The Wahpeton times., 1918-04-11
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Doings Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
ttasty Perusal.

Minot.-The A!inot postoffice IL
displaying q service flag in the lobby
of the building ON which are eight
stars.
Fargo.-F'iehting for Uncle Sam
are three sons OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. L.
Davis of this city. all of whom were
born and educated in Fargo.
Washington Senator AISLE j. Gron.
ma of North Dakota has left for his
home at l.ako,a, where he will SUPER.
intend spring wheat planting on his
farm.
Fargo.-Charged with using the
mails to defraud, +. v. Boughton, was
brought from Tacoma, Wash, to Far
30. and committed in the Cass county
Jail in default of $4,000 bail.
Belfeld-A calf donated to the
Red Cross to be sold at public auc'
ton at the close of the farm sale
held by A. O. Skalbeck. netted $92
for the Beliield chapter treasury.
Bismarck " Word has been received
in Bismarck Of the death at st. Paul
of Miss Elizabeth Murphy. for five
years stenographer in the offices Of
the attorney general of North DAKOTA.
Killdeer--Miss Cora Christensen,
assistant principal of the killdeer
high school. has announced her can.
didacy for the post of county super.
intendent of schools in Dunn county.
Fargo.-Orders issued by I. p
f1,,,i, ,icfy ny
for North Dakota. are aimed to ell.
couraging the early purhcase of coal
for use during the next winter sea.
son, being effective Immediately
Grand Forks-C. Walter Nelson
chairman of the committee for Grand
Forks, Walsh. Cavalier ard Pcmbina
counties reports that the work OF
raising a $500 war work fund for
The Salvation Army is we'll under
way.
Dickinson.-One hundred per cent
over its quota. Dickinson showed 1t.
self willing contributor to the Sal.
walton Army fund. The city was
scheduled for 5000 but the final count
will run over $1,000 when the collec'
tors have made their returns.
Bismarck state board of uni
versity and school lands ordered sales
of lands in Kidder and Nelson coun.
ties. This will be the first sale held
dn Kidder county. where there is a
large amount of university and school
land. appraised from SO to s45 the
acre.
Devils I.ake.-A number Of cot
tages at Chautauqua were broken
into during the winter and from some
many articlese wer sLolen. Chau
tauqua cottage owners are clubbing
aogether for the purpose of employing
detectives to run down the guilty
parties.
Fargo.-Former Governor l.. B.
Hanna Of North OAK has success.
fully passed his physical examination
for service abroad as an executive Of.
ficer of the Red Cross in which or.
ganization he volunteered his services
last month He will sail for France
about April 20.
Fargo.-Judge A. T. Cole of the
district court announced that Mrs. w
B. Hancock of Fargo will address the
class Of applicants for citizenship al
the opening of the spring term of dis.
trict court. Tuesday. April %. Father
Ryan of ST. Mary's cathedral will give
an address on "Citizenship"
Bismarck-A request was received
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tor general of the railroads of the
United States by Governor Lynn J.
Frazier asking that the tax burden
on the railways be made as light as
is consistent with the necessity OF
the state during the period of gov
ernment control.
New ngland-The county com
missioners Of Hettinger county are
planning to do a great deal of road
work durirg 'he coming season. With
the aid o: the Federal government,
and the share of the North Dakota
fund. the commissioners hope to con
struct seventy-four miles of road
within the county during the season
OF 1918.
Marmarth.- First National ban,
and u. o. Barber have let the con
tracts for modern new buildings. tha
are to be completed this summer Til,
first floor Of the Barber block viii
be occupied by A. a. SvenUy, a me,
chant. who recently came from Rham
to Marmarth. and the second floor. a
in the structure recently destroye
by Marmarth's big fire. will be d,
voted to a public auditorium.
Fryburg-A Wholesale beef butcher
in which at least eleven animals b,
longing to Ed. Jossuch. Henry Frit
and others. were slaughtered in TIL
Bad Lands was discovered by ride,
who chanced upon two piles of hide
and heads near Pleasant Flat. tn
brands had been cut ont of the hide
to hinder indentification. Deput
Sheriff Oster has arrested A,slre
and Charles Miller on suspicion Fac
has given bonds in the sum OF 81 ,5(
for his appearance.
Fargo.-Nels Emil Johnson. re
istered man. was arrested her
charged with attempting to eva
the draft. When the board atteml
ed to send him to Camp Dodge,
claimed to be an alien and not su
tect to draft. The board turned hi