Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-08-11

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WiIliston-Wheat harvesting is in
full blast in this section.
BowbelIs-BHFke county crops are
the best in years.
Bismarck-The 1921 valuation of
Bismarck property is $555,26S greater
than last year.
Minot-Building costs in Minot are
30 to 40 per cent lower here than a
year ago, according to lumber men.
Mandan-Mandan and Bismarck Ia
Dor unions will unite in a Labor Day
celebration.
Wahpeton The Richland county
budget for 1921 is $40, O0O less thar for
1920.
Underwood-Mrs. E. M. Houghtal-
ing, GO, who came to North Dakota in
1886, is dead.
Napoleon-Thousands of small wild
duck are reported dying near here due
to the extreme dryness.
PortaI-The Portal school district
has levied $21, 600 for school purposes
negt year.
Devils Lake-Harvey Fried, I. W. W.
organizer, was arrested here and fined
$50 for vagrancy.
Hatton-A profit of $9,O43.O7 was
9gade last year by the Hatton Farm
CTS Elevator company.
RolIa-The Odd Fellows lodge Of
Ro1la held it's annual picnic recently
dn the Turtle mountains.
EiIendaIe-The Glendale CONNER
cial club is making an intensive drive
for new members.
Fargo-The North Dakota State
Good Roads association has sent out
posters calling attention to the organ
dzation and advocating better roads.
Dickinson-The infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hondel was
drowned in a shallow pool near the
farm house.
Bismarck-The number of chickens
on North Dakota farms has increased
from 3,O95,O26 to 4,32S,567 in ten years,
according to 1920 census fgpres.
Faroo-The implement trade has
been advised that no more tractor
demonstrations will be held this year
by the national association.
Wahpeton-Pupils from 80 of SO
Richland county school districts We're
among the 1T eighth grade graduates
this year.
Fargo-Jamestown was selected as
the 1922 convention city for the North
Dakota Pharmaceutical association
- ~. aJ1-- &c .l>> OCH n~-
vention.
carson-Carson is installing new
municipal power equipment. 1t is be-
lieved the improved plant will take
care of the villages needs for some
time. 4
Neutrality-suspicious. in the vicinity of
Wimbledon are better this. year than
for several years. Plenty. of rain has
fallen, but heat and hail have caused
considerable damage.
Minot-With a view of increasing
the revenue from the police court, the
city commission has passed an ordi-
nance fixing the minimum fine at $40
instead of So.
Cavalier. The recent Pemhina coun-
ty fair has been pronounced one of the
best in the history of he county fair
association. The exhibits in all lines
were large and of a high standard.
Bisma- cle--The state highway com
miss will sell trucks and other
equipment given by the war depart
ment which is held to be unservice-
able or obsolete.
Fort Yate-The current issue of the
North Dakota Good Roads magazine
contains interesting data regarding the
Standing Rock Indian reservation and
the historic cen within its borders.
Van Hook-A hailstorm covering a
limited territory north of Van Hook.
during which stones of enormous size
fell, caused losses ranging from 10 to
30 per cent to about a score of farm
ers.
Max-Starting for Minot with a crate
of eggs In the tonneau of his auto
John Peterson, rancher, says that
when he investigated strange noises
issuing from the crate, he found nine
chicks had Matched.
Fort Yates--A new plan for the Sc
lection OF attorneys to press theil
claims to certain lands in the Black
Hills has been proposed by the Indians
Of the Standing Rock and other reser
vations.
uevlle Lake - Condemnation pro
ceedings will be begun by States At
torney sivert Thompson IN behalf Of
Ramsey county against the Manseau
estate nenr the city, to secure Il grave
rank on the estate. The county com
mission authorized the action upon pc.
tition 0f the siate highway commits
Hjon.
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