Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-04-24
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Dolngs OF Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Porusal.

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fifteen years auditor of Benson coun-
ty, has resigned.
Observation-Disclosures seeding opera
lions were coming to be generally
under way in this section at the close
of the past week.
Minot.-Sousa's band will appear at
Minot on June 9th under auspices of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Town Criers' club.
/ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. thousand Russian
goats, it is said, will be put on a place
recently leased by two local farmers,
who wish to try out this variety of
stock.
Devils Lake.-The second annual re-
union of the North Dakota Association
of the Deaf will be held here in June,
1t is announced by Miss Inga Ander-
son, secretary.
Grand Forks.-J. Nelson Kelly. sup
e%rintendent of city schools, resigns his
position to take effect at the close of
this year, after q quarter Of a cen
fury Of service.
Grand Forks.-A free dispenSary and
clinic for the treatment Of children has
the state university. 1t will be open
for inspection and treatment of pa
tients every Saturday.
Devils Lake.-A roster of pioneer
settlers of the Lake region is being
compiled here for transmission to the
St0fn HiSt0rioo1 cDo;ot,- FNLn,>. of IJ,,
men whose names appear on the list
settled here as early as the latter COS.
Fargo.-Police of Fargo and Minot
are loking for Miss Agnes Manning, a
fair young forger, who has left a trail
of worthless checks behind her here
and, it is believed. at the Magic City
as well. The young woman is but %
years of age.
Valley City.-Barnes county commits
sioners have passed Il resolution pro-
posing an expenditure of $3.50 600 for
road improvement during the neNt
three years, a similar amount to be
available from government funds eStab-
lished for that purpose.
BlOom.-Amateur safe "crackerS'
at this point so mutllated the safe of
Il local elevator that neither they nor
the agent has since been able to get it
open. After missing up their chances
OF a haul from that quarter the in
truders made off With $500 from an
outside cash drawer and FL couple of
automobile tires.
Observation-Disclosures who recently
met i'll conference With the state in
dustrial commission in this city ap-
pointed a committee Of five of their
number to assist in arranging plans
for the organization of the new Bank
OF. North Dakota. w. G. Macfadden,
secretary of the State Bankers asso-
citation, heads the committee.
Bismarck.-Silas Edberg. a 14-ycar-
old Bismarck boy. is missing for sew
eral days past. He was last seer leav-
ing the Johnson farm near Wilton.
where he was working, with a gun on
his shoulder. The youth was of a
quiet and matter-of-fact temperament,
ana his relatives are at a loss to ac-
count for his absence. as he is believed
to be a boy who would nOt entertain
1ocas of going out in search of advln-
tGre and romance.
! Bismarck.-Nith about 10000 bust
ness places of the state due to take out
licenses to operate. under new laws
recently passed, less than 1000 of
these have actually yet made applica-
ton. according to information lust
given out here. +. II. Tostevin. newly
appointed chief of the license bureau.
expects to begin active working round
ing up the situation and seeing that
the necessary applications are made
and licenses issued.
BiSmarck.-NOrth Dakota leads the
United States in the number of banks
| per capita of population. il is divulged
by statistics just compiled from gov
eminent sources. From the figures
given, the S5S banks in the state aggre-
gate one for every 93S of the Dopula-
ton. South Dakota. Which is next in
the order Of prominence, has 642 banks,
or n for every liza persons. while