Towner County, ND, Hansboro News published between September 1, 1917 and September 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 September 1, 1917 and September 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 September 7, 1917 PICTON NEWS Mr. C. R. Travis of Mayville is at the Watts home seeing after his farm interest. Mrs. M. Debow who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Jarvis, returned to her home in Canada last Friday. H. Fernyhough and family and F. Thuner and family autoed to the mountains Sunday. Watts, Travis and Blackorby sold 22 head of cattle to E. M. Fessenden this week for $1,000. 00. E. Watts has rented the Ab Blackorby farm east of Hansboro. Max Bower has rented the farm now occupied by Watts. Clarence Graybill who is working on a threshing rig in this community had the misfortune to lose a fine mare Sunday morning. The mare had gotten loose the night before and is supposed to have eaten too much grain. It is quite a loss to Clarence as he only had one team. The mare left a little colt, three months old. BOX CAR BURNS About 10 a. m. Thursday morning one of the Great Northern box cars standing on the track in front of the new elevator caught fire and was a total loss. The origin of the fire is not known. The fire engine was put to use but the fire had made too much progress for it to be of any real use. The loss is about $1,400. 00. JOHNSON-McTAVISH Word was received in Hansboro this week of the marriage of Miss Jennie Eleanor Johnson to John D. McTavish, of Elgin, North Dakota, Sunday, September 2, 1917. Mr. and Mrs. McTavish will live at Carson, North Dakota where Mrs. McTavish taught school last year. Mrs. McTavish will be remembered by everyone in this vicinity as she taught the primary room in our school for two terms. Mrs. W. H. Stahl has been staying in Hansboro this week at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. J. Oliver and helping care for her little granddaughter, which arrived Sunday. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Mrs. Harry Stout was an arrival from the east on Friday's train. Postmaster McPike of Cando accompanied by his wife and child were callers in our village Monday. Master Loyd Elsberry came down from Fish Lake this week having spent most of his vacation there. Carl Whiting is our newly appointed night-watchman, having assumed charge of his beat the first of the month. Chas. Devore and daughter Mary departed Saturday for Minot where they visited with friends, returning Tuesday. Mrs. Roy Lean and children returned on Tuesday from Oberon where they have spent the past four weeks. Jack Frost stole in upon us Saturday night and froze most of the tender garden stock. Tis an of't repeated trick of his. Threshing has proceeded rapidly with the splendid weather accorded us and another week will probably finish most of it. Mrs. Harry Stanley and little daughters who have spent some time visiting at the home of Mrs. Stanley's parents here, returned to their home in California Monday. Vincent Elsberry who came up from Devils Lake on leave Tuesday of last week departed for the Lake barracks again this Wednesday expecting to be summoned to enter training camp most any time. Labor Day, September 3, was not very generally observed as a holiday in this vicinity. Several are putting in the next year's rye crop in the newly cleaned stubble fields. Friends of Lottie Hindman are glad to learn she is improving from her attack of illness. Vernice Briggs has been acting as saleslady in the N. W. Hawkinson store during Miss Lottie's absence. Miss Irene and Chelsea Blankenship came up from Devils Lake Saturday for an over-Sunday visit at the home of their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy, returning Monday. Mrs. A. E. Sibley who has been nursing Mrs. Will O'Brien during her recent illness, returned to her home Thursday. She reports Mrs. O'Brien as convalescing. Mr. and Mrs. Drassine, of Panama, this state, who arrived in our village recently are domiciled in the west of the Tom Best residence. Mr. Drassine has charge of the Occident elevator here. There has been a change made in the date on which our school will open; consequently our Rock Lake school will begin October 1, two weeks later than heretofore stated. Quite a crowd assembled at the Mark Grove's home to attend the auctioneering of that gentleman's bachelor effects last Saturday. Marshall Linderman cried the sale, with his usual good luck. In the shortage of men to assist with the harvest this fall, the younger lads have done their share. Most of the little fellows hereabouts being seen perched on grain wagons watching herds of cattle or helping in any way possible. LOCAL NEWS Sheriff James Taylor was a business caller in our village Monday. Lily Walker is assisting in the drug store this week. Adelbert Weedin is home for a few days from St. John. Ruth Disher is enjoying a few days visit at home this week. Mrs. Geo. Walker is on the sick list this week. F. J. Oliver, U. S. N. is home for a short visit. The Royal Neighbors met at Grimes hall Thursday afternoon. Harvey McKee and family moved to Devils Lake last week. Mrs. J. E. Knight was a passenger to Devils Lake Friday. The Ladies Aid met Wednesday at the church parlors. A. G. Miller and family have moved into the building next to the Post Office Store. D. L. Blackorby returned home last week from Montana where he has been for several months. Mr. and Mrs. T. Old, Mrs. Geary and Mrs. Chris Paetow were Cartwright visitors Saturday. Mrs. Harry Owens left the first of last week for Chicago where she will visit for some time with a sister. Mrs. Wm. Nickoli was a Devils Lake visitor last week returning Monday evening. Born to Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Oliver, Sunday, September 2, 1917 a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson, Thursa Brown and Mrs. Oliver autoed to Rolla Thursday evening. Hjalmar Wilberg arrived Saturday and is visiting friends here for a few days. Miss Mollie Markell, of Rolla is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. O. R. Anderson. K. A. Rygh and family