Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1919-08-14
FACTS ABOUT THE
"FL|CKERTAIL STATE

here, was Killed by lightning during a
heavy storm a few nights ago.
FormAn.-Sargent county Duroc Jer-
sey swine breeders have formed a per-
manent organization here.
Zap.-An addition is being erected
to the local school house at a cost
of approximately $4,000.
Minot.-First wheat harvested in
this section last week brought $40
per bushel. The harvest in this Sec
ton is now on in full blast.
Bismarck.-City Engineer Hensen
reports a total local water consump-
ton of 2 Ass, 900 gallons for the month
of July, the heaviest ever known in
the city.
New Rockford.-W. r. Davidson,
former local banker recently arrested
for alleged unlawful banking methods,
has been held to district court under
$4,000 bonds.
Killdeer.-Joseph Remsing of this
place was killed when the team he
was driving, attached to a mower,
ran away, throwing him out in front
VI TIE SICKLE var.
!, Napoleon.-Contracts for highway
improvements amounting to $67, 900
have been awarded for work in Logan
county, consisting of a 22-mile stretch
OF road running east and west of here.
Mott.-Mark Syverud, a local jew
eler, was nearly e~lectrocuted by a cur
rent of heavy voltage with which he
came in contact accidentally while try
ing to charge the carbonator of his
soda fountain.
Bismarck.-Cream testing and grain
grading will be made a part of the
state common school curriculum, the
same as "readin', 'ritin', 'rithmetic,"
under plans now being prepared by
state authorities here.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Pharma-
ceutlcal association closed it's annual
meeting here with the election of John
Void Of Grand Forks as president and
the selection of that city rs the place
for the next annual meet.
Bismarck.-Dr. John III. Worst,
president emeritus of the state Agri-
cultural college. has assumed his du-
ties under a recent appointment of
Governor Lynn J.. Frazier. as state
commissioners of immigration.
Mott.-The Hettinger county stock
judging team, consisting of Messrs.
Hans Soehren and Donald Black of
this city and Edward Crazy of Bentley
won the championship for the season
at the state fair at Grand Forks.
Blsmarck.-Thanks to quick work
by local police, William O'Brien. aged
u, is serving a term in the state peni-
tertiary, where he was committed
after pleading guilty to a burglary
which he had committed but a few
nights before.
Fargo.-Examinations have been an
nounced by the postoffice department
at Washington for the following an
polntments in North Dakota: At Car
rlngton for Harvey at Valley City for
Marion; at Flaxton for Portal: at
Rugby for Towner; at East Grand
Forks for University.
Minot.-The record baseball game of
the season was played here a few DAVIS
ago when BerthOld and Mino1 teams
went twenty innings to decide a game
which had tied in the third inning at
one to one, and again in the fifteenth
inning at three and three. Berthold
0 with an additional run in twen-
tleth, and ended the game.
Schafer.-Cauterization with q hot
poker is believed to have saved he
life of Miss Sackette, a homesteader
living ID miles southeast of here, when
she was bitten by a ra%ttlesnake q few
days ago. Usual %antidotes for sthe
poison being lacking, her sister thoueht
OF the cauterization method. which
was tried with evidently unusual snc.
cess.
Bismarck.-The source of salaries
1or new judges to be named under
fedlstrIctlng legislation in the state is
not clearly defined, according to State
Auditor Carl Kositzky, but a recent
opinion from the office of Attorney
General LANCER holds that all salaries
duly authorized by law are a legal liza
plllty against the state, regardless of
provision as to the funds from which
they shall be obtained.
Observation-Disclosures for loans
from the Bank of North Dakota arc
TO be made through local banks and
not dlrect to the parent institution. ac-
cordlnS to announcement made NV
Director General F. w. Cathro. Local
banks will receive a So fee on each
a it is stated, besides a commits
sion of one-fourth of one Der cent
More than 300 applications have 50
far been received.
Ockinson.-Belated rainfall in tho
western section Of the state has some.
what improved grass conditions for
range cattle, although too late to he of
material advantage SO fas as grain
crops are concerned. Of a recorded
local rainfall Of only .95 inches in :Julv
about two-thirds fell on the next to
the last day of the month. In some
agricultural and stockraising sections
II is said that small grain crops wbich
40 not warrant harvesting will be used
to exc out the grass supply as a for
a nm n,o &c.