Towner County, ND, Hansboro News published between October 1, 1917 and November 30, 1917 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. http://www.usgwarchives.net/nd/ndfiles.htm ************************************************************************ The following news items and articles are all transcribed from the Hansboro News newspaper. The items included in this file were published between October 1, 1917 and November 30, 1917. Note: when searching for names in this text, I recommend using various spellings of a surname. I noticed during the transcription that some names were not spelled the same throughout. Since many of the names were not familiar to me, I typed them exactly as they were published. North Dakota State Historical Society microfilm numbers 09492 Transcribed October, 2000 by: Mary Lindbo, mjlindbo@msn.com (c)2000 Mary Lindbo October 5, 1917 VILLAGE ELECTION A special village election was held at Hansboro Tuesday to elect officers. The following officers were elected: Trustee First District: Fred Kellogg Trustee Second District: Chas. Tribble Trustee Third District: Geo. Olson Village Clerk: G. H. McLean Treasurer: D. B. McDonald Assessor: J. B. Smith Justice of the Peace: G. E. Geyer Marshal: R. P. Kessler LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Bob Joliffe and Miss Mary Conn of Rolla, Claude Lawrence and family, Mrs. Laing were guests at the Wm. Wilson home Sunday. The Hansboro school opened Monday, October 1 with the following teachers: Miss Hjerpe, principal; Miss Craig, grammar grades; Miss Risch, intermediate grade; Miss R (??-unable to read microfilm), primary grade. HOTEL CHANGES HANDS Beginning the first of the week the Hotel Murdick was placed under new management, Chas. Tribble retiring from the business. The hotel is now under the management of Mrs. M. Clements who is a newcomer to our village and we wish her much success in her new adventure. The Tribbles will remain in Hansboro. PATRIOTIC PAGENT A SUCCESS The Patriotic Pagent presented at Grimes Hall last Monday night was presented to a large and appreciative audience. The program was as follows: Musical selection, Mrs. L. C. Agarand; drill by three boys and three girls; song by Nellie Weeden; season parade; songs by Ethel Poyzer, Chrissie Paetow, Eleanor Ninke, Celia Olson and Bert Wilson. Parade of All Nations in which Florence Fernyhough was the Goddess of Liberty and Richard Lymburn was Uncle Sam. Russell Wilson as a little darkie boy sang "Dixie Land". The Star Spangled Banner was sung by all. This was followed by the coronation of the queen, Ruth Olson. Little Ellen Blackorby was crown bearer. The program was closed by singing America. STANLEY HUBLEY'S SUDDEN COLLAPSE That troubles seldom come singlely is verified in the case of Stanley Hubly. A month or so ago the scaffolding on which he was working gave way and he was thrown violently to the ground breaking his arm and badly shaking him up. Last week he was suddenly seized with an attach of appendicitis. He was hurried off the Calgary to undergo an operation. He is still in the hospital. Since the above was in type we regret to announce that poor Stanley passed away. It seemed that he had to undergo two operations - one for rupture and the other for appendicitis under which he did not recover, suddenly collapsing on Tuesday and was buried at Calgary. The sad news created a sensation in Chinook where the deceased has been a familiar figure among its earlier settlers, having a farm near. By trade he was a carpenter and has worked on many of the buildings in and around Chinook. How true it is: "That in the midst of life we are in death" and yet so few of us ever give it a thought. Chinook Advance. The above article was handed to the News for publication by a friend of Mr. Hubly's as he at one time lived in this vicinity and will be remembered by many. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Miss Ethereall Elsberry went to Devils Lake Saturday to consult with an optician. Mrs. Lish Elsberry and son Blane, Mrs. Joe Hronesh and Miss Mary autoed to Devils Lake Tuesday of this week. The Misses Kate and Ruth Elsberry and Lela Briggs went to Egeland Tuesday where they will attend high school the present term. Art Booth is having a loft built in his barn and other improvements made for the comfortable housing of his stock this winter. The stork visited our village this week, depositing a boy at the Geo. Brown home and a little Miss with the Carl Whiting family. All parties are reported as progressing nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Latham returned on Monday of last week from Fargo. They report an enjoyable visit while enroute at the home of C. D. Gambrell who resides at Finley. Miss Rebecca Wagle, our third and fourth grade teacher, arrived to take up her duties in our school by auto Saturday evening from Westhope, North Dakota where she had been visiting relatives. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Amanda Wagle and Mrs. Anderson; Mr. Anderson and Jacob Condit, all of Westhope who are guests at the Andrew Foley home here until their return Sunday. Mrs. Nick Thennis and children departed on Friday for Luverne, Iowa. Mr. Thennis remained to straighten up business matters when they will probably journey to a warmer clime where it is hoped he and his daughter will be much improved in health. A. L. Kendig has rented the Harter farm and moved his family there Thursday. Mr. Kendig intends farming both his own and the Harter places next year. Jos. Solomon moved his family into the Joiner house the first of the week. We understand Mr. Solomon has purchased the above property and moved therein to be closer to school. There was a large attendance at the sale of stock and machinery at the Roy Lean farm Monday. Jas. Aird, former tenant on that place has bought the Peter Sink place which he will farm. Our school opened Monday with the following corps of teachers: Prof. Dickerson (retained), Principal; Eunice Hummel (retained), Asst. Principal; Lillian Lodpell, Dundas, Minnesota, seventh and eighth; Kathrine Griffith, Grand Forks, fifth and sixth; Rebecca Wagle (retained), third and fourth; Gladys (??-unable to read microfilm), Cando, first and second. The attendance was not full to begin with, but with the finishing up of fall's work, will doubtless be much larger and we hope for a splendid year's record of school work. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hindman, son and daughter and Mrs. Pat Elsberry and daughters autoed to Devils Lake Monday while Mrs. Rice drove to Cando where she was joined by Miss Leona, the two also going to the Lake. Their purpose was to bid a final farewell to the boys, Vincent Elsberry, Byron Hindman and Clarence Rice who so bravely volunteered their services to their country and who departed with Company G on Monday afternoon for the training camp in South Carolina. These lads will ever be remembered by their Rock Lake friends who earnestly hope for their safe return. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK Paul Vlasek, son of Matt Vlasek of Grafton, made so good as an American airman in France that the government has called him back to the United States as one of the fifty selected men assigned to study the construction of aeroplanes. A second test of the new wells which are expected to supply Minot with water has just been completed. The first well, which has a depth of 132 feet, averaged 900 gallons per minute during the one hundred hours, while at times it averaged 1,400 gallons per minute for some length of time. Jesse Scott of Ring had no wheat at all this year except on 21/2 acres. On that tract the yield was 21 bushels to the acre. Scott had been cultivating this ground with a view to seeding it to alfalfa and at the last moment he decided to plant it to wheat, "just to see what it would do. " It did $42 to the acre, at the present price of wheat and Scott already is in the field, fall plowing for his next season's wheat crop. He is a firm believer in thorough cultivation. Bismarck has no fire ordinance. Police magistrate Bleckreid ruled today when Fire Chief A. B. Currier applied to him for an order restraining further repairs on the Hoagland and Patterson buildings, both frame structures damaged in recent fires. Bismarck's excuse for a fire ordinance is obsolete and unworkable was Judge Bleckreid's verdict and the city has no way of preventing the repair of frame buildings within the fire limits nor of prohibiting the building of new frame structures. Bad booze and a bad motor made a bad mixture for Joe Goettsche and W. J. Shanks, Wilton young men, who mixed things in a free for all in which knives figured while enroute to Beach from Yates and Wibaux, Montana in a little roadster. Both men were badly smashed when they drove into Beach in their car and asked for surgical attention. Neither has any vivid recollection of how the fight started. Frederick Breitopke, a German, made an attempt to cross into Canada by way of Portal, but was turned back. He is now in Minot. A poll made of the business men of Mandan shows that one-third of them are in favor of returning to Mountain time and the other two-thirds in favor of remaining under Central time. Chester Jacobson of Minot has returned from Chicago where he passed examinations for entrance to the reserve officers aviation corps. He will wait in Minot for orders to report. A new record for range fed steers was established when Jose Chesrow of Watauga marketed in Chicago six animals averaging 1,470 pounds and bringing $15. 60 per hundred or $228. 90 each. Injuries were sustained by Robert Crothers and Miss Inex Faltz of Arthur, Cass County, when the machine Crothers was driving crashed into a ditch when the lights suddenly went out. The Thompson Lumber Company has practically procured the control of the lumber business in Golden Valley County by the recent purchase of the Schultz yards at Golva. The death of Mrs. George Dixon, a pioneer Bottineau County woman occurred 30 minutes after she had returned from a visit to Montana and while apparently in the best of health. Halliday got another touch of the war with announcement from the city doctors that all physicians of Dunn County at a recent meeting, decided to charge $2. 00 instead of $1. 00 for vaccination on account of the high cost of vaccine. Engebret Carlson of the experimental farm at Williston was badly injured when a cow attacked him while he was milking another one. The animal hooked him and broke several of his ribs aside from inflicting several minor injuries. Three "protected" I. W. W. giving their names as James Collins, John Sweeny and Herbert Jones, working on the Thomas O'Keefe threshing rig near Minto were arrested on a charge of selling booze to fellow workmen. When the raid was made the officers found an empty three-gallon jug and another jug partially filled with liquor. At the hearing it developed that a gallon of red eye costing the men $3. 00 in Minneapolis sold for $14. 00 by the drink. Carmie Thompson of Devils Lake has returned from Omaha, Nebraska where he passed the examination for admittance to the aerial service of the United Sates army. He is now awaiting his enlistment papers to be forwarded from Washington. He will draw $2,200 per annum in his branch of the signal corps. FURTHER I. W. W. ARRESTS New York, October 1 - Four leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World who have been active in the east, were arrested here on warrants issued in Chicago under blanket indictment found against 166 members of the organization. Those taken into custody were Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Carlo Tresca, Arturo Giovannitti and John Baldazza. Tresca was conspicuous in the recent Mesaba iron ore strike in Minnesota and played a leading part in the Paterson silk mills strike in 1914. Others except Baldazza, have been equally prominent in I. W. W. strike moves, Giovannitti and Tresca being among the most widely known foreign labor agitators in the United States. Other arrests, it was said would follow soon. MORE AIR RAIDERS ATTACK LONDON London, October 1 - Eleven persons were killed and 82 injured in night raids over this city by enemy airplanes, according to official announcement. Field Marshal Lord French reports that two groups of machines, followed by others flying singly, crossed the Kent and Essex coasts between 6:40 and 8 o'clock last night. They came toward London, about ten penetrating the outer defenses, but only four or five getting through to London. Bombs were dropped in Kent, Essex and London. Later reports state that four groups of German airplanes attempted to attack London in this raid but nearly all were driven off. Each of the groups approached the city from different directions simultaneously. A report via London from Berlin gives the following German official announcement: "Our aviators attacked docks and warehouses in London as well as Ramsgate, Sheerness and Margate. The effect of bombs was recognizable from conflagrations caused, our airplanes returned undamaged. " LOCAL NEWS Ralph Olson returned home Monday from Starkweather where he has been clerking in a store for some time past. Miss Dorothy Epstein returned to Hansboro the first of the week after spending a couple of weeks at the home of her parents in Sarles. Laura and Harry Kellogg were passengers to Devils Lake last Friday going down to have dental work attended to. Mrs. Ira Corson and Gladys Fernyhough left Thursday morning of last week for Churchs Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. Corson are moving there (??