Courier Democrat., 1918-05-09
$tdteneW$inbrief
Dofngs OF Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota Condensed for
Hasty Perusal.


ming their cars without 1918 tags
They all contributed $12 apiece.
Fargo.-A flax shortage, due to the
decreased acreage in flax is seen by
and is alarming the linseed oil indus.
try, according to word reaching Far.
go.
Fargo.-Despite war conditions and
the apparent financial stress, SUM-
mer school will be maintained at
Fargo college under the direction of
Prof. G. F. Henry.
Grand Forks-Prof. E. A. Moses,
the recently appointed municipal di-
rector and school Instructor of band
music, has arrived in this city from
his home at Albany, Ore.
Jamestown.-The trustees of the B.
p. o. E., No. 995, offered the third
floor of the Elks building to the la.
dies of the Jamestown Red Cross
chapter for Red Cross activities.
Bismarck.-Efforts are beiig made
by Bismarck men and the North Da.
kota Council of Defense to secure a
promise from the War department
that Fort Lincoln will be used as
training camp.
Dickinson.-Editor E. T.. Peterson
Of the Press, has received word that
his brother, Fred, who is member
of the 116th Trench Mortar battery,
is numbered among the seriously
wounded on the battle field of France.
Dickinson.-P. Kelly Of Bismarck
was awarded the contract for rebuild.
ing the 1879 miles of roadway extend.
ing north and south of Dickinson,
which is projected by the Stark coun.
| ty commissioners.
Bowman.-One year in the state
| penitentiary was the sentence passed
| on Charley Check, who escaped from
| the Bowman county jail last week
with Robert Butler and was arrested
at Mobridge and returned.
| Bismarck.-Terms for the United
States district court in North Dakota
have been announced as follows:
Grand jury at Fargo, commencing
May 20; petit jury at Jamestown
commencing May 80; petit jury at
Bismarck, commencing June II.
Berwick.-The hardware store oi
o. S. Hilmen was visited by robbers:
who stole number of automobile cas-
ings, shotguns, watches and other
articles, representing total value
OF about thousand dollars. The rob.
bers have not been caught.
Fargo.-The question of amending
the state constitution of North Da.
kota will be placed before the voters
at the November election, petition
circulated by the Nonpartisan league
having received 1S per cent more
signatures than necessary.
Heaton-When Agent Donald Mon.
roe received his notice to report for
military service, Heaton reached 10C
per cent in that it's total young un'
married men population of draft age
is now behind the Stars and Stripes
in cantonments here and abroad.
Fargo.-United States Marshal S. J.
Doyle, in letter to the Democratic
state central committee, accepts the
Endorsement of that committee as q
candidate for the Democratic candi
date for governor, and will make his
campaign on the loyalty issue. The
primaries will be held in June.
Sanish.-Thomas P. Brennan ha
been arrested for selling seed fla:
furnished Him by the county for hi!
own use. Brennan has been put un
der $500 bonds for his appearance il
| 6ictr,iot ho admits 1,ic c.,1j1t rT1,i
penalty is not less than $50 or NOR
than $1,000 fine or not less than g.
days in jail
Minot.-Elaborate plans are bein:
made for the annual convention Q
the North Dakota Retail Merchants
association, to be held here June II
12, 13 and IA. Jobbers and retailers
will unite in this meeting, and thu
Minot jobbers are cooperating witt
the Minot Association of Commerc
. to make it a complete success.
Minot-Arthur Buck, one of tn,
four men held in connection with tn
fatal shooting of Patrolman Patricl
: Devaney and Kersey GOWN, specia
officer, has confessed to States Al
torney Herigstad he did the shoot
ing. Bullets found in the bodies o
the two officers were of The sam
calibre as Bucks gun. Bucks cor
fession duplicates c. M. Tickno1
held on burglary charge.
: Napoleon.-The Napoleon Lodge O
: the German-American Alliance ha
been dissolved, and all funds in tn
treasury turned over to the Re-
Cross. In it's stead is the American
Loyalist association of Logan county
: membership being restricted to pei
sons of German birth or ancestory
In it's statement of purposes, the new
: association says daily our prayer
will be offered for the success of t,l
: United States and the speedy returl
of our citizens to their peaceful voca
tions."
Fargo-Parker BelZer, postmaste
: at Werner, Dunn county, was takel
| into rnctOdv NV Dnputv MorcIo1 r