Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-08-08

OF lQlS place, Is QoaO as a result OF
being overcome by gas while helping
dig a well.
Fargo.-John Reuter- of Dickinson
won the North Dakota golf champion
ship by defeating Thomas Hull of
Fargo, II up and 10 to play.
Mandan.-Five hundred pounds of
white flour were found boarded in the
home Of Nick Wirtz of Mandan, Fed
eral food authorities announced.
Bismarck.-E. H. Conibar of Indian
apolis has been assigned to North Da-
kota by the Federal food administra-
tion to aid the threshers of the state.
Fargo.-Girl taxi drivers have re-
placed men drivers here. The girl
drivers will receive SIG a week and
work from Z a. m. to Z p. m. with two
hours off.
Grand Forks.-There is serious dan
ger of a coal shortage in this section
Of North Dakota, according to the sur
vey made by the Grand Forks Com
mercial club.
Forman.-Sargent county will hold
it's first fair for three days beginning
Sept. IS. The fair will be held at For
man and prizes have been offered in
all departments.
Fingal.-Mrs. c. E. Batcheller Of
this place, the first woman president
Of a national bank in North Dakota,
is now in France installing filing cab.
inets at all branch offices of the Amer
lean Red Cross.
Sutton.-The local p%ostofice was
visited by burglars. The money draw
er containing about $50 pennies and
about that amount in nickels and
dimes was cleaned out, but nothing
else was disturbed,
Fargo.-Elling Evenson and Mrs.
Anton Harburg. living northeast, Of
Englevate, Ransom county, were
killed at Mapleton when a Northern
Pacific train struck the automobile in
which they were riding.
Sheldon.-William McLees, about 60
years of age, was killed instantly at
his farm about 10 miles south of here
when he was struck by a bolt of light
ming during a severe electrical storm
which passed over this section.
Rolla.-Arthur and Ischem Williams
of Rolla, brothers, enlisted together
a year ago, crossed the water together,
fell seriously wounded in the same
battle in France, and their names
stand side by side on the United
States casualty list.
Jamestown.-Cupid has again Joined
hands with Mars. Miss Rose Tho
MALE of jamestown has been visiting
in Iowa, and while gone she became
the bride Of Sergeant William Bauk-
necht, a former Mandan boy now sta
toned at Camp Dodge.
Minot.- Several hundred Minot bust
ness men are ready to go into the har-
vest fields, with ]. A. Roell at the
head Of the city labor reserve, and
Gale s. Robinson; secretary Thes re-
serve will be known as the, Ward
lCounty War Service club. /,
Observation-Disclosures to be- dope
fends in search of drugs, r. j.. Kelly,
a salesman, and Richard O'Malley, a
brakeman, were captured in CasseIton
al they were making their escape
from the office of DR.. L.. c. Hormel1.
They were captured only after a spir-
tied chase. -.
Fargo.-A hail loss ~aggregating
1000, 900 in La Moure county, sand
from $500, 900 to $750,000 in Stutsman
county, is estimated as a result Of the
storm that swept those two counties
recently, according to several hail in
surance adjusters who have already
been on the Gene.
Bismarck.-Word has been received
here that Mrs. Leo Nolan, wife of a
popular Bismarck commercial travel
er, who left to join her husband who
was anticipating a draft call at Brook
ings, S. D., had died suddenly. She
was In the best of health and spirits
when she left here.
Bismarck.-After an examination of
the books of the Security State Bank
Of Knox, State Bank Examiner j. r.
Walters said there is a shortage OF
between 100000 and $780, 600. He
asserts the shortage was kept under
cover by a series of forgeries dating
back three years.
Kindred.-The Crangil1 elevator in
Kindred was destroyed by fire origin
, ating, it is believed, by rats gnawine
!, at matches, the total loss being about
$4,000. The grain plant was owned
? by B. G. Crangill of Kindred. It is no
= likely that the elevator will be recon
structed. There were only 400" bush
;. els of grain in 1t at the time.
Fargo.-Soil experts of seven states
Minnesota, North and South Dakota
Iowa, Kansas, Montana and Wiscon
sin, held a conference here with o.
+ valid Shriner, of the department o
agriculture, in connection with tn
q campaign to bring about the create
a use of fertilizer and NJ in ir
creasing crop production in Contra
9 and Northwest states.
Bismarck.-When Burleigh county
d draft men reported to entrain 10
Camp Custer, it was found that tn
Y board had too many men on its hand!
n The officials called for five volunteer
w. who would be willing to stay at hom'