of Egeland were visitors at the Walker home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Cowan and family from near Rolla spent Sunday at the J. D. Leftwich home. Judge W. L. Converse and son Richard, of St. Paul and Leonard Converse of Cresco, Iowa arrived here Tuesday. Jas. O'Loughlin and son are in our city for a few days. Mr. O'Loughlin is looking after business interests here. Mrs. Oscar Anderson is enjoying a visit from her sister, Mrs. Seymour Anderson, and husband of Grand Forks. Mrs. J. Agarand and Miss Mary accompanied Joseph to Devils Lake Monday. Joseph is entering the Academy of St. Mary of the Lake. Mrs. Homan of Devils Lake came up last Friday to visit with her sister Mrs. Rob't. Lloyd and other relatives. Mrs. Summerville of Saginaw, Michigan was in Hansboro Wednesday evening the guest of Mrs. Geary. Mrs. J. N. Clements and daughter Thelma arrived in Hansboro Monday. Mrs. Clements may locate here as dressmaker. Mrs. O. R. Anderson spent a few days the first of the week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Markell in Rolla. The new cement sidewalks are now complete in front of Olson's, John D. Gruber Co., Meat Market and Hansboro State Bank. Who's next? Prof. A. K. Riggs called on a few old friends here Sunday. Mr. Riggs is now living at Egeland where he will superintend the school this year. James Blackorby went to Devils Lake Tuesday morning for hospital treatment for rheumatism. Bruce McDonald is looking after threshing for him. The two Misses Rods arrived from Grafton Tuesday evening and are the guests at the home of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Swan Olson, southeast of town. Owing to the scarcity of male help, some of the patriotic women of this vicinity are driving grain wagons. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK The body of a Russian who died in a Minot hospital was identified as that of Justice Wastis, a laborer who has been working in the harvest fields here for a number of years. Under the federal migratory bird law the season for the black breasted and golden plovers and woodcocks will open in this state September 7 and continue until December 20. A fire which started in a wheat field owned by Peter Felton near Larimore destroyed a number of shocks, but was headed off before it had a chance to get the upper hand on the entire field. Mrs. Alice A. Daniels of Brantford was adjudged insane at New Rockford. She was taken to New Rockford on complaint of her husband. She will be taken to the insane hospital at Jamestown. John E. Holcomb, father of John Holcomb of Colgate and well known citizen, committed suicide by the revolver route during a period of despondency at the home of his son. The deceased was 61 years old and is survived by a son and a daughter. Four Greek and Armenian laborers on the Midland Continental railroad at Jamestown were badly injured when a gasoline speeder on which they were riding jumped the track at a crossing two miles east of the town. Gwinner has organized a home defense league. In connection with this a home guard has been organized and it is proposed to place at least four of these men on patrol duty in the city. The men will be sworn in as deputy sheriffs and will carry arms. One man burned to death another suffered painful injuries and thirty-five head of horses were killed when a fire believed to be of incendiary origin; completely destroyed the Frien and Murphy barn on the Pioneer Land company's farm, ten miles south of Lakota. Although he is alleged to have voted at the last two elections, Ben Foreshly of Beach, gave his age, when charged with failure to register, as 20 years and six months. He is held under $500 bond to appear before United States Commissioner L. B. Hardy. Transcontinental automobile tourist travel in North Dakota in 1917 despite the war and all other unfavorable influences, will exceed that of any other year, according to reports received from all points on the National Parks Highway. Ideal dry weather during the last three months it is said is responsible for the greatly increased traffic on the highways. Wenzel Libenski, 65 years old, committed suicide at Dickinson by hanging himself to the floor joist of a new dwelling being erected by his son-in-law Julius Kubistha. Harry Britton and Louis Bernardy, of Fargo, escaped death or serious injury when their automobile crashed through the railing of the bridge over the Red River south of Moorhead and was wrecked on the ground below. During the past few weeks large clouds of grasshoppers have been seen passing over Bowman going westward. They are thought to have come into the county from South Dakota where they have done considerable damage. Marion Buseby of Fergus Falls, Minnesota and P. Gallagher of St. Paul, employees of the Otter Tail Power company were seriously injured when a heavy current of electricity passed through their bodies while they were working on a transformer on top of a pole at Fairmount. J. Wrede, aviator for the Tompers Amusement Company, fell in a trial flight at Kenmare, badly damaging the machine. Wrede was testing out the engine in preparation for a number of exhibition dates in North Dakota and Montana when the plane suddenly dipped, striking the ground nose first, from a height of 100 feet. Wrede escaped uninjured. Kicked in the face by a horse, a little son of Henry Gimbel of Hazelton is in a serious condition with a broken nose and bad gashes about his head. Alvan Elden, Northern Pacific fireman, running east from Wahpeton for a number of years, is dead from a dose of strychnine. He leaves a widow and three children. PHOTO OF EVERY NORTH DAKOTA SOLDIER Soldiers of North Dakota are coming forward rapidly and taking advantage of the generous offer made by the North Dakota State Historical Society to leave their photographs on the records in the office of the society at the state capitol. The portraits will be taken free as the society is anxious to have every member of the National Guard and the state's quota of the national army filmed. They will be then given an appointed place in the state archives, and will