Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-01
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. + doing
considerable damage in Mclean
county.
Langdon.-The livery barn owned
BY j. J. Mahoney was completely de-
stroyed by fire.
Williston.-The first carload of but
ter shipped from the local creamery,
left last week for Philadelphia.
Wyndmere. - Herbert Jensen, Is
years of age, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. G. Jensen, prominent farmers OF
this place, was drowned while SWIM
ming in the Wild Rice river near here.
Bismarck.-An expert of the United
States department Of agriculture has
been sent to this state from Oregon
to help carry or the fight against
grasshoppers in certain localities.
Grand Forks.-According to figures
given out by the city auditor nearly
two-thirds Of the residences of this
city are owned by the occupants. This
Is based on figures compiled from the
tax assessments.
COMMUNICATING to recent rains.
crops in the southwestern part Of
North Dakota are looking the best In
five years. A large acreage Of fax
has been seeded and is coming along
fine. .
Grand Forks.-The committee in
charge of raising funds to purchase
and mill are still short about $1,000.
They have raised $3.50 and will start
a campaign for the balance.
Fargo.-Considerable work is being
done at the state fair grounds this
year to give an attractive appearance
to the visitors. The lawns are being
trimmed and new walks laid, and
flowers planted in many places
New Rockford.-At a recent meet
ing Of the board of education of New
Rockford special school district No. L,
1t was decided to call a special cleo
ton for a vote on a bond issue for the
erection of a four-room grade school.
Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
Grainmen's union held a three-day ses-
sion here last week. State inspection
and dockage laws, future marketing Of
wheat, hedging, and cooperation Of
the entire grain trade were matters Of
Importance taken up at this meeting.
Fargo.-Increased street car fares
became effective here July 1 under an
order of the North Dakota railroad
commission. The order also will have
effect of establishing 7-cent fares in
Minnesota, where the people granted
the increase by amending the COM
pany's ordinance.
Bismarck.-The board of railroad
commissioners has issued an order
which permits the Grace City Tele-
phone company to purchase two miles
of line from the Larrabee company.
They also gave permission for the
Berthold Farmers Mutual company to
sell three and one-half miles of their
line to the Parshall Telephone COM
pany.
CONFERENCE.-The. uan Mcdonnell,
sentenced to rs years Imprisonment
for the murder of her daughter, Eta,
is seeking Il pardon. A petition has
been circulated asking that it be grant
ed. Mrs. Mcdonnell and her husband
killed their child by beating her to
death, the woman's confession reveal
ing the murder as one of the most
brutal in the history of the state.
Killdeer.-The fight to remove the
county seat of Dunn county to Dunn
Center probably is halted for a long
time because of the refusal of the
county commissioners to accept the
petition of Dunn Center to have the
removal question put to a vote. The
commissioners declared that the petit
ton carried an insufficient number of
names.
1aIe may make polo a major sport.
A boxing bill is to be introduced in
the legislature at Albany.
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