Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-15
op1n1on'o OF !ilarle H. IoStevln, cnler
license inspector for the state.

Lisbon.-Miss Edith Challey of this
city, Miss Hannah Ella of Shelly, Mimi,
and Miss Lucille Ladd of Fargo were
prize winners in the college, high
school and grade school competitions,
respectively, for honors in the design
ing of a for the Interstate fair
booklet this year.
Fargo.-LOren BenScoter, who was
shot to death in his home at Aberdeen,
5. d., last week, presumably by a
burglar, was a former resident of this
city, where he had been employed by
Armour & company and the Merchants
National bank. Mrs. Benscoter, who
survives him, was formerly Miss Flor
ence Anderson of Washburn in this
state.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of the
North Dakota hail insurance depart
ment under the provisions of the new
law giving the department enlarged
support is being pushed rapidly to COM
pletion by State Insurance Commits
sioner S. A. Olsness, under the detail
direction Of Thomas J. Sheehan, who
has been reappointed manager of the
department.
Fargo.-A total of $17,212 has been
offered in awards and premiums in the
various departments q the Interstate
fair to be held in this city, July 21-26.
The following special days have also
been announced: Monday, July p,
soldiers and sailors day; Tuesday,
North Dakota and Minnesota day;
Wednesday, old settlers and fraternal
day; Thursday, Fargo-Moorhead day;
Friday, live stock day; Saturday, au-
tomobile day.
Hillsboro.-J. Earl Fladeland, Trail
county military aviator who has re-
Gently returned home from the serv-
Ice, has agreed to put on exhibition
flights at the Fourth of July celebra-
ton to be held here. Mr.. Fladeland is
q Portland boy WHO saw active service
in France and is the possessor of an
English type plane in which his ex-
hibition flights will be made.
Demonstrating for the avowed
purpose of defeating Independent Vot-
ers' association plans for the early
~iniation of seven proposed new laws
designed to replace certain portions of
the Nonpartisan leagues program leg
islation, Governor Frazier last week
called a special election for June 26
to vote upon laws for which referen-
dunn petitions have already been re-
ceived. The significance of the gov
ernor's action lies in the fact that
petitions for the initiation of the pro-
posed new laws have not yet been filed
with the secretary of state and would
now be too late to be properly certi-
fed to be voted upon at an election to
be held at that time. The governor
contends that voters would only be
confused by the complexities of initia-
tory legislation drawn along lines SINH
lar to that already in force.
Grand Forks.-Bemoaning the loss
of his pet violin, accidentally left
somewhere in France Private Elmer
Olson, who has recently returned from
the service to his home in this coun-
ty, has asked the Red Cross to help
him locate the valued missing instru-
ment. Private Olson left his violin in
the little village of Pfnsieux near
M%ieauX,--a place where he says there
are about four families. He thinks
that finding the instrument will be an
easy matter when the village is locat-
ed, but the difficult thing will be to
locate the village.
Fargo.-Cass county commissioners
have appropriated $3.50 0 for road
Improvement work for the year 1919.
Observation-Disclosures will soon be
let for the erection of $4,000 worth
Of new buildings for the federal Indian
school located near this city.
Langdon.-Cavalier county workers
> report splendid progress on the drive
: for funds to be raised for the Scan
r dinavian Lutheran church's extension
r work.
Beach.-The Farmers elevator of
r Chama, near this city, was totally de-
stroyed by fire after being struck by
lightning early on Tuesday morning Of
last week.
s Dickinson.-Plans for holding a
q series of fairs in Stark county this
summer and fall have been evolved by
LAIN SOu4Al1ILSS VI Liz SOuAASy
q farm bureau.
n Minot.-Jerry Brown, colored, who
was captured in a sandpit near here
after stabbing William Goodman,
q white, to death, has admitted his crime
to the Minot police.
t Observation-Disclosures local heat
consumers have filed with the state
railway commission a petition for a
e hearing on the cases involving rates
charged for electric current and city
e heat.
q Minot.-Albert Reese has the finest
record of patriotism Of anyone in
Minot. Besides sending five sons to
i, France as members of the United
States army, he has subscribed to each
o Of the five Liberty loans.
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