Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09
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Dolngs Of Last Few Days Throughout,
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.
Williston.-The office of the Willis
ton Graphic was seriously damaged by

BiSmarck.-Th state railroad com
mission has set dates for hearing 8
number of public utility cases about
the last Of this month.
Grand Forks.-This city has the I'm
usual municipal record of having had
no city improvement contracts carried
out during the war year Of 1918.
Lakota.-Nelson county's feat in
making its Red Cross enrolment
unanimous for 1919 established its
position as the banner Red Cross
county of the state.
Grand Forks.-The state university
reopened on January 2, after being
closed since October on account of the
"fu." More than 800 students en-
rolled on the opening day.
Valley City.-North Dakota's Flood
Control association held an important
meeting here last week. The ~associa'
ton outlined plans for organization
on a permanent basis.
Bismarck.-The trustees of the state
teachers retirement fund he'd a re.
cent meeting to pass upon applica'
tons for annuities under the terms OF
the North Dakota teachers pension
act.
Agricultural College.-The new $50.
600 Y. NJ. c. A. building in process OF
erection for the use of college young
men is now ready for partial occu.
pancy and will be completed about
April /.
Grand Forks.-Proprietors of the
Cottonwood meat market here are
glad we have begun another year
Their place of business was robbed
three times during tho closing months
of 1913.
Bismarck.-More than 300 Burleigl
county people We're i%nnoculated Will
anti-1u serum at the Red Cross clinic
maintained at the federal building il
this city during the latter part Of the
past month.
Lisbon.-The recent death of Ton
Curtis of this city removes one Of
North Dakota's oldest and best known
members of the legal profession. ;
former states attorney and II time
mayor here.
Devils Lake.-The local commercial
club is planning a eason of unusua
activity in which community problem:
and a "trade-at-home' campaign viii
be given the prominence their i'm
portance deserve.
Minot.-Lignite coal miners in tn,
Burlington, Minot and NoQnan dis
tricts threaten a strike on January 1;
If they are not given a 20 per cen
raise. SO far, the government hat
taken no action in the matter.
Woodworth.-William A. Sunday,
nephew of the famous evangelist o
that name, died recently in Colorado
where he was receiving treatment 70
: tuberculosis. The young man was tn
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Sunday of thi
place.
Observation-Disclosures killers in Star
county claim to have conserved" no
less than 10000 bushels of wheat dun
ing the past year, valued at $4,000
l by destroying the gopher pests whic
have hitherto wasted untold quaint
ties of grain.
Bismarck.-The state "blue sky" la,
r commission passed adversely upon az
plicatiOnS for the sale of stocks i
North Dakota of various domestic an
foreign corporations With an aggrt
gate claimed capitalization of owe
! tw~enty-eight million.
: Hankinson.-John Raum. IL loo;
automobiles, barely escaped death b
asphyxiatiOn while ~endeavoring to r,
pair his car with the engine runnin
in a closed garage. The fumes of tn
t burning gasoline SO nearly overcam
, him tint he succeeded in reaching tn
door only by crawling on his hanC
and knees.
Bismarck.--North Dakota, throug
Its state live stock sanitary boar,
] has made exceptional progress
stamping out bovine tuberculosis ar
. other contagious animal diseases, a
cording to reports presented at IL
+ meeting Of the United States Ii,
e Stock Sanitary association. held
, Chicago a short time ago.
= Bismarck.-The excellent finances
condition of North Dakota is again +
6 Elected in the report of the conditic
t of all state banks and trust compani,
e On November 81, as just issued /
State Bank Examiner ]. r. Water
t In the 90-day period closing Mover
d Der 81 there was just S26, 1914. $50.
more business done by the 7O4 sta
4 banks and trust companies than in ii
!, preceding quarter.
Carbury.-Albert 4. Dpa wling
: this place was awarded the di
tinguished service cross when y
I 20 machine gun and artillery tirir
he supervised the search for and r
moval Of wounded for 4S hours wit
out rest. His achievement is co
h sidered noteworthy either from ii
e standpoint Of personal bravery or tn
o Of the actual physical endurance. r
quired to stand Sc severe and CO
tinuous a strain.
" Fargo.-The North Dakota Agric,
u talral college cadet hand will he I
10 organized here.
i Fargo.-According to word. Just !