The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-28
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Dolnss Of Last Few Days Throushou,
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.


James 4. Dinnie, who have spent the
last nine weeks on the. Pacitic coast.
have returned.
Fargo.--A class of ten graduated
from the North D~kota Agricultural
college industrial course, the com.
mencement exercises taking place at
the Little Country theater.
Mott.-William Boscano, section
boss on the Milwaukee, leaped from
his speeder just In time to see 1t
demolished into hundreds of pieces
when struck by an eastbcund freight.
Mott.-Mott cit'zeus united in a
patriotic rally and service dag. dedica.
tion which proved the greatest 10y.
atty demonstration the Southwestern
section of the state has ever wit.
messed. .::-~-
Fargo.-William English Of Bis.
marck has been placed in charge of
the United States government's labor
bureau here which win attend to Ia
Dor needs in North Dakota during the
IL months of the year.
Dickinson.-Mrs.J ]. j. Sweeney has
.receiveds. a cablegram from Harbin.
Manchuria. where her husband is now
located. the American railway expe-
dition destined for Russia. having
moved from Nagasaki, Japan.
Kulm.-Work has been commenced
on new 40,000-bushel capacity ele-
vator to be built by the Farmers Co.
operative Elevator company on the
site Of its old plant, the razing of
which will soon be complete.
Fingal.-Twelve high school pupils
of Fingal. presented the play, wal
ley Farm to an unusually large audi.
ence here. the work OF the young
Thespians bringing special commen.
daticn from all who attended the per-
formance.
AIinot.-The atatc convention of the
Young Peoples league of the three
affiliated Norwegian Lutheran church
es has accepted the invitation of
the NIinot churches of this atfiliation
to hold it's annual convention in this
city next July.
misunderstanding with Cover.
nor Frazier's proclamation. Adiutant
General Frazier now is preparing
regulations for the government of the
North Dakota home guard. which is
to be mustered into one or. more regi.
ments of state militia.
New England.-A blaze believed to
have been incendiary ip origin COM
pletely destroyed the Milwaukee
roundhouse at this point and badly
damaged two engines occupying the
stalls there. The loss will run into
several thousand dollars.
Jud.-.Jud is soon to have its elec-
trio light plant in operation. The
supplies for the identification of the
town were to be in last fall, but owing
to the governments first call on the
facory turning out the machinery, a
long delay was unavoidable.
Fargo.-Rev. Thomas Graham,
chairman of the goto-church COM
mittee of the Fargo federation. am.
nounced that more than 5000 per.
sons attended church in Fargo on go
to-church" Sunday. Every door knob
in the city was tagged on Saturday.
Grand Forks-Federal officers an
nounce the arrest of j. H. Berg Of
Grand Forks. charged with ,mlawfully
selling and distributing book. "The
Finished Mystery" and which they
assert tends to excite and promote
German propaganda under the guise
of religion
Wing.-The largest crowd ever as.
sembled in this village gathered at
the school house to attend the loyalty
meeting. The large auditorium was
filed to overhowing. Practically
every family in town was represented.
and all the Germans from north of
town drove in and collectively rem
dcred "America" from the stage.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota su.
rreme court has denied motion of
.Assistapt Attorney General z. B. Cox
for the dismissal of the appeal CT the
Hughes Electric company from deci-
sion of Judge w. r. Nuessle in the
''''i ~. s-'h NoO1AA. uiSL!4CL SOuIl HOlulllS s
that the corporation must open it's
books for inspection by the state tax
commission for taxation purposes.
Bismarck.-More than half million
acres of new lands. valued at ap.
proximateiy S1.7n0OOn, and which will
produce an annual revenue Of s6S.0o0
in taxes, will be spread upon the
North Dakota tex rolls for the first
time in April. Almost 100000 acres
Of new land. 1855 to be exact, al
ready has become available for taxa.
ton through the proving up Of govern.
ment homesteads in 1917.
Fargo.-.Tudge A. r. Cole . the dis.
frict court. ordered the jury to re-
turn verdict in favor OF the defend.
ants in the $4,000 personal injury suit
to Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Vannett OF
Fargo. against MIR. and Mrs. r. H
Cole Of this city. Mrs. Vannett
claimed this amount for injuries
which she alleged she sutained last
summer when struck by an automobile
driven by Mrs. Cole, near the Great
Northern station.
Sentinel Butte.-I-ewis F. Crawford
president of the state board o.
regents. has received letter from
Lord Northcliffe Of, England express
Ing his appreciation of the sentiment!