-unable to read microfilm) railroad. Miss Fernyhough will stay with her sister this winter and attend school. Cecil Armour of Elsberry has charge of the elevator at Armourdale formerly run by Otto Pikkarainen. D. A. Blackburn returned to Hansboro from their claim in the western part of the state where they had spent the summer. Misses Ethel and Lawler were visiting relatives in St. John Sunday. Ethel remained over this week visiting at the home of her cousin, Mrs. J. L. Gibbons. A. Blackorby last week purchased an electric lighting plant and now has a force of men installing it. He hopes soon to have the fixtures and poles here and be able to connect the lights. Mrs. D. B. McDonald leaves today for a visit to Grand Forks, Minneapolis and St. Paul. From there she will go to Clarksville, Iowa where she will visit for about two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gibbons of St. John were visitors at the M. Lawler home Sunday. F. J. Oliver returned to Grand Forks Tuesday where he has charge of a Navy Recruiting office. Miss Opal Tribble left Sunday to take up her duties of teacher in a school near Rock Lake. Miss Grace Tribble left last week to take charge of a school near Bisbee. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar R. Anderson moved last week into the C. A. Weeden cottage. O. O. Wehrly and family and (??-unable to read microfilm) York and family of near Perth and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stahl spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Oliver. October 12, 1917 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Roy Lean has commenced the erection of a garage on the lot east of his residence. Aziel Elsberry went to Devils Lake Saturday where he had dental work done, returning on Monday. Miss Lenora Smedberg of Egeland came up Wednesday for a short stay at the Geo. Maxwell farm home. Desirable household goods, stock and machinery was sold to the highest bidder Friday, October 5 at the Geo. Maxwell farm. Nick Thennis departed last week to join his family in Iowa with the intention of visiting the coast some time during the winter. Mr. Young who has recently taken up employment with the Gruber Co. moved his family here Tuesday. They will occupy the McDonnell cottage. Jas. Dougherty has commenced the erection of a new dwelling on the lots east of the Joe Lichty residence with Dave Brindle, contractor. The bungalow now occupied by Doughertys has been purchased by S. W. Stout. A large crowd attended the sale of household goods at the Archie McDonnell home Monday afternoon. Mr. McDonnell and family expect to leave in the near future for California where they will make their home. These people will be greatly missed by their many Rock Lake friends. Miss Clara Berg who has been engaged as housekeeper on the Ed Webster farm during the harvest and threshing season, departed for her home in Minnesota Monday, planning to visit at the home of her several sisters in Grand Forks while en route. Mrs. Geo. Brown received the sad news Monday of the death of her sister, Miss Moehler, from consumption at Cando where she had made her home for several years. Mrs. Brown autoed down Tuesday to attend the funeral. She has the heart felt sympathy of her many friends in our village. Nick Sekulich moved his family last week to the Birkman farm several miles southwest of Rock Lake where they expect to reside through the winter and coming summer. Mr. Sekulich has purchased stock, machinery, etc. and we wish these people success in their new undertaking. A former report in the "Ripple's" columns that they would have the Will Gulholz place was found to be incorrect. LOCAL NEWS D. A. Blackburn was a business visitor to Devils Lake Monday. A. C. Anderson is reported quite sick this week. Dr. Verrett was a business caller in our village Tuesday. Ralph Olson is now clerking in the G. A. Olson Co. store. Miss Thursa Brown was a passenger to Devils Lake Tuesday. Mrs. Mary Laing entertained the Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon. For Sale - Hard coal burner, nearly new. Call at F. H. Murdick. B. L. Thomas is having a Delco lighting plant installed this week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. S. McNurlin, Tuesday, October 9, a son. H. Kinney is advertising an auction sale for Thursday, October 18. Bert Thomas and Marcus Kessler left Tuesday for a trip to Grand Forks. John Vallie of Grand Forks was a visitor in our village the first of the week. Geo. Awes left Tuesday for Minneapolis for a visit with friends. L. P. McAneney and family moved to Minot for the winter Saturday. Rev. T. Old left Monday to attend the conference being held at Dickinson this week. Mrs. Loree and little daughter were Egeland visitors the first of the week. A. Blackorby is building an addition to his garage to be used for the electric light plan. Melvin Olson left Saturday for the University where he will attend school this winter. Jim Brown and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown left Wednesday for a few days visit with relatives. K. Eckerdt has bills out for a sale of his personal property to take place Tuesday, October 23. "Movie" goers are to have a treat this winter, we understand, as there is to be an electric show every Wednesday and Saturday evening at Grimes Hall. Joe Davidson of Rock Lake has taken the contract to build the cottage for W. H. Stahl near Armourdale and will commence work on it next week. Mr. Davidson has been very busy in our vicinity this fall. Mrs. Mary E. York of Plentywood, Montana arrived in Hansboro Monday and will remain for some time at the home of her niece, Mrs. F. J. Oliver. Will the party who got our large block and tackle please return it. It is the outfit we use for raising windmills and we need it in our business. Oscar R. Anderson Chas. Wampler returned to Winnipeg Saturday for treatment in the hospital. He belongs to the Canadian army and has been suffering from a wound received in France over a year ago. Sol Hale has been hauling sand for the street in front of the Hansboro State Bank this week. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK Brinsmade police authorities are seeking burglars who pried open a side door at the Dickinson & Company store and got away with $200 worth of merchandise. James Grover, who left Tuttle two weeks ago in his car, writes from Boston that he made the trip over the Red Traill, a distance of 2,216 miles, in ten days with only one blowout and two punctures. Amputation of the right arm below the elbow was necessary as the result of the three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clarkson near Cox, getting her hand caught in the cogs of a wringer. A state charter has been issued to the Jack Sherman Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church to be established near Steele in Kidder County. Earl C. Chamberlain, C. H. Whitney and R. B. Porter all of Steele are the incorporators. Sibley Point Ranch, famous as the scene of the first Indian battle in Dakota Territory, fought by Sibley in the 1860's and also as the burial place of the first Mason who died in Dakota Territory is being stocked by F. J. Celtgan, the owner, with the famous New Salem strain of Holsteins. Twenty-five hundred bushels of wheat from 250 acres and 2,000 bushels of flax from 100 acres which at the present prices would sell for over $9,000 is the showing Al Robinson of Ray made on his farm this year, which he purchased a year ago. Besides this yield, he raised considerable feed grain for his 40 head of stock and herds of horses. According to reports made by the firm of Stang Brothers of New England, it has paid farmers $18,463. 31 for stock shipped out in September up to the 25th. The stock was mostly cattle and hogs and this goes to show that the stock raising industry is rapidly growing in that section. Besides this payment, several thousand dollars have been paid by E. Cole, who also has shipped several carloads. A fine consolidated schoolhouse will be built in Eddy County, just outside the village of New Rockford in a new school district into which the township has been divided. Petitions are being circulated by the New England Commercial Club to the county commissioners asking them to bond the county and lend farmers money with which to purchase seed grain next spring. The sum of $35,200 was paid at Litchville when R. J. Godfrey of Osage, Iowa sold his section farm, one mile east of town to Halsten Peterson of Spring Creek township. The price was an even payment of $55 an acre. Milling operations have been resumed at the Northwood mill as the result of an agreement entered into with the Harvey mill whereby the flour will be purchased by the latter company and marketed under the Harvey trade name. J. I. Thompson, a farmer near Walhalla, hauled a load of 80 bushels of wheat to an elevator in that city and received $160 for it. This was the largest load ever hauled into that city and the check was the largest ever received for a single load. Fire seven miles northwest of Eldridge destroyed 250 tons of hay owned by Ed Thom, Fred Weber and Fred Anderson, the total loss being estimated at $2,000. The blaze originated from an explosion in a gasoline stove in a cook tent, destroying the entire camp. Roy, 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larson of Lignite is in a serious condition at the Kenmare hospital following the discharge of a loaded shotgun which he was removing from his father' scar, muzzle foremost. The full charge lodged in the boy's hip. A divorce was granted to Mrs. Margaret Nelson from her husband, A. R. Nelson, a Mandan tailor, on the grounds that he was cruel to her. The husband was ordered never to marry and permission was granted Mrs. Nelson to marry at any time after 90 days. Anticipating an unusual demand for lignite coal, J. S. Williamson of the Haynes cooperative mine is in Illinois engaging expert miners from the bituminous fields there. The company has purchased the Robinson school building and is remodeling it for a boarding and rooming house. It will be steam heated, provided with shower baths and other conveniences and will contain a commodious reading room where the men may spend their spare time. At a meeting of the Associated Charities of Devils Lake, the organization voted to disband and to turn over the remainder of the funds now in its possession to the Salvation Army. President E. F. Flynn of the city commission was present at the meeting and stated that the city was financially well fixed and could give relief to all the needy families. October 18, 1917 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Our entire school building underwent a thorough fumigation last Saturday. Miss Mary Devore was a visitor in the high school room of our school Tuesday afternoon. The family of Mr. Young, the new Gruber employee, arrived in our village Tuesday and are now comfortably domiciled in the McDonnell cottage recently vacated. The Misses Kate and Ruth Elsberry and Lela Briggs of the Egeland High School came up to Rock Lake by train Saturday to attend the merry "hop" here that evening. After the auction sale on their farm east of town October 10 the Clyde Shaffer family departed for Minnesota Friday accompanied by the best wishes