The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-28

Bismarck Frazier win
attend the conference Of governors ut
Washington, December 1G to 1S.
Bismarck.-Ferry service over the
Missouri river here and ut other points
has been suspended for the winter.
/ McGregor.-A shortage of cars
caused Il big congestion in grain move.
ment from this point for ten days.
Bisnarck.-I. G. Davies has been
named as judge of probate for this
county, vice ii. c. Bradley, resigned.
Fnrgo.-There We're $3.50 subscrib-
ers to the united war work found In
Fargo. with subscriptions averaging
$15 each.
James,own.-ThiS city has Il local
War Fathers association which as-
siStS in the patriotic enterprises Of
the community.
MinOt.--Ben Tate, IL colored Pullman
porter, WAS hound over to the district
court charged with the theft of $40
| from Il woman passenger.
i Minot.-l'ivc local banks showed
combined resources of $5,545.0OO in
| Statements recently published showing
condition ut the close of business No
vember 1.
Grand F'orks.-A petition is being
circulated asking the county commits
| SiOncrS to finance the expense OF
maintaining the county's better farm-
ing agent.
Grand F'orks.-Stockholder> of tho
newly established packing plant here
held dedication services for the new
enterprise at which Il number Of
| speeches were made.
Fargo.-A local paper prints por-
traits of several handsome children
for whom the North Dakota Chil,lren's
HONE society is endeavoring to Sc
cure good homes without delay.
Grand ForkS.--The North Dakota
branch of the League to Enforce
Peace held a meeting her, for the fur
ther perfection of organization plans.
| Plans were made to hold Il convention
in the near future.
Bislnarck.-'rhe campaign for re-
cruiting "$lacker'' phOnOgE,ph records
! for the use of the boys i'm the service
is still OH in this state, having been
somewhat retarded ut various places
because of prevailing sickness.
Devils L;lke.-Col. +. T.. Smith,
formerly Il resident Of this city. was
killed in action while commanding the
! |f::sSth infantry regiment. it is an
nounced. Colonel Smith was Il veteran
of the war i'm the Philippines.
Bismarcl:.- vote on many If not
all of the proposed constitutional
amendments voted on in the November
election is declared To be so close that
their final status will probably lie
brought before the supreme court for
determination.
Bismnrck.-Lignite mine operators
have advised Fuel Administrator
Baker that they have been compelled
to operate ut much less than full c:l-
pacity because the price allowed them
does not permit the payment of wages
that are satisfactory to miners.
Grand Forks.-The home service
division of the Red Cross announces
information of Il university which Of
fers the advantages of its entire cur.
riculum free to all honolnbly dis
:, charged American soldiers and sailors
who can pass the required educational
tests.
Furgo.-Tt is reported that quite q
lot of perfectly good "flu" medicine
was used up in the recent efforts to
fittingly celebrate the return of peace
at many points in the state-which
may account for the slight increase OF
l.,
of weeks.
Agricultural Collcge.-Sccrct:ry II
l.. Boley of the North Dakota I'm.
} proved Seed Growers association am.
nOllnceS that 10 show will Ee held this
J winter. hut the annual meeting of the
; nss0ciati0n will be held IL. Fargo at
) the time of the Tri-State Grain Grow.
ers' meeting.
II Grafton.-County Judge George
. Shepherd has announced his early
retirement from his office after having
been in continuous public service in
the county for - years. He was re.
elected to his present Office for an
other term this month, but will re.
sign ut the end of the present year.
RiSnlarck.-The North Dakota dis
trict exemption board, after Il 10
months busy session, has at last found
itself out of job. The duties of the
board ended Sunday evening, when q
telegram came from Provost Marshal
; General Crowder directing the suspen'
sion of further operations ON the part
of this body.
} FargO.-A Bismarck special recent.
ly printed in some of the North Da.
kOta daiIies credited Miss Minnie Mel
? son with being the first woman to be
elected as superintendent Of public in.
!, struction for this state. Miss Emma
Bates, however, occupied that Office al
early as 1895, during the term ID
which Roger Allin was governor.
Bismarck.-There are % woman
county superlntendents in the state.
JamestOwn.-Lieut. X. S. Wanner OF
this city, recently killed in action on
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