Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-04-17
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polnos Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

Valley City.-Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
Sebby Of Riverside avenue in this city
passed the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding a few days ago..
Grand Forks.-The newly organized
packing plant, now nearing compile
ton here, is expected to be ready to
begin operations about May 10.
Jamestown.-A record price for
Stutsman county farm land was es-
tablished by the sale of the Roberts
farm near Eldridge. at $3.50 an acre.
Hillsboro.-Jorsen Howard, we'll
known resident OF this city and at one
time connected with the state treas
urer's office under Gunder Olson, is
dead.
Marmarth.--This city has been made
tie terminal of railway mail clerks
,uns for points east and west Of here
on the Chicago. Milwaukee and ST.
Paul line. ..
Dickinson.-Frank LiSh, postmaster
and pioneer business man of this city,
has resigned his official commission
and announced his retirement from
active business.
Mandan.-At Il directors meeting of
the proposed Manning. Mandan and
Freda railroad held in this city it
was decided to proceed with the en-
terprise as an electric line.
Carrington.-Just two days after
his honorable discharge from the
army. James Stewart of this, city
was killed in an automobile accident
at Sacramento. California.
Oakes.-This city and farmers of
the adjoining district have decided to
build a live stock sales pavilion,
through the formation Of a stock com
pany to be capitalized at $4,000.
Grand Forks.-Rhodes scholarship
contests in the United States, which
We're suspended for the period Of the
war, will be resumed in October. ac-
curIing to an announcement made at
,lle state university here.
Ellcndale.-The lend ambulance
corps. or former Company X of the
Second North Dakota regiment, which
is made up entirely of Dickey county
boys. has left France and !; expected
to reach North Dakota by about
May l..
Fargo.-The 'whippet" tank sent
westward along the Northern Pacific
line through the state in connection
With the Victory loan drive, has at
trncted widespread interest in the
campaign being waged to put North
Dakota over the top"
Bismarck.-The residence of Bishop
Wehrle of the Bismarck diocese of the
Catholic church was destroyed by fire,
with Il loss of from $4,000 to $4,000.
The bishop was not awakened until
disturbed by the noise Of plaster fall
ing from the ceiling of his 0
Kgnsal.-Oscar He!feth of Balfour
was drowned near this point, when the
spring g in which he was driving
was swept off the grade by the strong
current of Arrowwood Lake floods.
Another occupant of the vehicle al
most m~iraculousIy escaped death.
Fargo.-Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hare
arrived in this city a few days ago,
accompanied by her husband, Frank
= 2. OHare Of ST. Louis, and reported
to the United States court to begin
her five year penal sentence for Sc
ditiouS utteranceS which she was con.
victed of having made in an address
at Bowman during Americas partici,
patton in the w;r.
Bismarck.-Dr. John II. Worst, fol
o. years president of the North Da'
kota Agricultural college in Fargo, has
been elected president emeritus OF
that institution by the board Of re
gents in session here. AS president
emeritus, DR.. Worst will occupy the
position of student counsellor an(
college lecturer. The appointment be
comes effective July !. lie will gel
Il salary of $500 a year.
Bismarck.-Word has been received
: here from Spokane, WASH, announc
ing the death of Mrs. Anna Short
ridge, widow of the late Governor Ell
I. Shortridge Of this state, who served
in the executive capacity during thu
years of 1893 and 1894. The famil,
resided for many Years at Devil:
= Lake. but since Mr.. Shortridge's dealt
his wife had made her home with
daughter in the west.
Dickinson.-Final action of the SUI
preme court in throwing out the CLAIM
of the famous 81. G. r." as an hei
to the valuable Caldwell ranch prop
erty near here is believed to effect
lively dispose of this claim. which ha
been pending in the courts for sew
eraI years. The claimant, whose &C
ton has been fostered by other in
terested parties. is best remembers,
by many as the man who was foun'
in Chicago, speechlesS. unknown an,
nal.hanS mentallY ucanacitated