of their many friends in our vicinity. Geo. Price was a south bound passenger Wednesday of last week being a business visitor in Devils Lake for a few days. Lyle Elsberry as chore boy tended the farm during his absence. The auction of the Wm. Arnold household goods, stock, machinery, etc., held at the old homestead was well patronized. The Arnolds who are pioneers of this vicinity departed by auto on Monday for Bluffton, Minnesota where they will spend a while at the home of their daughter, Lulu. Twins, a girl and boy, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Leonard on their farm south of town Thursday, October 11. We regret to announce that one of the little ones, the boy, is dead, but the little daughter is progressing nicely. The mother, who was in a serious condition for several days, is now considerably improved and her many friends hope for a complete recovery soon. The movie show billed for last Thursday, October 11, filming "At Piney Ridge" proved a disappointment to both spectators and those presenting the play as the movie machine was found to be out of commission after several attempts to operate it resulted in failure. The show was finally given up, but though many were disappointed, the company, Joliffe Bros. of Rolla, have a reputation for good filming and their next return is looked forward to by movie enthusiasts of our village. Monday, October 15 witnessed another of our numerous auction sales, when a large crowd assembled at the H. W. Heller farm home. Household goods, machinery and livestock were disposed of, accompanied by lively bidding "and a free lunch". We are very sorry to announce the departure of this estimable family in a few days for California, where they will establish their future home. Their long residence in our vicinity has endeared them to a host of friends, who regret their departure, but whose wishes for happiness and success nevertheless accompany them. After several days painting, papering, etc., the Jahnke family moved Tuesday into their new home recently purchased from D. I. Brindle. PICTON NEWS Mrs. Harry Fernyhough and children visited friends east of town Monday. Andrew McMaster and family and Wm. James and family visited at the Watts home east of Hansboro last Sunday. The Picton Social Club will meet with Mrs. E. E. McDougall Thursday afternoon October 25, 1917. All are cordially invited. The Picton Social Club had a pleasant meeting at the home of Mrs. E. Clatterbuck. The members and friends made and filled fifteen comfort bags for the soldier boys. Mrs. Alice Bower filled one for Robert Underwood of Picton Township. She received a letter of thanks from him. "SOX" WIN 5TH OF SERIES Pendulum Again Swings to Chicago in World Series Chicago, October 15 - With the return of the American and National pennant winning teams to Chicago for the fifth of the hotly contested world series games Saturday, luck again turned the scale in favor of the western city and its American league team. While enthusiasm gave the contest more intense interest than in any of the preceding games, this will not be listed in baseball circles as a game of great skill. It abounded with errors and misplays, but all was forgotten when the American leaguers gained an advantage nearly as commanding as the two straight victories which marked the opening of the series. Chicago commenced to score in the third inning after twenty-four innings in the series in which they had not been able to put a man across the home plate. They were still behind New York in the game, however, until the seventh, when they tied the Giants with a total of five runs each. The eighth gave Chicago three more, bringing the tally 8 to 5, where it stood at the close. Russell, Cicotte, Williams and Faber took turns in the box for the White Sox and Sallee and Perritt collaborated as twirlers for the visitors. The financial receipts have been highly satisfactory throughout the series. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK The furnishings for the new Lewis and Clark Hotel at Mandan will cost in the neighborhood of $35,000 and will be installed at once, according to Keller and Boyd who have leased the place. The Regan council has purchased a site for a fire hall and a contract has been let for its erection. It is planned to put in sufficient fire fighting apparatus to serve the town for many years tom come. C. J. Wheeler, a brakeman on the Great Northern, shot and wounded Andrew Carlson, following a heated argument at Stanley. He will be tried on a charge of assault with intent to kill. The man was not seriously injured. Norwegian pastors from Northwood, Hatton, Portland, Mayville, Finley, Sharron, Page and Clifford will attend the first meeting of the Goose River circuit to be held at Beaver Creek Church near Hatton, November 13 and 14. Word was received at New England by Christian Mang to the effect that his brother, who joined the Canadian army in 1914, was killed while fighting in France. This is the first news Mang has received of his brother since he enlisted. J. H. Kirk, near Devils Lake has recently completed the erection of a large stock barn on his farm and expects to winter a large amount of stock this year. Experts who have visited the barn state that it is one of the most practical general purpose stock barns in the state. Two coal mines will be opened in the near future near Werner. It has been known that large quantities of coal underlay the Spring Creek but the water has been a serious drawback in mining it. Large pumps will be installed in these two mines and it is expected that they can be kept dry. Fred Harm is in a Mandan hospital receiving treatment for a broken arm, the result of it being drawn into a flywheel after being caught in the belt of a threshing machine on which he was working. Milo, 7 year old son of Mrs. Mary Langworthy of Mott, is in the Bismarck hospital with a fractured skull, resulting from a kick from a horse under whose heels the boy rolled while at play. The Ramsey County farm bureau has employed William Guy, a graduate of the North Dakota Agricultural College as farm agent for this county. His business will be the promotion of better farm conditions and the improvement of livestock. Federal authorities have made public the arrest of Postmaster Veum of Raub, McLean County, through information filed with United States District Attorney M. A. Hildreth by a post office inspector, charging embezzlement of $1,000 in postal funds for personal use. Checks written by O. W. Newman on September 14 and made payable to Frank Bates and Hans Olson of Hankinson were raised from their face value of 75 cents to $97. 00 and $97. 50. The checks were issued to laborers whom Newman had hired to work several hours. WHITE SOX WORLD CHAMPS Chicago Defeats New York in Sixth Game of Series Polo Grounds, New York, October 16 - The Chicago White Sox won the world's championship in baseball here Monday defeating the Giants for the fourth time with a score of 4-2. The batteries were: New York, Benton, Perritt and Rariden; Chicago, Faber and Schalk. Benton and Faber hurled tight ball on even terms until Benton's support wobbled in the fourth. Herzog's triple gave the Giants two runs in the fifth. The weather was the best that had been produced for nay game of the series. A warm sun was shining, so warm that overcoats were doffed and the crowd could look on in comfort. It appeared the crowd would be smaller than that which witnessed the fourth game here and which was but slightly more than 27,000. The playing field was in excellent condition. LOCAL NEWS Alex and Dorothy Epstein spent Sunday at their home at Sarles. John Gretson is now the possessor of an automobile having purchased a Coy Flyer. Miss Grace Tribble spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Tribble. Claire Wilson returned from Canada last Friday where he had been working this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Disher and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Cowan near Rolla. D. A. Blackburn left for his claim on Friday intending to remain until November 1 then will be at home for the winter.. Mrs. L. P. McAneney and daughter came up from Minot Tuesday and will spend the week at the McDougall and Murdick homes. Miss Lillie Walker, Mrs. J. P. Smith, Mrs. Swan Olson and Mrs. T. A. Rod autoed to Rolla Monday to have dental work done. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gibbons, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dillon took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Orra Wills on Sunday. Our first snow of the season commenced Tuesday evening continuing Wednesday covering the ground. Quite a number of sleds were to be seen on our streets Thursday for the first this season. Mrs. Joseph Agarand visited over Sunday with her son Joseph who is attending the Academy at Devils Lake. Rev. Thos. Old returned from the conference at Dickinson on Tuesday. He will have charge of the church here and Rock Lake for another year. Alfred Olson went to Devils Lake on Tuesday going down by auto with Ben Ivenson, Grand Forks Mercantile man. Mrs. Wilson arrived Tuesday from Sebeka, Minnesota for an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. R. S. McNurlin. Miss Caroline Roth arrived in Hansboro Saturday from Winnipeg and will spend the winter at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. August Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Disher, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Disher and family autoed to Calio to attend the sale of Mr. Disher's brother last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Fessenden and family spent Sunday at the McDougall home. Quite a number of the young folks from here attended the dance at Rock Lake Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dillon returned to their home Monday near Dunseith, Lucy Lawler going home with them to visit this week. Grandpa Wilson also went. October 26, 1917 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Wm. Brunemeyer shipped a car of cattle Monday. Ross Eakright of the Egeland Enterprise has been a visitor in our village this week. Ed Walder departed last Wednesday for Plentywood, Montana where he will visit with his uncle. Ed is one of a group of brave boys who expects to receive his call to duty at any time and left prepared accordingly. A house warming party was given to a number of invited guests at the Chas. Jahnke home Friday evening. A very enjoyable time was spent as is always the case when the Jahnke's are hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Jas Doughterty took up their temporary residence Saturday in the rooms recently vacated by the Chas. Jahnke family, awaiting the completion of their new dwelling which is being erected east of the Joe Lichty resident. Congratulations from their many friends are being received by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rimel upon the recent arrival of a pair of bouncing twin girls on their farm northeast of Rock Lake. Both of the little ladies are progressing finely, and we join in congratulations upon the stork's generosity and partiality in bestowing two happy little maidens upon these proud parents. A farewell party was given at the Roy Price farm home, Sunday evening the occasion being in honor of Isadore Henley. A delightful time was reported by those in attendance, which will be especially remembered by the guest of honor. Isadore is another one of our fine fellows who voluntarily offered his services to his country and departed on Monday for Grand Forks where he expects to enter the electrical field. The weather being exceedingly accommodating, a large crowd was permitted to assemble at the W. G. Smoot farm Saturday to attend the all day auction sale of household goods, stock and machinery. Mr. Smoot and four youngest children expect to depart in their recently purchased Buick for Indiana in a few days. This family, who have been long residents in our vicinity will be deeply missed by a host of friends, who wish them prosperity in their new home. The Smoot farm has been purchased by Roy Lean and H. B. Gray and will be farmed through the coming season by the Yeager Bros. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK Approximately 225 girls of the Jamestown senior and junior high schools have taken up Red Cross work enthusiastically and throughout the coming winter months will do their bit. Sawyer has organized a volunteer fire department with J. O. Johnson, chief engineer and J. A. Pitkin, captain, subject to the approval of the village board. Heretofore the city had no fire protection. Carl Riedell, a lignite miner, formerly of Fessenden was killed in the Davis mine at Minot by a premature explosion. He was about 40 years of age and was well known throughout the lignite district. H. K. Genkins, a former publisher of the Killdeer Herald and a newspaper at Manning, has purchased the Medora Herald. Mr. Genkins is an experienced newspaper man and will make several changes in the Herald. C. L. Jenkins of Pekin, ahs started an action in the First District Court of North Dakota for alleged slander, in which he seeks to recover judgment in the sum of $10,000 from Carl Stenslie, a pool hall man and C. L. Johnson of McVille. Edward Edmundson, farmer of Torning Township near Minot, pleaded guilty to failure to register in Federal Court and was sentenced to thirty days. Judge Amidon decided the case was one of ignorance and not an attempt to evade service. While demonstrating to some of his friends the action of his newly purchased shotgun the weapon discharged, blowing off several of Selmer Dahl's fingers. He is now in a hospital at McVille and it is feared he will lose the whole hand. Enterprising cattle thieves sprung something new in the cattle country when they slaughtered a prime beef owned by O. E. Burge, New Shields, quartered the animal and made way with the hide and hair of it, with the exception of the head, which they left the owner as a souvenir. Cattlemen are up in arms over repeated acts of this nature. A vigilante committee has been organized to watch for such thieves. Earl Tostevin with the North Dakota troops at Charlotte, North Carolina writes home that "If Noah Webster's famous tome is ever discarded and the officers or men of the North Dakota troops have anything to do with the writing of a new dictionary, there is one word they will give a new meaning: "Hospitality - synonym, Charlotte - a royal treatment afforded by people of Charlotte, North Carolina. A form of reception and courtesy especially given soldiers in uniform. " Citizens of Burnstad have contributed $37 for the library fund for the soldiers at the different cantonments. Practically everyone in town made a donation. The Cando Record, which was recently purchased by farmers of the vicinity, is now under the management of Carl Nelson, former deputy revenue collector. J. W. Haw and P. J. Antony of Munich have returned from Montana and announce the purchase of $1,200 head of sheep. Mountain lambs in Montana weighing about 700 pounds are selling for $12 each and prairie lambs of about 40 pounds sell for $7 each. Ewes suitable for breeding purposes are selling at Montana points at from $10 to $12. John Babler of Minneapolis paid Louis Mortenson $115 per acre for his 960 acre farm near Harlow, a total of about $100,000. The Mortenson farm is one of the show places of Eddy County and the transaction is one of the most important made in local realty circles for many years. Mr. Mortenson is interested in the banking business in Barlow to which he probably will now devote all his attention. The case of the state against Frank P. Ganje, charged with assault by Mrs. Lizzie Mayers, was decided before Judge J. E. Loonam at Tioga in favor of the defendant. The Latin Club of the Jamestown High School has invested $50 in a Liberty Loan Bond in honor of Corporals L'Moure and Eddy, members of the club who are now serving with Jamestown's company at Camp Greene. Adjutant General Fraser is trying to figure out how to comply with instructions received from Provost Marshal General Crowder in Washington ordering him to move "one percent of the state's negro quota", for if the instructions were followed, he points out, some self-sacrificing negro in North Dakota will have to consent to be cut in half and sent to Camp Dodge with the negroes being ordered there. The list of negroes eligible, the adjutant general says, is fifty and one percent of this amount would mean one-half of a negro. The adjutant general is awaiting further instructions. TROOPSHIP SUNK BY SUBMARINE Washington, October 22 - The Antilles, an American army transport, homeward bound under convoy was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the war zone Wednesday. About 70 men are missing and probably lost. All the army and navy officers aboard and the ship's master were among the 167 survivors. The missing are members of the crew, three civilian engineers, some enlisted men of the navy and 16 out of 33 soldiers returning home for various reasons. Neither the submarine nor the torpedo was seen and the transport, hit squarely amidships, sank in five minutes. This tragedy of the sea, the first in which an American ship engaged in war duty has been lost is the first of its magnitude to bring home to the people of the United States the rigors of the war in which they have engaged against Germany. It carried the largest casualty list of the war of American lives and marks the first success of German Submarine attacks on American transports. That the loss of life was not greater was due to the safeguards with which the navy has surrounded the transport service and the quick rescue work of the convoying warships. Secretary Daniels announced the disaster in a statement based on a brief dispatch from Vice Admiral Sims, which gave few details and did not say whether it was a day or night attack. An accurate list of the missing cannot be issued until General Pershing reports the names of the army men on the vessel and the list of the merchant crew. Upon receipt of the cablegram from Admiral Sims the government kept its promise not to withhold bad news from the public. The issuance of the statement was delayed only until the navy could telegraph to the families of the men known to have been lost. Secretary Daniels carried word of the loss of the Antilles to the White House when he went there with Admiral Mayo who made his report to the President on his visit to England on the direction of the President. The news added to the gravity of the hour that the Secretary and Admiral Mayo spent in conference with the President. Quick upon the wave of sorrow at the loss of the transport came a feeling of distinct relief because she had met her fate homeward bound and not on the way over with the troops. The only soldiers on board were returning to the hospital or on special assignment. Had the full complement of the transport been aboard, the loss undoubtedly would have been written in hundreds, as she was struck in the most vulnerable spot and went under so swiftly that few could have escaped. Officials are confident that those who survived owe their lives to the careful attention given by the Navy department to the equipping of transports with life boats and life rafts. It is a fixed rule that enough boats and rafts shall be carried to afford a place for every man aboard, even though the ship keels over and put half her boats out of commission. The loss of the ship's engineer officers indicates the probability that no one of the engine and fireroom forces on duty escaped. Probably most of them died in the blast of the explosion of the torpedo which tore its way into the engine room compartments. The heavy loss among the army enlisted men indicated cannot be accounted for until further details come in. Probably they and the navy men were in their quarters below and could not make their way on deck before the ship took her final plunge. The army, navy and ship's officers and the others rescued were probably on deck or in cabins from which a step took them to the decks and a change for their lives. Lacking details of the attach, beyond the fact that the submarine was unseen and that the first warning to those aboard the Antilles came with the shock of the explosion of the torpedo, many theories were current as to how the U-boat crept through the destroyer screen, did its work and escaped unchallenged. A majority of the officers who would comment thought the transport and her convoying patrols had run directly over a lurking submarine which was them coming, calculated the distance and launched her deadly torpedo without ever showing more than her periscope. They regard it as probable that the U-boat commanded picked his place, lay in wait below the surface until his microphones told him the patrols had passed and the transport was upon him, then shot his periscope above water only long enough to sight and fire before he ducked back to safety. Any attempt to locate the submarine probably was made impossible by the necessity of rescuing the survivors. The vessel must have been virtually torn in half by the explosion to have gone down in the time she did. Probably the attack was made well out at sea. It took two days for the news to reach Washington and the dispatch shows the time that must have elapsed before definite word could reach Admiral Sims. The survivors are believed to be already safe ashore somewhere in France or England. So far as known, no high officers of the army or navy were due to return on the Antilles. There is no definite information on that point, however as only General Pershing knows who was sent home on the ship. The reports so far show that a number of army officers and 33 enlisted army men were aboard. Evidentially Admiral Sims rushed his tidings off before he communicated with General Pershing. The loss of the Antilles marks the first reduction of the transport fleet that has been operating. A very considerable number of American troops, workmen and others involved in the prosecution of the war have been carried safely to France and England and the unsuccessful attack on the first contingent is the only recorded previous instance where the U-boats have succeeded even in catching sight of the vessels. The Antilles, a freight and passenger steamship of 6,876 tons gross, owned by the Southern Pacific Steamship Company (Morgan Line), was one of the crack American coast liners. She plied between New Orleans and New York and had carried thousands of persons to the Mardi Gras celebration. The vessel was taken over by the government as a transport early in the war. Captain H. F. Boyde, master of the Antilles, retained his command. LOCAL NEWS Miss Thursa Brown is assisting in the Post Office Store this week. John Corson left on Monday for California where he expects to spend the winter. Sheriff James Taylor of Cando was a caller in our village Friday of last week. Miss Elsie Toll and Marvey Ross of Cando were guests at the Fred Gray home last week. Mrs. Wm. Wilson entertained the teachers of the Hansboro school at dinner Tuesday evening. H. P. Landru moved the latter part of last week into the cottage recently purchased from Swan Olson. Wm. Olson, Ass't Fire marshal was in Hansboro Monday inspecting chimneys, etc. and looking after the fire protection of our village. Mrs. Mary E. York spent a few days the first of the week at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. H. Stahl who has been on the sick list but is much improved at this writing. The sale of H. Kenny which was held on Monday was quite well attended and they report the bidding fine. Auctioneer S. E. Britten being unable to get here, F. H. Murdick acted as auctioneer. The Royal Neighbors will meet at the home of Mrs. M. Lawler, Thursday, November 1. Members are requested to meet at J. B. Smith store at 1 o'clock. Mrs. F. H. Murdick and daughter, Velma, Mrs. D. A. Blackburn and Miss Ruth Disher attended the Picton Social Club meeting at the home of Mrs. E. E. McDougall Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wardle were pleasantly surprised at their home on Sunday evening by some of their friends, it being Mrs. Wardle's birthday. The evening was spent very pleasantly in games, etc. Refreshments were served consisting of many dainty things and of which all enjoyed. At a late hour all departed thanking their host and hostess for so pleasant an evening. Isador Henley of Rock Lake stood preliminary examination at the Navy Recruiting Station, Grand Forks, Tuesday and left that night for Minneapolis where he underwent the final examination and was sent to the Navy electrical school near Chicago where he will be trained as a wireless operator before being given sea duty. Henley promises to send the Kaiser's mustache back home for a souvenir. Miss Jennie Geary, one of Hansboro's former popular young ladies and Jake Brassard were united in marriage at Empress, Alberta, Canada, October 8. Miss Jennie was the only daughter of Mrs. L. Geary and is well known in our vicinity as she has lived here from childhood. She went to Atlee last spring where she has been employed in a drug store. Mr. Brassard is a prosperous farmer near Atlee. Howard Geary a brother of the bride and Miss Hogue acted as best man and bridesmaid. The bride wore white satin and georgette crepe gown and the groom a black suit. The News joins their many friends in wishing them much prosperity and happiness in their married life. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Leftwich were Devils Lake visitors a few days last week. Miss Lois and James Kyes left on Tuesday for Fargo where they will attend school this winter. Miss Lois will attend the Dakota Business College while James will enter the Agricultural College. Mrs. D. B. McDonald returned the first of the week form an extended visit with relatives in Iowa. J. R. Wills received the sad news of the death of his sister at Lake City, Minnesota last Saturday and left Monday to attend the funeral. November 2, 1917 EARL HENRY WILSON PASSES AWAY Earl Henry Wilson, one of the twins of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson passed away Saturday, October 27, 1917. Little Earl was born October 15, 1915. He has always been delicate and all that tender hands could do was done to comfort him by his loving parents and kind friends during his short stay in our midst. Funeral services were held in the M. E. Church Monday afternoon, Rev. T. Old officiating. Little Earl was laid to rest in the cemetery west of Hansboro. SCHOOL NOTES Due to the crowded condition of the school, great emphasis must be put upon the cleanliness. Children should and must be sent to school clean. Failing in this children will be sent home. The following have been neither absent nor tardy during the past month. Primary Room: Edward Blackorby, Earl Brown, George Lawrence, William Paetow, Nora Lawler, Leila Poyzer, John Wilson Intermediate Room: Chrissy Paetow, Minnie Paetow, Roy Blackorby, Ruth Schwartz, Anita Schwartz, Bessie Lawrence. Grammar Room: Cissie Jennison, Ethel Walker and Nellie Weeden. Report cards are out this week. The high school room was very pleasantly entertained Friday afternoon by the grammar room who invited them to partake in their Halloween pranks. The next meeting of the Picton Social Club will be held at the home of Mrs. Wm. A. White, Thursday, November 8. It will be an all day meeting. All members are requested to be present it being the annual election of officers. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Joe Hronesh returned home Saturday. Ross Eckright was a visitor in our village this week. Harvey Hunt and wife have recently begun housekeeping on the Harry Coe farm east of Rock Lake. Frank Barger moved the large barn from his farm into town last week on the lot east of the Chas. Lamont residence. Rev. and Mrs. Old came down from Hansboro Saturday holding church services here Sunday and returning Monday. Mrs. V. G. Rushaw and daughter Grace arrived from the east Thursday to join Mr. Rushaw on the Nick Thennis place. Wm. Brunnemeyer returned on Saturday from having accompanied a car of cattle to the eastern markets. He reports very fair prices. The Misses Cleo and Chloie Barker of Rock Lake entered the Egeland High School Monday last. They will make their home with the Ed Hoff family. S. W. Stout and family moved Wednesday of last week from their far home into the former Jas. Dougherty bungalow. We welcome them as residents of our village. Miss Goodwin Olson of Cando who recently opened a winter term of school at Brumbaugh, attended the Yeomen "doings" here Friday. Miss Addie Garrison of the Michigan, North Dakota hotel, arrived in our village Tuesday of this week for a short visit with her many friends. She will be a guest of Miss Vernice Briggs during her stay. Omar Norheim one of our progressive high school boys, departed Thursday for his former home in Minnesota where he will continue his high school work. He will be missed by his many friends and schoolmates here. Ed Walder returned last Saturday from Plentywood, Montana after a brief visit with his uncle there. Ed reported noting a very large number of cattle billed for the eastern markets. Married in Rock Lake at the home of the bride's parents Sunday, October 28, Miss Inez Eller and Mr. Elmer Beeghley, both prominent young people of our vicinity. Best wishes for happiness and prosperity are extended to the happy couple by their many friends in our village. Hank Heller and family bid farewell to their many Rock Lake friends and departed Thursday of last week for Iowa where they have relatives. They expect to settle there and we join in wishing them much prosperity and happiness wherever they may reside. A very pleasant social time was enjoyed by those who attended the pop and basket social given by the local B. A. y. last Friday. The neat sum of about fifty dollars was taken in which will be applied to the new fund recently created for the benefit of the soldier boy members. The frequent terrific explosions which occurred last week and which at first was thought to be a bombardment by the Kaiser's forces proved, upon investigation to be only the blasting of rock from the excavation being made by Dave Brindle's crew, on the lots east of the new Dougherty residence. Mr. Brindle has purchased what was formerly the Jas. Pettit and since moved it to the "scene of action" and will convert it into a modern bungalow. Another stride has been made in our steadily progressing high school this week, when under the competent management of Prof. Dickerson two Rock Lake High School basketball teams were organized and set in action. The new basketball which was purchased with the fund recently raised among the scholars, with the help of several generous outsiders was received last week and Saturday the work of screening the windows, lights, etc., was accomplished in the hall when Saturday evening the enthusiastic young fellows enjoyed their first game. All spare hours out of school have been improved in practice since and as soon as possible our team hopes to challenge that of some neighboring schools. Our high school boys appreciate the efforts of their professor to aid them in their play as well as their studies. Here's three cheers for our high school basketball team! NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK Arthur Collins of Hannah has joined a party of United States engineers who are engaged in making a topographical survey of the international boundary. The survey is to extend to the head of the lakes and the work will consume several months. The Indian department in Washington has approved 175 tracts of Indian lands in North Dakota and 124 in South Dakota which will be offered for sale this fall or in the early winter. The last sale of registration lands was held December 27, 1916. In an effort to save her little children who perished in sticking by the ship when their toy wagon which they had loaded with coal, was caught in a frog in the face of an onrushing train, Mrs. Anna Ambers of Hamburg, a widow with nine wee ones, was struck and seriously injured. Eugene Wachter, son of G. C. Wachter and one of the four Bismarck young men who went to Camp Dodge on the first draft has been promoted to sergeant in Co. E, 313rd engineers at the recommendation of Captain Bartness. Miss Emelia Anderson who was discharged from her position as principal in the New England high school last January after some differences with Supt. C. L. Greene, was awarded a verdict covering her wages for a full term by a district court jury at Mott. Wire thieves who stole more than a thousand feet of copper wire from the Northern Pacific railroad line near Valley City, North Dakota failed to interrupt telegraphic communication by their act. The thieves after snapping the copper wire, attached the ends of it to a dead iron wire and the service was not interrupted. While the infant child of Mrs. E. E. Fee of Charbonneau barely old enough to walk, was alone in a buggy, the horse became frightened and dashed down the road. The mother made an effort to catch the animal but was not successful. After running some distance, she came upon the child, toddling back toward her, uninjured. Editor J. M. Connolly of the New England Herald has been burned out of house and home. The loss, except in associations, was not great as the knight of the fourth estate had been living in a tent, pending the completion of a more stable dwelling. He had lighted an oil stove to take off the chill and stepped over to a neighbor's to soak up some heat when the accident occurred. A 550 pound hog sold by W. W. Dick of Braddock to Olaf Feitheim netted $82. 50 said to be the highest price ever paid there for a porker. Carl Riedell, aged 40, a coal miner, who come from Fessenden, was instantly killed at the Davis mine near Minot from a premature explosion. While driving across the Great Northern tracks at New Rockford in his machine, a switch engine hit the car and Jacob Allmaras had a close call from death. A disastrous prairie fire swept the section near Rhame recently causing a loss estimated at $20,000 in hay and pasturage. The fire started from a spark from a Milwaukee engine. Reinhold Miller, aged 14 years, of Beulah, was the victim of a serious accident which may cause the loss of one of his hands. The lad, with several others, was working with a shotgun and the weapon accidentally exploded. The charge struck Miller's hand and severed the tendons. He is now in a hospital at Bismarck. LOCAL NEWS Marcus Kessler was a passenger down the line Friday. Dr. Verrett was a professional caller in our village Tuesday. Mrs. R. S. McNurlin is reported on the sick list this week. Miss Dora Epstein took dinner with Miss Hjerpe Sunday. Geo. Walker is on the sick list. R. S. McNurlin and family moved into the Farrell house Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wardle will occupy the house vacated by Chas. Tribble. Mrs. B. L. Thomas returned Monday from a visit with relatives in Cando. J. E. Seeley is reported on the sick list this week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jeneson Sunday, October 28, a son. Mrs. C. W. Carter spent last week visiting friends in Minneapolis. Mrs. J. N. Clements was a Devils Lake visitor over Sunday. ATTENTION: The public must positively stop carrying water from the hotel. Grandpa Wilson returned Friday from a visit with relatives near Dunseith. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lymburn spent Sunday at the J. D. Leftwich home. The Ladies Aid will meet next at the country home of Mrs. H. Strawn. Chas. Tribble and family are now occupying the house vacated by R. S. McNurlin the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McDougall and family spent Tuesday at the Murdick home. Mrs. Oscar R. Anderson entertained the teachers for supper Saturday evening. The M. E. Ladies Aid met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. H. Murdick. Miss Lucy Lawler returned the first of the week from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dillon near Dunseith. J. R. Wills returned on Tuesday from Lake City, Minnesota where he went to attend the funeral of his sister. The Red Cross will meet at Mrs. A. Blackorby this afternoon (Friday). They have material to knit and sew on now. Claire Wilson went to St. John Friday returning Sunday, he was accompanied home by Lucy Lawler who has been visiting at Lee Gibbons home for a week. Lewis Neilson of Garske, bought 27 head of cattle from M. Lawler this week, he also purchased a bunch of cattle from Bob McCauley which he shipped on Thursday to Garske and will feed until the blockade is off. Oscar Haapala returned Wednesday from the Devils Lake hospital where he has been for some time taking treatment for injuries received about three months ago in an auto accident. Mr. Haapala is now able to be around again with the aid of crutches. Mr. and Mrs. Loree and family moved to Cando on Saturday. Mr. Loree will assist his father who is engaged in business at that place and Mrs. Loree expects to leave in a short time for Canada to visit her parents. November 9, 1917 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Geo. Price was a passenger to Devils Lake Monday, returning Tuesday. Mrs. Jake Cherry and little daughter were return passengers on last Thursday's train. Mrs. Art Booth was a passenger to Starkweather Friday last, returning Saturday. The Walder Garage sports a new chimney on the south roof of their building this week. The Ladies Aid spent a very enjoyable afternoon at the home of Mrs. Luther Rimel last Thursday. The Yeomen Ladies Aid are anticipating a pleasant afternoon at the home of Mrs. Hronesh Thursday November 8. Harry Lichty accompanied a carload of cattle shipped by W. J. Lichty to the Twin City market Monday. An agent from the Hawkinson Nursery Co., arrived last Wednesday and spent several days delivering trees to patrons. The ladies of our progressive Rebekah Lodge spent Saturday afternoon patriotically employed in the Mills restaurant building making comfort kits for soldiers. Halloween was a very excitable occasion at the Tom Gall farm this year, as a little daughter arrived at their home that evening. The "wee lassie" is reported as doing splendidly. Mrs. Rice is assisting in her care. