The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-12-28
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acknowledgements Hedge
sen has recommended Christian g.
Myhre for postmaster at Colfax, sue
ceeding Loe, resigned. :.
Washington. D. C.. - President!
Taft nominated Judson A. La Moure,
Jr., to be collector Of customs for the
district of North and South Dakota.
Velva.-This city is proud of it's
feed mill. which is doing much to-
bring settlers here. Knute Quammen
has taken charge of this, and is being,
kept busy as bee.
Grand Forks. - After holding the,
state medical law passed by the last,
Legislature constitutional and after,
the defense had made an offer of evil.
dence, Judge Templeton submitted the
case of Dr.. e. L. Reynolds to a jury
and a verdict OF not guilty was
reached.
Grand Forks.-John Mcknight Of
Langdon, LETT tackle of the University
of North Dakota football team, was
elected captain for 1912. Mcknight
is a Junior. The choice was unani-
nous. There was considerable feel
ing engendered this winter as a re-
suit of action taken in granting Wal
ter Quigley letter. Quigley quit
the squad before the season was over.
but he had played the requisite num-.
titled to letter.
Mandan.-The annual meeting of
the North Dakota Dairymens associ-
alton will be held in Mandan, Feb.
Is and Is. State Dairy Commission
er Flint is arranging the program.
Three hundred delegates will be in
attendance and the west Missouri
slope district will be particularly we'll
represented. Morton county il one of
the biggest creamery and dairying
counties of the Northwest. and that
is why the association decided upon
this city as the place for the meeting.
Grand Forks. - mot guilty" was
the verdict returned in district
court and McLain Cooper, tried for the
murder of j. Frank Ross, was given his
freedom. Cooper shot and killed Ross
on the morning of March IL, this year.
the shot being fired from behind at a
distance of about ten feet. The bullet
entered Ross spine and five months
later he died. That he was justified
in the shooting was Cooper's plea, he
that Ross was about to get
a gun. The jury was out thirty-one
hours.
New Rockford.-At boosters ban.
quet recently given by the commercial
club. movement was set on foot to
boost the collegiate institute by rails.
ing fund of $4,000 to pay off all in
debtedncss and closing the school year
on June S. with every liability paid.
The citizens proposed to raise $1O,-
600 providing $4,000 could be raised
by the board Of trustees and from
outside. Theodore Clifton of Chicago,
western secretary for the Congrega-
tional Education Society of Boston,
was present to help in the campaign
and brought gift from the educa-
ton society amounting to $4,000 to
help the board in raising their $4,000,
and by pledges from individuals on
$4,000. total of about $4,000 has
now been raised.
Minneapolis.-Firm in the belief that
North Dakota has bright future,
Baron E. van IIerdt at Eversburg, di.
rector of one of the strongest and
most conservative financial institu-
tions of continental Europe, the Neder-
landsche Misunderstanding of Am.
sterdam. and president Of a syndi-
cate of Holland capitalists that last
year bought and began the colonial.
ton of $4,000 acres of land near Bel
field. Stark county, N. D., said at the,
Hotel Radisson that next year will
witness an addition to the number of
Hollanders on the land. The Holland
financier lives at Blumendaal. He sits
on board of directors that represents
investments in Java and the Dutch
Fast Indies, the Straits Settlements,
Batavia, China and Japan and that
entered North Dakota last year.
Valley City.-On January S and 6
there will occur in the city the second
annual meeting of the Barnes County
500 an Acre club, the original or.
ganization of that name in the state.
This year in addition to the farm con.
servation Of the convention there will
be produce show. There will be
fine exhibits Of corn. potatoes, wheat,
oats, ETC., and less common products
Of this locality such as sugar beets
and alfalfa. There will be programs
both afternoon and evening during the
convention and there will be some of
the very best speakers of the north.
west on agriculture and kindred sub.
jects. President Pennington of the
500 is expected to be present but as
yet has not definitely promised to &C.
cept the invitation extended although
he has expressed the hope that he
will be able to be present. Thomas
Cooper. the new secretary and man.
ager of the North Dakota 500 an
Acre club, will also be among the
speakers. President Worst Of the az.
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