Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-09-11

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Starkweather.-Local business men,
and property owners r advised Of an
impending cut in fire insurance rates
at this point.
Mayville.-Dr. John o. Eyjen of
Minneapolis has been named as head
of the Mayville state normal school to
succeed T. A. Hillyer, resigned.
Garrison.-Good progress is being
made in securing subscriptions for a
$4,000 community hall to be erected
here.
Anamoose.-Fire destroyed the cleo
trio light plant here. valued at $4,000.
N. J. Walper is owner, and the plant is
said to have been fairly well insured.
Bottineau.-Fire breaking out in the
Bottineau Cooperative store caused a
loss of approximately $4,000. The blaze
had gained considerable Roadway when
it was discovered at noon.
Ray.-Burglars who entered the
general store of j. Charlson in this
city discriminatory selected only the
finest silks, georgettes and crepe de
chine for their loot.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES county com
missioners voted to appropriate $4,000
towards d%efraying the expenses of the
homecoming celebration to be held
here soon.
Harvey.--A flying pulley in the local
flour mill struck and caused the death
of John Werlinger, who was employed
there. He vas the father of a family
of six children, who, with his wife,
survive him. o
Fargo.-Local public school attend
ance registered on the opening day Of
the fall term aggregated 3,217, accord
ing to enrolment figures, which are
the heaviest ever shown here on the
opening day of the school year.
Sheldon.-Glaring headlights caused
n of their usual results, an automo-
bile collision and smashup, near here
q few days ago. Fortunately none of
the occupants of either car was seri-
ously hurt.
Langdon.-Real "bum luck" is al
legged to be the lot of North Dakota
plum piekers this year, who are con-
fronted with an unusually fine crop of
delicious plums and no demand for
them owing OF the scarcity of sugar.
Bismarck.-The local post of the
American Legion has put on a mem
bership soliciting contest, in Which the
members of the post have divided
themselves into teams respectively
designated as the "'Whites'' and the
Blues"
Bismarck.-The assessed valuation
Of North Dakota farm lands as re-
turned by the state board of equaliza-
ton is 1886, 3O4,6 22, or rapidly ap-
preaching the billion dollar mark. The
average rate of valuation per acre
throughout the state is $21.65.
Driscoll.-H. P. Hanson of this city
is in a Bismarck hospital recovering
from bruises sustained when he saved
his life by jumping from his auto on a
crossing here just in time to avoid,
being crushed by an oncoming train.
The vehicle was entirely destroyed.
Fargo.-The 1919 threshing season
for North Dakota is now nearly COM
pleted, according to reports from
many sections of the state. This is
the earliest recorded close of a thresh-
ing season in this latitude as far as
known.
Kenmare.-Hilmer Walstad, a local
resident, sustained an unusual car
cranking accident when he suffered
the fracture Of a leg by attempting to
start a refractory engine by spinning
the rear wheel of his car with his
foot:
Devils Lake.-In a fight with an
unidentified man, William Trimmer, q
local home guard man, was badly
slashed across the face. Trimmer is
said to have attacked the man as a
result of derogatory remarks made re-
garding the home guard.
Wahpaton.-State Drainage Engineer
II. A. Hard recently toured the Otter
Tail lake regions, where, he stated, it
is possible to construct dams which
Will form q great reservoir to control
flood waters which annually cause
large losses to the farmers of the three
states.
Minot.-The federal railway admin
istration has refused an application to
extend special freight rates on hay
and feed to Pierce, McHenry and Bot
tineau counties on the same basis as
temporarily arranged for the relief of
drought-stricken farmers in the west
ern counties of the State.
Fargo.-Many arrests were made by
members of Attorney General LangeIs
flying squadron in this city a few
nights ago. A sensational result of the
raid was the closing of the Webster
hotel and the arrest of it's proprietor
and numerous Inmates as the result
Of immoral conduct alleged to have
been commonly permitted there.
Bismarck.-Little Rising Sun. a
young Indian, has recently been paroled
from the state p%enitentiary, where he
has been held for eleven years for a
crime which many believe he did not
commit. At the time of his conviction
the youth could not speak English, and
r. &c c1oin,n1 thot tl,an or1 lo4o. l.