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Yeager with Miss Edith Smoot assistant, took charge of the telephone central in our village November 1. The Yeager family will move into the central office rooms this week. Miss Lottie Hindman who returned from the Devils Lake hospital where she had been under the doctor's care for about ten days is now strong enough to be out among her friends again, all of whom sincerely hope for her continued improvement. W. G. Smoot, four youngest children and Ernest Yeager departed Wednesday of last week for Iowa, Indiana, etc., making the trip by auto. Word received b Rock Lake friends state a pleasant journey and good luck all the way. They are now enjoying a short visit in Muscatine, Iowa the former home of the Yeager boys. Our entire village extend their sympathy to the bereaved family of J. C. Forney the little 6 year old son who succumbed to the terrible grip of diphtheria Monday night, November 5, on the farm several miles east of Rock Lake. The mother is now reported to be in serious condition with the disease, though every medical attention is being given her. The program put on at the town hall last Friday night for the benefit of the Red Cross, was listened to by a large, enthusiastic audience. The first part of the entertainment audience. The first part of the entertainment, consisting of vocal and instrumental music and readings, proved a treat to all, while the latter part - the debate - afforded much amusement. The subject debated was: Resolved, that love of woman has more to do with the progress of the world, than love of money. Affirmative: Jno. Fielder, Jas. Kennedy, Mr. Barry. Negative: W. J. Lichty, H. B. Gray, Prof. Dickerson. The theme was handled with much oratorical display by both sides, accompanied by frequent good natured railery, finally terminating in a decision of 2 to 1 favoring the negative. Later, one of the decisions was withdrawn. After the program, a Literary Society and Dramatic Club was organized, with the following officers: Pres. Mr. Barry; Secretary, Edith Mills; Treasurer, Jno. Dayton; Chairman Music Committee, A. Foley; Chairman Program Committee, Prof. Dickerson; Chairman Dramatic Committee, F. B. McAneney. C. W. Conroy of Sarles, was a business visitor in our village Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Coy Eller and children of Rock Lake visited at the Watts home Tuesday. Mrs. C. W. Goodwin and daughter Neomia of Linnton, Oregon arrived in Hansboro Saturday and will visit at the homes of her sisters and brothers, Mrs. Ninke, Schwarz and Tacke and Bob and Ernest Dettman. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK Otto Schmedle, 40, prosperous farmer residing near Eldridge, committed suicide near the Midland Continental railroad passenger depot at Jamestown by drinking carbolic acid. H. M. Benjamin of Minot, has been ordered to take charge of the United States recruiting office for the navy at Fargo and has taken up his duties. The Minot recruiting office has been closed. Loss estimated at $200,000 was sustained when fire destroyed nearly an entire block in the business district at Sisseton. The blaze started in the basement of the Stavig store and was soon beyond control. John Colosky, 13 year old son of Charles Colosky of Manvel was accidentally killed by his aged grandfather, Joseph Colosky. The lad, together with his playmates were playing Halloween pranks and had entered his grandfather's back yard. The latter appeared at the door with a revolver and shot to scare the boys but the bullet struck the youth on the right side of the head and lodged in the base of the skull. He died two hours later. The young people of Crosby have formed an organized for the purpose of adding cheer to the camps in which the soldiers from that city have gone. A novel scheme has been adopted by the organization which will result in the assembling of a large amount of material to be sent to the camps. At the meetings which are held at different times, the admission is something which will add to the comfort of the boys. At the last meeting the admission was one package of bum or more. Enrollment at the State School of Agriculture and Forestry at Bottineau is now a little larger than at this same period this year. N. P. Eckly, general merchant at Embden was seriously if not fatally injured when he drove his auto directly in front of an approaching train at a grade crossing near town. County Auditor W. R. Tucker of Cass County has received word from the government that of the 193 men who have been sent to camp from Cass County not one has been rejected at the cantonment as unit for military service. John Marzoff of McClusky endorses all Kipling has said of the female of the species since his recent experience with Mary Rinz, an unneighborly neighbor, who after chasing John around a section with a shotgun slugged to the muzzle, caught John by the coat tails and chastised him with a horsewhip. John had Mary arrested on a charge of assault with a more or less deadly weapon; Mary pleaded guilty and Justice Saueresig fined her $5 and costs, the penalty totaling $30. The city of Larimore figures that it may probably have topped the record for second Liberty Loan bond purchases in North Dakota, according to the proportion of its allotments. The city was called upon to raise $32,000 in the sale, but raised the figure to $80,000 for good measure. Army officials and veterinarians at Bismarck inspected 160 horses and 40 mules in that city which will be shipped for army service. Golva is to have a rural route running south, starting at the local post office and covering a distance of 30. 4 miles. The route will be started December 1, provided 75 mail boxes are placed on the proposed route by that time. LOCAL NEWS S. L. Phillips was a business visitor to Egeland Monday. A. F. Rusk, lineman, came up from Cando Tuesday on business. Miss Sipple is the guest of Mr. Archie McLean. Sam Gagon and Marcus Kessler autoed to Cando Sunday. Men are busy putting up wires for the electric lights. Miss Thursa Brown was a Devils Lake visitor over Sunday. B. L. Thomas and W. Carr autoed to Rolla Sunday. Antonia Miller was a passenger to Devils Lake Monday. Wm. Schubert a nephew of B. J. Thomas of Cando is assisting in the Bank of Hansboro this week. C. W. Carter who has been on the sick list this week is much improved at this writing. Alex Epstein returned on Thursday of last week from a trip to Grand Forks. Mr. Latham of Rock Lake is assisting Joe Davidson on the Stahl cottage south of Hansboro. The farmers are taking advantage of this fine weather, some are plowing, while a few are drilling rye. Chas. Joiner an old time settler in Towner County was buried in Cando on Tuesday. C. A. Paetow returned on Friday of last week from Canada where he has been working sine early spring. J. J. McCarthy returned to Hansboro Saturday from Canada where he has been during the summer. Miss Dorothy and Alec Epstein spent Sunday at the home of their parents. They were accompanied on their return in the evening by their brothers, Michael, Simon and Lewis who remained in Hansboro overnight. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clatterbuck left on Monday for Bloomfield, Missouri where they will spend the winter with relatives of Mr. Clatterbuck. At a meeting of the Hansboro Grain Co., J. H. Brooks was elected secretary, C. A. Weeden having resigned. A. S. Brooks left Wednesday for Missouri to attend the funeral of his father who died the first of the week. Mrs. Wilson of Sebeka, Minnesota arrived in Hansboro Saturday and is caring for her daughter, Mrs. R. S. McNurlin who is sick. J. F. Seeley left Thursday for his home in Hornell, New York where he goes to look after business interests. Mrs. Manning of Cartwright visited from Thursday evening until Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. D. A. Blackburn. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Disher went to Egeland Saturday where they visited over Sunday with Mr. Disher's cousins. Mrs. F. Murdick and daughter Velma went to Devils Lake Monday, returning Wednesday. Mrs. J. E. Brown and daughter, Mrs. Leon Agarand went to Devils Lake Monday to have dental work done. November 16, 1917 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Jno. V. Fielder departed for Minneapolis on business Friday. N. W. Hawkinson returned from the Twin Cities Wednesday. The flue to the Joe Solomon residence was reconstructed by Oscar Moore Tuesday. Mrs. Tom Elsberry and two youngest daughters were Devils Lake Monday. Oscar Moore completed the chimney on our church edifice last week so that hereafter services can be conducted in comfort. Chet and Will Yeager moved their bachelor belongings last Saturday from their former quarters into the house recently vacated by the Cliff Yeager family. Miss Addie Garrison who has spent a pleasant two weeks with her Rock Lake friends, departed Monday for her home at Michigan, North Dakota. Miss Vernice Briggs and Russell Kennedy accompanied her, returning Tuesday. Miss Averill Rardon and brother Maurice departed recently, Maurice for Wisconsin and Miss Averill for Fargo, North Dakota where she will take up the study of the piano at the home of her uncle during the remaining winter months. The Farmers Telephone Co. are commencing the erection of a branch line, extending north from Rock Lake terminating at the Corwin Goodyear farmstead. This is a long desired extension which will prove a great convenience to its patrons. A very enjoyable gathering of young folks at the O. P. Briggs home Wednesday eve of last week was held with Miss Vernice as hostess and Miss Addie Garrison, guest of honor. Delightful games and contests furnished the evening's entertainment with a delicious luncheon before the merry guests departed, wishing their old time friend, Miss Addie life long happiness and prosperity. Miss Gusta Birkman visited with friends in our village a few days last week, before taking her departure Friday accompanied by her mother for Chicago where she will train as a Red Cross Nurse. Sincere wishes for her success by her many friends attend her. Miss Bertha, our former central girl, also departed with her mother and sister for Egeland taking charge of the telephone office there. She will be greatly missed by Rock Lake young folks and friends who also wish her luck. