Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-12-04
north DAKOTA

WllllSton.-Heavy traces or perro-
leum are reported to have been found
near this city.
Cooperstown.-Two children of Mr..
m Mrs, Jacob Siegel of kurnak were
cremated in the burning of their home.
Fargo.-Plans are being madn for
the early dedication and formal open-
Ing CT the agricultural college Y. M.
G. A.
McHenry.-Bank reports show in
%creasipg prosperity here, notwith-
standing a general shortness of the
local crops.
Mandan.-Albert Lanterman and his
son L. r. Lanternan ~mjraculously
escaped death through the overturning
OF their automobile recently.
Iangdon.-Edward Peterson, n Ne
koma farmer. suicided by shooting as
a result of dependency following an
illness of many months duration.
Fargo.-Preliminary steps have been
taken fer the organization of a Fargo
teachers union. One hundred teachers
We're present at a meeting held for
that purpose.
Devils Lake.-Local War Mothers
have set a plan on foot to raise funds
for h erection of q memorial build
ing Tor Ramsey county service m=-
Mandan.-Stricken with paralysis
from which he is not expected to re-
cover, Albert Brooks, aged 70, con-
fessed here to the murder of his wife
25 years ago at Columbus, Ohio, when
during a quarrel he struck her across
the breast with a heavy piece of iron.
He Immediately fled and has been a
wanderer about the country until near
the time of his present illness.
Bismarck.-John Fresyberger of La.
Moure, the man who made North Da-
kota's agricultural exhibit at the San
Francisco exposition so great a sue
cess, has been commissioned by DR..
John H. Worst, state immigration CON-
missioner, to prepare an exhibit of
North Dakota's resources for the Mis-
souri, Valley exposition to be held in
st. Louis next March. Mr.. Frey
berger also will collect material for
future exhibits at Kansas City, Chi
cago and Minneapolis, and for the
various state fairs of the middle west.
Blsmarck-Two court actions re-
specting the seizure of coal mines in
North Dakota have resulted since the
order issued directing such seizure q
short time ago. One of them is q
temporary injunction issued by Fed
eral Judge Charles f. Amidon, requir-
ing satisfactory evidence of the pro-
priety of Selling properties of the
Dakota Coal company operating in the
northwestern part of the state, it hay-
ing been represented that the mines
OF this company had not been shut
down on account of the strike. The
other action is that of District Judge
w. L. Nuessle Of this city, in which
Adjutant General Fraser is enjoined
from holding and operating the prop
critics of the Washburn Ignite com-
pany at Wilton. The latter action will
doubtless be appealed to the state
supreme court.
Beach.-State Superintendent Min
ME j.. Nelson gave an address on
Seven Marks of an Educated Ameri-
can' at the county teachers institute
held here a short time ago.
Bismarck.-Ado1ph Lehman. wealthy
rancher formerly residing near Rich
ardton, has been found guilty of the
murder of Matthias Wetztein, a neigh
Dor, near that place on May 20, 1917.
The latest phase of the case is Il ruling
OF the supreme court confirming a for
mer finding Of the district court in
which Lehman was held guilty of the
crime. He will serve a two-year SEN
tence in the state p~enitentiary.