Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-18

Northern Pacific right-of-way are be-
ing drawn by A. A. Sather Of the
Agricultural high school. The garden
will be GO feet wide and 100 feet long,
and 1t is planned to have the flowers
and hedges planted in time so rs to be
in bloom this ummer.
Fargo. The First Presbyterian
church Of this city and II churches Of
the same denomination in as MANY
North Dakota towns have paid their
debts and paid their mortgages, &C.
cording to an announcement by the
Presbyterian general assembly that 345
Of their churches in the United States
are now free from debt.
Van Hook.-The house on the farm
Of Mike Nicolenko, who died recently.
was broken open and every article in
the line Of furniture, stoves and cook
Ing utensils were contiscated. Several
bushels of grain and several grain
sacks were also stolen. There is no
clue as to who perpetrated the deed.
but officials are making a Thorough
investigation.
Bismarck.-S. S. Mcdonald, Of the
North Dakota compensation commit
tee, stated that the minimum wage for
women will probably be announced on
April /, becoming effective 60 days
thereafter.
Bismarck.-Oficials of the North
Dakota Good Roads association are
taking active steps to have petitions
circulated proposing an amendment to
the state constitution to permit. the
issuance of $50,00O,OOO in bonds for
road building. The question has not
been decided whether or not TO bring
the question before the people at the
urinary or general election.
K1lIdeer.-The First National bank
and the Northwestern bank Of this
city were consolidated this week.
Carson.-The state highway com
mission will let six miles of roadwork
between this city and He'll on Mar. II.
Bismarck.-This city has been flood
ed with check artists who were sue
cessful in passing off several bogus
checks.
LaMoure.-O. NJ. Ellison, register of
NCcuS, HIS ltlllttltN lllS 1CSlSlitttlUll W
the board of county commissioners to
take effect on April /.
Noonan. = The Coalfielu public
schools were closed last week on &C.
count of the influenza epidemic. Many
cases are also reported in this city.
Grand INorkS.-paStors from over 40
North Dakota counties are attending
tIn Jntnr,l ,,,) 1f,,n~+ IlD,+@.oS
conference being held here this week.
Minot. The Town Criers club,
MinOt Rotary club and the Builders
and Traders held Il hotlsewarming at
the Association of rCoMllnerce"rooms
last week.
Minot.-About half a dozen os the
! district court jurors are sick. One of
the civil cases on the docket was tried
with only 10 members Of the jury
present.
Fargo.-Governor Lynn J. Frazier
addressed a packed house here Sun
day evening of last week. The Com
munity Lecture course had charge Of
the meeting.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
various .%cities and villages along the
Roosevelt trail in North Dakota will
meet here to make plans for the COM
ing season.
Williston.-The Edgar NJ. Boyd post
Of the American Legion held memorial
services last week in honor of those
boys who made the supreme sacrifice
during the World war.
Fargo--The body of Judge John
Carmody, assistant United States at
torney, was brought to this city for
burial from st. Augustine, Fla, where
his death occurred.
Observation-Disclosures of northwestern
North Dakota, eastern Montana and
part of Canada held a meeting in this
city last week, at which time a new
organization was completed.
Mandan.-It is estimated that over
100 women are eligible to membership
in the auxiliary of the Gilbert S. Fur
ness post No. 40 of the American
Legion organized here last week.
Bismarck.-E. j. Taylor, former
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton and now superintendent of schools
at Hankinson, is seeking a market for
$4,000 worth of bonds which the city
recently voted for the erection of a
modern high school building.
Linton.-W. H. Robinson, chief en-
gineer supervised the letting of fed
eral aid highway contracts aggregat-
ing $4,000 covering the construction
of nearly - miles Of earth road ex-
tending south from Hazeltun to a
point near this city.
Minot-County Agent d. German of
Ward county, will be in charge of
meetings at Sawyer, FoxhOlm and
Donnybrook. These meetings will be
held under the auspices of the Ward
county farm bureau.
Devils Lake.-The state bureau of
compensation held meetings here last
week which were intended to lead to
the fixing of a minimum wage scale
women of North Dakota. Twenty
dollars a week was the point hit on by
nearly every witness.
Hillsboro.-ThiS city is the first in