indicate the character of the class of men who served in the 1917 war. September 14, 1917 LIST OF MEN ORDERED TO REPORT TO CANDO BOARD FOR MILITARY DUTY 5 PM, SEPTEMBER 18, 1917 (Serial No. follows address) Ed A. Johnson, Bisbee, North Dakota (783) Oliver Koontz, Elsberry, North Dakota (676) Edward Joseph Keranen, Elsberry, North Dakota (564) Arthur E. Bloomquist, Sarles, North Dakota (596) Gus Drewlo, Cando, North Dakota (126) John Habgood Ralph, Sarles, North Dakota (616) Esau Belt, Rock Lake, North Dakota (486) Hubert D. Holsinger, Sarles, North Dakota (604) Albert William Luke, Long Prairie, Minnesota (43) Raymond C. Powell, Cando, North Dakota (639) Arthur Gustav Johnson, Homen, North Dakota (606) Charles Stuart Gillin, Sarles, North Dakota (602) Joseph Stoler, Arcadia, Wisconsin (75) Albert Bodelson, Cando, North Dakota (280) Oliver Jacob Garber, Timberville, Virginia (194) Charles Ena Yeadon, Spring Brook, Wisconsin (552) Harvey Gordon, Zion, North Dakota (218) Carl Aase, Cando, North Dakota (54) Elmer Hvinden, Egeland, North Dakota (841) Robert John Underwood, Hansboro, North Dakota (685) Ross Edward Keller, Bisbee, North Dakota (335) Harry Rudolph Peterson, Bisbee, North Dakota (341) Oscar Johnson, Crocus, North Dakota (356) Robert Roy Gibbens, Cando, North Dakota (11) Melvin J. Lee, Leeds, North Dakota (103) Ephriam Weaver, Wakarura, Indiana (51) Paul H. J. Kranig, Cando, North Dakota (717) Arthur Herman Kruse, Cando, North Dakota (199) Bernard J. Markwardt, Bisbee, North Dakota (409) Leonard Julian Wenberg, Egeland, North Dakota (392) Bernard J. Cleary, Cando, North Dakota (122) John E. Lawler, Hansboro, North Dakota (642) Alexander Holling, Bisbee, North Dakota (222) Thurvold Olson, Hansboro, North Dakota (656) Frank Crabb, River, Minnesota (121) Carl R. Bracken, Leeds, North Dakota (90) Alternates Alfred Olson, Hansboro, North Dakota (657) Harry Taylor, Sedgwick, Kansas (278) Frank Stoeber, Maza, North Dakota (49) Henry Bjorn Johnson, Bisbee, North Dakota (305) NOTICE FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the School Board of Rosedale School District No. 5, Towner County, North Dakota, will receive bids up to 2 o'clock p. m. on Monday, September 24, 1917, for the furnishing of teams, drivers and conveyances to convey the children of the following named residents - or known as such places or farms since occupied by former owners - to and from the Hansboro School situated in Hansboro, North Dakota, during the school year of 1917 and 1918, and beginning during the month of October 1917. Route No. 1 T. Stapleton, C. Wright, W. E. H. Porter, A. C. Anderson, J. E. Knight, Hugh Lymburn, Wm. Tacke, Jas. Brown, Wm. Swartz Route No. 2 C. Orton, F. Gray, C. Brown, Wm. Kebney, Ole Peterson, Swan Olson, Les Blackorby, H. Strawn Route No. 3 Wm. Disher, E. Disher, M. King, J. R. Blackorby, T. Rod, A. Blackorby Route No. 4 F. Ninke, V. Bentilla, J. W. F. Johnson, J. H. Jonson, J. D. Leftwich, Wm. Wilson Route 5 Phillip Chase, Mike Lawler, Dumphy Farm Drivers will be require to carry any additional children coming into their respective routes. Drivers or any other change in which the school board desires will be required to furnish bonds in the sum of $200. 00 for the faithful fulfillment of their contracts. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the School Board of Rosedale School District No. 5. J. H. Smith, Clerk Dated at Hansboro, North Dakota this 13th day of September 1917 A. E. BUFFAN WINS HONORS Decorated by Queen Mary in the presence of King George, for excellence in athletic sports was the honor won by Allie F. Buffan, formerly of Devils Lake. Buffan is in the Seventh Canadian reserve battalion at Bramshott Camp, England and his team won second in a bayonet, bomb and ball competition. Allie E. Buffan will be remembered by many of this vicinity as he at one time was a clerk for D. A. Blackburn and Co. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES The Jack Gall family were visitors at the Wm. Scoorgie home, Sunday. Misses Edna and Olive Galloway of Rolla visited with relatives here Sunday. O. P. Briggs autoed to Cando last Saturday having conference with the dentist there. Mrs. Claude Elsberry and little daughter returned from their cottage at Fish Lake Monday. Irvine Latham is this week assisting Tom Wildish at Elsberry in the elevator there. The Ladies of the Yeomen Aid gathered in regular session at the Booth home last Thursday. Mrs. Roy Lean and children departed the first of the week for a visit with relatives at Fish Lake. Phillip Devore, father of our townsman, Chas. Devore, arrived from Dawson last Wednesday for a visit at the home of his son. J. E. Seeley completed the carpentry on our church edifice last Wednesday returning to his home in Hansboro that day. Miss Elsie Krenger came up from Egeland Sunday and is visiting with Ruth Hunt at her country home east of here. Master Beverly Elsberry of Egeland is visiting with cousins at the Claude and Tom Elsberry home here. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Walder and little son accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Piper autoed to Fish Lake Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Piper who have been making their home at the Jake Walder home while harvesting their crop departed on Tuesday for their home in St. Paul. "Grandpa" Lichty and wife who spent the past season visiting at the home of their sons, here, departed on Monday for their home in Idaho. John Lines, one of our Rock Lake pioneers who has been the efficient school janitor for several years, took his departure on Tuesday for Devils Lake where he is employed with the Standard Oil Co. Thos. Wiley and family former Rock Lakers, have again returned to our village taking up their residence in the Mark Grove cottage. Mr. Wiley is in the employ of the Lichty Elevator Co. Byron Hindman after bidding his numerous friends good bye took the train on Monday for Devils Lake intending to enlist with the company there. Byron is the second lad in our immediate vicinity to volunteer his services to his country and the sincere good wishes of