The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-08-17
N. D. BRIEFS

| N. D. BRIEFS 1 +
Kensal - The threshing season
started here this week. Frank link
sixty bushels to the acre.
Killdeer-Pat Wright, living five
jured above the right eye when the
lever on a binder which he was oper-
Ating slipped and struck him.
Bowmai-Falling backward off a
load of hay, Mrs. William Mulcahy,
living ten miles southwest of here,
was quite seriously injured. She
struck on her shoulders. No bones
were broken.
Rhame--o. E. McNew was badly in
Jured about the face and hands as the
! result of an explosion while general
ing his gas lights. But for his pres
ence of mind in throwing his hands
over his face, he probably would have
Iost the sight in both eyes.
Reeder-Reports of striking gas
nave been made by officials of the
i Dome Oil Co., which has been drilling
for oil in. the country north of Mar
marth. ~
Wimbledon--The auto owned by A.
y: SWarthout, of this city, was COM
pleteiy wrecked and its owner es-
another car during a race.
,Jamestown-Mrs. Louis Fine is en-
Joying visit from her sister, Anna
Berton. The two had not seen each
other for quarter of a century. Mrs.
Fines sister came to America three
years ago on the last boat to leave
Germany-and the boat is still in
termed in an American port.
Hebron - Leopold Schneider and
| FAMILY had a narrow escape from
death in flames, escaping through
windows, when their home caught fire
and burned to the ground.
Bismarck. H. Calderhead, secre-
tary of the North Dakota railway
commission, is home from a vacation
spent on his ranch at Cartwright
IThere he found his crops fair, though
there mas not been any rain since
Bismarck - Charles Leissman, Of
the adJutant generals Office, is en-
gagged in assigning serial numbers for
the draft to registrants whose cards
We're received after the last date as
signed for fling.
working day and night, are trans
I forming 5000 acres of land, covering
a tract seven miles long and fivc
miles wide, into the greatest of Uncle
SSsms Sa,ar.h,iss sixteen large cantonments. at
chever Cameron. of the North Dakota
quartermaster corps, to Maj. Paul
Tharalson. -
Bismarck-The highway commis-
sion Will meet at 1880 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon to consioer state and
federal aid projects involving about
100000, for which it is hoped to let
contracts soon.
/ Garrison - An excellent calcined
/ specimen of deep sea fauna in a state
OF perfect preservation was UNI
in excavations being made here for a
new business structure. Shellfish and
| other crustaceans have been preserv-
ed through the centuries by a coating
of lime.
Langdon Langdon claims the
| shortest international railway in
America in the line to be constructed
| by the Cavalier Country Railway Co,
incorporated today. The line is just
half-mile long, extending from the
It connects with the 500 line.
Leith--Many tons of needed hay
! were destroyed when a prairie Are
/ burned over a wide strip of country
east of Spring Butte. The lands were
owned by j. H. Boehmer and N. p.
/ Nelson.
Bismarck A. o. Engemoen. of
Steele. former assistant cashier in a
bank at that place, has been named
i by j. r. Waters, deputy state bank
/ examiner, to succeed Deputy Stang
Ter, who is In the military service OF
the state.
Bismarck-Capt c. /. Cook and
Lieut.. Bert Sprague, of Co. M, Second
regiment. and Major Davis, all OF
Beach, were in the city today in, con-
ference with Adjutant General Fra
ser relative to the commissioning OF
officers for the Beach company.
Sheyenne-Sheyenne will celebrate
| its third annual market day Monday,
/ Sept. g.. IL Is planned to have Gov
ernor Frazier speak.
| Mineral Springs-Vesta, 6-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Tompkins,
was painfully Injured when her limb
was caught in the spokes Of a cart
wheel.
Maddock--Joe Hammer was elected
chairman and r. "A. Nelson, secretary,
of the Home Defense league when
was organized here, The wage scale
harvest. and 81 for threshers. on a
ten-hour scale.
Jamestown-At Spiritwood lake on
SUNDAY patriotic day observance
will be held. which will also be
known as Red Cross day. Hon. J. s.
: Watson, Of Fargo, will be the speaker.
Crosby-crops were badly pounded
in the district south OF here by hail,
which followed the same pth as IL dia
a year ago. IL IS reported that the
damage to the crops in the district
hit will be bout 80 per cent.
Minot-Aug. II and % have been
picked as the dates for the vegetable
show TO be held in this city. Few
cash prizes will be offered, but hon
ors Will be offered competitors. The
show will be conducted under the di-
rection OF the City Beautifying
league.
Petersburg-T. e. LaTourette was
elected president and James Broten,
secretary, when the business men and
farmers Of this city met and organ
ICED a Home Defense league. A farm
labor bureau win be run in connec-
ti0n with the work OF the league.
Ada, 1finn.-JuIius Pleth, engged in
the land business In Ada for the last
seventeen years, was found dead IN
the stateroom of a 500 train reaching
Thief River Falls, MINI. He was on
his way home from the twin cities.
George Washington The mode by
draft e, am persuaded, the only EN-
cacious one 20 obtain men. II appears
10 me certain that iE As the only one
TO obtain them in tfme.