Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-07-18
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Dolngs Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

VA Savings stamps for $73,225.25.
Lisbon.-The skeleton of a large
sized Indian has been found here. The
skeleton is cons:dered9o be about 100
years old.
Harvey.-Capt. George Crawford of
this city is now a staff officer on Gen.
Atterbury's staff, who is director gen
eral of transportation in France.
Calvin.-The Calvin Masonic temple,
destroyed by fire SIX months ago., will
be rebuilt. The contract has been
awarded to Fjeldseth & Johnson,
Ea"ils. Lake, for $9,S49.
Backoo.-Backoo has a new indie
pendent rural telephone system owned
by the farmers of the district. The
system is in fine working order and is
connected with the long distance.
Sharon.-The Sharon Elevator com
pany held it's annual meeting last
week. 1t was decided to pay stock
holders eight per cent profit and to
repay patrons five cents per bushel.
Observation-Disclosures of a Ma
tional Wheat Growers association, to
maintain a permanent lobby at Wash
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meetings throughout North Dakota.
Manning.-There is a move on foot
to consolidate the home guard COM
panies of Manning, Emerson and Fay
cite, thereby making the consolidated
organization the largest of its kind in
that part of the state.
Hampden.-The Hampden Farmers
Elevator company has closed a deal
for the Northland elevator at that
point and the North.azd 2e1 pie have
bought the Alsen Grain ccmpany's
elevator at the same place.
Washington. - Anticipating a con-
gressional recess, Representative G..
NJ. Young of North Dakota has left
Washington en- route for France with
a party of members of the house, who
want to see the wal at close range.
Devils Lake.-Richard Burke, broth
er of John Burke, treasurer of the
United States, and a former resident
here, is dead at his home in Moscow,
Idaho, as a result of blood poisoning,
according to a telegram received here.
Walcott.-Thrown from an impro-
vised scaffold in his barn to the con.
crete floor, twenty-six feet below,
Philip Anderson of Christine sustained
breaks above the wrists OF both arms,
and may have sustained internal in
juries. His condition is critical.
Grand Forks.-Classes for 1874 draft
men in the army vocational training
school at the University of North Da-
kota have been commenced, under a
staff of supervisors and assistants. In
struction is along mechanical lines,
The men are being CHARTERED in the
~rniversity gymnasium. and ia getting
their meals at the university com.
mons.
AleXander.-Loss in the fire which
wiped out Alexander's business sec.
ton, including a number of residences,
will be more than 500, 900, half OF
which is covered by insurance. TWEEN.
ty-two buildings, not counting sheds
or outbuildings, fourteen of which
were business houses, were totally
destroyed. The damage to-. stocks in
the stores is heavy.
Hazelton. - States Attorney Scott
Cameron and Attorney General Will
liam LANCER have joined in a petition
filed with Judge Nuessle of the district
court, asking that a grand jury be
called to inquire into the rioting that
resulted in the killing of Mrs. E. L
Perras, for which E.. Pennington is
accused of murder, and in connection
with which several others are being
held by authorities for riot.
Williston.-Three Williston men are
under arrest for importing liquor into
North Dakota. The sheriff met them
on the road from Montana in an auto
mobile. The load looked rather pecu
liar, so the sheriff investigated and
found the following contraband: Two
kegs Of whiskey, one barrel of beer
! and a gallon Of whiskey in a separate
container. The men are o awaiting
the action of the federal government
Fargo.-Announcement is made by
the Union Light, Heat & Power com
pany of. an increase in rates for cleo
tricity of 81 per cent and an increase
in rates for gas of 63M per cent. The
# new rate for electricity is - cents q
akilowat, and the new rate on gas is
m 50 per 1000 cubic feet. The company
@s supplies Fargo with electricity and
M gas and supplies Moorhead with gas
iii Members of the city commission plan
to appeal Immediately to the North
Dakota state railroad commission. ask.
XII ing that the rates be not permitted.
jamestown. - Diners in the Glad
stone hotel here cheered while Man
ager Ed Obrecht elected a man regis
/ tering as F. w. Smith of St. Paul
who had refused to stand while 'The
Star Spangled Banner" was being
played. AS the other diners arose
to honor the national anthem, Smith
remained seated. Manager Obrecht
asked him to rise, but Smith refused
&He was ordered from the hotel, the
manager forcing him to take his bag:
gage from his room, not permitting the
bellboys to aid him.
Bismarck.-One of the most appre-
ciated contributions the Burleigh coun.
tv Red Cross chapter has yet received