The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-01-17
Facts About the
Flickertal State

post in the Hettinger schools and has
left 70: Lime Springs. Ia, where he
has position as superintendent of
the public schools.
Mrs. Richer and family barely
had time to escape from their sleep
ing rooms in their night clothing
when an early morning fire totally
destroyed the Cobler pool hall and
the Richter restaurant at Jud.
Nonpartisan league members have
secured an option on the Mandan Re
publican, plant and good will. The
new organization is to be known as
IT," Morton County Farmers Press
Company. The option runs for nine.
ty days.
Rev. Father Hansen has left Gar
risOn for New York whence he will
sail for vacation journey to Bahia.
Rio de Janeiro and Beunos Aires.
Rev. Father Wewes will have charge
of the pastorate at Garrison during
the absence of Rev. Hansen.
Two important branches of the
United States service were united
when Frank A. Winsor, United States
of the immigration offices at Portal.
and Miss Verna Ring, financial clerk
of the Standing Rock Indian agency at
Fort Yates, were married at Bowbells.
County Judge A. MEG. Beede, the
Standing Rock reservations most
famous prognosticator, formally an
nounces that the Slope is to have a
winter split in the middle and closed
at both ends. He predicts that there
will be much thawing in January, with
heavy SHOWS in the spring.
Last rites were held at the Norwe-
gian Lutheran church at Ypsilanti ov-
er the remains of Mrs. William Luer.
who died suddenly at her home near
Driscoll following the birth of child
which lived only few moments. Cir
cumstances surrounding her death are
being investigated by the coroner OF
Burleigi county.
Rev. Father Rembert, formerly we'll
known as printer on The Bismarck
Tribune, Grand Forks Herald and 9th
or North Dakota newspapers, has re-
turned to st. Johns his alma mater.
duties as a member of the faculty.
after celebrating his first mass at
Garrison. his home town.
Excellent pre- gress is being made
In the restoration of the two spans
Of the Ellensburg bridge carried away
In recent wash-out.
The annual meeting of the North
Dakota Federation of Women's clubs
will be held in Fargo this year, Febru-
ary and being the tentative dates.
Eugene Walla, former chief clerk in
the automobile registry department Of
the secretary of states office. was
found not guilty of ENLIGHTENMENT by a
Mandan jury after an hours delibera-.
ton. 8
DR.. J. R. Pence Of Minot, who was
commissioned recently as lieuten-
ant in the medical corps of the regu.
lar army. has been ordered to report
at Fort Riley, Kansas. DR.. Pence is
we'll known throughout the state, par
ticularly in sportsmen's circles. He
is president Of the North Dakota
Sportsmen's association and at the
annual shoot held in Minot carried
of most Of the prizes.
Ernest ]. Erickson OF Wilton, Co. C.
Seth infantry, Camp Lewis, WASH.
. holds the craftsmanship record for
his company. In fire from 100 yards
at an eightt-inch bullseys, he made 46
out Of possible So; at 200 yards, ~
cut of possible so; at 800 yards. 63 out
Of possible Is. In slow fire at head
and shoulders target he made four out
Of five at 100 yards; four out of five
at 200 yards and Il perfect score at
300. In rapid fire, 10 shots to the min
ute, at head and shoulders target, ae
made eight of possible ten shots
at 200 yards and seven out OF a pos
sible ten at 300.
The postoffce and store at Amor
la, been completely destroyed by fire,
neither mail nor fixtures or stock be-
ing saved. Mr. IIadlund. proprietor
Of the store. will rebuild fine modern
store building. No insurance was
carried
The winter short course at the
North Dakota Agricultural college
opened with an attendance estimated
to be somewhere between 800 and
900 students. The subjects offered are
agriculture, engineering and domestic
science.
Joan S. Gee, postmaster at Flaxt0n,
from 1901 until a year ana half
ago, died recently at Long Beach Cal.
where the family was spending the
winter. Mr.. Gee was one OF the ear
liest settlers of Flaxton. The body
will be shipped here for burial.
d. T. Sheppard Of Chaseley has in
vented at multiple bomb by which he
estimates that twenty automobile
trucks. travelling at a rate of ten
miles an hour and carrying mortars
for the discharge Of his bombs could
sweep line of German trenches every
60 minutes. The invention has been
rendered the United States govern
ment, and the war department now
has it under consideration.
o. F. Gibson, assistant general
freight agent for the Northern Pacific,
who waa sfafiOnod AZ Rismarck for