Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-02-13
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Casselton.-Courtship gifts formed
the basis Of the lawsuit of a Cass
county farmer against a young m
neighbor in this section. The court
decided the plaintiff was entitled to
$500 for gifts bestowed on the de-
PENDANT in a courtship, which was
terminated abruptly by the young
lady's marriage to another man.
Observation-Disclosures in southwest
ern North Dakota, who have watched
the increase of grasshoppers for the
past few seasons, L hopeful that the
warm weather of January may have
helped eradicate the pests. Many of
the hoppers are said to have Matched
out during the WARM spell, and the
chance of their being frozen to death
in subsequent cold snaps, it is hoped,
will be extremely good.
Fargo.-A division of skilled labor
has been added to the United States
employment service, according to
Lindley H. Patten, director of the
service for North Dakota. 1t is known
as the Skilled and Professional Men
section. w. r. Whitver, senior exam
liner at the state headquarters, and
George Guess, formerly of the Dickin-
9 office, have been assigned to the
new division for this field.
Fargo.-City Commissioner Robert
B. Blakemore, who has served Fargo
for the past six years in his official
capacity as head of the municipal
waterworks department, has announc-
ed that he will not be a candidate for
reelection at the completion of his
present term in April. A number of
candidates for the position are ex-
pected to take the field, although none
of the candidates have yet been def
nitely announced.
Williston.-John Stupard, army de-
serter and all-arOund bad man, pleaded
guilty to grand larceny here and was
sentenced to the state p~enitentiary
for five years. He robbed a store at
Stanley last August, and was engaged
in various escapades including a Jail
delivery and the shooting of an Off
Ger, and had been at large for some
time before he was captured following
his Identification by an acquaintance
who happened to meet him at Minot.
Bismarck.-The federal Indian
school near this city has been re-
opened recently, after having been
closed for two years, and an attend
ance of 80 pupils is now enrolled.
About $4,000 worth Of repairs have
been made in the buildings, and while
the present housing of the school is
somewhat inadequate considerable de-
velopment is looked for in the work
here ever during the present year.
Should a larger plant be provided for,
friends of the school believe that the
work at this point could be developed
SO as to prove as valuable as that of
any Indian school in the west.
Valley City.-Two buck elks In a
pmrk 200" here engaged in a fight
resulting in the younger animals
death.
Casselton.-The Farmers Coopera-
tive Milling and Elevator company
has been incorporated here with o
capitalization Of 100000.
Fairmount.-A wholesale fish dis
tributing warehouse is to be estab-
lished at this point-North Dakota's
only town located or four different
railroad lines.
Devils Lake.-A proposed "Sunsline
highway" from this city to Browns
Vile, Texas, is being agitated at vari-
ous points along the proposed line,
Devils Lake.-Friends of the local
public schools crowded the local au-
ditOrium twice to witness presenta-
tons of the operetta, "The Japanese
Girl, by selected talent from the high
school.
with growing favor.
Devils Lake,. L. Cerney, express
agent of the Great Northern at this
point, has left for parts unknown and
is said to be short $500 in his &C
counts with the company.