The Wahpeton times., 1918-04-11

and expects to start out with 30
members.
Halliday-R. l.. Wilcox of Killdeer
has succeeded County Auditor Quit.
man as a member of the Dunn county
exemption board.
Lansford. Nye. son or F.di.
tor Nye. is the proud poss0sor of a
/ broken leg. he having disputed the
ri"ht of way with a Ford.
Fargo-Sale of war savings stamps
and thrift stamps will not he pushed
during the time the Third Liberty
Loan campaign is under way.
Notwithstanding after raising
more than $4,000 at former sale.
held another rally and "sweetened"
the former amount by $1.406.77.
Devils Lakewood has been re-
ceived here that Martin J. Kelly Of
this city. has been commissioned a
second lieutenant In the aviation
service by General Pershing.
Killdeer.-Charles Palmer. sae Of
the Slopes most promising Young
publishers, has gone to war and the
KilIdecr Tribune has been taken over
by G. J. Ranney Of Dodge.
cartwright -Knut Christianson Of
this place. who left last September
as member Of Company r Of Will
listo1. has been killed in action in
France. according to advices from
Washington to relatives.
Observation-Disclosures General LANCER
Of North Dakota. who has returned
from Washington. declared that farm
ers in North Dakota who have seed
and feed bond liens on lands will he
able to get farm loans from the Fed.
eral land bank
Bowman.-E. IT. Webbcr. travel
ing salesman. was almost killed
when the Ford he was riding in.
overturned east of Bowman and
pinned him under the car where h
was found an hour later. Ills shoul
der had been dislocated.
Fargo.--A jury in the Cass. county
district court returned verdict Of
500 in favor of John Noue of Ayr
in his suit for 81 900 against the ST.
Paul Fire & Marine Insurance orm-
pany. for the alleged loss of, his
crop which was destroyed by hail in
the summer of 1916.
Alkabo.--Swen Ristad Of this place
one of the boys who left Sept 10
with the second contingent. died re.
Gently at Camp Pike. Ark The re-
mains were brought to Alkabo.
where the funeral was held. His par.
ents reside in Norway. while two
brothers are located in North Da.
kOta.
Glen IIllin.-James Wilson. one Of
the well.known conductors OF the
Northern Pacific. died at the railway
company's hospital at Glendive
Mont. after being in the service Of
the road for the last twenty years.
The funeral was held at his old
home here under Masonic rites. A
widow and two sons survive.
Dickinson. John Eide, better
known as shorty" who enlisted in
the Dickinson Machine Gun Com
pany. has practically lost his hearing
according to the reports from France.
The ear drum of one ear has been
rendered entirely useless. while that
of the other is also effected He is
now taking treatment at a military
hospital
Bismarck.-Axel Strom has ten.
dered his resignation as sheriff Of
Williams county to the board Of
county commissioners. the resigna.
tion to take effect the first of May
Mr.. Strom cites as his reason for
resignation that he Is unable to at
tend to the duties Of the sheriff's Of
fee and the local war board at the
same time.
Fargo.-Dr r. F. T.add, after at.
tending meeting of food admins
traitors Of six northwestern states at
Minneapolis. said he believed vol
untary conservation of wheat was
not producing the desired results.
Some definite way of limiting con-
sumption in accordance with govern.
ment regulations will have to be
worked out if the war continues
much longer" he said. 81 think both
-four and bread cards for consumers
may he reSorted to within sixty
days"
Observation-Disclosures a cleft in
her chin made with blow from a
J hammer. showing mishapen humer.
| us bones in both arms, resulting
: from mishandling. and displaying
e punctures from some sharp instru
$ ment in her back and shoulders
d muscles which had been dug into
}. with pair Of shears hands ani
feet frozen and infamed and teetf
y knocked out. Tillie Jordan. ~ year.
= old, told an almost unbelievable tale
2 Of the prosecutions which she ha
9 suffered at the hands Of her step
g mother. Rose Jordan. Mrs. Jorda,
s was araisned on complaint Of Judg,
Q Sterland. juvenile officer, after neigh
g bors had told of her treatment o
y her stepchild. Mrs Jordan has beel
" held to the next term Of iistric
h court under bonds Of $500, and he
10 victim has been taken to goo
home in Dickinson.
g. Bismarck.-Maurice J. Duffy. for
e, merly assistant postmaster at Gran