a host of friends accompany him. The fall run of public sales has begun, with the announcement of two to be given in the near future: that of Devores on Saturday, September 15 and Harters on Wednesday, September 19. The sales will be cried by Auctioneer Hyland of Devils Lake and Marshall Linderman of Rock Lake. LOCAL NEWS The barn of Paul Higgins, about eight miles east on the D. W. McCana farm burned Monday loosing five head of horses and two granaries. Sheriff James Taylor was a business visitor in our village Saturday. Geo. Olson was a Starkweather visitor the latter part of last week. The Ladies Aid met at the church parlors Wednesday afternoon. Emery Amiss is suffering from blood-poisoning in his had this week. Ed Lentz made a business trip to Perth Tuesday. Miss Beatrice Bramton of Canada was in Hansboro Wednesday afternoon. John Waddie of Canada was a business visitor in our village Monday. Mrs. T. Owens from across the line was a caller in our village Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson and family spent Sunday at the M. Lawler home. P. S. Dunn, Manager of the Farmers Grain and Shipping Co. R. R. was in Hansboro Tuesday. The Red Cross will not hold a meeting this week but expect to meet next Friday. Mr. Nickoli moved his family back to Devils Lake last week for the winter. Conductor Robt. Lloyd and family moved to Devils Lake the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Wehrly and son Hubert and Catherine Wehrly were Hansboro callers Tuesday. Oscar Anderson has rented the Weeden house vacated by Robt. Lloyd and will move about the first of October. Mr. and Mrs. Bateson and family and Miss Gladys Armour of Rolla were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Blackorby. Robt. Long, an old time resident of this vicinity but now of Cando was calling on friends in Hansboro the first of the week. Henry Jeneson and family moved the first of the week into the house recently vacated by the Nickoli family. L. R. Blackorby received word last week that he had been drawn on the draft in Montana and left Friday to be examined. Word was received this week of the death of Stanley Hubbley at Calgary, Alberta, Canada from appendicitis last week. Miss Mabel Landru left Monday for Minneapolis where she will take up a course at the Minneapolis School of Business. Miss Dorothy Epstein went to Sarles Wednesday where she will remain for a couple of weeks. A brother from Sarles will assist in the store during her absence. The cottage in the south part of town, belonging to Mrs. Manning, burned Thursday afternoon. The building was a complete loss. The fire is supposed to have started from the stove. Mrs. L. P. McAneney, Mrs. E. E. McDougall and Miss Velma Murdick autoed to Minot Friday. Mr. McAneney accompanied them on the return trip Sunday. Mr. John Wilson of Hansboro holds the record of being the oldest man out threshing in our vicinity. Mr. Wilson is past 79 years of age and is driving a bundle team every day and making his $7. 00 a day and board. Frances and Harold Clifford of St. John are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Blackorby. Harold Williams, Mrs. M. A. Gibbons and daughter Ruth and Mrs. Will Gibbons of Lawton, North Dakota autoed to Hansboro Saturday and visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Kellogg. They all returned home Sunday except Mrs. M. A. Gibbons who will visit here a week or two. Mrs. Geo. Sutherland passed away Sunday morning September 9 at four o'clock at her home northwest of town. We were unable to get the particulars for this issue. D. A. Blackburn returned to Hansboro Tuesday evening for a few days. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK The proposition to erect three new school houses in the Fryburg district carried at a special election. The total cost of the buildings will be approximately $10,000. As a result of the Elks-U. C. T. baseball game at Grand Forks, $432. 90 was turned over to the funds of the machine gun company and Company M, First North Dakota Infantry. The city commissioners have authorized the city auditor of Mandan to advertise for bids for the construction of a new reservoir at the pumping station to cost approximately $5,000. Rep. P. D. Norton during a visit to Fort Yates advised that work should begin this fall on $50,000 worth of improvements to the Indian school, for which he obtained an appropriation during the last session. Harry Fortin, formerly a twirler of repute on the Fargo college baseball team and a graduate of Northwestern University a year ago last June from the medical department, has been commissioned as a lieutenant in the American medical reserve corps. Twelve trains will be required to convey North Dakota's two National Guard regiments to their training camp, according to L. P. Gellerman of the Northern Pacific, representing the American Railway association in arrangements for the transportation of North Dakota troops. Charged with enticing from their homes in Grand Forks and Burleigh Counties two young school girls, neither of whom is yet 19, dragging them about the state as white slaves and living on their earnings, Louis Stone is held in jail at New Rockford on complaint of Chief Martineson and State's Attorney F. H. McCurdy. Following an investigation by the Fargo police and the Cass County coroner into the shooting and death of Robert Williams on a freight train near Fargo, the authorities believe that the local rendezvous of the I. W. W. has been harboring gunmen who have committed no less than five robberies on trains moving out of Fargo. Indians from the reservations in North and South Dakota are doing "their bit" in the war by enlisting in the army and, according to army authorities, rejections among them have been comparatively few. Flat fee, a common cause for rejection among whites, is practically unknown among the Indians, according to the examining officers. Chief John Grass said to be the mightiest of living Sioux chieftains, although too old to be admitted in the fighting forces of the country in the present war, is acting his part, as he has been appointed vice president