The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1922-01-04

ing him With contributing to the de-
linquency Of minor child. When
arrested the first and second times
he was charged with statutory
crime upon information from Man.
dan, N. D.
Because of the efficient services
rendered by the Home Service Section
of the Ramsey County Chapter of the
American Red Cross during the past
year, this chapter was rated by Ma
ticnal Headquarters as one Of the
sixteen Selected List of Chapters"
in North Dakota. This is signal
honor which all members of the Red
Cross in Ramsey county should feel
proud of. A public Health Nurse was
appointed by the County Commission
ers of Ramsey county, in September,
1920. The expense is borne jointly
by the Ramsey County Chapter Of
American Red Cross and by Ramsey
County.
The Burke county commissioners
have adopted resolution to the ef-
feet that E. R. Sinkler, Minot at
torney, be hired as attorney for Burke
county in embezzlement case against
Lawrence Larson, former Burke coun-
ty treasurer, in the mandamus pro-
ceedings brought by C. ]. Kopriva,
auditor of Burke county, to recover
$165,50o placed on time DEPOSITS in
various Burke county banks by Lar
son, and also in the case Of the two
Burke county commissioners John O..
Grubb and H. A. Kirkelie, removed
by former Governor Frazier.
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John Ley, farmer living ten miles
southeast of Kuhn, sustained injufies
that resulted in his death twelve
hours after his team bolted and tip
ped heavy farm wagon over on
him: The horses became frightened
at a passing automobile MI. Ley
was so years old and leaves a wife
and three children. j.
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Inc Official paper Tor Golden VAL
ley county, published at Beach has
accepted a cut of $565.00 in the price
for publishing the delinquent tax list;
and in Steele county the publisher
and the commissioners reached an
agreement by which the paper accept
ed the old rate, for printing the de-
linquent tax lists.
The state administration and bank
ing board have agreed on new plan
for handling receivership of defunct
banks. The state will he divided
into eight districts with one receiver
for each. The receiver will have
authority to hire help, but it is ex-
pected that the new system will save
more than half of the usual expense.
AS an example of the difference in
cost, it was pointed out by a member
of the banking board that in one of
the new districts where there are nine
closed banks the receiverships dur
ing the past eleven months has cost
about $4,000; under the new system
it will cost $4,000 for the same
length of time.
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The December issue of the North
Dakota Good Roads Magazine, which
is just off the press, announces that
the annual meeting Of the association
will be held at Bismarck on January.
Those who have been invited to ad-
dress the convention are Governor R.
A. Nestos, Thos. H. Mcdonald, chief
engineer of the bureau of public
roads, Washington, D. c.; E.W. James
of Washington, D. c., assistant chief
engineer of the same bureau, and E.
20. Hathaway, district engineer of the
bureau with headquarters in St. Paul
The most important feature of the
convention will be the report of the
Legislative committee on the proposed
amendment to the constitution to
provide a statewide system of high
ways for North Dakota.
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Albert Suppnick, who left New
Salem ten years ago, for Alaska
died several months ago, according to
information received by relatives. He
left an unusually large estate, being
one of the few to strike it lucky in
the gold fields.
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In the campaign for funds fo,
building New Children's Home ir
Fargo, the Kill Kare Club of Hans
ford, contributed $225.0O toward the
building fund and $4,000 worth Of
absolutely new clothing to the child
rem in the home. If the other Wo
mems Club of the state do half a.
well the quota for Women's Clubs
will more than be realized.
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| Wood is selling at Clearwater, Man
itoba, for $1.25 per load. With none,
so scarce and coal prices SO. higl
lmany farmers and others in Sarle.
and vicinity and some from the vicini-