The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1916-06-22

Harry II James OSlanQ, IOurteeu
and eleven years old, respectively,
sons of N. J.. Ogland, + the heroes
of Williston as the result of saving
the life of John Townsend, ten years
old. who was drowning in the Little
Muddy river near Williston. Attract
ed by the Townsend boys cries James
0gland went to his assistance. The
drowning boy caught Ogland about
the neck and the two disappeared.
The elder boy then rescued both.
Special trains from Fargo, James,
town and Glendive and automobiles
from every town west of the Missouri
river carried delegates to the annual
convention of North Dakota Elks at
Dickinson. The Elks elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, William
F. O'Hara of Bismarck; vice presi-
dent, William G. Owens of Williston;
treasurer, c. H. Doyon of Devils Lake;
secretary, F. B. Field of Bismarck.
Bismarck was awarded the next meet
ing.
Plans for a $4,000 clubhouse to be
erected by the Fargo Country club
have been completed and the contract
for the work will be let in q few days.
The home will be ready for occupancy
about Aug. 1 or Is. Golf has taken a
firm hold on Fargo enthusiasts this
year and plans have been made for
extensive improvements in the links.
Tho o1,,h r1co,,f11- r,1rohoc cod tho rr0n.
erty on which the links are located,
the CLUB having formerly had the
place under lease.
Great Northern railroad officials
have definitely determined to use the
so called Fessenden route for the new
New Rockford to Lewistown line,
which probably will be constructed
late this year, and be ready for opera
ton early next season. Options on
property in Fessenden, for the use of
the depot and switching yards, have
been secured by the Great Northern
and most of the right of way has been
purchased, although there remains
considerable land still to be obtained.
The Equity International bank, with
a capital stock of $4,000, has been
launched at Fargo. It will be located
in Fargo and will operate under a
state charter approved by the banking
board. Recently it was reported that
the bank would be organized at St.
Paul, but plans have been changed.
The Equity International bank will
be operated as an associated enter
prise of the American Society of
Equity, working with the recently or
ganized Equity Rural Credit associa-
ton.
While North Dakota is recognized
as progressive in providing modern
legislation among many lines the state
is a backslider in the matter of relig-
ious education, according to DR.. Will
bur F. Crafts of the International Re.
form bureau, at the State Sunday
School convention at Devils Lake. A
| statute in North Dakota makes Bible
reading in the public schools optional
with the teacher, with the result, &C
cording to the speaker, the path of
least resistance is taken in most
cases, and the Bible is not opened.
Mrs. Anna M. Pierce, widow of the
late Colonel Gilbert A. Pierce, former
United States senator from North Da.
kota and minister to Portugal, died
at the home of her son-inlaw, Rev.
DR.. Robert S. Inglis, at Newark, N. ].
She vas sixty-fve years old and was
born at Valparaiso, Ind. Besides Mrs,
Inglis, Mrs. Pierce is survived by
three children, Gerald Pierce, adver'
Using manager of the Minneapolis
Tribune; Paul Pierce, editor of the
National Food Magazine, New York,
and Mrs. James A. Haight of Seattle,
Wash. 1nterment took place at Val
paraiso.
That the charges recently made tc
the Office of the United States district
attorney, demanding an investigation
as to an alleged combine through
which the people of Fargo are being
"milked" for 8 or 5 cents more pei
quart for milk than in otrer cities Of
the United States, will not be dropped
but will be taken up later, was the
statement made by District Attorney
M. A. Hildreth. The matter was pre-
sented to the recent federal grant
jury, but, according to the district at
torney, there is not enough evidenc.
at the present time to predicate al
indictment"
Sixty-nine counts, charging violation
of federal banking laws, now res
against R. c. Kittle and w. F. Kittl,
Of C~asselton, former officers of tn,
7 First National bank of Fargo. For
ty-ive new indictments have been re
turned by the federal grand jury, dis
trict court officials announced. Tn
work of an expert accountant sine
last October, when twenty-four indict
ments were returned against the men
is responsible for the new grist of in
dictments, involving. all told, an al
legged shortage of about $1SO,000. Tn
| bank was saved by the quick actor
l of its stockholders.
The action OF the national confer
ence of the United Norwegian Luther
an Church OF America, in session q
Fargo, and the Hauge synod, in ses