The Wahpeton times., 1917-12-27
North Dakota Regiment Arrives Safely in France
shsysnnis Notes

The Women's Aid had we'll at
tended meeting at Mrs. August
Stensrud's place ON the 18th OF
December.
Olaf Hagen finished saving lum-
Der early in the month, and piled
up about 10000 feet himself and
for number of the neighbors he
will move his saw mill down to
Eniar Hagen s place next spring
on the river where saving will be
resumed as soon as. weather per
mits.
Bernt Aas, Gust Olson and Sam
johnson purchased hay press
and have pressed many carloads
for themselves and the neighbors.
Ole A. Nilsson, |. G. Bjorgan, Mar
tin Hanson, Ole Anderson, OLAF
Brcden and Olaf Hagen being
among those pressing and shipping.
Arthur Ulsaker has been visit
ing with friends and relatives i'll
the vicinity of Litchtield and Dent
Minnesota the week past.
The best job ever performed by
eur friend Hon. George VanArn-
am, was the organization of the
Red Cross seme time ago here III
Sheyenne. Now the Red Cross SER
vice flag is adorning almost every
home in Sheyenne township. Our
faith in humanity, our devotion
to our country S cause, our loyalty
to our government will now find
expression through the Red Cross.
We Dame into this country of the
free, poor and helpless. because
our own old country could not do
a thing for us. We were royalty re-
eeived by this grand Republic, who
took us under it's wings and car
ed for us, gave us farm, and ev-
cry thing thstt was necessary to
build up a prosperous home. Now
we owe our country every assist
ance we possibly can afford, and
as good true citizens of the United
States where we have all our prop
erty only protected by this union,
which is the only country that also
protects our life, we will stand by
eur country until the last.
Sophus Gulland, who broke his
arm by clAnking an automobile is
getting along better than expected
and attends all the public enter
tainments in center township.
The attendance at the Christ
mas tree in the Central School on
Dee. 2lst was very large, and tn"
program good as usual. Miss Anna.
Peterson left for Doran. Minn and
Miss Helen Hyperion for Fox
home, Mimi, the same evening tn
attend the Christmas with the'l
home folks.
Mrs. Newman Nilsson Of Lisbon
came out on the Goth to spend the
Christmas with her parents and
relatives in Sheyenne.
re Nordmanna Young Peoples
ell tehir minister. ltev. Ii. Tohre-
son with a furlined overcoat on
the 10Th as to show how we APP
preciate his good work among U.s.
Daniel Licdal enlisted at Fargo
last week land is now i'll the east
already and has entered AS a mech
anic for the aviation corps.
The automobile drivers have
had a lot of trouble with their
gasoline during the cold spell. ln'
Gasoline is found to contain "A whole
lot of water. which turns into Ice
in the bottom Of the tank, no VOL
der that Rockefeller can afford 70
rive ten million to Red Cross ana
other benefit institutions. We now
cannot seen any need for him to
raise the price Of kerosene one
cent per gallon. He has sold water
to more than ten million already
or we may say fifty million. 1t is
easv to give away when the peo-
pie pay. .>,<,.,,,, tools
and utensils are now installed IN
ths % domestic department Of the
central school house and paid Tor
Nv nriyate money. Not penny
taken out Of the school treasury ,nH oy
although it cost towards *'D.oo:
Misses Ripperton and Petse.'m,. Peterson ARE
getting along very successfully
With a good attendance.