The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-05-09

prfsing North Lennon. Spring Butte
and Cedar Butte townships have sub
scribed their llotments On . $50
per cent basis.
Caffington.-With the departure Of
Dr.. e. l. Goss tor Q base hospital Q
short distance from Des Moines. Car.
rington has givea IL third medical
man TO the colors.
Psfgo.-Clsude z. veoaas, postmas.
tse ct Maxoass. he's been arrested.
charged with emAezxlemsnt OF 9ss.
He has furnished tsos bail for his
appearance In federal court.
Diekinson.-Asyor J. v. lessen has
appointed Jerry Hayes @ chief of 20.
lice. TIE new CHIEF was Stark coun.
tvs drst sheriff end T. one Of the
real pioneers Of the county.
Farto.-Aftsr three days OF gea.
eral hospitality. hfty-slx Cas- county
soldiers and eight transfers from other
counties entrained 1T the Northern
Pacific station here for Camp Dodge
Turtle IAke.-I.awrence Stephen
con Of Mrs. Hattie Stephenson, Turtle
Lake. died Of heart failure In . mill.
tary camp ct Caswell. N. c.. aud
the remains were brought back here
for burial.
Bismarck.-Andrew A. Bruce. chief
Justice Of the North Dakota supreme
court. will resign about Oct. and
30 to Minnesota for the purpose Of
taking up his new work as instructor
OF law at the state university.
Newville.-Newville is planning .
Red Cross celebration Nay Is and
has secured Governor Frazier as .
speaker. There will be sale with r
H. Hyland of Devils Lake aud Mr.
Robson Of Cando acting as auction
GERS.
Minot.-Mrs Phoebe Buck, wife o,
A. Buck, who confessed to the muir.
der Of policeman here pleaded
guilty to charge Of maintaining q
common nuisance. She was sentenc
ed to four months in Jail and fined
5000.
Minot-The Ninot division of the
Great Northern has made q remark.
able good showing in the Third Lib.
erty Loan drive. being second only
| to the Terminal division, which in.
cludes St. Paul The Minot division
has subscribed for $121,OOO
Bismarck.-There were $500 births
and 1897 deaths in North Dakota dur
ing the months Of January, February
March. this year. according to the
reports just issued from the office OF
DR.. c. J. McGurren, secretary of the
state health board. The deaths dur
ing this period in 1918 showed an in
crease OF 116 over the same period
last year.
Fargo.-Ransom county, on the day
the apportionment for the Red Cross
drive was given out had oversub
scribed its allotment Of $4,000 By
$1,145. according to word received q,
state headquarters here. The drive
is scheduled to start next week. Il
is believed that Ransom county I,
the first TN the country to go owe,
the top" In this campaign.
Minot.-Clark n. Ticknor was ar
raigned in police court charged viii
murder in the first degree. He waived
examination and was unable TO fur
nsh $4,000 bail. ftcknor 10 charged
With killing Pat Devaney and Kerssy
Gown. Who tried to arrest him on {
charge Of violating the prohibition
law. A. l.. Buck. arraiSoed. for thu
same o6ense. admitted his guilt AMI
was bound over.
Fsrgo.-North Dakota retail COS,
dealers to the number Of about 100
called into conference by H. l.. Laird
secretary Of the Northwest Traft,
bureau Of Minneapolis. which in 70
atty Is the coal dealers association
Of the northwest. went on record q
favoring the adoption Of the cart
plan Of the United States fuel ID
ministration In ascertaining the house
hold needs. and to work out . plau
by which it shall DO carried into q
feet.
FarEo.-rwo boys. II and Is year,
old. respectively. have confessed u
wrecxing the North Coast Limited
near Casseiton. The boys we're sen
fenced in Juvenile court to the stat,
reform school when they pleaded gull
ty on the request Of their parents
The train was derailed at e:2s D. m.
and hour and a half after loca
branch train had pulled into Casseltor
station. which gave the authoritie.
the idea that the wrecking Of the trair
was deliberately planned
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. calling upor
boards Of education to give careful
attention to the question of salarie.
to the end that teachers may be &C
sured wages in proportion to the cost
OF living. were adopted at the annual
meeting in MinOt of the Northwest
ern Educational society. The asso
citation also adopted resolution pro
posing the creation in the president.
cabinet of place for the nations
educational commissioner. l.. A
White, Williston, was elected presi
dent: Sara G. Guss. Pierce county
and v. F. Goddard, Crosby. were elect
ed vice presidents; Miss Edith Stad
ium. Minot. was elected secretary
and l.. NJ. Rochne, Mohall, was elect
ed treasurer.