The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-02

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sion, ranked first with a valuation of
$82,539 in goods produced. For the
one month of March, production sta
tistics show the per capita valuation
has reached 1916 cents for the divi-
sion, indicating that workers have al
most doubled their record for either
January Or February. In March, divi-
sion workers have produced hospital
garments and knitted articles with a
valuation of $47O,942.71 and surgical
dressings to the value of $99, 443.6 go,
making a total of $570,386.34. These
figures are slightly in excess of the
production figures for the division
compiled at Washington for the reason
that the Washington figures include
only goods received from the division,
making no account of the goods COM
pleted and either in the division store
house or in transit to shipping points.
A pair of mitts which we're first
put up at auction by the Red Cross
branch of Hyde Park, N. D., and sold
for $3.50 are o being offered to all
Red Cross organizations who wish to
use them for raising money. In Lar
more, N. D., these mitts brought $54
and in Neche, N. D., they were sold a
number of times and finally Melted
$136 for the society. They are now
in the latter town and will be sent
to Red Cross chapters and branches
who desire to use them at benefit AUG
tons. 1t is requested that as soon as
they have served their usefulness that
they be returned to w. w. O'Hara,
secretary Of the Neche Red Cross
branch.
In Cherry Creek, s. D., a Red Cross
branch was organized recently. Near
ly everyone Of the "a members are In
dams and they have already paid $149
in dues alone. The rector Of their
Episcopal church turned over $3.50 to
the society. This amount was arised
at song services.
The Golden Valley auxiliary Of the
American Red Cross, Broadview, Mon
tana, is asking farmers to pledge
themselves to give the proceeds from
n acre Of wheat to the Red Cross.
Small white sign boards with a Red
Cross in the center are to be placed
on the farms with these words upon
them: proceeds 1918 from one acre
Of wheat on this farm to be given to
the Golden Valley auxiliary of the
Red Cross" Eleven pledges have
been secured by the auxiliary, but the
goal is for Is.
. A white elephant" sale held re-
Gently in Sturgis, S. D., for the benefit
of the Meade county Red Cross chap
ter, brought $1,4O0 into it's treasury.
The Richardton branch of the Red
Cross, Richardton, N. D., raised ST.
for their local chapter. about
two weeks ago. Most Of this amount
was raised at an auction; the remain
der was realized from a dinner, dance
and supper. This was the first Red
Cross drive for funds in Richardton,
which is a German settlement.
Leslie Vernon Bellwood, O of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Bellwood Hudson, S.
D., who was born early on Easter
morning was made, when. only two
minutes old, possessor of 500 worth
of third issue Liberty bonds.
The finance committee of the Rich
land county Red Cross chapter, Sid
ney, Mont, recently held a country
fair" for their organization. The sum
of $697.67 was realized from the fair.
During the last five weeks ten and
twenty-five cent chain teas have been
given in Sidney, and to date $565.61
has been added to the Red Cross funds
from this source.
Rural Carrier Examination.
Amended Announcement
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
nation for the county of Bottineau, N.
Dak., to be held at Bottineau on May