Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-09-25
NORTH DAKOTA

in many sections are reported the best
ever harvested. ,
Fargo.-From reports in the press
the dwelling house famine has reached
every village in the state.
Valley City.-The local state normal
schools opens its thirtieth year on Sep
TENDER 90, with a teaching staff of 4S
members.
Bismarck.-The appointment of A..
l.. Schafer as state high school in
spector has been confirmed by the
state board of administration.
Edgeley.-Coal shortage seriously
lnterfered with the progress of thresh-
ing operations in some portions of
this county.
Grenora.-Work has just been start
ed on a new school building for this
city, with the hope that it can be COM
pleted before cold weather.
Williston.-Ernest Ross, enlisted in
the naval service from this point, is
reported to have been drowned off the
coast Of Cuba about September /.
New Leipzig.-Ten blocks of new
sidewalk construction mark n ele-
ment of local improvements made
during the past summer.
Valley City.-Rev. l.. G.. Moultrie,
~Episcopalian pastor here for 20 years,
has arranged to leave shortly for
Syria.
Bismarck.-This city is to have the
first state meeting of the North Da-
kota American Legion, to be held Oc-
tober 1917,
Courtenay.-Nearly 5000 worth of
merchandise was taken by thieves who
entered a local department store one
night recently.
Tower City.-The annual local corn
show has been set for October 8, with
a prospect of an unusually good num-
Der and quality of exhibits.
Ellendale.-Local hunters are con-
sidering the erection of a new hunting
lodge to replace the temporary shack
being used on Wood lake in the. hills
in the western part of the county.
New Rockford.-The 14-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Stokes
is dead from kerosene burns accident
ally sustained While lighting a fire in
the kitchen range.
Grand Forks.-Public school enroll
ment here has reached the 2,400 mark.
An increase of 125 over last years en-
rollment is reported in the high school
alone.
Fargo.-Reports come from all parts
of the state showing activity of county
and local officials in enforcing the law
requiring tags on all automobiles and
motorcycles.
Observation-Disclosures county farmers
are making extensive improvements,
which include, among other items,
fourteen silos now in course of cree
ton.
Hankinson.-FOrmer State Superin-
tendent E. ]. Taylor has taken charge
of the public schools of this city,
which opened for the fall term a few
days ago.
Rutland.-Eight hundred dollars has
been subscribed by farmers and bust
ness men of this vicinity toward de-
fraying the cost of a live stock sales
pavilion which will be erected here.
Grand Forks.-The first carload of
anthracite from the head of the lakes
since the opening Of the dock work
ers' strike early in August was re-
ceived here on September 16.
Fargo.-Nineteen representative To-
cal business men have been named as
delegates to attend the international
Trade cOnfnrnn0n t0 ho hold o+ A +1a-+; n
City September 80 to October 3.
Fargo.-Clerks of Court e. C. Geary
of Cass county and G. S.. Anderson of
Iraill county have resigned their Of
ices almost simultaneously to accept
other and more lucrative employment,
it is said.
Nelva.-Farmers in this section have
fall blowing unusually well advanced
this season, in the effort to comply
with recommendations made by county
farming agents that fall blowing is
the best possible preventative for the
grasshopper pest.
Cando.-State Senator A. S. Gibbens
aged 81, died at his farm home near
here on September IL from paralysis
Senator Gibbons was one of the states
Well-known public men, and was chair.
mar Of the senate appropriations com.
mittee during the session of 1917.
Devils Lake.-An unusually plenti.
full supply of wild ducks is reported
to have been found by hunters here
and in other sections of North Dakota
upon the opening of the shooting sea.
son last Tuesday.
Minot.-Forty gamblers arrested
here forfeited a total of 1000 in bal
money by their failure to appear il
police court after being arrested in {
raid here. The gambling room wal
locked up by the officials and all para
phernalia confiscated.
Fargo.-Four men, alleged leader!
OF two auto stealing gangs, drew peni
Tertiary sentences in district cour
heer last week. They are Verne Ricl
of Oberon, Merle Cook Of Fargo, J. c
Bishop of Salt Lake City, and Donalt
Bobean of New Salem. Three of tn,
group were sentenced to four year
each.