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK The wires for the Amor Telephone Company are now strung to the limits of Bowman and will shortly to connected with the Dakota-Montana Company which takes into the Bowman central office. Fair weather of the past few days has aided fall plowing and seeding of winter rye materially in Stutsman County. A great deal of flax, which had not been threshed is being saved by the summer weather. Mrs. Ruth P. Johnston asks $32,769 in damages from the Northern Pacific Railway for the death of her husband, killed on the Bismarck Third Street crossing last August in a suit filed in the United States court in Bismarck. Mrs. Gure Sando, one of the first white women to settle in Pembina County, is dead at the home of her grandson, L. N. Sando, aged only a few weeks less than 88 years. Until recently she resided at St. Thomas. "I'm too old to fight, but I don't want to see Uncle Sam licked, so I'm taking this way of doing my bit," said Ole Hilles, who went from his farm to Crosby with a live pig, which he is raffling for the Red Cross fund. Everybody is buying tickets and the porker promises to bring a big price. J. C. Burkholder, formerly a member of the Enderlin division and who resigned his position with the Soo about two months ago, was killed in a train wreck near Salt Lake City, according to word reaching T. F. Calahan. Devils Lake's first war victim is Kimball Keeping, former principal of the Hampden school and a graduate of the Mayville normal, who is dead as a result of injuries sustained under shell fire on the French front. Federal authorities at Fargo have been advised by Sheriff Smith of Beach that Dr. J. C. Clark, representing himself as an army officer but having no credentials, was arrested there in company with a woman who gave her name as Mrs. E. L. Purrington of Lincoln, Nebraska. As the result of an explosion of gasoline caused when she poured the fluid onto burning coals, Mrs. John H. Steele, 54, wife of one of the most prominent pioneers of Stutsman County, died from serious burns received in the accident. The woman's clothes were burned from her body and she died within a short time. Andrew Rasmussen, a prominent farmer of St. Andrews Township, Walsh County, has moved his family to Milltown, Wisconsin where they expect to reside in the future. Mr. Rasmussen still retains his interests in Walsh County. Robert Bates, formerly of Park River, was recently injured by a falling telephone pole, while with a crew building a telephone line near Leslie, Saskatchewan, Canada. One arm was broken and his head injured, but no serious consequences are anticipated. Glen Burns, acting for the government in the present coal crisis is a visitor in Arnegard. He is interesting farmers and businessmen in a plan whereby the residents of the lignite districts would use only this kind of coal. If this could be arranged McKenzie County need not be hampered by the present shortage of freight cars or the high price of eastern coal. Mr. Burns proposed having the miners haul the coal to a central station in each town, preferably a farmer elevator and be distributed from there. The congregation calmly walked out of the Presbyterian Church at Steele when flames were discovered eating through one of the window sills. Lignite ashes and live coals had blown from an ashpan into a piece of bagging used on a window sash, the burlap catching fire. After the blaze was extinguished the services were resumed. The remains of Dennis Hannafin, known as the "Squatter Governor" of North Dakota, lay in state at Bismarck, after which the funeral services were held from St. Mary's Church. LOCAL NEWS Fred Wright of Cartwright was a caller in Hansboro Tuesday. D. A. Blackburn was a business visitor to Devils Lake last Friday. Miss Ruth Disher spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Disher. Claire Wilson returned the first of the week from a visit at St. John. Leonard Converse went to Cando Tuesday to have dental work attended to. Jim Brown, Hugh Lymburn and Miss Thursa Brown were Rolla visitors Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Blackorby and Mrs. Frank Lawrence autoed to Rolla Wednesday. Geo. Williams and Miss Lilly Walker took dinner at the Wm. Disher home Sunday. Walter Gilbert who has been employed at the drug store left Monday going from here to Cando. Mr. Sharpe, the International man was a business visitor in our village Wednesday. Alfred Olson returned home Tuesday from Starkweather where he has been visiting with friends. Mrs. O. J. Stirk, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota is guest at the Wm. Disher home. Mrs. L. P. McAneney and little daughter arrived here Monday from Minot and are guests at the home of Mrs. McAneney's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Murdick. J. E. Knight and son Robert returned last Friday from Canada. Mr. Knight having been away sine early spring while Robert had been there for almost two years. Lilly Walker, Ruth Disher, Amy Olson and Gladys Blackburn were passengers to Devils Lake last Friday. J. J. McCarthy is opening up a clothes cleaning and pressing establishment in the rooms just east of the post office. Frank Murdick and Charles Kessler were passengers to Devils Lake Monday going down to have dental work attended to. W. J. Wills arrived Tuesday from Greybull, Wyoming and is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wills. Mrs. W. J. Wills is visiting at her parents at Larimore. We are now beginning to feel quite citified with electric lights in most of our business places and on the street. They have also been installed in a number of residences. November 23, 1917 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Mrs. T. M. Elsberry and little daughters were return passengers from Devils Lake Wednesday. Geo. F. Elsberry and family of Egeland visited at the Claude Elsberry home here Sunday. Miss Jane Gall was an over night guest of the little Kendig daughters Monday last. Ed Walder and Crosby Mateer departed on Monday for a brief visit with relatives in the west. Mr. and Mrs. Will Groves arrived recently from the east for a visit with relatives here. Mrs. A. L. Kendig was quite ill last week with inflammatory rheumatism, but is now reported convalescing. Mr. Dougherty of Starkweather, uncle of Jas. Dougherty, of the State Bank, was a visitor at the home of the latter's Monday. Messrs. Frank, Lish and Robt. Elsberry accompanied by Mrs. Fannie Elsberry composed an auto party of business visitors at Cando Saturday. Jas. Balfour autoed over from Hannah, Monday for a visit with his son and daughter. The former, Dr. Balfour was quite ill for a few days but is improving. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. McAneney went to Devils Lake, Saturday to be with the former's sister who recently underwent an operation at the hospital there. They returned home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Rardon who have spent the past year as tenants on the Fred Lindsay farm moved to our village Monday being domiciled in the Brooks' cottage on the "south side". Dad Fielder returned Friday of last week from Minneapolis where he had spent several days, during which time he put through a very successful business deal - having traded his long owned mustache for a brand new mouth full of teeth. News reached our village recently of the marriage of Emes Taylor to Miss Nina Murdock at Seattle, Washington on August 4, 1917. It seems the contracting parties who anticipate a visit at the home of the groom's parents during the coming months had planned to spring a surprise upon Rock Lake friends, but such things will leak out. Emes is one of our brave home fellows who enlisted but was later honorably discharged because of some heart trouble and though very late the heartiest of congratulations are extended by a host of friends, to himself and bride. Miss Sarah Stavelya music instructor of Devils Lake, who canvassed Rock Lake a short time ago for the purpose of organizing a music class of pupils and will stop in our village weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays at the John Lindsay home. Piano pupils: Mrs. E. E. Howard, Mabel and Helen Latham, Frances Price, Nina Lynn, Edith Smoot, Blanche Lichty and Hazel Lindsay. Voice pupils: Bernice Elsberry and Ruta Price. We are glad that our little town is thus enabled to receive competent musical instruction through the coming winter and welcome Miss Stavely to Rock Lake. W. T. Moseley of Cando was a business visitor in Hansboro last Friday afternoon. Gem Merkle, 7 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Merkle, Butte, Montana did her bit for the country when she completed a sweater which she turned in at the local chapter headquarters with the express provision that it be to some seaman on the battleship Montana. Word was received here last week of Mrs. D. Wampler having the misfortune of getting her hip hurt from a colt kicking her Thursday a week. Mrs. T. J. Clifford and little daughter Frances of St. John spent a few days at the home of Mrs. Clifford's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Blackorby. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK The enrollment in the Minot public schools is 1,753. of this number 1,085 pupils have been neither absent nor tardy sine the two months of school. Thomas W. Asbridge, who resides south of Leith is erecting the largest barn in Grant County. The structure will be 58 x 80 with 18 foot posts. Mr. Asbridge is a well known raiser of Hereford cattle. A safe in the office of the Dakota Sales Company at Dogswell was robbed of about $40. The authorities believe amateurs did the work. Entrance was made through a rear window and explosives were used. Fargo churches are to do their "bit" in the conservation of fuel. Trustees of the First Presbyterian Church have requested all church organizations to concentrate their week day activities on a day or two in the week when the whole church will be heated. The village of Wales is to have electric light service as soon as the light plant can be installed. The board has closed a deal with E. P. Harwood for a $1,500 plant to be installed at the earliest date possible. The system will have full equipment of storage batteries so that it will be in operation at all hours of the day and night. Belief is held by farmers in the Ray vicinity that a firebug was responsible for the burning of the barn on the J. H. Schlief farm with all its contents, including hay, feed, horses, harness and chickens. This was the fourth barn fired in that neighborhood to burn during the past two years. John Hively of Watford City rolled a crisp $100 bill in his hands last week. Hively had a hog in a shipment of livestock to the Twin Cities which weighed 600 pounds and brought the owner that amount. A. A. Stensutter shipped 375 head to South St. Paul, the shipment comprising 140 head of beef and 95 sheep, valued at $15,000. More than $8,000 in grain and stock sold from his farm this year is the record made by T. T. Walker of Duck Creek Township near Hettinger. Last spring he marketed $1,300 worth of hogs. Out of 3,370 native born citizens who were registered in Cass County on June 5, under the draft act, 1,557 have dependent relatives and 1,813 no dependents. Subjects of Norway lead other nationalities in the numbers registered, the total number being 150. There were 78 Swedes, 68 Russians, 67 Austrians and 37 Canadians. Italy then follows with 21. There were 4 Irishmen. A gash about two inches long was torn in the face of the little four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schmidt of Dickinson while the child was playing with a pet cat. The animal caught its claw in the child's mouth. ALL MEN LIABLE TO CALL FOR WAR Washington, November 20 - Making practically every one of the more than 9,000,000 men registered subject to war duty, if not at the front then behind the lines, drastic new regulations for the draft have been approved by the president and made public by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Affecting more than 9,000,000 homes, the regulations mobilize the ware strength of the country to a point where only a word is necessary to take a man from his desk or plow or work bench and put him in a trench or armored motor car or munitions factory or shipbuilding plant. Here are some of the radical new provisions which give teeth to the revised rules. Secretary of War baker is given authority to revoke any exemption or disregard at any time the deferred classification and order of call of any registered man, if that man's special trade or qualification make him necessary for special services. Thus, if the army finds itself facing a sudden need for 25,000 chauffeurs, Secretary Baker is authorized to direct local boards to get the number of chauffeurs, no matter where they stand in order of call. Voluntary enlistment in the regular army of men between 21 and 31 years of age will be completely stopped on December 15. Men previously discharged for slight deformities, such as flat feet, will be recalled. They will not be sent to the front but will be put on government work either at army depots or where they are most needed. Men employed in the building and fitting of ships for the navy and Emergency Fleet corporation are not subject to call as long as they remain in those employments. Registered men for the first time are permitted, if they so desire, to enlist in the navy