Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-01-09

Bismarck.-A clearing house has
been established by local banks here.
Valley City.-Rose Lawry of Rogers
in this county has been missing since
December 20, and her whereabouts is
unknown.
Bismarck.-Over 100000 North Da-
kotans signed up on the Red Cross
roll call for 1919, according to reports
now available.
| Observation-Disclosures against the
federal bone dry law are meeting with
numerous prosecutions in the western
part of the state.
, Fargo.-Alfred L. Loomis, a former
we'll known resident and n time
| postmaster of this city, is dead at his
home at Medford, Ore.
I Grand Forks.-The Lutheran Bible
School China Mission society has an
! important conference scheduled for
this city January Z to -.
Fargo.-Manager Hoopman of the
Equity packing plant says he is con
fident the organization will be ready
to operate by the middle of April sure.
MISUNDERSTANDING per cent of
the Indians on the Standing Rock
reservation responded to the appeal
for enrolment as members of the Red
Cross. .st
Marmarth.-Wayne File, a we'll
known Marmarth young man, was &C.
%cidentally killed by falling from the
running board of an automobile near
Baker, Mont.
Towner.-Self defense is alleged in
behalf of the act of Mrs. Frank Ober-
dear, who is charged with the killing
here a short time ago.
Grand FOrkS.-Corporal Carl Bart
ness, a former newspaper telegrapher
here, has been assigned to help trans
nit the proceedings of the peace con
ference at Versailles. it is said.
Fargo.-Ten thousand cases of infu-
enza, altogether, is the estimate for
Fargo to date since the epidemic be
gan this fall. A total of 1O2 deaths
have occurred, o II about 1 per cent of
those who became i'll.
Bismarck post mortem suit has
been instituted by the state to de-
telmine the status of certain alleged
illegal acts of former Attorney Gen
eral Henry j. Linde, whose death
occurred some time ago.
Observation-Disclosures of legislative
activities here revived the biennial
movement to do away With the state
tax commission. which WAS organized
under the last period Of Governor John
Burke'S administration several wears
ago.
Minot.-One hundred thousand bush
els of wheat were burned in a fire
which destroyed two elevators belong.
ing to a local milling company the
other day. Sparks from a passing
locomotive are believed to have
started the blaze.
Grand Forks.-North Dakota's fa.
nous "Cream Of Wheat case, in.
volving Il claim for $4,000 in back
taxes, has been appealed by the de,
PENDANT company to be United States
supreme court. The corporation was
originally a Grand Forks concern.
Observation-Disclosures county's farming
agent is holding !: series of meetings
for the purpose of interesting farmers
in better systems of accounting. A
statewide campaign has also beer
installed along the same line under
auspices of the extension department
of the Agricultural college.
Max.-Bert B~endickson. son of /:
prominent farmer, was instantly killed
when an auto in Which he was ridins
"a struck by Il 500 line train a few
days ago. Two other occupants OF
the car were quite seriously injured
The young people We're on their wa,
to attend a Christmas party wher
their machine was struck.
Observation-Disclosures General vii
liam LANCER has announced that h,
would ask the United States distric
court to intervene to prevent til,
carrying into effect of the postmaste,
generals proposed change in lon: