt
local barber who had been missins
since December, was found floating
in II feet of water in a slough north
east of the city. 1t is believed hi
committed suicide. He leaves a wife
and one child. He came to Mino
about a year ago from Havre.
Grand Forks.-The new system
which has been installed at the tiltra
ton plant was demonstrated to man,
people Of the city. and it is claimet
the water drawn from tie taps il
every part Of the city is just as pure
as the many varieties of the so-callet
spring water.
Gladstone.-Liberty day, April G
will be celebrated in elaborate fashio,
here under the direction Of Thu
Knights Of St. Thomas and the I'D
E." society.
Napoleon.-H. C. Biersboro, assist
ant cashier of the Merchants State
hank harn was fOnnd dead in thf