Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-09-18
NORTHDAkOTA

will take place here October 3.
Loraine.-The building on the farm
II Sid. Eldred burned to the ground
recently, the origin being unknown.
Reeder.-A homecoming celebration
was held here Friday for our returned
dghting men.
Grand Forks.-F. S. Sargent of
Spokane, Wash, formerly of Grand
Forks, is visiting old friends for a few
Jays.
.Kathryn.-Eighteen bu. per acre No.
l wheat was the report of E. NJ. Even
son on his 15-acre field near here.
Towner.-A good hay crop is re-
ported from this vicinity and is being
shipped to Montana at $50 a ton.
notwithstanding tangled in the
machinery of a grain separator, Ar
thur Else is suffering severe injuries.
Devils Lake.-Fred Gill, who has
served nearly two years in France,
died in the Northern Pacific hospital
at Glendive, Mont.
Sterling.-The first accident of the
seaso took place here when Edgar
Johnson was accidently shot by a
friend.
Velva.-Herman Walhowe lost his
grain crop by a fire last week when
sparks from the threShing machine
ignited the stack.
Valley City.-Geo. Holman, North
ern Pacific ticket agent here, received
the Croix de Guerre from the French
government for bravery in action.
Minot.-The contract was let for the
construction of a new church for the
All Saints Episcopal congregation. 1t
will cost about $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures firemen and
engineers have voted to secure one
of the cooperative stores which will
be established in North Dakota.
.Dickinson.-J. G. Quinlivan Of this
city, who successfully lodged the "Big
BerthaS" in France returned to let the
little Henry" break his shoulder.
Washburn.-Everson Bros. think
sheep a good investment as they and
others made a trip of 1900 miles to
purchase $50 yearling ewes which
arrived in Washburn recently.
Observation-Disclosures county farmers
have purchased II carloads of Mon
tana sheep according to recent res
ports. Six carloads We're recently III
loaded at Leeds for distribution.
Leeds.-The city officials We're COM
PEELED to swear in thirty deputies in
order to maintain the dignity of the
village While transients We're passing
through.
Minot.-Drilling at the Des Laos
Western Oil company's we'll has been
held up this week waiting for 1916
inch casing. The we'll is now down
2,OSO feet.
Balfour.-Two children burned to
death when a double house north of
Denbigh was burned to the ground.
The house was occupied by the Rosen-
Grams and Wagar families, and one
child from each family was burned.
Minot.-Three Lutheran churches
were struck by lightning during a
recent storm. Two of the churches
are located in the city and one about
10 miles from town. No great dam
age vas done.
Carrington.-I. H. DAILY was COM
defend himself from an attack made
by an I. w. w. because he refused to
take a red card offered him by his
assailant.
Fargo.-W. 0. Bruchman, formerly
manager of the North American Tele-
graph company's offices at Dubuque,
Ia, mas arrived in Fargo to assume the
management of the Fargo offices of
the company.
Tower City.-Louis Pommerer, a
prosperous farmer of this section,
brought in one grain tank load of flax
recently which netted him STAG. Mr..
Pommerer has threshed % acres and
expects to get $50 an acre for his crop.
Grand Forks.-A claim of S., SOC
brought before the city council of
Grand Forks by Eugene Roy and his
father, claiming damages for injuries
alleged to have been suffered while
the boy was playing on the streets
was rejected by that body.
Devils Lake.-Dave Denoyer OF
| UIdlldlu ) 1SlduQ met i've OF MS ClV1
war comrades for the first time in 81
years when he attended the Mime
sofa state fair. He had not seen then
since all were mustered out of service
in 1865.
Mayville.-The appointment by the
board of administration of DR.. Johr
Evjen of Augsburg seminary, Mime
apolis, to be president of Mayvillt
normal, succeeding DR.. Hilyer, wa!
announced today by Secretary Charle1
Liessman.
Bismarck.-H. p. Hanson of Discol
narrowly escaped death several day
ago, when he jumped just before hi
automobile was struck and d~estroye,
by No. 1 on the Northern Pacific. MI
Hanson has been in the Bismarck hos
pital suffering from bruises about til
head and body.
Minot.-The annual state Methods
conference will be held hera Octoha