or marine corps. Permission to do so will be granted, however, only in case the number of the man is so far down on the order list that he is not subject to call in the second draft. An entirely new system of physical examination is ordered whereby a man is examined not only by the physicians of the local board, but by an expert board of seven specialists before being finally accepted of discharged from military duty. The provost general marshal's office has been given the assistance of the entire postal machinery of the country in tracing down men who have moved from their original jurisdictions, leaving no addresses behind. General Crowder said that it could not be made too plain that the regulations affect every one of the registered men not at present in the uniform of the United States. The rules will become effective in part on November 20. They are to go into effect as a whole on a date to be set by the provost marshal general, which probably will be December 10. FIREBUGS AT WORK IN BROOKLYN WAR CONTRACT FACTORY New York, November 19 - Incendiaries with German sympathies brought about the destruction of the saltpeter and nitre plant of the Bradley-Knowles Manufacturing Company in Brooklyn, officials announce. The loss was over $300,000. The saltpeter was for use by the United States government in gunpowder manufacture. The nitre was for preserving canned fruit for the Allies. Twelve explosions that shook the neighborhood for many blocks occurred when the fire reached vats containing high inflammable liquids. The plant was torn asunder. Firemen said the fire was started in several places. Other buildings along the waterfront were threatened. LOCAL NEWS Mrs. Chris Paetow was a Rolla visitor Tuesday. Claire Wilson visited friends in St. John Sunday. J. H. Poyzer is reported on the sick list this week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wilson autoed to Cando Tuesday. The G. A. Olson Co. had their sign repainted this week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry McPherson autoed to St. John Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Blackburn spent Sunday at Cartwright. Marcus Kessler and B. L. Thomas were Cando visitors Sunday. Lentz Bros. have an electric sign on their implement store. Myron Converse was a guest at the C. E. Blackorby home Sunday. Thos. Lonson of St. John was a caller in our village Monday. A. Blackorby was a business visitor to Devils Lake Monday. J. L. Gibbons of St. John was a visitor in Hansboro Tuesday. Ed Jennings has moved with his family into the Littke residence. D. B. McDonald autoed to Cando on business Friday of last week. Men have been busy wiring the church this week for electric lights. Mrs. P. Larson returned home last week from a visit in Minnesota. Leonard Converse went to Cando Monday to consult a doctor about his finger. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Agarand took dinner with W. E. Disher and wife Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Lawler, Ethel and Lucy were callers at Rolla Monday afternoon. Miss Thursa Brown left Tuesday for Rolla, where she will be engaged in dressmaking for some time. Mrs. B. L. Thomas, Wm. Shubert and Carl Olson autoed to Cando Friday returning home Saturday. Bert Johnstone, the barber has installed a new massage machine operated by electricity. Mrs. Oscar Anderson is the possessor of a fine new piano which arrived last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Olson and daughter Amy were passengers to Devils Lake last Thursday. Mrs. L. P. McAneney and baby were passengers to Devils Lake Saturday returning to Hansboro Monday noon. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blackorby went to Devils Lake Monday. Mrs. Blackorby going by train while Mr. Blackorby autoed down. Jay Wills, Mrs. J. R. Wills, Mrs. L. P. McAneney and baby and Velma Murdick called at the McDougall home Monday afternoon. Miss Genevieve Byrne, of St. John arrived in our village, Sunday and took up her were Monday as one of the teachers in our school. Ms. N. M. Clarke of Alberta, Canada, sister of J. R. Wills, arrived in Hansboro Wednesday for a short visit on her way home from Lake City, Minnesota. November 30, 1917 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES J. F. Barker was a business visitor at the county seat Friday. Joe Solomon was a Perth visitor Thursday. Ed Walder and Crosby Mateer returned on Saturday from a brief visit in the western part of the state. Word has been received from Byron Hindman by several of his Rock Lake friends stating that he is recovering from the effects of his accident and hopes to walk in a short time. "Private Hindman" is now confined in the Field Hospital on Long Island. A surveyor has been working in our vicinity for the past week laying out a line for a state highway. It will pass through our village, entering via the P. G. Barker farm and after crossing the railroad at east of main street, will continue due north over the grade at Sibley's, etc. This will mean a big road improvement and should be quite a boon to our locality. Miss Eva Florey of Perth was united in marriage Thursday, November 22 to Mr. Owen Armstrong at the home of her parents in Perth - so goes the rumor and many Rock Lake friends of the young bride extend congratulations and wishes for a long and happy matrimonial voyage to herself and Mr. Armstrong. News has just reached our village of the ringing of more wedding bells as follows: A quiet wedding was recently solemnized at the farm home of the bride near Nashau, Iowa when Miss Rena Brooks was united in marriage to Mr. Robeson, a promising young business man of that state. The E. E. Brooks family have many old time friends here having once formed the present townsite of Rock Lake and later been proprietor of the Brooks hotel when our now thriving village was in its infancy. From Rock Lake they moved to Iowa about 12 years ago. Mrs. Robeson has the best wishes for lifelong happiness and prosperity for herself and husband from a host of girlhood friends in Rock Lake, several of whom have also known the peal of wedding bells for themselves. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK The funeral of Patrick Conlon, one of the pioneer settlers of Oakwood Township who died at the home of his son Thomas after a brief illness was held at Gralton. Mr. Conlon was born in Ireland in 1829, coming to Canada in his youth. He settled in Oakwood 37 years ago and for the past few years made his home with his son. As a measure for fuel conservation, prayer meetings of the Plymouth Congregational Church of Fargo will be held at the home of the members of the congregation this winter, it was announced by the pastor, Rev. E. C. Ford. The prayer meetings are held each Wednesday and the new plan will save the amount of coal required to heat the church for a day. G. A. McGovern, chief deputy grain inspector and O. B. Tewes of Dr. E. F. Ladd's office force, have returned from an inspection trip over the Mott line of the Northern Pacific. They report mountains of baled hay piled for shipments at Cannonball and other reservation points and state that they found every able man, woman and child in that territory in the hay fields making hay worth $12 a ton. Ordinarily much of this hay would not be cut, but the favorable Indian summer and the high price of forage is saving every blade. North Dakota congressmen are uniting in an attack upon the system that prevails in the purchasing of horses for the American government. If they are successful, they will interfere materially with the comfortable business that many men have built up during the days when the Allies were buying horses in this country and which they have continued since America became a belligerent. Congressman P. D. Norton has issued a statement charging that North Dakota horses are being bought up and that buyers make a profit of from $50 to $60 per horse. Mr. Norton charges a "graft" arrangement and is exceedingly bitter. Charged with transporting liquor into North Dakota in violation of both federal and state laws, Ole Olson was arrested near Canby by Otto Jenson, a farmer. Complaints to the state railway commission prove that a car shortage still exists in some sections of the state, notably in Great Northern territory. Love of country proved more potent than ties of kin when Marie Brekman, German born, a clerk in a Bismarck department store, called up Adjutant General Fraser to inform him that her cousin, Peter Hansen, alias Oskar, who had come al the way from Port Townsend, Washington, to Bismarck to bid her goodbye, was planning to return to the old country to evade draft. Hansen was arrested just as he was boarding an eastbound train. Mrs. T. W. Baker, prominent Carrington woman, is in line for honors as the champion food conservator of the United States. Mrs. Baker has established what appears to be a world's record in the fasting line, on November 8, 1917, breaking a fast that was started August 14, 1917 for the purpose of benefiting her health, which had not been of the best for many years. During the 85 days Mrs. Baker partook of no food or liquids, with the exception of pure water. Rev. Eric Tou, a well known Norwegian Lutheran minister, died at his home at Napoleon, 60 years of age. Canadian recruiting officers are touring North Dakota to enlist British subjects, resident in the United States. In Walsh County there are 46 British subjects of draft age and in Pembina County there are 83 British subjects. Hopes for the recovery of Gertrude Stoppleworth, 18 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stoppleworth of near Spiritwood who was seriously injured as the result of the explosion of a gasoline lamp at the Stoppleworth home are entertained by officials at the Parkview Hospital in Jamestown. Jay Kirkeide, the only son of Senator Kirkeide of Churchs Ferry, lies ill with fever in a hospital at Bagdad, Mesopotamia. Young Kirkeide volunteered at Calgary, Alberta in January, 1916 and went to London from which place he was sent to the Gallipoli peninsula. Taken ill with fever he was sent to Malta to recuperate and later to London. When he had recovered he was detained to Mesopotamia. LOCAL NEWS Wm. Williams left this week for a visit at his old home in Iowa. W. H. Stahl was a business visitor to Rolla last week. A. Conroy, of Sarles, was a business caller in Hansboro Thursday. Movies were shown last Saturday night at Grimes Hall with electric power. Miss Mamie Sorenson, County School Superintendent was visiting in our village last Thursday. Henry Wilberg left Wednesday for Nome where he will spend the winter. Mr. Neilson of Garske, purchased a car cattle in this vicinity which he shipped this week. Mr. Wilson arrived Tuesday form Sebeka, Minnesota to visit for a while at the home of his daughter, Mrs. N. R. McNurlin. Oscar R. Anderson was a Rolla caller last Friday afternoon. He was accompanied on the return trip by Mrs. Anderson who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Markell for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Johnstone accompanied Dorothy and Alec Epstein to Sarles Sunday. The Johnstones going over to visit Mrs. Johnstone's brother, Jay Hacket and family. The Red Cross is being entertained at the home of Mrs. F. H. Murdick. They will meet next Friday afternoon, December 7 at the home of Mrs. F. A. Kellogg. At a meeting of the Red Cross held at Grimes Hall, Miss Byrne was elected secretary of this branch owing to Mrs. Orra Wills resigning. The members also decided to have a Shadow Social and Entertainment for the benefit of the Red Cross December 7. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thomas and Mrs. L. Geary went to Rolla Thursday of last week to attend the funeral of Mrs. Thomas' uncle Henry Olson who was accidentally killed last Monday by falling from a westbound Soo train near Bowbell while running at full speed. N. R. McNurlin returned Monday from Devils Lake where he accompanied his wife last week who underwent an operation at the Mercy Hospital. He reports Mrs. McNurlin as improving. Her many friends hope soon to see her back in our midst. A pleasant surprise was given Miss Rodna Peterson last Saturday night when a number of friends gathered at the home of her parents. Games were played and a lunch served during the evening. Miss Rodna received many nice presents. The guests departed at a late hour wishing her many more such happy times.