The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-14

AeAplc, county 8uQltOr OF
LaMoure county was in Wahpeton
last Friday afternoon. From here
ne went to Brainerd, Mimi, where
Mrs. Temple is visiting her par
ents.
A new order that recently went
INTO effect and which is being en-.
forced by Wahpeton merchants,
Is that where one buys -four the
customer must also buy an equal
number of pounds of some other
cereals. This is only another meth.
Cd OF conserving food.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Congregational church will be en-
tertained on February 20 by Mrs.
Barber and Mrs. Fee at Mrs.
Barber's home.
Political announcements are
now i'll order, and are already ap-
pearlng in many papers over the
state.
Druggists in wilkin and other
"bone dry" counties in Minnesota
are required to give a detailed re-
port of all liquor received for
medical purposes. Failure. to do
this may entail the loss of their
licenses.
Miss Mary Movius of Lidger-
wood, bears the distinction of be-
ing the only lady bank president
III Rlchland county. She is at head
First National bank in that city.
Other women who are bank presi.
dents in North Dakota include
Mrs. f. E. Moore, Of the First
National at Buffalo; Mrs. L. A.
Batcheller, of the First National
at Fingal, and Mrs. E. Mares, OF
the State bank at Wheatland.
The 1. o. o. f. will hold their
Grand Lodge meeting at Grand
Forks in June.
Good we'll improved farm for
sale. Inquire at Times Office. 42-t4.
d. +. Dougherty of the Fair
mount country transacted bust
hess in Wahpeton Monday.
The Methodist church folks will
give an Easter program. The
first practice took place at the of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver on Monday
evening.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.
church will be entertained this at
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Lun-
day.
NJ. L. Sargent and son, Toga,
were here Monday from Wynd-
mere on business and found time
to chat with the writer, who edit
ed the Wyndmere Pioneer about
Is years ago.
North Dakota has been divided
into thirteen districts by the ad-
jutant general and on advisory
medical board appointed in each,
to comply with the regulations for
the classification of registrants for
nounced by Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder. Richland county
last week received a schedule of
these advisory boards for the state,
the jurisdiction Of each and the
headquarters. The headquarters
of the local board and the coun-
ties over which it has jurisdiction
is as follows: Wahpeton-Richland
and Sargent.
The Northern Pacific railroad,
the Great Northern and the Farm
ers' railroad Monday brought suits
in the federal courts of North
Dakota to enjoin all the county
treasurers of the counties in
which they operate, from collect
ing a part of the 1917 taxes against
the roads which the companies
claim is excessive. The suits are
based upon two propositions, first
that the full valuations put upon
the road by the tate board of equ-
alization are more than the roads
are actually worth, second that the
bulk of the general property of
the state is not as ! ssed at more
han 20 per cent of its actual value.
Carl Schmitt and O. M. Olson
the forepart of the week
from a business trip to the Twin
Cities.
The ladies' aid Of the Norwegi-
IN Lutheran church met last FRI
lay afternoon at the sheriff's re-
,idence with Mrs. Void.
Don't forget the patriotic pro-
,ram to be given at the State
School of Science next Wednes-
lay evening.
The county commissioners con-
yened at the court house yester-
lay.
Get your auction sale bills
at the Times Office, where