Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-18
Roscoe c. Fenstermacher was elected
post commander.

was found guilty in the Ramsey
ceny.
Minot.-J. f. Walrath, veteran Great
Northern conductor, sustained cuts on
the head and arm when he fell from
the platform of the Surrey depot that
had been lacked up several feet from
the ground.
Misunderstanding to Fire Mar
shall II. L. Reade applicants for
licenses as practicing electricians will
be given examinations by the state
board in various parts of the state
beginning at Minot.
Bismarck.-More than GOO Wholesale
houses, jobbers and manufacturers
will soon be asked to submit bids for
furnishing the state institutions with
food, clothing and other supplies for
six months, beginning April 1.
Observation-Disclosures of school teach
ers in this city will be increased under
contract from $40 to $50 with the
school term commencing September /.
1920. This is due to the high cost of
living and the shortage of teachers.
Grand Forks.-BaptistS of North
Dakota have been assigned a quota of
100000 as their share of the $780,
OOU,O0O fund to be raised by the New
World movement for the Americaniza-
ton and standardization of the nation
and the Far East.
Sheldon.-Three Indians who escaped
from the Indian school at Wahpeton
were held here after they had asked
for lodging in a local livery barn. The
students declared they could not get
along with others in the school so had
decided to leave.
Fargo.-The Commercial club of this
city authorized the payment by the
club of a special prize of 5000 for the
best herd of pure bred dairy cattle
exhibited by a North Dakota breeder
at the state fair in Fargo next sum-
mer.
Fargo.-A building permit was is
sued to the Advance-Rumley Thresher
company for the erection of a new
building on Northern Pacific avenue
The building will be a two-story struc-
ture with ground dimensions of 100 by
$50 feet and will cost 100000.
Ellendale.-The 3k-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Klipfel was burned
to death when the mother left the
child in the kitchen and went to do
an errand. When she returned a half
hour later the child lay lifeless on the
floor with her clothing burned from
her body.
Mandan.-Business men of the city
are talking in favor Of an apartment
building to cost over 500, 900 which
will contain 40 to SO apartments. With
building material so high and rent
climbing it is imperative that some
move be made to take care of the
many families looking for homes.
McKenzie.-A farm account school
for farmers will be held here this
week for farmers in this section of
Burleigh county, under the auspices of
the county agricultural agents office,
Rex Willard of the Agricultural college
will conduct the class, which will in
struct farmers in keeping farm ac-
counts in a book prepared by college
experts.
.Fargo.-Seventy-five per cent Of the
children of the public schools of this
city are not up to the standard weight
and measurement as set by the Ma
tional Child Welfare association, ac-
cording to tests made by Mrs. r. G.
Stevens of Lawton, field agent for the
North Dakota Anti-Tuberculosis asso-
Rlofi0n Nrhn cnnnt 81 NCnn1- in INnrpo
weighing and measuring the school
children.
Bismarck.-AIrS. Marie Louise Van
SOlen. a halfbreed woman. born in
1881 in what later become DakOtah
territory. died here recently. Mrs.
Van Solen occupies Il prominent part
in the history of the pioneer days of
the northwest. In her early woman
hood she married C. G.. /. Van Solen.
Il frOntiersman Of the early days, and
lived With him on the famous parkin
ranch. At the Parkin ranch Mrs. Van
Solen received Miles. Custer. Sher-
man. Sheridan. Grant and other great
warriors of the early sixties and
seventies.
Devils Lake.-A lodge of the
knights of Pythias will be instituted
here this week.
Devils Lake.-Following Il strike of
all union laundry workers here Il mass
meeting WAS held attended by 40
members Of the union. L. was re-
ported at this meeting that n settle
ment along union lines was impossible,
The leaders Of the union immediately
becAm" active and launched :: move
ment for Il cooperative laundry. The
plan met With 50 much popularity
that $4,000 was raised at once. It is
said that the new laundry Will he in
operation by April 1.
NO0nan.-A number of farmers in
the southern part Of the school district
in which the town is located are
bringing AN injunction suit to prevent
the issuance of bonds for the erection
OF the proposed school building.
Fargo.-A new school building every
two years fOr the next ten wears will