Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-12-16

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NOW in use.
Langdon-A general produce market
is among new local enterprises.
Kempton-The Community club ts
launching a busy year.
Rolla-A town basketball league will
be organized. Il
Jamestown - The well-known old
Company FL of the North Dakota Ma
tional Guard has been reorganized.
Devils Lake-The city commission
has appointed a committee to censor
movies shown here.
Van Hooked Anderson sustained a
broken back in a coal slide in a local
mine but is expected to survive.
Valley City-The Russeu-Miller
Milling company has resumed opera
tons after a brief shutdown.
Coalbank-The local coal mine has
been closed by the state inspector, who
found it unsafe.
Williston-A Christmas carnival Of
several days duration is planned by
the Commercial club.
Hazen-The opening basketball game
resulted disastrously for the local as
ISOLATION, Mandan taking it so to 4.
Leal-The prize for the best pota-
toes at the Santorn community fair
was carried off by the Leal club.
Spiritwood-Funds are now available
for a state fish hatchery in Spiritwood
lake.
Banks-The first Boy and Girl Scout
troops in any western Dakota COM
munity have been organized here.
Wahpeton-The Commercial club is
raising a budget of $12,65O for the
work in 1921.
Barney-That prices today "aren't q
patchin'" to those just after the Civil
war, is the opinion of G. T. Bailey, SOs
year-old veteran.
Solen-As a result of voters deciding
in favor of a new school house here,
the present large district may be d.
vided into three districts.
Medina-The first national bank to
be closed during the present stress in
North Dakota was the First National
bank of this city.
Brushvale-The Farmers Livestock
Shipping association handled IA lots of
80 cars, amounting to a business of
$4,000 the past season.
Mandan-Lilacs are budding and
sparrows are nesting. 20 Winter,
where is thy kick? sings the local
poet.
Grafton-The Williams natural his
tory collection here may be purchased
by Grand Forks interests for the pur.
pose Of founding a museum there.
Bowman-The James Touhey coal
mine will be equipped with power ma.
chinery and the output will be in.
creased.
Fargo-This city led off by a wide
margin in the launching of the annual
Red Cross Christmas seal drive, sales
the first day totaling $1,000.
Observation-Disclosures boys and
girls participated in the work Of the
poultry clubs and reported 781 chicks
from LOIS eggs. The total net profit
was 1902.
Plaza-Baseball in December! Plaza
trimmed a team from Parshall 8 to 0.
Now they ask, "Why not make this
state winter training quarters for
some Of the big league teams?
Kenmare-When a sewer caved in
J. w. Kinser was buried under Is
inches Of dirt and only the frantic
work of his assistant and passersby
saved him from s%uffocation.
Reynolds-Without apparent motive
a masked mar entered the home Of
Adolph Ostlie, fired at him, and dis
appeared. The bullet entered the mat
tress of the bed on which Ostlie had
been sleeping.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Stark
County Bar association banqueted
Judge w. G. Crawford Of the Sixth ju-
dicial district, who will retire January
] after IL years continuous service on
the bench.
Minot-Fire loss during the past
year exceeded here that of any other
city in the state, reaching $225,O00.
The loss in Fargo was $4,000, in
Grand Forks $4S,50O, in Bismarck
$7S,500, and in jamestown $4,000.
Fort Yates-Ben White, Stephen
Two Bears, and Clarence Greyeagle
will represent Standing Rock reserva-
LlOll at d SG1GIul lluldu COulClGuC0 LII
the Black Hills for the purpose Of
revising certain Indian land claims
made to the department Of the interior.
Williston-The Rev. Edward Burling
of the Methodist church, who served a
year as chaplain with the American
forces in France and Germany, has re
signed his local passionate to accept a
commission as chaplain in the regular
army.
Bismarck-That the farmers Of
North Dakota would have lost $780,
100000 had they sold their crops at the
November 1 price, is the opinion Of +.
w. Cathro of the Bank of North Da-
kota. He blames inefficient marketing
facilities for the present situation in
the state.
Valley City-At an executive meet
ing of the North Dakota State Good
Roads association here definite plans
were laid for a good roads campaign in
the state. The salaried position of