Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-02-20
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Dolngs Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
i. Hasty Perusal.

Jamestown.-The reported death of
Cecil II. Tracy of this place, on the
battlefronts of France, has not yet
been confirmed and no information is
available regarding him.
Bismarck.-Albert Borkhart, a we'll
known Burleig'l county farmer, was
instantly killed by the overturning of
his car when it struck a rock. He was
| not found until an hour later.
Mandan.-Morton county's Red
Cross organization realized nearly
$1,000 from acre contributions
made by farmers throughout the
county during the past season.
Mott.-The February term of the
Hettinger county district court, rec
emily convened here, is expected to
require several weeks in order that
the calendar may be disposed of.
Fargo-North Dakota's Retail Hard
ware Dealers association held one Of
history in this city last week. Il large
attendance being present and 4 valu-
able program being given.
Grand Forks.-C. p. Trcpanier, ST.,
for many years a prominent druggist
of this city, is dead from . cn.n.'ica
ton of diseases following Influenza.
Mr.. Trepanier has been y resident and
business man here Since 1880.
Fargo.-The Fargo Rifle club last
year qualified eight marksmen, nine
| IN ~ynShootorc on1 onn ovnort nro
hundred and twenty rounds of ammu-
milton are provided free for each mem
Der, under an arrangement with the
government.
LaMoure.-This city will do it's part
towards ~inaugurating a revival of in
dustry along building and public inn
provement lines this spring by making
important additions to the housing of
its fire department and establishing
q new system of water supply.
Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
Dairymen's and Buttermakers' asso-
j citation holds its t~wenty-fifth annual
meeting here on March 5 and g.. Three
cash prizes are offered for the best
essays to be given by young people
showing the development of the dairy
industry throughout the state.
Dickinson.-A local meat market
contracted to sell 1000 jackrabbits to
a Minneapolis firm. and base been in.
citing a hunt for the furry fellows
throughout this section which prom.
Uses to prove beneficial to the farmers
in general as Well as to the hunters
and other parties commercially inter
ested.
Harvey.-The ~deSirability of state
ownership of Ignite coal mines was
the subject of an inter-high school de
bate tween Harvey and Anamoose
teams, which was held here recently
A number of other schools about the
state are discussing the same topic
in preparation for a state champion
ship debating contest to be held later
FargO.-Bichloride of mercury wa:
used in an effort at self-destruction b,
John Maggie, q local printer, las
week. He was rushed to a hospital
where his condition did not immedi
ately develop any serious symptoms
but owing to the insidious characte
of the poison it was believed that al
unfavorable condition might develo]
at any time. Domestic troubles ar
said to have been the cause of the act
Fargo.-Former United States Am
bassador Henry Morgenthau, who reE
resented this country at Constantin
ople before Americas entry into tn
war, was a speaker at the Agriculture
college armory February 10, dealin
On the country's relations with Tul
key and the European powers and tn
advantages to be derived from PAL
t%icipation in the proposed league G
nations for the enforcement of peace
Killdeer.-The project of extendin
this branch of the Northern Pacif
on through to Sidney, Mont, bids fai
to be taken up for fulfllment thi
year, although there is still som
doubt as to which Of three propose
routes will be accepted. 1t is undel
stood that Killdeer will be a divisio
point when the extended line is pr
into operation, and that much throug
freight will be hauled this way OWN
to grades being less over this lin
than at certain points on the mai
line of the railroad.
Acknowledgements Ira Place, VIII
has just returned to his home in tn
city, is being discussed by his FRIEND
as to his proper classification anon
war heroes as to luckiness or u
luckiness. The sergeant had tt
unusual experience Of having bee
"submarined" on his way across tt
! water, then being gassed and wounde
! in action while over there and stran'
ed for a time on the steamer on whic
he returned to America. Two da.
before he arrived home the war d
.Dartment. notified his parents that !