William Langer graduated from UND in 1906 and had a long career in politics. He was North Dakota Attorney General from 1917 until 1920 and served twice as Governor: from 1933 to 1934 and from 1937 until 1939. Elected to the United States Senate in 1941, he served until his death in 1959.
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Ransom County Farmers' Picnic and Patriotic Demonstration, 1917
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Poster for a Farmers' Picnic and Patriotic Demonstration held at Idlewild Park in Ransom County on August 4, 1917. Featured speakers included North Dakota Governor Lynn Frazier, Attorney General William Langer, and J. G. Crites of the Equity Exchange. Attorney General Langer was noted to be a "live wire for law and order."
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File of Correspondence About the Oscar Lindstrom Case from 1917 and 1918
Multiple
This file contains a series of exchanges between Norwegian Salvation Army officials and North Dakota officials regarding the whereabouts of North Dakota State Senator Oscar Lindstrom, 1916 to 1917. The correspondence is primarily focused on getting in touch with Lindstrom who, according to the letters, has not responded to his wife's letters since she went to visit her parents in Norway in 1914. The letters state that Lindstrom was to send funds to his wife for her voyage back to North Dakota that year, but never did. Towards the end of the correspondence, former North Dakota Governor Louis Benjamin Hanna confirms that Lindstrom lives in Noonan, North Dakota, and writes that he will look into the matter.
See also:
Letter from Salvation Army Ensign to Ensign Marshall Requesting Marshall Find and Speak to Oscar Lindstrom, November 15, 1917
Letter from Oscar Lindstrom to Attorney General Langer Regarding a Time to Meet, December 3, 1917
Letter from Attorney General Langer to Salvation Army Ensign Marshall Regarding Oscar Lindstrom, January 25, 1918
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Republican Rally at Raleigh, 1914
Herald Print - Raleigh
Poster for a Republican rally at Raleigh, North Dakota, on October 21, 1914. Featured speakers included Robert Flint, Henry Linde, P. D. Norton, and W.H. Stutsman. Many others spoke at the rally, including William Langer, the State's Attorney for Morton County. The rally was held by the Southern Morton Republican Club.
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1908 North Dakota Soil Map
Macy H. Lapham, US Bureau of Soils, and A. Hoen & Co. Lith.
Soil map, reconnoissance survey, western North Dakota. Shows soil types by colors and symbols. Also shows counties, towns, and railroads. 1 map : color ; 91 x 85 cm. Scale 1:380,160. 1 in. equals 6 miles.