Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-11-20

vention here.
Langdon.-The Bartel hardware
store was burned to the ground with
a loss of $4,000.
Hunter.-Corporal A. r. Sherrett of
this city has received a citation and
award of the CroiN de Gucrre.
Mayville.-Over 81, 900 was raised at
an auction sale and cafeteria luncheon
for the benefit of II local hospital.
Hillsboro.-The Trail County Breed
erS' association will hold it's first an
mail sale of pure bred live stock here
on October q.
Valley City.-Hemy Beal Of this
city has been appointed by Governor
Frazier a member Of the board of di-
rectors of the state soldiers home at
Lisbon.
Lakota.-Pians are made for an
elaborate %"opening' ceremony for a
new local hotel here on October 81,
with a dance at the opera house.
Bismarck.-An organization of live
stock breeders and dealers With three
quarters of a million dollars capital
ization is announced as in process of
formation here.
Dickinson.-Several thousand head
of sheep are being brought to Golden
Valley county from Montana points.
Shipments are said to be arriving at
the rate of 1000 head a day.
Burnstad.-Harry Hardy post of the
American Legion has been formed
here with a good charter membership.
II iS tho frcf nNcf nf th4 1or;nr fcrrpo1
in Logan county,.
Dickinson.-Four special trains con-
tanning a total of 1872 carloads Of fine
North Dakota beef cattle were shipped
from killdeer to eastern markets dur
Ing the past two weeks.
Beach.-The attorney generals vice
squadron swooped down upon alleged
offenders here, making numerous ar
rests n entering complaint against q
local peace official.
Grand Forks.-Ilya Tolstoy. a son of
the famous Russian, Count Leo Tolls
toy, is expected to lecture here on
November II. He is to appear under
auspices of the University of North
Dakota Alumni association.
Wildrose.-One child three years old
was killed and Mat Sundahl and his
wife and another child were seriously
hurt when their automobile overturned
near here. Sundahl suffered internal
injuries.
Minot.-Plans are well advanced for
the three-day program to be given at
the North Dakota Educational associa-
tions's annual meeting to be held
here November 5, 6 and Z. A number
of prominent outside speakers will
participate.
Ray.-The 3-year-old child of Math.
L%angedahl was instantly killed, an.
other child badly injured, and Mrs.
L~angedahl sustained hurts such as to
render her condition serious as the
result of an automobile smashup near
here.
Bismarck.-Convict Duntle, a trusty
from Cass county, forfeited his good
time allowance on the chance of a
successful escape from the %penitenti-
airy brick yard last week, with only
four months Of his sentence yet to be
served. He is still at large.
Fargo The annual contest Of the
North Dakota seed growers will take
place in connection with the State
Grain Growers association meeting to
be held here January 1923. A large
space has been set apart in the Fargo
auditorium for the display of contest
ing seed exhibits.
Bismarck.-Jack Guyer, alleged king
of cattle rustlers, who already has
served two terms in the state peniten-
tiary, was arrested near Mobridge on
complain of Attorney General LANCER,
charging him with having been en-
gagged in wholesale thefts of cattle.
Wahpeton.-Mrs. G. D. Ross, form
erly of this city, has returned to her
home in Iowa after a visit here in
quest Of further information which
might lead to the discovery of the
whereabouts of her son Harry, re-
ported to have been killed in the
service, but whom the mother believes
to be still living.
Bismarck.-NOrth Dakota cities and
towns are generally uniting this week
in a tribute to the memory of the late
Theodore Roosevelt. Ushered in Mon.
udy, OClODcE ~, IsUOScNelI week Will
continue until Monday, October 81, the
birthday anniversary of the great
Rough Rider, eliminating in public
mass meetings throughout the state
Colonel Roosevelt's early residence
here in territorial days is counted
upon to arouse unusual interest in the
celebration among North Dakotans
The state committee of the Roosevelt
Memorial association, which is headed
by Sylvane M. Ferris, who was Roose
velt's ranch foreman and partner III
the early days, anticipates no diff
Guilty in raising the states quota O.
the national fund Of $5,000,000, will
which the association proposes to cree
q permanent memorial to the formel
president. North Dakota is asked t,
raise 100000, of which about 40 pc
cent is to be devoted to the establish
ment Of a Roosevelt monument q
Medora. The drive for funds opene,
Tuesday.