Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-08-04
Observation-Disclosures Bishop. resident

Rugby--Pierce county's health sur-S
vey has just been completed. Tile re-
port shows 1000 children examined.
coIumbus-The newly Incorporated
City of Columbus has Just elected its
first city officials.
kulm-An alarm installed in their
store summoned the Anderson brothers
in time to catch a youthful burglar.
Burt-7Jake Mayer was shot and
Mrs. Geo. Roll was injured when
members Of the two families quarrel
led over crops.
Bismarck.-A charter has been is
sued to the Farmers Mercantile COM
paIny of Garrison with a capitalization
of $4,000.
Mott-Peter Lehret, Jr., is, was
killed when a gun which a playmate
attempted to take away from him was
discharged.
staniey-Brooding3 yer the divorce
obtained June 80 by her husband is
believed to have been the cause of the
suicide Of Mrs. Anna Hopp; Al.
MccIusky-John Engel, who recent
" escaped from the Sheridan county
jail here, was. recaptured at a picnic
near Finley.
SaWyer-Funeral services for the
late Ole Engebretson. 40, well known
Sawyer banker who died here, were in
charge of the Elks lodge Of Minot.
Bismarck-North Dakota veterans
of the SSth division will attend the
divisions reunion in Des Moines, Aug
lust 1928.
Minot-John HUSKY, former Marsh
all county, Minnesota, agent has been
named county agent of Ward county,
succeeding N. D. German.
Sanbom-Benjamin Smith, n, one
of the earliest of Sanborn's pioneers,
who settled in Dakota territory in
1877 is dead. He leaves a wife and
four children.
Dickinson-School finances and new
plans and requirements for the certi-
fcation Of teachers were discussed at
a conference here Of county superin-
tendents Of schools of the Slope.
Valley city-"Billy' Sunday, noted
evangelist, Speaking on safety First"
made an appeal for ~Americanism, and
an attack on socialism, Bolshevism
and RED" activities.
Michigan Hard campaigning on
both sides characterized the Nelson
county courthouse election in which.
voters. by a majority Of 375 votes out
Of about 5000, disapproyed bonding
for $4,000 to build a new courthouse
at Lakota.
Devils Lake-The city commission
of Devils Lake has been advised by
the receivers of the General Utilities
company to take over the waterworks
system. The company, which, has
been under a receivership the last
year, has been unable to make inn
provements asked by the city.
underWood-A terrific wind storm
which swept Mclean county last5week
caused the death of one man and the
loss of three Turtle Lake elevators, by
fire. August Marks. farmer, was
struck by lightning and killed.
Fargo-North Dakota's call for 25,-
600 harvest hands has met with gem
erous response, according to federal
and state employment e The ma
jority of the men are from Minnesota
and Kansas
Bismarck-Volume / of the senate
Journal and volume 1 of the house
journal, the largest last day Journals
ever made by in assembly of the North
Dakota legislature, are now being dis
tributed.
Minot-Despondent over poor crops
William Vollmer. 80, single. took
%strychnine. shook hands with all the
members Of his family. kissed his
mother goodbye and lay down on a bed
and died.
Bismarck-Schoo1 districts having
an Indebtedness above 5 per cent Of
the assessed valuation of the district
cannot get loans from the state board
of university and school lands, under
a ruling by the attorney generals of
flee. 5
Towner---A comprehensive soil sur
vey of McHenry county has just been
completed by a representative of the
United States bureau of soils. a map
Of the survey will be made. showing
the various kinds of soils and giving
information relative to their depth,
makeup, plant nourisfing value and
other characteristics.
Fargo-Reports from North Da-
kota's harvest fields indicate that
wheat is too far advanced D suffer
greatly from rust and that yields
generally will be about average. Alex
ander, wheat good, some rust Fair
mount, wheat two-thirds crop, corn
record breaker: Crosby, no rust, crops
fully average. New Rockford samples
rust spotted Werner. con.itions about
ideal, crops best in years; Minot, crops
most favored section in northwestern
North Dakota Ray, wheat and potato
Yields heavy. Al grade Bowbells,
some red rust, nossblack. Yields fair;
Velva. Yields light, mostly poor quail
Ity: Wilfiston, Minneapolis experts
found no black rust in samples Of
wheat supposedly rust infected: Can.
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