The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-08

BY. April 80, a total of $366,455.15
viii be available, on incomes from the
university and school lands for appor-
tionment to the common schools.
Adjutant General Fraser received
two additional calls from the war de
partment for seven men to entrain on
May 20 for Camp Meade. Admiral. Md.
The calls ask for Ave locomotive en-
gineers and firemen and two boiler
makers. The superintendent has been
made by calling on Slope, Mclean,
Emmons, Dickey. Burleigh, Griggs and
Morton counties to furnish one man
each.
In response to. complaints from a
number of Northern Pacific points
west of the Missouri which have called
the North Dakota railway COMMITS
sion's attention to the fact that a
higher. rate is charged for seed and
feed shipments westbound than for
the same commodities going east, the
rail board has filed with the Interstate
commerce commission a formal petit
ton for hearing on this subject.
Cato Sells, commissioner OF Indian
affairs, strongly commends the intel
ligent and sincere manner in which
you have presented to me the wishes
of the Sioux nation concerning the
prosecution of their claim against the
government, as set out in resolutions
adopted at the recent Crow Creek
council" in a letter to Robert High
as futile, Representatives Of the Sioux
Black Hills council.
U. S. Elmer, United States gopher
expert, and j. w. Brander, county
agent, started on the second annual
campaign of determination against
the Burleigh county gopher. Meetings
will be held in every township In the
county.
Mrs. Levi Romeo, 81, pioneer of
Mandan, passed away at the Romeo
home in sebattus, Me. The remains
will be brought to Mandan for burial
May II has been selected as the
date FOR the annual M high s4hool senior
pened to Jones" is the play.
One of the interesting actions to be
tried at the May term of district court
in Bismarck IS that of O. G. Adams,
change of venue from Adams county.
The charge against Adams is that he
sought to bride Q. A. Peterson, a mem
s Der of the school board, to induce him
to purchase certain school supplies.
Fred Pix1ey, aged 40, a. resident of
Bismarck for many years, overtaken
by Ill fortune decade ago and since
that time county charge, is dead.
The Bismarck commission ana Bur
leigh county commissioners are at
odds over the appointment Of election
officials. The county officers have all
ready named election officers for Bis
natck
Grant end Sioux county VIII Coop
crate in bridging the Cannonbs4il river
at Shields.
The Hotel Brown at Mott has been
taken over by Mr.. and Mrs. N. IA.
Mesher.
The coroner's jury said that Mrs.
Bera Messing of Minot, found dead In
bed, was the victim OF too much all
5cohol.
Ward Mccrill has bean arrested
again at Minot for operating a public
rest He has been in trouble before.
Three others were jailed in the raids.
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
win open a branch at Minot.
Ward county bought over 100000
worth Of Liberty bonds.
Al. a.. schoonmaker, arrested at Mi
not for embezzlement.. waived exam
ination.
The Grand Forks city. council has
movement. Forks folks may do So
just one
The Ramsey county farm bureau
will maintain an employment agency,
conduct q membership capafgn and
stage a big picnic in june.
ut was "a degrees at Grand Forks
Sunday-sane as Moorhead,
Grand Forks Methodists are parti,e,,iaa
mating in the Wesley college 100000
endowment fund campaign.
Indications are that Grand Forks
gill have a big crowd for it's May ~
celebrations
Archie CoIIette. 49, was drowned IN
the Park river at Grafton. He took
cramps He was the son OF MIS- Alex
Collects,
SIX alleged blind pigs we're raidee
ut East Grand Forks, and some llauol
was confiscated
Is. Elt0n, Grand Forks, with Oh.