of the Sioux County's Red Cross chapter. Although in feeble health, the venerable chief has pledged the Sioux to assist in the work of the Red Cross, and his aid will be a valuable asset, it was said, as he has not lost his power over the tribesmen, among whom his word has been law for half a century. L. B. Hicks, aged 34, a farm hand of Hines, Minnesota, died in Fred Gerntholz's wagon while enroute to the latter's farm from Sanborn to take employment. His death was ascribed to Angina Pectoris. The remains have been shipped to Minnesota for burial. The Cottage Hotel, the second building erected in Medina, was completely destroyed by fire. The blaze started from an unknown origin and the building burned quickly. Not even personal belongings were saved by the owner and guests. The building was owned by W. E. Buckwalter and was valued at $7,000. Mrs. Nick Ebner, who with her husband recently moved to New England from Chicago, was painfully burned about the hands and wrists, in trying to save $200 from flames which destroyed their residence. Firemen chopped a hole through a portion of the house where the purse was located. Mrs. Ebner then put her hand through the hole and got the purse. Dickinson, which a recent fire left with no opera house, soon is to have two. H. L. Reichart, owner of the building destroyed by fire, has announced his intention of immediately rebuilding, while Manager Davis of the Ray theater is said to contemplate the erection of a first class show house adjoining the Masonic temple. Plans are on foot for the organization of a North Dakota Historical Society building association with a view to erecting in the capitol grounds, at a cost of $40,000 to $50,000, a suitable historical museum for the storage of North Dakota's invaluable collection of ancient relics and records. The first conclusive step toward state and federal highway building in North Dakota will be taken September 15 when the state highway commission in cooperation with the Traill County board of commissioners, will open bids at Hillsboro for seven miles of state road, to be constructed west of Cummings. On the same day the county will open bids for 15 miles of county road work in Traill. The state highway commission and the county commissioners will open bids on September 21 for three miles of graveled road in Grand Forks County. The state highway commission has approved about 500 miles of state road for which bids will be asked late this winter or early in the spring. Sheriffs throughout the state are receiving a communication from Attorney General William Langer in which the beverages that may be legally sold in the state of North Dakota without conflicting with the prohibition laws are named. The attorney general's letter is as follows: "The following beverages may be sold in this state: Malta, manufactured by Jacob Schmidt Brewing Co., St. Paul, Minnesota; Barma, manufactured by the Val Blatz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Non-Toxo- manufactured by the Non-Toxo Company, St. Paul, Minnesota; Rex Nutrio, manufactured by the Rex Nutrio Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota; Sobriety, manufactured by the Duluth Brewing and Malting Co., Duluth; Pablo, manufactured by the Pabst Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Non-Alco, manufactured by the Fitger Brewing Co., Duluth; New Style, manufactured by the Heileman Brewing Co., LaCrosse Wisconsin; Jus Rite, manufactured by the United States Beverage Co., Chicago. William Langer, Attorney General" While bituminous and anthracite operators are finding it difficult to meet present demands and face the practical certainty of a big shortage with the arrival of cold weather, the North Dakota lignite mines are right up to the minute with their orders and some of them have over-produced to an extent which necessitates the temporary laying off of men, reported Dr. V. E. Stickney, president of the North Dakota National Defense Council, on his arrival here from a tour in the western part of the state. September 21, 1917 HANSBORO BOYS LEAVE FOR TRAINING On Monday evening the citizens of Hansboro gathered at Grimes Hall to show their respects and with God speed to four of our boys who left Tuesday to report for military duty in response to the draft. These boys were Alfred Olson, John Lawler, Thurwald Olson and Robt. Underwood, all residents of our community. A program was rendered consisting of songs, duets, solos and several short talks, which made a very enjoyable evening, after which the ladies served a very dainty lunch. The friends and relatives departed at a late hour, wishing them success and that they might soon return home and share again with us in another festivity. ARMY Y. M. C. A. TO AID SOLDIERS The Government has taken action regarding the soldiers welfare by turning over all social, recreational, athletic activities and moral welfare work in the Army camps to one able and adequately prepared organization - the Army Y. M. C. A. with one complete plant for each 5,000 men in service. A local committee appointed by W. T. Moseley of Cando, county chairman, will assist in raising $1,000. 00 in the county for the work. D. B. McDonald, D. A. Blackburn and Mrs. F. H. Murdick are in charge of the subscription list and anyone wishing to contribute can see the committee. NEIL SHOEMAKER PASSES AWAY Word was received here Sunday of the death of Neil Shoemaker at Ladysmith, Wisconsin. Mr. Shoemaker will be remembered by many of the people of our vicinity as he at one time lived near Hansboro and is the father of Mrs. Claude Lawrence. Mr. Shoemaker has been ailing for some time and while his death was expected it will be a great shock to his family. Mrs. Claude Lawrence left on Monday for Ladysmith to attend the funeral services. The News joins their friends in extending their sympathy to the bereaved family in their hour of sorrow. NOTICE OF VILLAGE ELECTION Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the second of October, A. D., 1917, an election will be held by the village of Hansboro, at Grimes Hall, in the said village of Hansboro, Towner