The Oakes times., 1912-02-22
North Dakota
News Notes

Orl6ln lS unknown. Inc 1888 Is COW
cred by insurance.
Carrington.-When a contest 10
launched by relatives Of tho late Anne
C. Edwards against the will by which
she bequethed most of her estate t6
the Congregational denomination, q
hard fight will be opened.
II. A. Mcconvllle 10 Paroled.
Bismarck.-H. A. McConville. who
formerly was treasurer of Cass
county. was paroled after serv,
ing little over one-fifth Of his sem
tence Of five years. His crime was
the embezzlement Of a sum over $1,000.
Devils Lake.-Although informed
that he could not live. Louis Combe
of Sullivan township. who has been
treated at local hospital. refused to
divulge his past or give the address of
relatives. He died practically among
strangers. and up to this time no kins-
men have been found to take charge
of the body.
Valley City.-The commissioners of
Barnes county have appropriated an
additional $4,000 to be put with q
like amount from the Better Farming
association to hire three experts to
superintend scientific farming in this
section this year. The work will be
under the direction of Charles Schroe.
der of the University of Wisconsin
state farm. l.
Harvey.-Because the name, the
One Hundred Dollar An Acre club,
has proved to be misleading as to the
real objects of the organization, the
Wells county farmers who are mem.
bers of the association have changed
the name to the Wells County Better
Farming club. thereby patterning
after the state association, which
also used the One Hundred Dollar an
Acre idea in the title when originally
launched
Grand Forks. - The Great North.
ern Oriental limited No. 2, east
bound. was wrecked at 9:15 O'Clock a.
M, midway between Bartlett and
Doyon in Ramsey county, two people
were seriously injured and dozen
more suffered injuries, but not Of a
serious nature. William Princeville,
engineer on the train, had both legs
and an arm broken and may die. One
of the occupants Of day coach also
suffered severe injuries.
Rugby.-That the legislature was
without power to eliminate the drug
permit filings from the office of the
clerk of court, thereby reducing the
salaries of those officials, is the con
tention of George Watson, clerk OF
court of Pierce county, in an action
launched against the county. The
new law became effective after the
clerks were elected to their present
term and they are making their figh,
on the plea that the legislature can
not, under the constitution. reduce
salaries during the tenure of office.
Fargo.-John Wiebuseh, q tenant or
one OF the Wheelock & Wheelocl
Cass county farms in the vicinity Of
Harwood, had splendid potato crol
this year. He put twenty acres into
potatoes There was total yield o.
4,374 bushels, after deducting al
losses. or an average of PIG bushel:
to the acre. The potatoes being Of ;
late variety necessarily brought low
er price than had they been early
Ohios. This crop was sold at As cent.
bushel, or marketed at total ot
$1,938.3O, making return of $98.4l pei
acre
Fargo.-One hundred farmers from
the vicinity of Dazey, NJ D., organized
a potato growers association, sub
scribed $4,000 for the erection OF the
potato warehouse and signed con
tracts to plant varying acreages o
potatoes this spring. Dazey farmers
have not been raising large crops Of
potatoes. but are Interested in the in
dustry. The meeting was addressed
by Leslie Welter, of Moorhead. Mimi.
q prominent potato dealer. Mr. Welt
or will conduct the potato house fol-
the farmers, and will dispose of the
stuff.
Grand Forks.-That the so-called
liberals of the Icelandic Lutheran
church have departed from the orig
fnal teachings of the denomination ID
the holding of Judge Templeton In
the famous Icelandic church contest
involving the church both in the Unit
ed States, Canada and Iceland. Judge
Templeton holds that the so-called
conservative element has retained
the teachings of the Bible, as laid
down, and that they are entitled ia
church properties in cases where
there have been divisions Of congre,
cations.
Washington.-The house committed
on rivers and harbors has agreed to a
survey Of the Red River of the North
advocated by Representative Helge,
sen.- It is purposed to make an in,
vestigation with view to the con,
strnction of dams for the maintenance
Of navigation to the Canadian bound,
ary. Mr.. Helgesen's idea is that event.
ually there will be through navigation
to Hudson's bay by way of Nelson
river.
Fargo.-Cass county has two candf,
dates for railroad commissioners. G.,
Brown OF Wheatland and Joe Purcell
of Fargo.
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