Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-03-13
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Dolngs Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

top IN the Lutheran reconstruction
fund drive.
Mandan.-Extensive plans are be-
Ing made for the entertainment of
the North Dakota Sunday School
convention which will be held here in
June.
recently attorney for the department
of University and School Lands, has
been appointed assistant attorney
general.
MISUNDERSTANDING Lynn J. Fra
zier has named Roscoe Deighle of
Sawyer as a member of the state
board of regents to succeed J.. d. Tay-
Tor, resigned.
Fargo.-Eight : year : old Charles
French was shot through the abdomen
by an 11-year-old playmate in this
city a few days ago, While playing
holdup. 1t is believed the boy will
recover.
Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
Live Stock Breeders convention and
sale held in this city last week drew
hundreds of visitors to the city, and
nOIel were Re;Nll!
overtaXed.
Sheldon.-At least $4,000 worth Of
live stock was shipped from this
point during February, largely through
the activity of the Sheldon Live Stock
Shippers association, organized a
short time ago.
Minot.-W. A. Gregg, a local jew
eler, has been awarded damages in
the sum Of 5000 against the Mayos at
Rochester, Mimi, on account of er-
roneous directions said to have been
given him by a nurse.
New Rockford.-A New Rockford
man convicted Of wife desertion was
given a penitentiary sentence of one
year and the sentence was then Sus-
pended during good behavior, which
will consist of not doing it again.
Dickinson.-The Tri-County Farm
ers' Cooperative Educational Union
met in quarterly convention here on
Saturday, March 8, with members
present from the counties of Stark,
Billings and Dunn.
Fargo.-Jailor Max Richards. "well
and favorably known" to inmates of
the Cass county bastile at almost any
time within the past IA years, has re-
signed his position with the institu-
ton and will take treatments at a
sanitarium for rheumatism.
Observation-Disclosures have again been
set for the hearing Of Fargo and
Grand Forks light, heat and gas rate
n.. .nc nv tho stoto ,,i1rp,I commits
sion. March 81 and % are the dates
now fixed, and the hearings are call
ed TO be held in this city.
The war department has declined
to comply With Il request contained
in a resolution recently passed by the
Sixteenth legislative assembly of this
state asking the early discharge Of all
North Dakota farm laborers now in
the armed forces of the United States.
Grand ForkS.-A summer meeting
and exposition of products by the
State Dairymen'S and Buttermakers'
association was planned at the annual
convention recently held here. A
board of managers was named by the
convention, and III. C. Schultz of Man
dan was reelected president for the
: ensuing a
} DickinSOn.--A new and virulent
stock disease known as hemorrhagic
septemia has made its appearance in
portions Of the Slope cattle country
!, With fatal results. The disease is
described as something on the order
of "blackleg" and nay infect cattle,
horses, sheep or swine of any age.
Destruction of cnrcasses is strongly
urged.
Fargo-The Town Criers' club has
: voted to get behind the movement
for a swimming pool and pavilion tc
be erected in Island park in memory
$ Of Fargo soldiers and sailors who en-
listed in the world war, of whom
there, is a roster of about 500 who
enlisted directly from this point. The
cost Of Il pool such as is being plan.
n ned will be about $4,000.
O, Fargo.-TWen1y thousand dollars
V was realized from the sale of 30 heaj
of ShOrthOrn cattle at sales held il
this city last matchmaking the spIen
did average Of 500 Il head. SeveHa,
magnificent animals We're sold, an(
the activity shown by farmers from
G all sections indicates IL revival of in
tereSt in blooded stock. that will re
d suit in lasting good 10 the industry
throughout the state.
k Minot.-American military and Rec
Cross rules, which prevented both ;
n man and his wife being assigned tt
service overseas at the same time
e will not prevent Captain Andy Carr
Of this city from bringing back ar
n American wife with him on his re
turn from duties in France. A recen'
report here announces his marriage il
S January to Miss Ruth Bennett o.
l. Chicago, who is in Red Cross servic,
e there. The marriage was performed
at Limoges.
l. Stanley.-A farmers -four mill IL
e being discussed at This point.
II Marion.-State Chairman Wesle.
q c. Mcdowell, in sending out inStruc