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

3rd house north of P. o. .
Calls in the county promptly {.
attended to {.
Advices received i'm Wahpctor
this week, from Lieut.. V. II. Stick
ney, chief Of the medical advisory
board of North Dakota, special aide
to Gov. l.. j. Frazier in connections
with the second draft. state that
district advisory boards are now
being organized at Bowman, Wah-
ton, Fargo, jamestown, Valley
City, Bismarck, Dickinson, Grand
Forks, Devils Lake. Rugby, Minot,
Williston and New Rockford.
These boards act purely in an adj
visory capacity, the decision of the
county exemption board beng fin
al in every instance where physical
disability is involved.
Tomorrow, Friday, January Is,
will be temperance day in the rur-
al schools Of Richland county and
the state, at large. Under the state
law part Of the day will be devot-
ed to the study Of the temperance
question, especially the effects of
alcohol and tobacco upon the hu
man system. A set of questions has
been prepared to he submitted to
the pupils Friday treating upon
the effects Of intoxicating liquors
and tobacco on the human body.
Written answers will be required.
to these. The teachers will then
grade them and the best papers in
each district are to be forwarded
to the county superintendent S Of
flee. After these papers have been
graded by the county superinten-
dent the pupils having the highest
standing will be asked to compete
in writing an essay on the subject
covered by the examination.
A decision handed down by
Judge Coffey at jamestown, will
prove of interest to Richland coun-
ty people, in view of the fact that
it deals with sheritf's fees. The
decision in the case of Dana
Wright, of Stutsman county, in
vOlving the question of whether or
not fees collected in connection
with the business of the county
sheriff should be turned over 10
the county or retained by the sher
if was decided by Judge j. A. COT
fey Monday. Three of the five
points were decided in favor of
Sheriff Wright but the amounts
concerned in these three instances
was much less than in the other
two, $500 going to Stutsman
county while Mr.. Wright retains
$500. The case was decided under
the laws in force at the time of H.,
collection and no under laws which
are now in force. Mr.. Wright. VIII,
holds majors comms' >:on, it at
present with his regiment in
France.
The Home Mutual Insurance Co.
purely Richland county concern,
held their annual meeting at tn
farmers room in the county court
house in Wahpeton last Thursday
and elected five directors for tn.
ensuing five years. The report o.
Secretary l.. l.. Bruslcttcn, Of
Wahpeton, showed that the comp
any has done a good business dur
ing the past year, having insured
property in the sum Of 81, 427 ,475
and had collected $8,903.05 in
premiums. The amount paid out 10
policy-holders in losses and en-
penses was $4,533.13. The balanc"
of cash in the treasury from form
er years and up to January 10.
1918, was $12,276.72. The comp
any now has an assessable risk OF
$6,O51, 772.45. John Myhra o:
Wahpeton, is president Of the
company; Carl Witt of Hankinson,
is vice-president; L. L. Brusletten
of Wahpeton, is secretary-treasur
err. The directors are: A. E. Adams,
Mooreton; j. P. Brand, Fred c.
Cast, both of Wahpeton; j. F. Will
liams of Paramount; Joseph Bauer
of Hankinson; James Lynch Of
Lidgerwood; Anton Leidahl Of
Leonard; P. r. Thue of Walcott;
P. Bolme of Enloe, and Ole ].
Moen of Colfax.
Execution of the selective service
law in North Dakota for the month
of December, 1917. will cost ap-
proximately $11,073.26, according
to an estimate prepared by the ad-
jutant generals Office today. This
figure includes the estimated cost
Of the draft in all the counties in
the state, and the estimated cost Of
the district boards. An aggregate Of