The Wahpeton times., 1918-03-14
COUNTY NEWS

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Ed Budack, son of County
Treasurer Budack, will accept Il
position in the Citizens National
Bank at Hankinson.
The marriage of Arthur p. Ar
neson and Miss Marie l.. Holton
took place at the brides home at
Kenyon, Mimi. last Saturday.
+. NJ. Whillis, former Han
kinson resident, has resigned as
manager Of the NIovius + lrniture
company at Lidgerwood and sold
his stock in the concern to w. r..
and w. D. Movills. He will take
a brief vacation with his family,
going to California, previous to de-
Gliding what he will do in the fll-
ture. lie is selling his residence
and other property in LidgeI-
wood.-Hankinson News.
Dr. G. IL. Hart S friends will be
pleased to learn that he has been
promoted to the rank of first lieu
tenant. He is now stationed al,
Camp Doniphan or Fort Sill, Okla
Lieut.. Hart S experience in the vet
erinaly service OF the British army
dm ing the l'oer war in South AZ
RIGA is doubtless proving of value
to him al the present time. News
Of his advancement is highly pleas
inc to his friends brrr.-lIanEir
son News.
s'.ltl'itt Void was d Business Wis
itor at Hankinson one day last
week.
Emil G. Blazer, who has been
yard man at Iankinson for John
R. Jones for a good many years.
has resigned his position and will
move to his fine farm in the Cana
dian northwest shortly. He has
sold his residence property to w.
c. Dennstedt who will occupy ii
as soon as the Blazers leave.
Mrs. Aug. Hoefs. wife Of the
county commissioner. is seriously i'll
at her home in Hankinson.
A party composed of August
Hoefs, Chas. Helm, Fred Worner
and H. j. Schuster invaded the
quiet precincts Of the Gustaf Mil
Ter home in Brightwood and had
a series of adventures that will not
soon be forgotten. They agree
that Gustaf keeps nice lot OF
horses, cattle and other live stock.
but the pair of skunks they wished
onto him will long remain a fresh
and fragrant memory. With all
due respect to the honesty Of his
guests. Gustaf still clings to the
idea that with good incorruptible
farmer for a partner he could make
the skunk reverse himself and give
the town card sharks dose Of thci,
own medicine. He denies. too. the
report that it took four barrels Of
disinfectant to fumigate his prem
iscS after the mula game was over
We are inclined to think that OIL,
good friend Gustaf was a victim
Of "dirty deal" literally speak
ing and with a full knowledge OF
the natural tendencies of his
guests.
Tn decision handed down
by Harry Bronson, assistant attor.
ney general of North Dakota, wo
men Of North Dakota have the
right to hold offices for which they
are entitled to vote. w. r. Whit
yer, city auditor of Oakcs. rcccntl.!
wrote the attorney generals office
asking if the women have the right
to hold office. The assistant attor
ney general referred him to section
10 of the code which is as follows
"Every clcctor is eligible to tho
occ for which he is an clcctor. ex
cept when otherwise specially pro
vidcd, and 10 person is eligible
who is not such an clcctor. The
assistant attorney general points
ont that senate bill No. IL Of th'
last session Of the state legislature
gave women the franchise for Ger
tain Offices, and therefore, he hold.
that they arc Untitled TO hold tl'
Offices for which they are cntitlc
to vote.