Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-06-24

Valley SClty.-Lee COWeIl and c. 4.
Spicer were reelected members Of the
board of education.
Plaza.-Bids have been opened an6
contracts let for the new school house
to be erected here.
New Rockford.-The state firemen's
convention will be held in this city
June Is, 16 and II. This will be one
of the biggest sessions ever held since
the organization started.
Crosby.-While employed on a farm
suicide by slashing his throat with a
razor. He was taken to the hospital
in q serious condition, but has 8
chance for recovery.
jamestown. - The Laymen's Holt
ness association with headquarters in
this city will hold Is camp meetings
this year in various parts Of the state.
Marvel and Larimore are two of the
places already selected.
Michigan.-The opening Of the new
Stump lake park was celebrated here
recently. The million dollar band and
J. f. T. O'Connor were the big attrac-
lions at the opening. w. J. Bryan will
speak in the park June Is.
Bismarck.-Th oath Of office Of
L. l.. Stair, former speaker of the
North Dakota house Of representa-
tives, who was appointed on April q
to be warden of the North Dakota
penitentiary, was filed here.
Fargo.-Two weeks of important
Masonic meetings opened here recent
ly when the Scottish Rite reunion was
commenced. Last week the grand
lodge of the Masons met with the
state Eastern Star lodge which was
also in session here.
Watford City. Revival meetings
are being held here under the leader
ship of the Wells Evangelistic party
and are attracting large numbers. A
choir of fifty voices under the leader
ship of Professor C. 3. Brooks is doing
good work.
Devils Lake.-In one of the hottest
elections ever held in this city Mrs.
D. r. Rapp defeated Alex Elmislie
for a place on the school board. A
feature of the election was the pres
nee Of women judges and clerks.
Bismarck.-The War Mothers Of
this city, the commander OF the local
American Legion, the president of til,
Commercial club and Mayor A. w.
Lucas have sent a telegram to Presi-
dent Wilson protesting against the re-
lease of Kate Richards O'Hare.
Minot.-The auction sale Of pure
bred Holstein and Hereford stock in
connection with the stock show was a
decided success. 1t is estimate led that
we 1900 people attended. Fifty
Shorthorns sold at the sale brought
$4,000. Twenty-Five Of them were
purchased by farmers from Makoti.
New England. THE fiv%e-year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Crone Of
DeSart, was killed when Il 3S-calibre
revolver which he was playing with
was accidentally discharged. The bull
let struck the boy in the groin and
passed through the hip, causing his
death within a few hours.
Grand Forks.-The new chemistry
building Of the state university was
dedicated under the direction of Dean
Lauder w. Jones of the school Of
chemistry. The cornerstone of the
building was laid by Governor Frazier
in June 1918. The building is 100 feet
long by GO feet, three stories and full.
basement.
Harvey.-Members of the Methodist
church OF this city, at a meeting held
recently, burned the mortgages on the
church property amounting to $1,000.
The last dollar Of the indebtedness
a paid a few weeks ago. During
the past six months &C members have
been taken into the church while the
Sunday school has increased about
300 per cent.
New Salem.-E. II. Morris of Bis
marck, employed by the Consolidated
Ignite company, assisted by S. M.
Darling of the Bureau of Mines
Washington, D. c., will do the prelimi-
nary work in connection with the
plans of the company. At the present
time they are engaged in making I'M
derground maps Of the coal beds and
a typographical survey of the whole
region to determine-the best location
for the works, buildings and track
age.
Dickinson. According to Seattle
papers received here by interested
parties the famous 81. G. R." case has
been solved, the imam of mystery
having been positively identified as
j. P. Harris, the former husband of
Mrs. L. B. Blue of st. Paul, who went
to Seattle recently with her present
husband and met the man at the
1nterurban hotel in that city in COM
pany with City Detective William
Peterson. 81. G. r." will be taken
back to his home on account of his
daughter and there taken care Of
When Harris disappeared II years ago
he was manager of the Gately Supply
company of Duluth and as far as his
wife and daughter were concerned he
simply dropped out of the world. The
u. c. r." case at one time attracted
statewide attention, when Chicago
parties tried to prove him heir to the
estate of tho 1ata T q Caldwell ~