County, State of North Dakota for the purpose of electing the following village officers, to-wit: three village trustees, being one from each district in said village, one clerk, one assessor, one treasurer, one marshal, and one justice of the peace who shall hold their offices until the third Tuesday in March next following. The polls will be opened at 9 o'clock a. m. and remain open until 5 o'clock p. m. of that day. Dated at Hansboro, this 21st day of September, 1917. Geo. Wilson, Alfred Olson, D. B. McDonald, Inspectors DAVIS-BOWER NUPTIAL Miss Alta May Davis and Max Bower was united in marriage last Friday, September 14 at the home of Mr. Bower's sister, Mrs. W. H. Glassford in Hansboro. Miss Davis is well known in this vicinity, having taught school at Picton for some time and Mr. Bower is one of our local young men. The News joins their many friends in wishing them much prosperity and happiness in their married life. COMPULSARY ATTENDANCE LAW The State Department of Education has announced that the compulsory attendance law must be enforced. In order to accomplish this every teacher, parent and patron should cooperate in the enforcement of this law in order to remedy one of the chief defects of our school system, that of illegal non-attendance. Following is a summary of the attendance laws for the state of North Dakota: All children of or between the seventh and seventeenth birthdays must attend school for the entire session unless they have a legal excuse. The following are legal excuses for non-attendance recognized by law, Section 1342, 1915 General School Law (amended 1917): 1. That such child is taught for the same length of time in a parochial or private school, approved by the county superintendent. 2. That such child has completed the eighth grade. 3. That such child is actually necessary to the support of the family as determined by the state's attorney, subject to appeal 4. That such child is in such physical or mental condition (as required by a licensed physician if required by the board) as to render such attendance inexpedient or impracticable. 5. That such child is attending public school elsewhere. Section 1345, Complied laws of 1918 makes it a duty of the teachers to make inquiry into all cases of negligence, if any, and to report the same to the county superintendent, whose duty it is to lay the matter before the state's attorney for prosecution. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES The ladies of the Yeomen Aid spent an enjoyable afternoon last Thursday as guests of the pleasant Harter country home. This is the last time they will be privileged to assemble there as the Harters are about to leave for Indiana. The absence of Mrs. Harter will be keenly felt by the Aid. A large attendance is reported at the Harter sale which is being conducted at this writing. Other sales will be held later. There being numerous ones announced for this fall. A "wee laddie" arrived at the Wm. Scoorgie farm home, northeast of our village September 7. Since the sale of the furnishings of his bachelor home, Mark Groves has taken up his abode at Mrs. Fannie Elsberry's rooming house. A little daughter is reported as having taken up her abode at the Robt. Madeford home in the Turtle Mountain region. The Madeford's were former residents of this vicinity. While driving to town accompanied by her three little sons and Miss Mabel Latham, Mrs. Tom Wildish had the misfortune to loose control of the Ford car which she was driving so that it capsized leaving the occupants under it. Fortunately the accident happened just east of town, near the Frank McKinley farm. The oldest boy, being able to crawl out, ran to the farm house where he obtained help. The occupants were brought to town, where upon examination, Miss Mabel was found to have an injured hip. The smallest child was thought to be seriously hurt at first, but on investigation nothing dangerous was discovered. The other occupants escaped unhurt except a bad shaking up and bruises. Fall plowing is now the order of the day. Ader Eller visited the Devils Lake dentists Tuesday. Mrs. Foley and little daughter returned home Friday. Mrs. Clyde Shaffer and little son arrived from the south Tuesday. Jno. Lindsay was appointed school janitor for the coming year. D. I. Brindle and Chas. Devore autoed to Minot on business Tuesday. Miss Eva Hoff of Crocus spent a few days last week as a guest of the P. G. Barker home. Mrs. Roy Lean and children returned on Sunday from their outing at Fish Lake. Miss Vernice Briggs went to Calvin Monday where she had dental work done. The day was superb and as a result our townsmen are living on duck and wild chicken these days. The auction sale of Devores' held last Saturday was largely attended, the bidding going high on most that was offered. The village school board met in an extra session Tuesday in order to finish up business carried over from the regular meeting. The Misses Lona and Lulu Rimel arrived on Friday's train from Montana where they had been visiting with relatives. Miss Inez Thatcher returned to her home at Lakota, last week having spent several days as a guest of the Tom Elsberry home here. Miss Lottie Hindman was able to resume her cuties at the Hawkinson Dept. Store last Monday after a few weeks absence of illness. M. J. Borgerson was one of those from Egeland who hunted around our "pond" Sunday. Geo. F. Elsberry was also up. Two Sisters of Mercy from Devils Lake were soliciting subscriptions among our business men Tuesday. F. I. Dayton, wife and daughters Sundayed with relatives in Rock Lake, the girls being visitors during the Sunday School session. A pleasant hop was given at the town hall last Friday as a farewell to our departing soldier boys. The rhythmic strains were produced by our local talent. Mr. Young arrived from Rolette last week and will succeed Chas. Devore in the employ of the Gruber Lumber Co. here. His family will arrive later. Will Gulholtz went down the line Friday, returning on Saturday in a jaunty Mitchell runabout which he purchased from Roy Ellis at Starkweather. James and Henry Kehoe of Garske arrived