Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-02-28
Carbury. - The Carbury Farmers

pected TO result IN the arrest OF the
guilty ones who have perpetrated a
number of robberies in this village.
Grand Forks.-Mrs. R. A. Sprague
has been appointed a United States
Inspector of bakeries for Grand
Forks county by H. H. Walters OF
Minneapolis, agent of the federal food
administration.
Bismarck. - Charles Mcdonald of
Mandan has been appointed assistant
deputy warden Of the state peniten-
tiary by the state board of control.
Mr.. Mcdonald is a former sheriff Oh
Morton county.
Steele. The membership of the
Home Guard, which was organized re-
Gently with a membership of Is, has
been increased to SO. DR.. J. G. Pres.
colt, a Spanish-American war vet
eran, is the captain.
Goldwin.-Shortly after the death
OF his mother, Mrs. F. A. Leska, from
scarlet fever, Bruce Leska, four years
old, died of the same d%iesease. Other
members Of the family i'll with the
fever are reported to be recovering.
MISUNDERSTANDING of the In.
terror Lane has announced the open.
ing to public entry of $500 acres of
public domain in New Mexico. In
North Dakota 437, 900 acres, it was
announced, are also now available
for settlement.
Towner.-McHenry county commis.
sioners have taken the initial STEP to
issue bonds in the amount of $3.50.
ooo, the proceeds to be loaned to the
farmers to help them secure feed for
their horses and seed with which to
plant their 1918 crops.
ToWner.-After a three-day illness
from pneumonia, Gilbert Void died
IN the camp hospital at Camp Dodge.
Iowa. This marked the second at.
tack, he having passed through a
siege early in December. He was
born near Buffalo Lake, June 10, 1895.
Fargo.-Dr. H. M. Van Camper. a
dentist of GAINESVILLE, Mimi, applied
at the recruiting office for admission
to the dental reserve corps. DR.. Van
Camper, recently married, has been
called to report for service with the
Clay county contingent on February
"a.
Velva.-A. G. Smith was elected
president of the Velva fire depart.
ment at the annual election of off.
GERS. George Skarison was elected
vice president; A. E. SEVERED, treas.
urer; L. A. Beebe, assistant chief; L,
L. Berge, custodian, and B. F. Well
man, trustee.
Grafton.-Attorney T. I. Dahl has
been notified by the government to
report for duty at Washington, where
he has been appointed as law clerk
in the war insurance department. Mr..
Dahl will leave in a few days to take
up his new work, and Mrs. Dahl
will! follow some time later.
Fargo. - Jeanette Goraman, alias
Mrs. b. Stewart, known to the police
of the Twin Cities as a shoplifer ana
who, it is, alleged, passed worthless
checks a~ggregating $500 on Fargo
merchants during the rush hours on
Saturday, December 8 last, is under
arrest in Minneapolis on a fugitive
warrant through information given
by the Fargo police and the states
attorney.
Washington.-An embargo against
lake shipments of bituminous coal to
North Dakota and South Dakota, ex.
cept for public utility requirements,
is being prepared. the fuel admins
tratio? has announced. By shutting
off lake shipments the Dakotas will
be required to draw -on the surplus
from Montana and Wyoming, thus
releasing the dock supply for Illinois
and Eastern centers.
Grand Forks.-Dr. Thomas f. Kane,
newly elected president of the Uni.
yersity of North Dakota, is here, be-
ing in the city for the first time since
chosen by the board of regents to
succeed Franklin McVey, resigned.
DR.. Kane is here to get in touch with
the problems that need immediate at
t%ention, such as teachers to be en-
gagged for next season, and also to
have a conference with the state
board Of regents.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lynn j. Fra
zier has ordered all the schools OF
the state closed on Friday, March 8,
for the purpose of taking a crop and
labor survey. The survey will be
taken under the direction Of 30 state
department of agriculture and Labor.
The children of the rural schools VIII
circulate missionaries to ascertain
the labor needs of the farmers. while
the children of the city schools will
enroll available help for the farm.
ers.
Fargo.-The annual convention OF
the Norwegian Lutheran church OF
America will be held in Fargo June
to 13, inclusive, it has been officially
announced by President H. G. Stub
after a meeting of the church council
at Minneapolis. Several cities were
after this gathering, which will be at
tended by between 5000 and 10000
people, but the invitation extended
the convention by the Fargo Com
mercial club early this year was &C