Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-02-13
Brief
Dofngs Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

for Williams county, has arrived here
and taken up her duties.
Valley City.-The state Normal
school here celebrated Lincoln's birth
day with the unwilling of a bust. of the
martyfed president by Paul Fjelde.
Mapleton.-The town hall and opera
house, owned by a local association,
was burned to the ground recently.
Loss, $4,000; with only $1,000 covered
by insurance.
Fargo.-The local park board has
authorized Park Superintendent Mel
Ter to cur plans and estimates for
a swimming pool in Island park, and
the pool will be built if the cost is not
excessive.
FargO.-The North Dakota Account
ants association, which met here late
In January, elected ]. F. German of
this city as president; L. N. Thorsell,
vice-president; and A. B. Short, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Hillsboro.-Iver A. Acker, former
legislative reference Librarian for
North Dakota, has been appointed
states attorney for Trail county to
finish the %unexpired term of States
Attorney HORT, resigned.
Fargo.-The Lutheran churches Of
North Dakota launched their campaign
last week for this states share of the
100000 to be raised by the denomina-
ton for soldiers, and sailors welfare
work. Between 800 and 400 pastors
and delegates were present at the
conference held here for that purpose.
Valley City.-The largest state bank
yet organized in North Dakota has just
been chartered and made ready for
business in this city. 1t is to be known
as the American Exchange bank, and
is organized with 100000 capital stock
and a $4,000 paid surplus. The stock
is largely held by Nonpartisan farm
erS.
Mandan.-Sergeant Earl Tostevin,
North Dakota newspaper man with the
U. $. military forces, wrote to his
relatives here that he hoped to be on
American soil again early in February.
Mr.. Tostevin has been for some time
past assigned to duty on the Stars and
Stripes, official organ of the American
army overseas.
Devils Lake.-General II. NJ. Creel,
well-known former resident here, has
OLD his estate in Maryland, where he
has been living for a number Of years,
and will return here in the spring.
General Creel plated the original
toWnsite of Devils Lake and vas for
many years one Of the states best
known public men.
Fargo.-The first important automo-
bile show in this part of the northwest
since the armistice was signed opened
In Fargo on February 4. Many auto
mobile companies were represented :;
and the floors of the Fargo auditorium
armory We're well filled With exhibits.
The feature display of the show. was a
decorated exhibit bearing out the slo-
gan: around the world in an auto
mobile"
Minot.-A movement has been set on
foot by farmers between Minot, Rose
glen and Elbowoods to establish an
electric line over a route connecting
these points. Both coal and grain are
produced in large quantities at the in
land points in this region, and if the
proposed line is feasible much good
will result to the people Of the country
covered. A strong committee has been
named to investigate the practicable
ity of the undertaking.
Mandan.-B. A. Lawrence, formerly
| nf fhiS citv y,oc cco1loJ 10 J,,+b 81
Glendive a few days ago. He was a
railroad locomotive fireman, and the
accident which caused his death was
caused by the bursting of one of the
main steam pipes in the engine cab in
which he was working. A peculiar
circumstance accompanying his death
is that within Is minutes Of the time
it occurred his father also died at his
home at Streeter in this state.
Medora.-It is considered probable
that a memorial will be raised here in
honor of Theodore Roosevelt some
time during the present year. Colonel
Roosevelt's former residence here par
ticularly endeared him to many of the
older settlers Of this section, as well as
to others, who see western traits in the
rough and ready n in which he
espoused any cause that appealed to
him. Suitable memorial services were
held here in his honor as suggested in
the recent proclamation Of Governor
Frazier.
Bismarck. Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral A. e. Sheets left here last week
for Rugby, where he was called to
assist in the prosecution Of Olaf A.
Olson, the wealth Minot hotel owner,
on charges brought against him as a
result of Attorney General Langer's
famous raid on the Magic City in 1917.
Olson, who was charged with three
felonies and one misdemeanor in con
nection with the alleged immoral OPP
Grafton Of his hotel, took a change of
venue from Ward county and then be-
came i'll, necessitating p~Ostponement
Of the hearing.
HebrOn.-MrS. JuStina HoerSch,
aged Is years, was fatally injured and
Andrew Hirning badly hurt by the
overturning of Mr.. Hirning's automo-