The Wahpeton times., 1919-01-09
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oolnss Of last Few Days Th,oushous
North Dakota CONDENSED for
Aasty Perusal.
Williston.-The effice Of the Willis.
ton Graphic was seriously damaged by

Bismarck.-The state railroad COM
mission has set dates for hearing q
number Of public utility cases about
the last Of this month.
Grand Forks.-This city has the un-
usual municipal record of having had
no city Improvement contracts carried
out during the war year Of 1918.
Lakota.-Nelson county's feat in
making its Red Cross enrolment
unanimous for 1919 established its
position as the banner Red Cross
county Of the state.
Grand Forks.-The state university
reopened on January 2, after being
closed since October ON account Of the
"fu." More than 800 students en-
rolled on the opening day.
Valley City.-North Dakota's Flood
Control association held an important
meeting here last week. The associa-
ton outlined plans for organization
on permanent basis.
Bismarck.@The trustees of the state
teachers retirement fund held q re-
cent meeting to pass upon applica-
the North Dakota teachers pension
act.
Agricultural College.-The new $685.
600 Y. NJ. c. A. building in process of
erection for the use Of college young
men is now ready for partial occu-
pancy and will be completed about
April 1.
Grand Forks.-Proprietors of the
Cottonwood meat market here are
glad we have begun another year
Their place Of business was robbed
three times during the closing months
of 1918.
Bismarck.-More than 300 Burleigh
county people were innoculated with
anti-fiu serum at the Red Cross clinic
maintained at the federal building in
this city during the latter part of the
past month.
Lisbon.-The recent death of Tom
Curtis of this city removes one of
North Dakota's oldest and best known
members of the legal profession, a
former states attorney and one time
mayor here.
Devils Lake.-The local commercial
club is planning season of unusual
activity in which community problems
and ''trade-at-hOme" campaign will
be given the prominence their i'm
portance deserve.
Minot.-Lignite coal miners in the
Burlington, AIinot and Noonan dis
tricts threaten Il strike on January Is
If they are not given 20 per cent
raise. So far, the government has
taken no action in the matter.
Woodworth.-William A. Sunday, a
nephew Of the famous evangelist of
that name, died recently in Colorado,
where he was receiving treatment for
tuberculosis. The young man was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Sunday of this
place.
Dickinson.-Gopher killers in Stark
county claim to have conserved" not
less than 10000 bushels of wheat DUR
ing the past year, valued at $4,000,
by destroying the gopher pests which
have hitherto wasted untold quanti-
ties of grain.
Bismarck.-The state 'blue sky" law
commission passed adversely upon ap-
plications for the sale of stocks in
North Dakota of various domestic and
foreign corporations with an aggre-
gate claimed capitalization of over
twenty-eight million.
Hankinson.-John Raum, local
autOmobilist, barely escaped death by
asphyXiation while endeavoring to re-
pair his car with the engine running
in closed garage. The fumes of the
burning gasoline so nearly overcame
him that he succeeded in reaching the
door only by crawling on his hands
and knees.
Bismarck.--North Dakota. through
its state live stock sanitary board,
has made exceptional progress in
stamping out bovine tuberculosis and
other contagious animal diseases, ac-
cording to reports presented at the
meeting of the United States Live
Stock Sanitary association, held in
Chicago short time ago.
Bismarck.-The excellent financial
condition of North Dakota is again re-
fiected in the report of the condition
Of all state. banks and trust companies
on November 81, as just issued by
State Bank Examiner J. r. Waters.
In the 9O-day period closing Novem-
Der 81 there was just $2G,594, 40
more business done by the 7O4 state
banks and trust companies than in the
preceding quarter.
Carbury.-Albert 3. Drawing of
this place was awarded the dis
tinguished service cross when exposed
to machine gun and artillery firing
he supervised the search tor and re-
moval of wounded for 4S hours with
out rest. His achievement is con-
stdered noteworthy either from the
standpoint Of personal bravery or that
Of the actual physical endurance re-
Quired to stand SO severe and con-
tinuous strain.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Agricul-
tural college cadet band will be re-
organized here.
Fargo.-According to word just re-
ceived from Washington, practically
the entire Forty-frst division of