Courier Democrat., 1918-05-23

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boro were raided and large assort-
ment of pipes, brass fittings and
other articles taken
Fessenden.-H. j. Beiseker, car.
penter, was killed when he was
thrown from buggy in an automo-
bile accident, his head hitting a con.
crete curb
JamestoWn.-John Pearson, rs, for
twenty-eight years a resident of
Jamestown, died here. Since receiv-
ing injuries last January in fall
his health has been falling constant
ly
Fargo.--laev Charles Zech, for four
years presiding elder of the Fargo
district of the Evangelical church, has
been transferred to Aberdeen to be
the presiding elder of the Aberdeen
district
Devils Lake.-Local unions Of
boilermakers, car repairers, machin.
lists and sheet metal workers in the
Great Northern shops have consoli.
dated under the name of the Great
Northern Federated Trades.
Lidgerwood-$6, ,O0C was raised here
towards the county Red Cross quota
of s25000 The city was only asked
for $500. An auction sale and 10y.
atty meeting was held in the city for
the purpose Of raising funds.
Fargo.-Fargo lost another of it's
pioneer residents in the death of
Robert McCulloch, SO, pioneer lumber
dealer Mr.. McCulloch was mem.
Der of the w. H. White and McCul.
loch Lumber company of Fargo.
Stone.-Mrs. Val Helbling, of Stone
26 years old. met with a tragic death
when she fell into a we'll and was
drowned. Her body was recovered a
few minutes after, but life was ex-
tfnct when she was taken from the
we'll
Portland.-The Portland CONNER.
cfal club has taken steps to finance
the local hand The band boys have
heretofore been compelled to dig
down IN their own pockets in order
to meet the expenses connected with
the organization.
Grand Forks.-The membership of
the Civic league of Grand Forks has
voted to contribute 81 each toward
fund started by the National Fed.
J GRAFTON or Women's Clubs to estab.
lish and equip furlough houses for
American soldiers in France
New England. d.--Southwestern North
Dakota last year sustained heavy
losses from the grasshopper pest At
= a meeting here recently steps were
taken to maintain poison campaign
county wide in its nature, and the
, same kind Of a fight will be made by
: other counties in the district.
= Fargo--A large barn, including q
= quantity OF hay, 20 horses and two
cows, was burned in an early morn.
t ing fire on farm owned by ]. P.
l. Finch, Fargo, located five miles from
r Finley in Steele county, according to
;, word reaching Fargo yesterday. The
r loss is approximately $4,000.
>. Bismarck.-The official count of
d signatures on the constitutional
/ amendment petitions recently filed
with the secretary of states office
l. shows 42,561 names, according tc
1 secretary of State Thomas Hall. The
: petitions will be re-counted by coun-
t ties to make certain that the required
e half of the counties of the state have
e he required Is per cent of the yot-
4 erS.
v Minot-W. S. Shaw, president of the
s city commission, resigned from that
office and his resignation has been
l. accepted by the board and a special
J. election to fill the vacancy has been
l called for June Z. Mr. Shaw was
e facing trial before referee ap-
S pointed by Governor Lynn J. Frazier,
e the charges being malfeasance in Of
. flee and not properly conducting the
S affairs of the city.
e Ray.-Arthur Stevens Of t,pp1ng.
2 who enlisted in the aerial service of
the army and went into training at
/ San Antonio. Tex, in August of last
9 year and left overseas in December
: with the Six Hundred and Thirty-sev.
: enth aerial supply squadron, died
e from scarlet fever. according to word
:. reaching his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
t E. H. Stevens. Memorial services
! were held in honor of the young man
!. at the Stevens home
Groton.-Persons are warned to he
on the lookout for confidence man
\ who is operating among the farmers
: of this section Of the state. 1t is
: stated that the party. who claims to
: be government foods inspector, se-
: cures accommodations at farmers
4 house and then if it is found that
! what he calls the food regulations
= are not being lived up to, arrest is
: threatened. 1t has always been pos.
t sible, however, for the arrest to be
y avoided by the payment Of s25 fine" !"
Bismarck.-Seventy thousand uues,
tionnaires returned to the office of
e u. S. Farm Help Specialist John B,
. Brown, representing 70 per cent OF the
. farms or North Dakota show an In
| crease OF approximately 10 per cent
a over the wheat acreage OF 1917. On