Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-07-17
FACTS ABOUT THE
FLICkERTA|L STATE

the referendum election on Friday Of
this week.
Mandan.-The state grand lodge
Knights Of Pythias closed a most sue
cessful convention here on Wednes-
day of last week.
Bismarck.-All wolf bounties regis
tered and carried over from 1917,
when the state wolf bounty law was
repealed, have now been paid up.
Minot.-Waylaid in an alley near
his place of business, James Bamford,
a baker, was beaten and robbed of
SAL by Two men,. Who succeeded in
escaping.
Grand Forks.-Clarence Parker Of
Minot was elected president of the
North Dakota Gun club at the annual
meeting and tournament held here
last week.
Rolla.-United States Treasurer
John Burke was welcomed by his
former neighbors, on his appearance
here as speaker of the day at a recent
homecoming celebration.
Lakota.-Attorney J. r. T. O'Connor
of Grand Forks gave the address Of
the day at a big homecoming cele-
bration for Nelson county heroes at
Stump Lake last Thursday.
Dickinson.-This city's newly organ
lied post of the American Legion has
been named in memory Of Matthew
Brew, first Dickinson soldier to have
given up his life in action in the war.
Fargo.-A contract has been let for
the erection of a 40x4O foot addition,
three stories high, to the brick office
building owned by the North Dakota
A. o. U. w. near the postoffice in
this city.
Devils Lake.-A deal is reported in
process of consummation by which Col.
Joseph NJ. Kelly of this city will dis
pose of his $500 acre farm heal Bisbee
in this state at a Consideration of ap-
proximately $225,O00.
Misunderstanding Spencer, who
handled a government overland freight
train from Saltwater, Mimi, to Ft.
Assinaboine, Canada, by way of Fl.
Totten in early territorial days, died
at his home here recently.
Fargo.-Insurance losses in the
storm that swept northwestern North
Dakota are estimated at 100000 by
G. S. Whittlesey, an adjuster in this
city. Many additional losses are
probably yet to be reported.
Fargo.-Restaurant keepers on lower
Front street We're arrested last week
on charge of disobeying the eight
hour woman's employment law. A
woman cook in M restaurant claimed
to have worked in, one week, a total
of II hours.
Grand Forks.-This county is one OF
the first to have organized a county
post of the American Legion, the or.
%ganization having been effected in this
city a few days ago with DR.. r. D
Campbell IS president. Over 100 were
enrolled as charter members.
Bismarck.-Because Ole Randvik's
neighbors asserted with great positive.
ness that he had his dance hall on
Cranberry lake, two and one-half miles
southeast of Fillmore, in Benson coun'
ty, as a "side door to hell" Mr.. Rand
vik has been denied a license for the
further operation of this resort.
Bismarck.-One hundred thousand
dollars additional bonds have beer
required Of State Treasurer Obert A
Olson in his new capacity as treasurer
of the North Dakota Workmen's Com,
pensation bureau, recently organized
under a new state law. Premium re
ceipts of the bureau are now coming
in in sums of several thousand dollars
per day.
Fargo.-Robert B. Blakemore of this
city, former member Of the state leg
islature and for q number Of years
head of this city's municipal water de
partment, has been appointed manager
of the North Dakota Home Building
association, organized under state law
and will draw a salary of $4,000 PEI
annum by designation Of the state in
dustrial commission.
Williston.-The farmers club in tn,
vicinity of Truax in this county staged
a new one at their annual picnic hell
at the Gimberling farm, at which up
ward of 600 people were present. TIL
picnic was held in a grove" all tn,
trees in which were brought up iron
the river and transplanted, at nusua
outlay of time and labor, affordin,
ample shade for the large number il
attendance.
Grand Forks.-Late state crop re
ports issued from the office of A. J
Surratt, North Dakota Representative,
of the United States department O
agriculture, place the states crop a
near the average, with better than tn,
average annual prospect for this sec
ton on corn. Rye, however, falls nc
tably below the usual prospect at thi
season for the state. The month o
June is recorded by the department a
the most sultry experienced in thi
territory since the summer Of 1911
Acreage estimates given show cor
I planting to have been about the sam
s as for the past season; flax acreag
Z not materially changed, and a tota
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