Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-04-10
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DoInes Of Last Few Days Throughout,
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

Eismarck.-North Dakota life insur.
ance men held a successful meeting
here on March Goth.
Leonard.-Ten thousand dollars OF
bonds were voted for an addition to
the Leonard high school building.
Beach.-The Chamber of Commerce
here is considering opening a. live
stock sales pavilion for the use of
Golden Valley county stockmen.
Towner.-A verdict of not guilty was
rendered in favor of Mrs. Addie ODE
dear Of this county, charged with the
murder Of her husband last fall.
Observation-Disclosures has been
made to the STATE railway commission
for a union station for Egeland and
Olmstead, a nearby point on the 500
"wheat line"
Dickinson.-Death from burns sus-
tanned from an explosion following an
attempt to refill a lighted lamp was
the fate of Mrs. Anton Pribl. living
near Davis Butte.
Fargo.-Twenty-four building per-
mits We're issued in Fargo in March.
The total value of proposed construc,
ton fell considerably below that for
which permits were issued during the
corresponding month of 1918.
Fargo.-By a verdict directed by
Federal Judge Charles +. Amidon, DR..
Walter Thomas Mills was declared not
guilty Of seditious utteranceS alleged
TO have been made in an address given
at Island Park in this city last fall.
Fargo.-Probably the first woman
member, of a city administration to
have been elected in North Dakota
since the granting of limited woman
suffrage in the state is Mrs. f. H.
Wilder, just elected Il member of the
city commission here.
Devils Lake.-A municipality owned
community building 1O0x150 feet, with
facilities for handling livestock sales,
automobile shows and the like, is being
%canvassed as a possibility by the Dew
lis Lake Commercial club. A Ramsey
county fair association is also one of
the city's recent plans.
Mandan.-Earl H. Tostevin, North
Dakota soldier-journalist who was
until recently connected With the
"Stars and Stripes" has returned to
reached this country on February 25th
but has but recently been discharged
from the service at Camp Dodge.
Nelva.-Federal road improvement
aid was turned down by voters at the
township elections in this county, who
We're unwilling that the county COM
missioners should spend $34, 900 of
county money to offset Il similar
amount from the government to apply
on the building of permanent roads.
Devils Lake.-Preparations are be-
Ing made by county farming agents of
this section to hold Il second farm
boys ~racampmcnt here i'm connection
with the CllhnlauQua next July. :.
splendid rncampncnt wH> hrtd last
| Year. but III" plans now under cun>id-
GRAFTON are intended to provide some
thing on !; much larger scale.
Fargo.-ChArles Fischer. a local res
t%Auran1 porter. is dead from !, self
Inflicted %nn>hnr wonni Sustained
when he found himself no longer able
to e>cap" pursuit after he had shot
: Miss ThcdH dp(Iairp. Il theatrical wo.
man of wh"la he was enalnored and
who refused to accept his attentions
I;r woman is expected to rpcovc..
ADMINISTRATIONS are being circulate
ed in McHenry county 10th for anC
against a movement to have the coun
t. commissioners again engage 4 coun
tN farming agent. The county agen1
idea WAS tried out in this vicinity ;
few years ago. but was discontinued as
some of the farmers We're dissatisfied
With the results that We're being OBJ
tanned.
IaAIOurp. - After surviving the
heavy fighting at Chateau Thinry ant
the ArgOnnc forest. through which l'
passed un>cathcd, Private Christ Olsol
of the Twelfth field artillery brigade
of the Second division, enlisted from
tbs county. is dead from hronchia
pneumonia. according to adviccS jus
received by his mother noar the vii
lage Of Berlin.