Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1918-09-12
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Fargo.-Thec, North Dakota Retail
Merchants association has. been elect
I'D to membership in. the Chamber Of
Commerce of the United" States, ac-
cordidg.to ACKNOWLEDGEMENT just made
by Secretary "A. Donnelly Of. the
former organization. @% ''''S"
u Minto.-TwQ, wheat hoarders in this
county have contributed, SIS to the
RED Cross under suggestion @6tfs2the-
federal food administration after hav-
ling been found guilty Of sdisobeying
the rules laid down governing the
marketing of food cereals.
Observation-Disclosures the registration
Of men from IS to As years, called for
by the new draft, act, it is estimated
that North Dakota's registration lists
will show about 1899 men, according
to dispatches from Washington recent
ly received. This number is about
10000 in excess of the registration of
men from p to 81 as conducted in
1917.
Fargo.-Red river valley crops this
year are said to be the most valuable
ever harvested in this part of the
state, Cass county alone having raised
wheat to the amount, of twelve to ff-
teen million bushels, according to re-
cent estimates. Other sections Of the
valley are proportionately fortunate
as q rule. %
Devils Lake.-H. Carlson, a baker at
this point, has been asked to CON-
tribute $500 to the work of the local.
Red Gross as a result Of findings by
r. o. Baird, executive secretary to,
the federal food administrator for this
state, who declares that Carlson did
not comply with rules of the adminis7
tration governing the use of flour. In
default of the payment asked, the de-
PENDANTS bakery license will be re-
voked, it is alleged.
Bismarck.-Two thousand domestic
and foreign corporations doing BUSH
| ness in North Dakota must file their
now delinquent corporation reports
with Secretary Of State Thomas. Hall
or have their corporation charters
revoked. These reports are required
by law to be filed annually with the
secretary of state, accompanied by a
small fee. For several years MANY
| corporations each year have failed to
file their reports, and have either lost
their charters or had them relnstated
under curative legislation provided for
that purpose. L.
Fargo.-North Dakota must supply
sixteen nurses each week for eight
weeks, Harry Curran, Wilbur, execu-
tive secretary of the North Dakota
Red Cross, announced. Already 10
women of North Dakota are In the Red
Gross work.
Grand Forks.-Rev. Charles McYey,
who last year was head Of the military
training at the university, has received
an appointment for overseas service in
the Y. M. G. A. war division. While
at the university he received a COL
onel's commission.
Fargo.-several women are making
collections Of money for Soldier to-
Of the fraudulent operatives was ar
rested here. The woman admitted
using the money for her own benefit
and wal sentenced to so days in jail.
Fargo.-Farmers have been placed
on the two-pound sugar ration basis
for the threshing season. An order
recently issued, providing that they
could have an increased allow.
ance during the threshing season, was
rescinded because of the sugar short
age. !: y.sa,ss .ss.asssS
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Bismarck-Forty thousand bushels.
of wheat and $4,000 bushels Of hax
will be among the contributions to the
cause from H. A. Nutscheler, who 10
farming the Patterson Land Co. ranch
of 5000 acres at Wing. Mr.. Nutscheler
also has given to the cause his 18.
year-old son Alden, who enlisted in the
Navy last May.
Bismarck.-In round numbers Mort
Dakota now has in the national guard.
the national army, the regular army.
he marine corps and the United
States navy 25, 900 men. the adjutant
generals Office announces. The ad-
jutant general has prepared and for
warded to Provost Marshal General
Crowder interesting statistics covering
the draft operations in this state for
1917 and 1918. This report shows that
the 1917 draft covered 1,343 fighters.
1.096 limited service men, 335 men
with physical disqualifications which
surgery could remove. 81 men in the
emergency fleet corporation: 1880 de- %
linquents, 176 not examined, 13, 98I- in.
Quoted and called, or a grand total Of