The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-06-05

Jamestown-Fred Smith, jr., %, sol
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith, of this
| city, passed away at Rochester, Mimi.
where ne was taken for treatment las
week.
Jamestown-Gottleib Lang, 20, pio-
neer retired farmer, passed away here
| Sunday. Funeral services were con-
| Quoted today.
Jamestown-Quality Folks was the
title of a masterful address delivered tc
members of the graduating class of the
Jamestown high school at the annual
baccalaureate service here Sunday eve-
ming by Rev. T. A. Olsen. Commence
ment exercises will be held here Friday
evening.
Jamestown-Another relic of the old
Indian days was exhumed by H. M
Stroud and Nick Flagler at Spiritwooo
lake Sunday, when they discovered the
skull and bones of an Indian in a
mound near the summer resort.
Bismarck-Simple Peter Thompson
frocks will replace the usual gtddy
gowns with the twenty-one girl gradu-
peter Thompsons," recently prescribed
by the board of education, first made
their appearance at the baccalaureate
sermon Sunday. They will be worn
and again at the commencement pro-
gram Thursday evening.
Bismarck-Bishop S. p. Spring, OF
Naperville, ILL.,, will off1ciate at the ded-
ication of the new $4,000 nurses home
recently completed in connection with
the Bismarck Evangelical hospital. the
largest in North Dakota Others who
will participate in the exercises next
Sunday are Gov. Lynn j. Frazier and
Atty. Gen. William S. LANCER.
Bismarck-Corn -four may be used in
the state institutions If the sample to
be tested proves satisfactory. The
state board of control has received 9
communication from q Milwaukee mill
sidering the matter so as to cut down
the amount of wheat used in this state.
A sample probably will be tested at the
jamestown institution.
Bismarck-F. L. Watkins, superin-
tendent of the State Enforcement
league, called at the state capitol yes
terday and conferred with Gov. Lynn
j. Frazier relative to law enforcement.
Mr. Watkins has just returned from
Minot, where he aided Attorney Gener-
al LANCER in his anti-vice campaign.
Rismarck-Several business institu-
tions at Ellendale and Monango are IN
favor of granting the railroads 10
per cent rate increase and they peti-
toned the state railroad commission 70
grant that increase yesterday.
Bismarck-State employees will have
a two weeks vacation with pay this
year instead of month to six weeks
as in former years, as a result or ac-
tion taken by the state auditing poaro;
grant a vacation of month to It's en-
ployes another six weeks and SO on.
Bismarck - Co. A yesterday was
transferred from Camp Frazier TO Fort
lincoln. Only a small detail now Is
left at Frazier to guard the Northern
i BismarckGcapt. B. F. Ristine. U. s.
who has been attached to the North
DAKOTA National guard as instructor
ineneetor. left yesterday for Des
Moines. Ia upon wired instructions 20
renort to the commander there. Wheth-
eT ne is to be given another assignment
is not known.
Plaza--Sturdy, frislSy twin colts OF
registered stock are proving an attrac-
tioa on the G. B. Hegge farm.
Van Hook-with the cooperation Of
a native Indian expert, the Ladies' Civic
league is surrounding the public park
with 4 handsome buffalo berry hedge.
The buffalo berry is native, fully as at
tracttve as the barberrys and II does
not share with the latter the suspicion
of being responsible for rust.
Bismarck c. BONNER, OF Mil
hank. 81 D., succeeds Rev. William
guckow. OF Bismarck. as superintend-
ent of the Bismarck district of the
F5vaneeIicaI association, and Dr..
suckow becomes superintendent of the
Bismarck Evangelical hospital, the
lnrgeaf in the state, succeeding Miss
Herman, whose time is largely Cccu-
pied with preparing the Bismarck Red
Cross unit for the 'front.'