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repay patrons five cents per bushel.
neutrality-suspicious. of a Ma
tional Wheat Growers association, to
maintain a permanent lobby at Wash
ington, is being considered at various
meetings throughout North Dakota.
Manning.-There is a o on foot
to consolidate the home guard com
panies Of Manning, Emerson and Fay
cite, thereby making the consolidated
organization the largest of its kind in
that part of the state.
Hampden.-The Hampden Farmers
Elevator company has closed a deal
for the Northland elevator at that
point and the Northland people have
bought the Alsen Grain ccmpany's
elevator at the same place.
Washington. Anticipating a con-
gressional recess, Representative q.
M. Young Of North Dakota has left
Washington en- route for France with
q party Of members of the house, who
want to see the war at close range.
Devils Lake.-Richard Burke, broth.
er of John Burke, treasurer of the
United States, and q former resident
here. Is dead at his home in Moscow,
Idaho, as a result of blood poisoning,
according to a telegram received here.
Walcott.-Thrown from an impro-
vised scatfold in his barn to the on
crete floor, twenty-six feet below,
Philip Anderson of Christine sustained
breaks above the wrists on both arms,
and may have sustained internal in
jurfes. His condition is critical.
Grand Forks.-Classes for 154 draft
men In the army vocational training
school at the University of North Da.
kota have been commenced, under a
staff of supervisors and assistants. In.
structiOn is along mechanical lines.
The men are being quAkered in the
university gymnasium, and are getting
their meals at the university COM
mons.
Alexander.-Loss in the fire which
wiped out Alexander's business Sec
ton, including q number of residences,
will be more than $780, 600, half Of
which is covered by insurance. Twen-
ty-two buildings, not counting sheds
or outbuildings, fourteen Of which
were business houses, were totally
destroyed. The damage to stocks in
the stores is heavy.
Hazelton. = States Attorney Scott
Cameron and Attorney General viii.
liam LANCER have joined in a petition
filed with Judge Nuessle of the district
.R00IRf 0Ckin0 fhnf n ~wn~l S,,e~v IL
called to inquire into the riot1ng that
resulted in the killing of Mrs. e. L.
Perras, for which E. Pennington is
accused Of murder, and in connection
with which several others are being
held by authorities for riot.
Williston.-Three Williston men are
under arrest for importing liquor int
North Dakota. The sheriff met them
on the road from Montana in an auto.
mobile. The load looked rather pecu-
liar, so the sheriff Investigated and
found the following contraband: Two
kegs of whiskey, one barrel of beer
and a gallon of whiskey in a separate
%container. The men are now awaiting
the action of the federal government.
Fargo.-Announcement is made by
the Union Light, Heat & Power COM
pany of an increase in rates for cleo
tricity of 81 per cent and an increase
in rates for gas of 632@ per cent. The
new rate for electricity IS IL cents a
kilowat, and the new rate on gas is
50 per 1000 cubic feet. The company
supplies Fargo with electricity and
gas and supplies Moorhead with gas.
Members of the city commission plan
to appeal Immediately to the North
Dakota state railroad commission, ask
ing that the rates be not permitted.
Jamestown. - Diners in the Glad.
stone hotel here cheered while Man.
ager Ed Obrecht elected a man regis
tering as F. w. Smith Of St. Paul,
who had refused to stand while 1.-THE
Star Spangled Banner was being
played. AS the other diners arose
to honor the national anthem, Smith
remained seated. Manager Obrecht
asked him to rise, but Smith refused.
He was ordered from the hotel, the
manager forcing him to take his bag
gage from his room, not permitting tho
bellboys to aid him.
Bismarck.-One of the most appre-
oiated contributions the Burleigh coun.
~ Red Cross chapter has yet received
was 81 in pennies turned in by a group
of little folks residing south of the
tracks as the proceeds Of a dramatiza.
ton of "Huckleberry Finn" which
they gave this week in the loft Of q
neighborhood barn.
Langdon.-Damage estimated today
al hundreds of thousands Of dollars
10 the result of a cyclone which swept
Cavalier county. Wires we're down
everywhere, scores of buildings were
leveled and great damage has been
worked to the growing crops.