Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1920-03-18
NORTH DAKOTA

Grenora.-A farmers institute is
being held here this week.
Lisbon.-A new dairy supply com
pany will open here Don
Hazen.-Plans are being drawn for
an extensive sewer system for this
city.
Golden Valley.-The Golden Valley
American has just moved into a mod
ern freproof building.
Grand Forks.-Fire broke out in q
local confectionery store, causing dam
age to the extent Of about $4,000.
Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
Farmers Grain Dealers association
was in session here last week.
Williston.-At a meeting held in this
city a local council Of the U. G. T.
was organized with about fifty charter
members.
Douglas.-The Atlantic grain eleva-
tor was destroyed by fire. Very little
grain was on hand at the time but the
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Golden Valley.-The local creamery
has been sold to George Larsen of
S%heyenne, N. D., and will be opened
for business about April /.
Mandan.-The annual meeting of
the North Dakota section of the Ma
tional Parks highway will be held in
this city on March II and 10.
Devils Lake.-The Commercial club
is planning one Of the biggest events
ever undertaken in this city in the
nature of a Lake Region Market
Day"
Bismarck.-Dr. John II. Worst, i'm.
migration commissioner, has left for
st. Louis to represent North Dakota
at the industrial and agricultural ex.
position.
McGregor.-John Snyder, who shot
and killed William 3. King, former
pool hall owner of this place, received
a lO-year sentence in the state peni,
Tertiary at Bismarck.
Washburn.-A local Ignite coal
company has made arrangements to
have about 1000 feet of moving pic.
lures taken which will be used for
advertising purposes.
WilliSton.-At Il meeting of the
county commissioners contracts were
let to furnish Williams county with a
complete new set of road machinery
which will be used quite extensively
during h coming umme
kenmare.-The Peoples Coal com.
pany has let contracts for the cree.
ton of a large building in which tc
house machinery for the manufacture
of brick and tile. Construction work
will start as soon as the frost is out OF
the ground.
Devils Lake. - Laundry workers
comprising every woman except two
employed in the three plants perfected
a local union. The action followed 9
near strike in which workers threat
ened to walk out unless higher wages
were paid.
Lidgerwood.-J. w. S%titiler, former
cashier of the Farmers National bank
is under ATTEST charged with issuing
$4,000 worth Of certificates of deposit
to j. A.. Nelson of Minneapolis, form
erly of Fargo, when the latter had ne
deposits in the bank.
Mandan.-County Treasurer A. w
Furness Of Morton county has beer
handed the biggest check ever re-
ceived in this city, in the sum O.
$161,7o0 In payment of taxes by the
Northern Pacific Railway company.
Flaxton.-At a meeting here o,
Burke county school supervisors plans
were made to stimulate athletics il
the grade and high schools and to en-
courage participation by all classes O.
students. Other counties are expected
to follow the lead of Burke.
Dickinson.-The large tabernacle
which was erected for the purpose o.
holding evangelistic meetings is com
pleted and Rev. Robert Johnson ha!
been engaged for a series Of meetings
Arrangements have also been made fol
a choir of $50 voices.
Bismarck.-The state railroad com
mission will probably be moved from
| the state canitOl building. A.here the,