Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-04
NORTH DAKOTA

Kay.-As a step in an effort to urge
farmers of. Williams county to plant
corn next year, the Equality
Farmers club held a special corn
meeting at the farm home of w. A.
Rorebeck, eight miles north of this
city.
Bismarck.-Some very interesting
articles have been acquired recently
by the state museum, either as loans
Dr by donation. Some of these articles
were brought by returned soldiers of
the American expeditionary forces
and the army of occupation in Ger
nap
from Morton county.
New Rockford.-C. J. Maddux, we'll
known attorney and former publisher
of this city, is dead following a stroke
of paralysis. He was for the last two
Or three years a law partner of WIKI
liam Lemke Of Fargo.
Wahpeton.-O. A. Leach, who re-
Gently announced a gift of $4,000 for
n public library here, has now an
nounced his willingness tt contribute
PAO,oOo lo"d1u l1C S1SAt1oA u a. ACV
edifice for the Foss Methodist church.
Mandan.-The lengthening Of the in
fake pipe of the local water system,
together with the gradual rising of
the Missouri river at this point. has
auayed fears that were entertained as
ito the sufficiency of the city's water
supply for the winter.
Bismarck.-H. 0. Paulson of Drake
has been named by State Examiner
Lofthus to succeed Deputy Examiner
=. e. Halldorson, who is said to have
been dismissed because of his actions
in connection with the closing Of the
Scandinavian-American bank Of Fargo.
Minot.-Arthur Johnson, arrested at
Portland and held here for trial on a
charge of auto theft, admits having
previously escaped Jail with a number
of companions at Huron, S. D., where
they were held on a similar charge.
Other members of the party are still
at large.
Beach.-To nave escaped injury in
any form during service on the battle
fields Of France and hen to have sue
cumbed to bloodpoisoning following
the accidental striking of his head
against a nail was the fate of Leo
Neubeiser, a Beach young man, who
has recently been employed in St.
Paul.
Fargo.-Messrs. Bateman and Gill
fngs of the United States biological
survey have commenced work in their
campaign for the destruction of wolves
and other predatory animals in North
Dakota. Lack of funds will compel
the limitation Of the work for the pres
emit to districts where the need is
most imminent.
Observation-Disclosures Teachout, the sec
n victim of an auto collision with
a Northern Pacific train ut dead
Mans Curve" near here last week.
died without ever regaining conscious
ness. The deceased was a prominent
farmer residing near Glencoe. His
brother, who was with him in the car,
died instantly from a broken neck.
Deering.-Howard Huston, Il gradu-
ate of the state university and a for
mer resident here, has beer appointed
business manager of the London office
or h league of nations, it is an
nounced in recent press dispatches.
Hnston was a member of the Ameri.
,caa expeditionary forces, and during
his period Of service was cited for ex-
ceptional bravery.
Minot.-The Mlnot city commission
mas received n second demand from
the state workmen's compensation blu.
reau for the payment of about $4,000
assessed against the city. The city
seeks to avoid payment on the ground
that the city budget, made up before
the compensation low was passed,
made no provision of funds for this
asIrnose.