in our village Saturday enroute for Canada to assist during the threshing there. They were guests at the Chas. Wagner home. The Misses Mina and Nina Lynn, former residents of this community but now of Glasgow, Montana, arrived on Wednesday for a visit with the family of their sister, Mrs. W. J. Lichty. Mrs. Yeager, mother of our townsmen, the Yeager Bros. Took her departure last Thursday for Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. Yeager expects to spend the coming winter with her relatives in Iowa, visiting first at Des Moines. Word has been received here of the marriage of Miss Lillian Moehler, of Minot to a Mr. Redfield, of New York, the happy couple to reside at the latter-named place. The bride will be remembered as one of our teachers during the term of 1914-1915. Vincent Elsberry and Byron Hindman came up from the Lake Saturday for an over Sunday visit with the "folks". They returned Monday morning, Clarence Rice accompanying them with the intention of enlisting also. A farewell party in honor of Elmer Hvinden (who was one of the lads who reported for military duty at Cando Tuesday) was given at the Henley home, last Monday evening. There was an abundance of music, which with pleasant raillery, etc., afforded as enjoyable a time as the occasion would permit. Friends of Miss Dorothy Brand, our popular primary teacher of the past three years will be pained to learn of the death of her father at the family home at Sheyenne, which occurred several weeks ago. Consequently Miss Brand is undecided as to where she will teach the coming term. On being aroused from our slumber Sunday morning by the continuous crack, crack, crack of several rifles we were alarmed for fear that the enemy had surrounded us. But as we became more fully awake, realized that it was the first day of the hunting season and that what seemed at first like the rumble of war was only various parties "Fording" it to the scene of the action - Rock Lake - which seemed a veritable duck pond. The report has recently been received here of the marriage of Miss Anna Bellingham to Mr. Hurriot, the latter being a railroad employee who with his bride will reside at Spokane, Washington. "Miss B. " as her intimates called her, will be remembered as the efficient sales lady of the Chicago Store, several years since. A host of friends joins in good wishes. LOCAL NEWS Alfred Olson returned home Wednesday having been temporarily excused from military service until October 3. Our school starts Monday, October 1. C. W. Carter, A. and M. Epstein autoed to Sarles Sunday. Pearl McGregory of Cartwright was a caller in our village Tuesday. Born to Mr. and Mrs. P. Chase, Monday, September 10, a girl. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Rognas and daughter Hazel were callers in our village one day last week. Emmett Watts moved with his family last week to the A. Blackorby farm east of town. Threshing in this vicinity is practically over and the farmers are now busy drilling rye. Mrs. C. W. Carter left Saturday for their farm near Minot to look after business interests. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Johnstone have moved into the residence purchased from W. H. Glassford. Robt. McCauley has accepted the position of janitor of the Hansboro school for the coming school term C. A. Weeden, Jr. left Monday morning for Chicago where he will take a business course this winter. Cecil Armour of Elsberry made the News a pleasant call Monday and paid a year's subscription to the paper. F. C. Robeson of Cando was in town Thursday evening organizing the Red Cross. The particulars will be given next week. Geo. Peterson and Otto Johnson of Nome were in Hansboro from Saturday until Wednesday looking after farm interests. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Markell of Rolla and Mrs. Seymour Anderson of Grand Forks were overnight guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson Tuesday. Thursa Brown who has been employed at the Post Office Store for some time resigned this week and went to Sarles Monday where she will visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wilson autoed to Leeds Sunday morning returning the same day. They were accompanied on the return trip by L. P. McAneney and Roy White. Chas. Wompler, Canadian soldier who was wounded at the battle of the Marne, and confined in the hospital at Toronto sine last May was visiting in Hansboro this week. W. H. Glassford and family moved this week to Rolla where Mr. Glassford has purchased a pool hall. We regret seeing them leave but hope they will prosper in their new location. Mrs. Gibbons of St. John visited friends and relatives in Hansboro the first of the week. ADVERTISEMENT: Get an Eveready Flashlight. Prices: $. 75, $1. 00, $1. 50 - Oscar R. Anderson, Hansboro, North Dakota NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK James Degnan was killed under a freight train near Lucca and his mutilated body was found by a switch engine crew. He had been employed in Superintendent Baxter's office at Enderlin for years. The first 1917 wheat delivered to the Apple Creek elevator was a consignment of 832 bushels harvested from a field of fifty acres. The crop ran 16. 66 bushels to the acre and netted the owner $1,702. 32 or $34. 