Courier Democrat., 1918-10-03
Hazen.-Grand Master Henry O.
Wick has Instituted Masonic lodge

fdrSO.-A CHS uay ODSeTVeQ nero
netted upward of 81, 100 for the benefit
of the Florence Crittenton home for
wayward girls.
Devils Lake.-The explosion Of a
shotgun which he was using seriously
injured Albert H. Bell, who is now un-
dergoing treatment here.
Grand Forks.-The Lutheran Breth.
rem have purchased buildings here and
will establish Bible school to be
opened within a short time.
Bismarck.-Private Joe Matthews of
Company A, enlisted from this city,
has been reported wounded for the
fourth time since his arrival in France.
His name first appeared in the casualty
lists last March.
Bismarck.-Corporation charters is
sued by the secretary of state during
the past week include number Of
farmers elevators and gold mining
company with local eincorporators who
are doing business in Idaho.
Fargo.-State Director Lindley 81.
Patten Of the United States employ
!! ment service has been asked to recruit
200 North Dakota carpenters and $50
laborers for work in Washington, D. c.
Free transportation is offered.
Minot.-The Minot city commission
has issued $4,000 in bonds for the
construction of a water reservoir, tho
reservoir being required for bettering
the city's fire protection. Court pro-
ceedings seeking to restrain the action
were decided in the city's favor.
Grand Forks.-Two hundred appli-
cations have been received at the state
university for admission to the stu
dents army training school, and many
more have been received at other edu-
cational institutions in the state.
Bismarck.-North Dakota counties
are competing in the Liberty loan
drive for the privilege Of naming some
of the four battleships and ten tanks
which have been assigned to the Ninth
federal reserve district for the priv
ilege of christening. Honors will be
accorded to the counties showing the
largest proportion of subscriptions in
comparison with their population.
Fargo--L. H. Patten, state director
of the United States employment serv-
ice, is planning a survey of the indus
trial enterprises of North Dakota to
! determine in what Industries and to
! what extent women workers may
properly be employed to replace men.
Instructions for making the survey
have been sent to the various COM
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state.
Beach.-The recent reports Of quail
beginning to appear again at Montana
! points west Of here have aroused the
hope Of western North Dakota sports
men that this popular variety of wild
fowl may ultimately return to North
Dakota fields. The birds were once
found in certain parts Of the state,
but were thinned out by unsportsman-
like shooting, in part, and finally de-
pleted altogether by unfavorable wea-
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Bismarck.-State Capitol Custodian
William Laist has recently completed
the redecoration of the interior of the
state senate chamber, which has been
in need of repairs and overhauling for
q number of years. An appropriation
of $500 made by the legislature in
1917 was made to do good service in
improving the interior of the chamber,
Notwithstanding the high prices pre-
vailing for equipment of every kind at
this time.
| Fargo.-Miss Pearl de Jarnette,
North Dakota director of the Young
Women's Christian Association, has
been appointed state executive of wo-
mems work in the coming united war
work campaign, in which the Y. w. G.
A. has been asked to take the lead
among women of the state, through
the machinery of it's war organization,
Of which Mrs w. B. Hancock, of
Fargo, is chairman. Miss de Jarnette
has had wide experience in Y. w. C. A.
activities.
Killdeer-One hundred and fifty
carloads of cattle were shipped from
this branch of the Northern Pacific
during the week ending September ID,
this being the highest weeks record
ever shown on the brHnch. Consign-
ments aggregating So carloads and
representing total valuation of
$35O,O00 were shipped from here in
one day, making new record for
Kifldeer, the highest previous days
record being SO cars for a single day
The beef leaving here this fall is the
heaviest ever shipped from these
parts.
Fargo.-The several judicial dis.
tricts of North Dakota have been as.
signed the following quota to be raised
for the united war work fund in the
campaign to be instituted shortly after
the completion of the drive for the
Liberty loan: First district, $137, 900;
second, $61,300; third. $114,OO0; $751;.
100; fifth, $4,000; sixth, $52,7OO;
seventh, $4,000; eighth, $2S,90O
ninth, $14,75O; tenth, $4,000; eleventh,
$18,750; twelve, $4,000. The total
amount for the state, $693, 800, is to
be contributed as part of the budget
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