Grand Forks herald., 1916-12-02
North Dakota News
Flicker Tales

Mandan--The Ministerial Associa-
ton of Mandan and vicinity, is the
name of a new Organization recently
effected in this City by ministers OF
this district. The object OF the asso-
citation is to meet each month and dis
cuss questions which will be heipfuf
to the public.
Casselton-Wm. Young, charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, was sentenced to Il year and a
half in the pellitentiary Of this state.
l1e was his own counsel and his de-
fense address made a great impression
on the jury.
Braddock-Allen Kentfield. young
man Of this city, was found dead in
his room at the Asch hotel Death
was due to heart failure. He had been
In good health up to the time of
death.
Arnegard-A large number of resi-
dences are going up in this town and
several more are being planned
Wahpeton-Rohert V. McMichael,
the Democratic candidate for sheriff
of Rich!and county. who was defeat
ed by B. o. Wold, has filed contest
for the office. McMichael was defeat
ed by only II votes
Arnegard-Two men We're injured
when, during q drunken fight. Gust
Johnson ran amucll with knife and
an axe.
Devils Lake-Sentences were i'm
posed on several criminals this week.
Tom Yoshita was given eight months
in the state prison for bootlegsing and
Fred Roads was given two years.
Valley City-Mrs. H. p. Downey
and Mrs. Mary Wheeler, field sec,e-
taries of the Child Conservation
league of America, are here to form
q. local circle of Valley City mothers.
Much work has been done in South
Dakota, iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and
other states.
Fargo-Ney:lbers OF the Indiana So
ciety Of Fargo, composed of former
residents of the Hoosier state. will
have banquet at the Dacotah ho-
tel at 7 o'clock on Thursday evening,
December 7.
DCNliS lHthG"J utSS kHEeSiltt"
came from Pembina to hear the case
of the state VS.. Ray Martin in district
court. The defendant is charged with
killing Hank Gilbertson. a jury has
been hard to secure.
Mandan-A claim agents office will
be opened in this city within few
days by the Northern Pacific railway.
j.. S. Hart will be in charge. His ter
ritory will be from Jamestown to
Dickinson and the Mandan- Killdeer
and the Mandan-NIott branches.
Ryder-The coal situation is serious
here. A number of farmers in this
vicinity arc without coal and una Bile
to replenish their supply.
Mandan-suit will be filed within a
short time for O.00O damages from
the Meinecke Construction company
by Mrs. Oscar Furd. widow of the
workman who was killed by a falling
wall while he was employed on the
new Inter- Ocean hotel. She was Of
fered $4,000 by an insurance company,
but refused it.
Garrison-The Barthe store was
raided and $500 worth Of silk and
clothing was stolen by thieves who
took suit cases to carry their booty in
Devils Lake-Funeral services were
held for \. Mason, a farmer resid dent
Of this city, at Niagara. A paralytic
stroke last summer caused death.
Mandan-Lewis F. Laynan has
purchased the City Grocery and Bak-
cry and has taken over the MANAGE
ment of the business December /.
Hillsboro-ora Ellis of Page, arriv-
ed in this city in search Of his daugh-
ter and wife and Luis Smith, who, it
is said, eloped with Mrs. Ellis, several
weeks ago during Ellis absence, The
couple have been working on q farm
near here, it is reported and believed
| themselves in hiding from Ellis. Their
whereabouts was made known
through an employment bureau at
Fargo, through which the couple had
landed Job on the farm.
Glendive, Mont.-Two railroad en-
gineering parties are surveying lines
from this city to Bloomfield and it is
| believed that more roads will be built
In eastern Montana, tapping the Lin
say, Union and Bloomfield territories,
connecting with the N. P. at this
place.
sheldon.-Four Sheldon young
men, who were riding in a car owned
and driven by Joe Dworschak. mar
| roWly escaped death or serious in
jury when the machine turned turtle
on a road near Casselton. One Of the
front wheels breaking caused the ac-
ctdent, Acid from a storage battery
was spilled over Dworschak and his
| face and body were badly burned.
Langdon. - Henry Windemuth
owner of meat market here. pur-
chased 81 head Of beef in one week
! to be killed and placed on the market
in this city.
sheldon.-Chas. Bueghle, a farm
hand employed on the z. E. Bird
farm near here, was shot through
the side of the body and one arm
when % rifle accidentally dis
charged as he was pulling it through
a small hole in a fence.
Park River.-The bakery bushes,
| Of Frank LANDMARK was sold to 6
e. Gaylord. Landmark and family
will go to Eemidji and then to Inter.
national Falls, MINI.
Bottineau.-rhe district court Of
| this county convened after q day of
for Thanksgiving. A large number OF
cases Of a minor nature will be tried
at this term of court.
Langdon-Jack Allen and James
Larry Of Walhalla passed through
this city with g. carload of Angora
goats which they will feed on u farm
in that vicinity. More goats will be
, Int f,,4,