Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-07-08
NORTHDAKOTA

resident OF this city, dieu recently
from heart trouble.
Iangdon.-A class of 81 graduated
from the local high school. This is
the largest class in the history Of the
local school.
Grand Forks.-Rev. e. H. Gunhus
has resigned as pastor of the Bethel
Lutheran church and mas accepted a
call from Minneapolis.
Wyndmere.-N. C. Jensen, a promi-
nent farmer of this district, was seri-
ously hurt when struck by an auto
while attending chautauqua here.
Van Hook.-The annual meeting OF
the stockholders Of the Farmers Ele-
vator company was held recently at
which time two directors were elected.
Fort Yates.-Jack Guyer, charged
with cattle rustling must stand trial
again because of the disagreement of
the jury which d%eliberated is hours.
Grafton.-County Agent G. w. Hath
away reports that the grasshoppers
are getting very numerous and doing
considerable damage in Walsh county.
CarringtOn.-The first anniversary
of the founding of the John Raymond
O'Hara post of the American Legi9S,
will be celebrated with a dinner and
uance.
Grand Forks.-J. j. Dunlap, assis-
tant postmaster in this city for the
past 10 years, has resigned and will
be succeeded by w. B. Abrahamson,
who has been employed in the post
office for some time.
Minot.-While experimenting with a
gasoline burning machine used in de-
stroying grasshoppers, Charles Moore,
a farmer of Nedrose township, was
seriously burned and is confined in a
local hospital.
Jamestown.-E. H. Mattingly, who
has been deputy revenue collector for
many years, has been appointed divi-
sion chief for the south half of North
Dakota under Revenue Collector By
erly Of Fargo.
Fargo.-The annual summer en-
campment at the Y. M. G. A. camp on
Lake Cormorant opened last week.
Thirty-fve boys from this city are at
tending under the leadership of Roy
L. Humphreys, boys secretary at the
"Y."
Minot.-Officers were elected and a
permanent organization effected at a
general meeting of the Mouse River
Wool Growers association held here
recently. Ward, McHenry, Mountrail,
Mclean and Divide counties were rep
resented.
Bismarck. = Police Commissioner
Wanamaker of New York City has
written to Chief Martineson of the
local police force asking for a COM
plete report of the Layer murder case.
The report will be kept in New York
police history of crimes of the country.
Fargo.-Nearly $4,000 worth of
stock was soaked by water which
rushed into the stock rooms of a local
clothing store during the heavy rain
storm of Saturday, June &c. The
goods were protected by insurance
against damage done in this manner.
misunderstanding to a ruling of
the Interstate Commerce commission,
North Dakota is to receive 255 box
cars daily through the delivery of that
number from eastern roads to western
lines. The North Dakota railroad
commission has received notice to
that effect.
FargO.-POStmaster j. P. Hardy
states that he cannot make any Off
cial publication as to the number of
local postal employees who will be eff
fected by the retir"lent act which is
to take effect August q this, year,
until a more complete explanation of
the law has been received. The law
provides that employees who have
reached a certain age in the service
ara to be retired with a permanent
pension. Three letter carriers have
worked in the postal department here
for 80 years.
Fargo.-A new departure in pyro-
technics will be attempted at the
North Dakota state fair which will
he held here from July - to II. The
Siege of the Dardanelles'' will not
only be a big fireworks display but
will reproduce one of the greatest
naval battles of history. This feature
of the fair will be staged each evening
with the exceptions Of the last night.
Everyone who is familiar with the his
tory of the world war knows that the
British admiralty took one Of the most
desperate chances recorded in their
campaign to force their way into Con-
stantinople. Every move in that dis
astrous drive is to be shown in exact
detail with historic accuracy. The
public no longer goes to see a display
of fireworks. Times have changed. In
the old days the gorgeous flower pot
and sparkling Niagara Falls display
satisfied. Now the public demands
something educational as well as
startling. Hundreds of persons will
be needed to complete the cast while
dozens of dreadnaughts, battleships,
cruisers, submarine d%estroyers and
mine sweepers have been constructed
to make the scene realistic as well as
spectacular.
Devils Lake.--The twenty-eighth an
nual chautauuqa opened here June 27
and will close July IL.