Courier Democrat., 1918-11-14

meetings at this point was lifted on
the 9th instant.
Hazelton.-Reinhold X. Batter, well
known local business man and former
member of the state legislature, Ia
| dead.
Bismarck.-Three hundred and fifty
one North Dakota service men have
been called to entrain for Camp Dodge
this week.
Fargo.-The Woodrow Wilson high
school here will open cafeteria, serv-
ing hot noon lunches to students at
| nominal cost.
Fargo.-A boys and girls victory"
campaign has been organized in con-
nection with the united war work
| drive in the state.
Fort Observation-Disclosures S. A.
NJ. Young Of the government Indian,
| school here, has been transferred to
| Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Kindred.-High school seniors of
the local class of 1916 had $15.25
funds left in their treasury. which
they have donate,yto the Red Cross.
Grand F'orks-1'he county farming
agents at various points in the state
report some delayo in receipt of
threshing reports required by the gov
ernnent.
Mott.-Rev. A. Cutler of this city Is
the third Congregational pastor in the
state to have succumbed to the effects
| OF the influenza since the epidemic be-
came prevalent in the state.
Grand Forks.-One hundred and
| twcnty-three men from Grand Forks
| county are included in the draft call
for entrainment to Fort Winfield Scott,
Cal, on or about November Is.
Jamestown.-A shocking accident
| occurred on the Andrew Pearson
| farm near here. when Mr.. Pearson,
aged %, fell in such Il way as to be
| crushed to death by II traction plow
which he was operating.
Bismarck.-N1rS. f. L. Conklin,
state chairman of the woman's COM
| mittec of the council of national de-
tense, announces the nurses eNamina-
| ton scheduled for November 5. ut
| Fargo, has been postponed to Decem-
ler f.
FarSo.-Local police officers have
received Il letter from Mrs. Florence
Smart of Willis. England. thanking
them for assisting her to locate her
| brother at Harwnod in this county,
from whom she had not heard for
20 years.
Gardner.-Helmer Ellrn,,,il of this
place. who died of wounds in France,
will be especially remembered for hav-
ing volunteered for service in the
draft to take the place of a chum who
was needed by his aged father and his
mother who was i'll here at home.
Forman.-Sargent county led in per
| capita payments to the war savings
stamp fund in October. and is still
in the lead for per capita investment
in stamps since the start of the cam
paign. Her total per capita subscrip-
ton is $19O3, and for October $6.31.
WilliSton.-Thieves stole an auto
mobile belonging to w. II. Denny
while the owner was assisting in car
ing for the sick at the local emergency
hospital. The car is supposed to have
been used by the culprits in making
| their escape with other plumber stolen
here
| Beach.-The farm loan business of
| State Examiner j. r. Waters at this
point was left without a manager
through the death Of Paul r. Graham,
the former Fargo young man who was
in charge here until taken with the
illness which resulted in his death a
few days ago.
Fargo.-Word is received here that
Major X. Z. Robinson. dean of Fargo
college before his enlistment, has been
promoted to the rank of lieutenant
colonel. Robinson was active in the
enlistment OF volunteers here on
Americas entry into the war, and was
among the earliest to leave this city
for the service
FargO.-Ihe managements of rival
packing plants being constructed in
this city and Grand Forks seem to be
Vlelng with each other in seeing which
can show the earlier installation Of
equipment. Both concerns have re-
Gently announced machinery going into
the plants, Notwithstanding the gen.
eral shortage of help.
Bismarck.-The do-your-C Christmas
shopping-extra-early movement is be-
ing pushed by merchants throughout
the state in order that industrial, rail-
way and postal facilities may not be
gorged to the point of inefficiency
during the final shopping days. Spe-
cial reminders are also being given to
the people that gifts intended for SOL
diers must be sent several weeks
ahead. The limit of time for posting
gifts to American boys in the British
| and Canadian forces has haan nlacod