The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-03-13
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peinae o. Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed fer
Hasty Perusai.

Borgen.-The Bergen %postoffice safe
was robbed Of $209.96 in stamps and
between $50 and $40 in cash q few
nights since.
Grafton.-Attorney T. I. Dahl hes
been notified by the war department
to report for duty at Washington.
He is a graduate Of the state univer'
sity.
Targo.-Cafes, restaurants and no
tells will be permitted to offer NUT.
ton and lamb on their menus on
"meatless" Tuesdays, according to
announcement from the state agricul'
tural college.
Grand Forks.-Word reaching here
states that 1900 North. Dakotans
took part In the annual picnic held
In Sycamore grove, ear Los An
geles. Fifty out of So counties in
the state were represented.
Fargo. - N%inety-two indictments
have been returned by the grand jury
in federal court here. Thirteen OF
them were voted in sedition cases,
Thirty bills we're voted on for the
violation of the federal liquor ship.
ments act.
Minot. = Applications have beer
fled with the county commissioners
of Ward county for sufficient seed
and feed to consume all the proceeds
Of the s25o,ooo bond issue. Approx
mately $23o,oOo in applications has
been made.
Bismarck. - Five thousand applica'
lions for 1918 automobile tags were
received in the mails in one day for
the office Of the secretary of state,
according to Secretary Of State
Thomas Hall. This number, Mr.
Hall says, establishes a new record
for the office.
New Rockford.-E. H. Brewington
Of New Rockford was sentenced to
serve five years and six months in
the state ~penitentiary by Judge c. "
Buttz. Two statutory and one boot
Logging charge were lodged against
the defendant. He pleaded guilty tc
one Of the former charges.
Minot. - The Lutheran drive fol-
$4,000, North Dakota's quota o.
$7!0,000 to be raised in the United
States for the benefit of the Lutheran
soldiers at the different cantonments
has been largely oversubscribed &C
cording to R. A. Nestos Of this city
chairman for North Dakota.
Bismarck. = The North Dakot.
Home Guard was organized at q
meeting held here. with representa-
tives present from Williston, Mandan
Mckenzie, Wilton, Werner, Regent
He'll Golden valley, New Leipzig
Mott. Washburn, Garrison, Beach
Lisbon, Underwood, Belfeld, Bis
marck, Linton, Hazleton, Dickinson
and Killdeer speaking for more thar
1000 home guardsmen.
Fargo Robert o. Baird, chemis
ut the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege and who is in charge Of thu
food pledge work in the state, say
that $4,000 pledge cards have beer
registered at his Office and that h,
anticipates a big influx Of cards fol
lowing the speaking tour of H. c
Cnlbertson, Daniel Reed and Mr.
B. Basil Clarke representatives o
the United States food administra
ton, who are now touring the state
Ninot Il. c. White, superintend
ent Of schools at w1lliston for tn,
last four years has been elected gu
perintendent Of the Minot cit,
schools. The Minot board of educa
ton has offered new contracts t
all the teachers except the supe,
visors of drawing, music, penna1
ship, reading and physical educs
tion. AS a matter Of economy 1
was decided to dispense with thes
teachers and permit others to- TAX
up their work.
Fargo-Dr. T. F. Ladd, state foo
administrator, has issued a shar
warning to retailers throughou
North Dakota who willfully refus
to comply with the new food reguls
tons which went into effect Febru
ary 1S and declared that such retail
ere who refuse to obey the regul,
lions laid down by the food admin.
tration would be cut OF from thei
source of supply, throug regulator
source Of supply through regulator
the licensed wholesaler.
Bismarck. - President Wilson sen
greetings to the big war conferenc
held here in these words: "T col
graduate North Dakota upon the D,
triotic spirit that has led to this va
conference. From the personal COZ
tact among val workers in sue
meetings comes an understanding an
Inspiration that: will soon be reflecte
I'm like enthusiasm and unity Of pu
pose among fellow citizens, and It
only by united and determined Z
forts Of all loyal Americans that tn
people will win its great fight Il
fair and honest dealings among IL
nations of tho world.-Woodrow VI
son."
Bismarck. - Voluntary enlistmen