Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-07

Schafer.-With a total assasscu
valuation of ten million dollars OF
taxable property in Mckenzie county,
the board of county commissioners has
voted an annual tax levy of 100000
for all purposes. The levy exceeds
that of last. year by $4,000.
Jamestown.-The annual meeting of
North Dakota postmasters was held
here last week with Acting Postmaster
Bolton of this city presiding. HI. b.
Herun of Wells county was elected
president for the ensuing year, and
Bismarck was agreed upon as the next
annual meeting place.
Minot.-Mrs. Mary Reid has been
awarded a judgment in the sum of
$3,625 by the state supreme court in
confirmation Of the decision of Judge
Leighton of the district court in this
county, against a local hotel man for
injuries sustained by the plaintiff when
shocked by IN electrical current of
heavy voltage from a lamp in the de-
PENDANTS hotel building.
Devils Lake.-The sale of the
famous Kelly farm near Bisbee,
which was recently announced as
imminent, has taken place through
the agency of a real estate firm To-
Gated here. A consideration of $780,
600 is the selling price given out. The
transaction is believed to BE the larg-
est single real estate transaction
booked in the state during the year.
Misunderstanding Oliver G. Nor
ris of the state industrial commission
has announced that DR.. A. G. Leon
ard, director of the state geological
survey, has begun the special inves-
tigation of Ignite and it's utilization
authorized by Senate Bill SO, passed
| by the sixteenth assembly. Eighteen
thousand dollars was appropriated for
| this purpose. Professor Leonard is
now at work in the vicinity of Velya.
Cannonball.-This village, ordinarily
numbering a population of but a few
hundred people, was the center of a
reeord-breaking crowd at it's "victory"
celebration for returned soldier bows.
More than 10000 people are believed
to have been in attendance here at
that time-many Of them Indians
from distant reservations in South
Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma
and from the northern ranges, of the
Canadian Rockies. Former Governor
Joseph NJ. Devine, of Mandan, made !
the principal address of the day.
Bismarck.-More than $4,000 has
been spent by Burleigh county in COM
batting the grasshopper pest this year.
MISUNDERSTANDING conducted by
a local farmer to determine if. grass
hoppers poison might be injurious to
domestic fowls eating the doctored
bran or poisoned hoppers has eonyinc-
ed him that not only no immediate
harm results but that the fowls so fed !
appear to be more active than others |
in the same. flock. 1t is said, however,
that cattle and horses eating the poi
soned mixture or drinking water in
which it is contained will be unfavor-
ably affected OF die.
Grand Forks.-A shirt factory is the
latest manufacturing plant to be prom
ised for this city.
Devils Lake.-The Red Cross can
teen service has been discontinued at
this point.
Bismdrck.-Retail clothiers of the
state will meet at Bismarck, August
II and II.
Grand Forks.-Local labor unions
will cooperate with city authorities in
enforcing the woman's eight-hour law,
it is said.
Fargo.-The homecoming celebra-
ton staged here last week Monday |
brought together the record crowd ever
gathered in the state.
Minot.-Good progress is being made
in the construction Of a 100000
gallon reservoir from which this city
will get its future water supply.
Hatton.-A three-day baseball tour
nament is being held here this week,
with teams from Cooperstown, Binford.
Drayton and Hatton participating.
Velva.-A big homecoming celebra-
ton for McHenry county's service men
was staged here on July 25, with Judge
A. G. Burr Of Rugby as speaker of the
day.