Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-01-10
North Dakota
Events of the Week

Mrs. Gilbertson, a Lansford widow,
has already contributed three sons to
the United States army.
About thirty farmers have filed ap.
plications for seed with the secretary
of the Watford City Commercial club.
Professor Carl Lukeman of the
Lidgerwood high school faculty, has
resigned his position and gone to
Washington, D. c., to enter the employ
of the government.
Miss Ruth Carroll of Minot has
taken a position as assistant prinCi.
pal of the Powers Lake high school
She was graduated from the Universe.
ty of Minnesota last June.
The annual harvest Of ice has com
menced for the Great Northern. j. II.
Pifer of Larimore has startci out his
ice gangs along the entire road. Mr..
.Pifer employs 50 crews, a total of
100 men and fills up 250 ice houses
with 600, 600 tons Of ice.
Charged with violating a provision
of the espionage act, H. G. Anderson,
mayor of Doege, was arrested and talk
en- before j. A. Palmer, United States
commissioner at Halliday. Anderson
waived examination and was PLACED
under $500 bond. which was furnished.
After being idle for a number of
seasons, the Hankinson creamery is
to be re-opened under new manage
ment. The plant has been leased to
F. ]. and c. A. Giese, who have al
ready arrived. Mr. Geise is a practi-
cal b~uttermaker, and has recently
been employed at Moorhead.
Il dislike to leave the many good
people in Minot but l want TO do my
share to alleviate the suffering which
is resulting from this war" This was
the farewell statement made by Miss
Ruth Weir, popular Minot girl, who
has left for New York and will report
for service as a nurse with the Ameri
can expeditionary forces.
L.. H. Olson has purchased the Co.
lumbia hotel at Willow City, includ.
ing the furnishings.
Burglars entered the Cash market at
Dickinson during the night and made
away with $3.50. There is no clew.
Wildrose is agitating the question
of bonding the city for the purpose Of
liquidating its outstanding indebted
ness.
j. w. r. II. Della has again taken
charge of the Balfour Messenger, aft
er being away from McHenry county
for over two years.
Miss Helen Rushfeldt, principal Of
the Dickey schools, has resigned to &C.
cept a position with the Industrial
school at Glendale.
The new schoolhouse in the Wright
district near Ryder has been completed
and is open. The building cost $4,000.
Four BUSES carry the children to and
from school.
The community Christmas tree held
at Dunn Center came fully up to OK.
pectations and it was such a success
that the citizens intend to hold an.
other next year.
Rudolph Gjelsness, who was prin,
cipal of the Adams schools last veal
and enlisted in the aviation corps, is
dangerously i'll at the Jefferson bar.
racks, of spinal meningitis.
Resolutions were adopted by the
Wonan's Relief corps of Fargo, ask
ing Governor Lynn j. Frazier to take
immediate action with a view OF
changing the name of the capital Of
North Dakota from Bismarck to q
name of American or A~nglo-SaXon de
rivation.
The coal mines at Noonan are ship
ping out an average of about 20 cars
a day at present.
The Arnegard commercial club has
made arrangements for a two-days
farmers institute at that place nex'
spring.
Medora old-timers are unable to re
call a time when the water in the
Little Missouri river was as low a
that point as it is now.
Lyle B. Ricl, son of a prominent
Willow City family, is officially report
ed to have died Of typhoid fevel
Somewhere in France"
A savings certificate or thrift STAMP
in every home is the aim of c.. E. Pet
erson, of Halliday, recently appointed
county chairman for the sale of wa,
certificates
Food conservation will be discussed
in North Dakota by a number O
speakers to be sent out by the fedora
food administration, it is announced
by DR.. p. F. Ladd, state administrator
Poultry on every farm of the state
and more on the farms where poul
try is now raised, is the object of tn;
campaign now being launched by the
North Dakota State Poultry associa
ton. Initial steps for a permanent
organization will be taken at tn;
coming poultry show in Fargo dur
ing grain growers week, January 1:
to Is. In a statement issued by Sec
rotary Hatcher, he points to the fac
that there are $4,000 farms in NORTH
Dakota in which there is no poultry
The steel work for a bridge across
the Heart river near Mandan has bee,