Cavalier County farmers press., 1920-05-27
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Grafton.-The' refectory building at
the institution for the feeble minded |!
is nearing completion. The structure
Is being built at cost of 100000.
Lakota-Sidney Cook was arrested
here on charge Of stealing an auto
mobile and was bound over to the
district court at preliminary hear
ing
Dickinson.-The new Willard hotel
Of this city, has passed from the man
agement Of Charles Marshall to 3D. II.
Perry, an experienced hotel man from
Illinois.
Casselton.-Cass countys first an
nual play day was held here last
week, over 1,500 children from all cor
ners of the county gathered. Rain
lnterfered with part of the program
in the forenoon.
Bismarck.-Spring navigation has
opened on the upper Missouri river.
A boat left here for the Standing
Rock Indian reservation carrying
load of coal. This is the first trip
this spring, but Captain 1. P. Baker
announces that more boats will be put
into use as needs of the business re-
quire.
MinOt.-The Town Criers club has
offered four prizes to the school chill
dren of the state The prizes are be-
ing offered for the best teachers week
song, the best teachrs' slogan, the
best teachers limerick, and the best
teachers essay. The purpose is to
put the message of teachers work in
concise form.
,Bismarck.-All contracts for the
construction of the $1,0O0OO0 vehicle
bridge to span the Missouri river has
been let by the state highway COM
mission with the approval of the fed
| eral government and board of COM
| missioners. The estimated cost Of
the structure is $1,1SS,000.
Cando.-Judge G. w. Buttz Of Dew
lis Lake, has been invited to deliver
the Memorial day address at the big
Towner county celebration to be held
here on May 81. The event is being
planned on a large scale and it is
| thought that large crowd will gath
er. The American Legion will play
an important part in the ceremonies.
| Williston. = The Rainbow trail,
which runs from st. Louis to st. Paul,
and the Glacier trail, which extends
fro mthe twin cieies along the Great
| Northern railway to Glacier park,
were recently merged into one trail
at meeting Of officers of both asso-
Citations. This action places another
important highway through North
Dakota cities. In letter received
here from Henry G. Young, secretary
highway will be marked across North
Dakota to the park this summer. He
also said that it was the plan Of the
association to extend the trail east
| ward to the coast.
New Rockford-This city is renew
ing the fight for the state capital re-
moval from Bismarck. Initiative peti-
tions are being circulated over the
state for the purpose of submitting
the question of capital removal to the
voters at the November election.
Capital removal boosters use as their
argument that four years ago a deci-
sion by the supreme court prevented
the people voting on the question,
after 10000 voters had signed the
petitions. They also claim that new
state house must be built in few
years no matter where the capital re-
mains and that now is the accepted
time to move it.
Grand Forlls-The first automobile
stolen in Grand Forks this year was
lost by Z. A. Toner, an attorney. The
machine was stolen from in front of a
theatre.
Observation-Disclosures Herr of Linton
was brought to this city by the sher
iff of Emmons county, having evaded
the draft since 1917. Herr registered
for the draft and was called in Aug
ust' 1917, but could not be- found
! Neighbors state that he escaped te
Canada. where be resided until s
short time aga Herr will be tried by
military court martial at Fort Smell
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J Spurious Longevity.
Sir G. G. Lewis in his Notes and
, Queries" (1S62) expressed his disbe-
lief in any case of human life ex-
ceeding 100 years. He was wrong, of
course, vet fundamentally his theory
Is not to be set aside lightly, owing to
the fact that in numerous cases of
extraordinary longevity errors have
crant in For instance the evidence