Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-05-08
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Doings Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

Bismarck.-The farm labor situation
Is said to be serious in many parts
of the state.
Williston.-Sugar beet culture will
be given its first practical try-out in
this section this season.
Berthold.-The largest potato ware
house in the state, with a capacity Of
100000 bushels, has just been opened
at this place.
Starkweather.-S. Gudmundson, con-
%icted of embezzlrment here, was en-
fenced to serve one year in the state
~penitentiary.
Observation-Disclosures thieves took
Overland cars from this city and Fargo
and a Ford from the streets of Grand
Forks n night last week.
Grand Forks.-Joseph Coghlan Of
this city, former law partner of Asso-
ciate Justice Bronson, has been ap-
pointed supreme court reporter and
law librarian for the state.
Ellendale.-Mrs. f. f. Bergendahl,
pioneer resident. business woman and
club leader of this city, is dead, after
an active career which brought her
a wide acquaintance throughout the
state.
Minot.-Joy Hayes, I. w. W.. agi-
tator, was arrested here for attempted
Indictment of a riot when he cOun-
seled striking power company en-
ployes to blow up the works of the
employing company.
Bismarck.-F. w. Cathro of Botti-
neau has been appointed general di-
rector of the $2,000,0OO' Bank of
North Dakota now being organized
under direction of the industrial COM
mission of the state.
Fargo.-Victory loan subscription
workers in this city and Grand Forks,
still over 100000 of their combined
quotas on May first, insisted that the
campaign would he continued until the
full amounts We're made up.
Fargo.-Indications are that an i'm
menSe chorus will be heard in Fargo
at the convention of the North Dakota
Young Peoples Lutheran league and
the State Choral union to be held at
the auditorium, June Il tn -.
Taylor.-The Community club re-
Gently organized at Taylor has a
of a rest room and club rooms for
the use of townspeople and the farm
ers' families residing near by.
FargO.-WOrld war veterans of
North Dakota, in special meeting
here last Saturday, elected delegates
to a national meeting to be held at
st. Louis for the perfection of the
Veterans legion which is to be formed.
Fargo.-Harriet, the two and one
half-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Rosenblum, fell seventy feet down
the elevator of the Pioneer block in
this city, landing OF a concrete floor,
but was saved from death apparently
by her clothing. which seemed to
break the force of her fall.
Minot.-Waiters and cooks Of this
city have organized a local union of
their trade, following the example of a
number of other North Dakota cities
and towns. Protection Of women
workers against infraction of the eight
hour law to become effective July first
will be one of the activities of the or
ganiZation.
Grand Forks.-D. W.. Willard, we'll
known in this section for work done in
connection With the better farming
movement, has been designated as
field agent for North Dakota for the
federal board of vocational training,
the organization which has in charge
the rehabilitation of disabled soldiers
and sailors discharged from the coun-
try's service in the late war.