Courier Democrat., 1918-06-20
$tateneW$inbrief
poInss Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.

American forces in France, is the lat
est suburb of Bismarck.
Minot.-Louis Rohlf Paulson, 16.
was drowned while swimming in the
Mouse river. He was the son of Hans
Paulson, who came here with his fam
lily from Detroit, Mimi, last year.
Garrison.-Dr. E. G.. Stucke, we'll
known Garrison practitioner, was ar
rested on bench warrant issued by
the federal court at Fargo on an in.
dictment charging him with sedition.
Grand Forks.-E. ]. Taylor, former
state superintendent of instruction,
will be examiner in charge of the
government labor bureau here, estab.
lished to relieve the labor situation
in Northern North Dakota.
Bismarck.-The second North Dako'
ia regimental band was the American
band selected to play in Paris on
Mothers Day." according To-, a letter
received by friends today from Ser.
geant Ingvar Altman of the Harvey
band.
Minot.-Zigmund Narloch, Is year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Mar
loch, died in a hospital here as re.
suit of the accidental discharge of a
% calibre rifle in the hands of com.
panion. The bullet penetrated the
liver.
Bismarck.-1n proclamation an.
nouncing War Savings Stamp week
June % to %, Governor Frazier, sets
aside National War Savings day, June
%, as time when all citizens are
urged to sign pledge cards to invest
in these Baby Bonds.
Jamestown. - The Marstonmool
country near here was swept by 8
windstorm and some hail a few days
ago. The large barn of George Dahl
strom, about three miles from Mars.
tonmoor, was blown down and scat
tered about the yard.
Bismarck.-Fifteen out of twenty
minor offenders whose terms would
soon expire, pardoned or paroled from
the North Dakota penitentiary, will
Immediately enlist for service over
seas, according to Nelson A. Mason
secretary to the governor. >
Jamestown.-Walter Priest, former
postmaster at New Rockford, charged
with embezzling $500 in government
funds, was found not guilty by jury
in Federal court here. The jury
found that the shortage was dues tc
an error in bookkeeping.
Fargo-Revs E. Lee Howard, elect
ed president of Fargo college has an.
nounced his first step will be to raise
the salary of each member of the fac
ulty. "Some Of the teachers are get
ting $1,000 a year." he said II know
they cannot live properly upon it,"
pDickins nson.-Walter Thomas. Mills
socialist, tutor of Kate Richards O.
Hare, convicted at Bismarck of sedi
tion for likening the mothers of North
Dakota soldiers to brood sows, anG
declaring the soldiers themselves fl
only for fertilizer, was hooted off the
streets of Dickinson in the midst o1
an address. .>
Bismarck.-Jurisdic of the state
council of defense in the peremptor,
leasing of idle nonresident lands /.
challenged in an injunction suit tt
be tried before Judge Allen at Wah
peton. Davis, nonresident lant
owner, is the plaintiff and Johnson
who was breaking up the land unde,
authority from the council of defense
the defendant. A temporary restrain
ing order has been granted.
| Grand Forks.-The grand lodge o
Odd Fellows, In session here, elected
and installed o. "A. Webster, Crane
Forks, grand master; w. E. Byerly
Velva, deputy grand; George H. Moerl
| ring. Ray, warden; Don Mcdonald
Grand Forks, secretary; Ole Serum
gard, Devils Lake, treasurer; T. u
Richmond, Portal, chaplain; Georg
Manternoch, Velva, instructor: II.
Armstrong, Hazelton, marshal; w. A
Wickersham, Ellendale conductor: H
w. Gill, Portal, guardian, and A. Duis
dale, Dickinson, herald. ,...
Fargo.-During the harvest seasol
and until further notice farmers an,
men engaged in construction and loe
| ging camps in the state are to b
allowed an increased ration of flou1
according to an order issued by D1
F.. F. add, Federal food administrs
tor. Under the ruling these person
are permitted to purchase two an
three-quarters pounds of wheat flou
per person each week with an equa
amount Of substitutes.
Grand Forks.-The governmen
crop report for June 1st, issued b
the U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimate,
shows that the farmers of North d.
kota, and of other states, have gon
over the top in very commendabi
manner in answer to the nations
call for greater wheat acreage thi
season. Spring wheat acreage
North Dakota is estimated to be 7
100000 acres. This is an increase c
9 per cent above the 100000 acr,
age of last season and slightly e,
ceeds the five year average Of 1867
900 acres.
JamestOWn-After an all night