The Oakes times., 1917-08-30
News Of the Week From All
Sections Of the State.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
Events Are Briefly Covered in Order
to Make Perusal Easier for
the Busy Reader.

ham, has lost four cattle through
blackleg, disease not common in
that section since pioneer days.
Adolph Lehman, charged with the
murder of Matthias Wetzstein at Rich.
ardson last June, will be tried prob.
ably in Morton or Burleigh county on
Sept. 4.
In an effort to save her children,
who were trapped in a burning house
on ranch near Williston, Mrs. Harry
Mckay was burned to death. The chill.
dren did not escape.
One hundred friends participated in
the observance of the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Peder
Magnussen at Wahpeton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Magnussen were married fifty
years ago in Norway.
The body of Mrs. Patrick Brown,
103 years old, who died at Leeds, was
taken to Bismarck and inferred be-
side that of her husband at St. Mary's
} cemetery. Mr.. Brown died five years
ago at the age of 105.
Hans johnson, formerly of the
Rainey Butte country, travelled all the
way from Maple Creek, Sask., to Ami
don to be on hand when his registra.
tion number was called. The journey
consumed three days.
The biggest wild West exhibition Of
the year will be the Berthold Indians
three days fair at Elbowoods Sept. 25,
26 and 27. Indians and guests will
camp out during the exposition. There
will be old time Indian sports.
Bowman county has certified it's
quota of fifty-four men for service and
has ten to spare out of the first $50
called. Even though in an agricultural
and stock county few exemptions have
been made on occupational grounds.
The compulsory vaccination Of
school children will be required this
year in North Dakota of all children
before entering school, according to
DR.. G. ]. McGurren of Devils Lake,
secretary. of the department of public
health.
The state supreme court has hand.
ed down a decision that the states
ACW 61dAu 61du1u6 dCt Is COuSLlLutlOu
al, excepting the provision for charg-
ing Is per cent in excess of the
amount required to finance operations
of the act.
Robert Powlizon, twenty years old,
son of Fargo dairyman, was fatally
injured when he was thrown from a
motorcycle near Buffalo. Powlizon $
machine struck chuck hole in the
road, throwing the driver on his head
and shoulders.
Two small children of George Neu-
man we're burned to death at Hankin-
son when large hay barn on the Neu.
man farm was destroyed. The chill.
and were evidently trapped by the
flames while playing.
Coal dealers of Grand Forks say
that the presidents proclamation fix.
ing the price Of coal will have very
little effect on the price in that sec.
tion. The dealers say they are chief.
ly concerned with the supply. Hard
coal is now selling for 81 ton.
The Red Cross war council an.
nounces the appointment of A. R. Rog.
ers, president of the Rogers Lumber
company of Minneapolis, as manager
of the Northern division of the Red
Cross, which includes Minnesota,
North and South Dakota and Montana.
A crock of water at the home of
Robert Bohn at Hankinson caused the
death of Myrtle, his little daughter.
The crock had only about pail of
water in the bottom. While playing
in the yard the child reached over the
edge of the basin and lost her balance.
Asserting that he had not regis
tered earlier because he could not be
certain he was of the required age
until he had communicated with his
parents in Minnesota, Martin Gilbert
son presented himself before the Ami
lister.
Edwin White, son of former Gov
ernor Frank White, who is colonel of
the Second North Dakota regiment,
has received instructions to report i'm.
mediately for duty on the battleship
q.
ensign in the quartermaster's depart
ment of the navy.
w. ]. Legge of Harvey, brakeman
on the 500 Line, was found dead OH
the tracks near Burlington. 1T is be.
lieved that Legge was hanging on the
side ladder and was brushed off by an
iron frame which protruded over the
platform at the station. A widow and
child at Harvey survive.
Janitoring is lucrative business
William Boehm, fifty-two years old
born in Odessa, Russia, and who ses
tied at Mandan in 1891, died suddenly
For twelve years prior to his death hs
was employed as janitor at the Morton
County house and probate papers filed
place his estate at $4,000.