Courier Democrat., 1918-10-03
NORTH DAKOTA

lAAS City HAS received u patent on
new surgical device for use in the
treatment of the eye.
Minot.-Mrs. c. L. Clifford, wife Of
local pastor received part of
charge Of buckshot in her body and
left hand while hunting near here.
LaMoure.-Children who wished to
see bonfire made one by applying 4
lighted match to hay owned by H. G..
Halverson, destroying twelve tons.
Fargo.-The federal court convening
here October has q calendar of 1856
cases for trial, many Of them being for
alleged violation of the espionage act.
Bottineau.-A new school building
and hospital are in course of erection
here, the former being nearly enclosed,
with probability of being completed
this winter.
Oakes.-The death of J. H. Denning
at his home near this city removes a
pioneer resident of this section who
had lived in Dickey county continu-
ously since 1883.
Sheldon.-A local thresherman lost
his machine, valued at $1,000, through
an explosion supposed to have resulted
from the introduction Of dynamite into
bundle of grain.
Fargo.-The intercollegiate football
games will not be feature of student
work this season, the idea having been
abandoned on account of conditions
Incident to the war.
Upham-A single farmer at this
point has raised and marketed $1,000
bushels of potatoes this fall and has
done this from 1913 acres, netting him
self $4,000 from the crop.
New England.-This city is now
without physician, since DR.. G. A.
Sarchet, the local physician, was COM
missioned captain and ordered to re-
port for duty at Fort Riley.
Cando.-Two hundred soldiers from
Camp Dodge were detailed for work in
the harvest fields of Towner county,
owing to the shortage of help required
for getting in the fall crop.
Kindred.-The local farmers club
and Kindred business men united in
observing Sunday September 30, as a
day of patriotic thanksgiving for the
progress Ol llC WAX.
Deering. Howard R.
Huston, in service in France from
this place, has recovered from wounds
and been returned to active duty
Lieutenant Huston was reported killed
In action some time ago.
Devils Lake.-A young boy robbed
local restaurant q few nights ago and
then fell asleep within few feet Of
the place where he entered the build
Ing, permitting himself to be captured
by the police. -..,,
Minot.-By mutual agreement Minot
merchants have discontinued the sell
ing of sugar and have turned the
handling of that commodity over to the
Red Cross, by which it will hereafter
be administered.
amestown.-Scarcity of teamsters
Is now contributing to the fuel short
age here, there being an insufficient
number of men available to deliver
even the small quantity Of coal that is
being received from the lake term
Lnals.
Coteau.-Three husky young women
VI lllS nave ScL d HCN
record for feminine Industrial enter
prise in this state by accepting work
in the railroad section crew. Miss Ida
Hendrickson, one of the party, is the
daughter of the well-known local legis-
lator of that name.
Steele.-George Beresford, q young
boy near here, was killed by being
orJ1chn1 hotxroon fU, o1-
while trying to stop his team which
had begun to move away from him.
The boy was on the ground between
the two wagons, where he was caught
while endeavoring to recover the reins.
Bismarck.-The supreme court has
declared unconstitutional Section S62
of the primary election law which re-
quires that party candidates for state
or county administrative offices must
receive not less than 25 per cent of the
average vote at the preceding general
election for governor, attorney general
end secretary of state Of the polil;. al
parties they represent, in order to get
on the official ballot.
Fargo.-A state price fixing commit
tee has been appointed by Federal
Food Administrator E. F. Ladd, for the
purpose Of fixing basic prices on
groceries sold in the state. The COM
mittee includes representative each
of the food administration, the con-
sumers, the retail grocers and the
wholesalers, with power to establish
and promulgate prices which will be
effective throughout the state.
Fort Yates-Superintend J. B.
Kitch has returned from Chicago
where he marketed 1000 head of cattle
of cattle raised by the Sioux Indians
on this reservation. The shipment net
ted the owners q total of $15OOOO, and
the Indians were very highly compli-
mented on the fine condition of their
stock, which was said to have been in
the finest condition Of any consign-
ment received in the yards this fall.
Mott.-Max Gandel, arrested here
for alleged connection with box car