The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-01-24
Facts About the
Flickertal State

elected president of the North Dakota
Seed Growers association at the
Fargo convention, and Prof. H. L. Boil.
Icy was reelected secretary.treas-
urer.
The First National bank Of Fargo
has inaugurated a contest in which
500 is offered in prizes for the best
essays on the development of the
state. The contest will close Feb. 20
and is commemorative of the banks
40ti anniversary.
Allan Carpenter. a graduate of Far
go college, has been secured as the
general secretary of the jamestown
Y. NJ. c. A., to succeed Secretary
Bell, who has passed the examine
lions for entrance into the officers
training camp for the aerial service.
The Grain Growers association
elected the following officers at the
annual meeting held in Fargo: c. B.
Waldron, North Dakota Agricultural
college, president; G. W. Randlett,
South Dakota Agricultural college,
vice president; w. c. Palmer, North
Dakota Agricultural college, secretary.
What is said by United States Dis.
trict Attorney M. A. Hildreth to be
the heaviest fine aver imposed in the
district federal court was assessed
the Schmidt Brewing company Of st.
Paul by Judge Amidon. Jacob
Schmidt, of the Schmidt Brewing
company, was charged with violation
Of section 240 of the federal penal
code, tie shipping of intoxicating liz.
uor into North Dakota by interstate
commerce. The court found the de-
PENDANTS guilty and fined them $3.50
on each of 20 counts, making q total
fine of $7,250.
A Masonic council of defense, con
sisting of nine members, was formed
at a conference at Fargo. The men
named to membership in the. council
are: w. J. Reynolds, Westlope,
grand master; w. L. Stockwell, Far
go, grand secretary; Judge H. G..
Hick, Cavalier, representing the grand
lodge of A. F. and A. M. of North Da-
kota; Rev. l.. G. Moultrie, Valley
City, representing the grand chapter
of the R. A. NJ; Judge A. G. Burr,
Rugby, representing the grand coun-
ell R. and S. NJ; Frank H. Sprague,
Grafton, representing grand comman-
Diary, Knights Templar; Mrs. w. S.
Parker, Lisbon, representing grand
chapter, o. e. S.; II. C. Plumley, Far
go. inspector general, representing
Scottish Rite bodies of North Dakota,
and F. D. Cameron, Grand Forks, rep
resenting Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine.
H. F. O'Hare has been appointed
enrolling agent for Burleigh county
for the United States public reserve,
which is engaged in assembling la
Dor for use in the federal shipbuildine
industry and in other enterprises in
which the government is interested.
The application of the Red River
Power company to make a 10 pei
cent extra charge on gas and cleo
trio bills is being considered by the
city council of Grand Forks. The OK
ira charge is proposed by the com
pany as a means of meeting increased
production costs. An investigation is
being made by the council commit
tee.
Buy seed corn at once, is the warn
ing that E.. w. Hall, county agent, is
giving to farmers through the press
of Williams county. The price is s1(
per bushel, with sacks extra, and or
ders will have to be sent to the seed
houses, as they have the only supply
Of North Dakota grown seed on hand
"Tnis, l know, represents a big price,
said the county agent, "but it is still
cheaper than seeding wheat, at that
Frank Adams, an I. w. w. recent,
arrested at Bowman by Special Office
Haywood of the Milwaukee railroad
and Sheriff Norem, pleaded guilty tt
the officers Of cutting the rubber hos,
connections on the airbrake system
! on the Milwaukee trains. This de
struction has puzzled the milwaukee,
officials for some time, as it has oc
. Cured along the line, and causc'
much Inconvenience and expense, es
pecially during the cold weather
Since the railroads Of t.le countr,
have been taken owe by the govern
ment there is a question as i
whether or not Adams can be prose
cuted and sentenced under tn
charge of willful destruction of Unite
States government property, whic
carries a very much more sever
penalty with it.
The North Dakota Live Stock asst
citation will hold its annual meeting 1
Grand Forks March Z and s.
Addresses by former Governor /
: B. Hanna of North Dakota, Treadwe
Twitchell, Jay w. Bliss, state engii
. eer, and J.. P. Hardy of the Fare
8 Commercial club, featured the ele
? enth annual convention of the count
d commissioners Of North Dakota held
IS Fargo. <
|v Frank Freeburg, formerlya ward
the North Dakota Children's home
Fargo, died in a naval hospital at No
=. folk, Va, according to word receive
~ by Frank d. Hall, superintendent
u the home.
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