Courier Democrat., 1918-05-16
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DoIngs Of Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty PerusaI.

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erty Bonds and War Saving certifi-
Gates.
Dawson.-Dawson subscribed 81
per cent more Liberty bonds of the
third issue than the government
called for. !.
Crosby.-W. II. Ware, former own
er and editor of the Crosby Review,
is dead after nearly three years in
validism.
Cooperstown.-The Farmers and
Merchants State bank is the name of
the new financial institution to be
launched here.
Observation-Disclosures of private
car line taxes in North Dakota by
the state auditors office totaled $1O,-
944.99 on May 1, according to State
Auditor Kositzky.
Fargo.-Rev. J. D. Runsvold, for
merly of Northwood, N. D., who re-
Gently accepted the pastorate of the
America of Fargo, has been installed.
Grand Forks.-The thirteenth an
nual meeting and clinic of the North
Dakota State Dental association will
be held in the auditorium here Tues
day and Wednesday, May 21 and %.
Minot.-James Quit, who entered
a plea of guilty to grand larceny in a
Burke county justice court, was sent
enced to two and one-half years in the
state penitentiary by Judge K E.
Leighton.
Valley City.-Colonel Frank White,
governor of North Dakota for two
terms, has arrived in France, to take
his place among the allied officers.
News of Colonel Whites arrival has
reached here.
Tolley.-A series of storms swept
this section destroying several barns
and small buildings. No one was hurt.
An automobile party near Mohall was
compelled to abandon the machine and
lie in the road until the storm passed.
Bismarck-The state tax commits
sion is cooperating with Francis P.
Garvan, director of the bureau Of in
vestigation, alien property custodian,
Washington, in a still hunt for enemy
| ilAOilSy VI III 1OpC1Iy III ANOl I'll DdhOld
Towner.-George Kline, pioneer
of McHenry county, and for 21 years
a county Justice of the peace, died
here after a short illness. 1t is re-
ported that Judge Kline, as he was
familiarly called, tried over 1000
Justice court cases.
Devils Lake-Two hundred and
fifty or more, farm boys from Ram
sey, Nelson, Benson and Townel
counties will join in an encampment
On the Rock Island military reserve
adjoining the Devils Lake Chautau
qua grounds the first week in July.
Grafton.-Ralph Givens, for II year:
In charge of the mechanical depart
). ment of the Grafton News and Times
has left for Camp Dodge. Ralph l.
the fourth member of the family nov
+ In the army as three of his brother!
have been in Europe for some time
Jamestown-The Northern Pacif'
!, Railway company encourages tn
), planting Of war gardens again thi
J spring, the same as last year, an,
| has given many patches of Ian,
i along the right-of-way for the use O
employees who desire to put in am
cultivate gardens.
, Upham.-Ed. Urban, 33 years of age
t q prominent and prosperous farme
2 living about IL miles west of thi
l place, committed suicide by the us
r of shot gun. The act was don
during fit of dependency over cor
l tinued illness, as he had been unwel
, for five years or more.
l Fargo.-Charles Kretchmar, a hare
S ware dealer at Kramer, Bottinea
county, was sentenced to serve ST
: months in the Bottineau county ja
| and to pay fine of $500 by Judg
| Charles F. Amidon in federal court
! Kretchmar pleaded guilty to th
| charge of desecrating the America
| flag
| Devils Lake.-In a decision hande
| down District Judge G. w. Buttz W
| holds the right of school official
| to enforce the vaccination law. Th
| decision was in case brought agains
| the Devils Lake board of educatio
/ |
| the board to admit his son to schoc
| without vaccination.
Minot-The Girls Military Squa
| will erect white marble monumen
| In Riverside Park in memory of M
| not's heroes in the great war. So ia
| there have been seven Minot boy
| killed in action and three died {
| disease. The monument will b
| dedicated with appropriate service
! on Memorial Day, May 30
| Bismarck.-State Auditor Carl I
| Kositzky announces that a total
| $366,455.15 is available on income
| from the University and School Ian
| funds for apportionment to the con
mon schools Of the state at the en-
| OF the quarter ending April 81, 1871;
| The money is to be apportioned to tn
l. various schools of the state on tn
Il per capita basis.
| Minot.-Arthur Buck, who pleade
| guilty to killing Patrolman Pat D,
Il yaneV and Snecia1 Offirar Korco