Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-20

accrued at a turkey shoot, supper and
dance held on the Byron township
farm Of Roy Balfour during the past
week. 1t all went to the Red Cross
fund.
Clyde has formed a cemetery asso-
citation which is beng duly incorpora-
ted. For the present Banker Sillers
is at the head of the organization.
Bob Myers. who is among the
"Jackies" from this county at the
Great Lakes naval training station,
writes to the folks at Hannah that in
t~ensive training indicates that an
early joining of the sea going fleet
is now looked FOR.
According to news which Mrs.
Bogstie of Munich, received from her
sons, Victor and Lawson, who are
with Company E, their division en-
barked for Europe OF December 9th.
According to this they should be safely
landed on the other side by this time.
At Hannah the information has
been received that Roger Olson,
son of Martin C. Olson, who enlisted
some weeks ago in the aviation corps
service has gone over to France, being
at Camp Mills at the time of embarka.
ton.
Another Cavalier county boy who
is now cover there" is Neil Reid,
who went from Bismarck to enter the
signal service. His older brother,
Austin is with the 18th Trench Mortar
Battery and it is noted has lately been
| given promotion.
The Osnabrock branch Of the Red
Cross received quite a boost in funds
during the past week. The receipts
of the dance amounted to 1913. 90.
To this was added $50, the result of a
social given by the pupils and the
teacher of the Soper school.
Next weeks festivities at Osna-
brock will be featured by a community
Christmas tree, in the town hall. The
freman's annual ball, a yearly event
on New Years night is to be q big
affair with Osnabrock young people
during the approaching holidays.
Next week will be the last chance
of the readers of the Wales Progress
and the Hannah Moon TO renew their
subscriptions to those papers at the
old dollar and a half price. After the
first of the new year the price of sub
scription will be advanced to- two
dollars a year.
Thomas Spiker, IN of the early
pioneers of western Cavalier county,
who removed from Hannah some years
ago to locate at Pennant, Sask.. is
reported to have sustained a second
paralytic stroke and as being in a
critical condition
Dentist Brennan, who is again 10.
Gated at Hannah is stated as having
within the week received a cable
gram, from his son Edmund, who has
a post with the telephone service Of
the government, apprising him OF
the arrival in France of the transport
or which he was aboard without any
mishap.
Milton is making plans for it's Rec
Cross campaign drive that will sure
stir up the towns people. The ide.
includes four minute speeches at public
gathering places several times eacl
day during the week. Committees viii
also make a house to house canval
of the town and immediate vicinity.
An item from the training quar-
tiers of u boys of Company E. nov
located at Camp Merritt, N. j.,
intimates that the next move to bt
made has been censored. Mention i
also made of the transfer of Captain
Ross to another unite Of the service
This is customary when the move t
the front is being made.
The 10th Trench Mortar Battery
composed of the boys of Co. E. 0
Cavalier county, according to letter
OF, the past week indicate that tn
boys are for the present divided up
Some have been left at Camp Mills
New York, while most have bee
transferred to Camp Merritt, N. j
The latter have much improved qua,
tiers, but it will be noted are bein
kept close to the seaboard.
Corporal E. J. IVogt. one of tt
boys from the southwestern part {
the county with Company E., write
to Banker Antony of Munich from Il
Long Island camp. and among othe
things states that q part of the con
pany has already left for the embark;
ton point and that all of the DO,
have now received cards, which are
be directed to relatives and frien
and will be mailed as soon as tht
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