The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-23
Two Get Captancies, Others
First and Second
Lieutenancies
SEVEN FARGO MEN
;. ARE SUCCESSFUL
w. Wright Scott Made
First Lieutenant of Re-
serve Corps
List of northwest men com.
missioned on page 8, columns
four and FIVE. S

List of northwest nsn com.
nissioned on page 8, columns
four and FIVE. ,.e
Twenty-four North Dakota men
were successful in the competition
for commissions in the second off,
GERS training camp at Fort Smelling,
according to the list of commissions
granted, and announced today.
Two of the number, Edward S.
| Person, Minot; and julius F. Bacon,
Grand Forks, won captaincies, the
others first and second Lieutenant
cies.
Seven Fargo and seven Grand
Forks men were among the success
ful ones. OF the others, six ara
Minot men, three are Bismarck men
and one from jamestown.
The North Dakota men commits
stoned follow:
w. Wright Scott, commissioned
first lieutenant, is one OF Fargo's
prominent young business men, and
before going to camp was office
manager OF the Pioneer Life branch
of the Lincoln National Life InsIir-
ance Co, Fort Wayne, Ind, which
a year ago assimilated the Pioneer
Life Insurance Co, of North Dakota,
Of which his father, Atty. w. Al.
Scott, 612 Eighth street south, was
president. Lieutenant Scott is mar
ried, and resides at 1909 Eighth
street south.
Arno A. Lorsbough, commissioned
first lieutanant was assistant cashier
Of the Dakota Savings bank
He is married. and resides at 1919
Third avenue south.
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first lieutenant. was city salesman
for the Fargo branch of the Under
wood Typewriter company when he
was accepted as a candidate for a
commission in the army, and for a
time acted as manager of the branch.
Previous to entering the service of
the company he was connected with
the Cass county register of deeds
office. Lieutenant Collar Is married,
and lives at 1901 Ninth avenue
south.
Arthur Elliott, commissioned first
lieutenant, was a law student in the
offlees of Lowell g. Horner, and
roomed at 914 1-2 First avenue
south.
George E. Haggart, commissioned
hrst lieutenant, is brother of State
Sen. Gilbert w. Haggart, and a
graduate of the Fargo high school.
He is a son Of former Sheriff Hag-
gart Of Cass county. and was asso-
ciated with his brother in the con-
tracing business before going to
camp.
Arthur T. Comstock, commission
ed second lieutenant, was assistant
cashier of the Merchants National
bank, and resides with his father,
Thos. @. Comstock, Northern Pacific
yardmaster, at SIS Tenth street
south.
Robert Pearson, commissioned first
lieutenant in the signal corps, is the
son OF Ole o. Pearson, retired farmer
residing at 1925 College street. He
was assistant city engineer, under
Frank L. Anders. before going to
camp. He is a graduate of the North
Dakota Agricultural college.
Other North Dakota Men.
Arthur b. Carlson, commissioned
first lieutenant, is the son OF John
Carlson, Minot, pioneer Great North-
ern engineer, and was formerly a
student at the University of North
Dakota and the North Dakota Agri-
cultural college. He was q member
OF the agricultural college football
eleven, playing tackle, in the fall Of
1916.
kennedy S. wanner. commission
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