Courier Democrat., 1918-06-13
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poihos OF Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condemned for
Hasty Perusal.

Calvin.-Grant Cameron of this
place was injured when the Ford he
was riding in tipped over.
Fairview. - The Fairview postof.
five was robbed of few pennies left
in the tin and some mail matter,
mostly letters and packages.
Fargo-Francis j. Slominski, Minto,
was ordained a Catholic priest in St.
Mary's cathedral here by the Rt.
Rev. James O'Reilly, bishop of Fargo.
Observation-Disclosures high school
graduated class of thirty-four this
year. Rev. G. w. Simon preached the
baccalaureate sermon at the Presby-
terian church.
Fargo-Mission work among Indian
girls Of the Standing Rock Indian
reservation was given financial sup.
port by the North Dakota Episcopa-
lian Auxiliary guild, at the annual
conference
Fargo-The Fargo high school grad
uated a class of ffty-eight this year.
DR.. E. F. Ladd, president Of the
North Dakota Agricultural college
was the commencement speaker and
awarded the diplomas.
Minot.-Bert Van Hook was fined
IS and SIS costs in police court on a
charge of speeding. being the first
victim of the crusade against reckless
drivers which has been inaugurated by
the Minot Automobile club.
Balfour. The German-American
Bank of Balfour has dropped the Ger.
man from its name, and hereafter
will be known as the American, State
Bank. A. L. Lombard is president
and w. F. Lehman cashier.
Minot-Three hundred and thirty.
three stars are on the service flag
presented to the city of Minot by the
Girls Military squad. The girls have
also erected q shaft in Riverside
park in honor of Minot's heroes in
France.
Bismarck.-A. B. Welch, who left
Bismarck as captain of company in
the Second North Dakota regiment,
which was later split up, is now
major in the national army in France
and has been recommended, for "a col
onelcy. .,.
Devils Lake.-Rev. T. T. Hansen,
builder of the local Bethel Free church
and for. seven years its pastor,y has
resigned to take parish at Fitch
Vile, this state. He will be succeeded
by Rev. John Killeli of Minneapolis,
newly ordained minister. .4.e..
EarO0-Pnv
City, was elected secretary; c. D.
Lord, Park River treasurer; and
Dean H.. F. Kloman, Fargo, registar
of the Episcopal church of North
Dakota at the annual convoeation
here. Rev. Fl. T. Socket, Grafton:
and Rev. A. H. Beer, Casselton, were
elevated to deacons.
Steele.-Being shaken from the plat.
form of an engine plow by the rough
road, the nephew of George Galbreath,
residing near Tuttle, narrowly escaped
death when ground beneath disc and
soil packer attached to the plow, suf-
fering severe cuts, several of Which
| exposed the lungs. Mr.. Galbreath
who was driving the engine, dill not
see his nephew fall. -.
| Bismarck.-The N D, Council of De.
Tense is petitioned by resolution adopt
| ed by Labor's Loyal Legion, in state
convention at Fargo to close all bill
lard and pool halls, bowling alleys
and other unnecessary games" ex-
cept from Z to 10 p. m. each week
day, as means of removing an incen.
tive to loafers and with a further
view to releasing employees for other
occupations.
Fargo.-The body of Mrs. Anna G.
True, 70, once the teacher of Gen.
John J. Pershing, who died at her
home in Fargo, was erematcd in Min
neapolis and the ashes sent to La.
clode, Mo-, her old home, for burial
1t was while she was conducting a
private school at Laclode that John
Pershing was among her students and
she often referred to the American
commander of the overseas forces as
cher boy Jack"
Fargo.-With more than 1000 pres
ent when President H. G. Stub called
the gathering to order, the Norwegian
Lutheran church of America opened
its special convention. The conven
ton, the first since the three great
Lutheran bodies, the United, the
Synod and the Norwegian, joined
hands year ago, is expected to dis
pose Of questions affecting the work o+
the denomination in the United State:
and Canada during the balance of the
; war
* Bismarck.-May, 1918, was the wet
test since May, 1915, the year of thu
biggest crops in North Dakota's his
tory, according t6 the monthly meteor
illogical summary issued today by
r w. Roberts, chief of the North Da
Ekota weather bureau. The precipita
T tion for May was 2.O3 inches, At O
an inch below the normal for thi
month since 1875, which is $50 inch
es, but vastly IN excess of the .26 O