04 an acre. The second victim of a rattle snake bite in North Dakota this year died at Blueshale. The two year old son of Harry Murand was the victim and was bitten while at play. The child was taken to Sidney and died within a few minutes after reaching the town. The Minot chapter of the Red Cross has sent its first shipment of supplies to the general headquarters. It consisted of eight and one-half dozen pairs of socks, one and a half dozen mufflers, six sweaters and six pairs of wristlets. It required the local chapter but two weeks to prepare the shipment. Rev. E. C. Ford, pastor of the Plymouth Congregational Church of Fargo, after making a 1,000 miles trip through northern Minnesota preached from the pulpit of his church last night on the subject of "Good Roads". He compared his auto tour to the journey of life and said both have many bumps. Both feet of Lester McGilvery, three year old son of Ralph McGilvery of Napoleon were badly burned when the child stepped in acid. The acid had been thoughtlessly thrown on the ground and when the child was at play he walked through it with his bare feet. The skin was entirely burned off the bottoms of both feet. The official photographers for the North Dakota Historical Society have photographed the faces of 1,000 national guardsmen so far. This service is given free to the men and prints are placed in the files of the society. It is the aim of the society to have one picture of every member of the two guard regiments before they are called to the front. Anna, the 18 year old daughter of Joseph Herz, a wealthy farmer living near Glen Ullin was killed when an automobile in which she was riding overturned and she was pinned under the side of the car. Death followed an hour after the accident. The Herz car was racing with another machine driven by Valentine Emter at the time of the accident, the latter's car being also wrecked in the collision. William E. Breen one of the oldest Burleigh County farmers, was elected treasurer of the recently organized North Dakota Farmers' Cooperative Buying and Selling Association of Slope County. Esther Wishek, formerly of Ashley, rescued a 12 year old boy from drowning in a stream near Flaxville, Montana by diving for him. She them pumped the water from his lungs and hurried him in her automobile to the home of his father. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has sustained the Bismarck District Federal Court's verdict in favor of A. N. Beiseker awarding him $7,500 as the amount of a certificate of deposit which he had placed with a bank at South Bend, Washington. With a report which could be heard over the entire town, the air tank of the Tioga Motor Company's garage at Tioga exploded and tore a large hole through the roof of the building. No one was injured. The county exemption board at LaMoure called a second quota to make up the deficiency in the number of drafted men and out of 170 called only 64 were found physically fit and claimed no exemption. While August Peterson of Langdon was heating a pail of varnish, it boiled over onto the stove and exploded. The room was filled with flames. Peterson was badly burned and the house was damaged considerably. Both the number of births and deaths in Devils Lake for the month of August fell below those of last year. In August 1916 there were 17 births and seven deaths and in August 1917 there were 13 births and six deaths. The 12 year old son of Sam Bratten of Vang received a fracture of the thigh when he fell under the wheels of a wagon load of cordwood and was run over. The lad climbed from the top of the load to prod up a team of mules which started suddenly. A threshing rig owned by Guttorm Larson, B. Fefla and Bernard Halvorson was totally destroyed by fire while in operation on the Larson farm near Brinsmade. It is thought that a box of matches had been concealed in a bundle of grain and when run through the separator ignited the machine. Ten young women started to learn the dots and dashes at the Northern Pacific school for girl telegraphers which has opened at Jamestown. These girls will be given three months training and then will be sent to different places to fill positions in offices of the railroad. John Seidel, 24 years old and son of a wealth farmer near Mandan died in a local hospital as the result of a serious injury received while he was threshing. The lad's arm was ripped from his body when it became entangled in the flywheel of the threshing engine. Interfering in the harvesting, threshing or marketing of crops is an act of treason under the espionage act, and state officials of North Dakota will make prompt arrests. Persons arrested will be held until transferred into federal hands. It is pointed out that in every case where the disturbance is due to agitation of outsiders, such as Industrial Workers of the World, who have worked among crews, causing them to strike for higher and unreasonable wages or causing machines to shut down, the offenders are subjecting themselves to fines of not less than $1,000 and sentences in the federal penitentiary of from five years to life or both. The North Dakota public health service has completed a year's contract with E. R. Squibb and company for the purchase of antitoxin for diphtheria by which it will place this valuable product in any drug store in the state for $2. 00 for 5,000 units, instead of the price now everywhere charged, $7. 50. Vaccines and serums have for many years played an important role in disease prevention. Exorbitant prices have placed these products beyond the reach of most people and the consequence has been that preventable diseases have been too common. Governor Lynn J. Frazier has wired H. A. Garfield, member of the price control committee at Washington that there is a shortage of hard coal in North Dakota and that it is imperative that the supply be received in the next 60 days. He also called attention of Mr. Garfield to the fact that grain cars are coming into the state empty when they should be loaded with coal at the head of the lakes. Secretary J. H. Calderhead of the railroad commission states that there is about half of the normal supply of coal on hand at the head of the lakes whence most of the supply for the northwestern states comes. He said that unless coal is shipped into the state before cold weather sets in and snow comes the state may face a serious situation in a shortage of cars and delayed transportation on account of storms. A summary of the September crop report for the State of North Dakota as compiled by the Bureau of Crop estimates shows that wheat forecasted for the state on September 1 was 61,000,000 bushels, compared with 13,515,000 bushels, the December estimate on last year's production. The forecast on September 1 for corn was 8,200,000 bushels, compared with 13,515,000 bushels in the December production estimate last year. This forecast will be even lower in view of the early frosts which hit the state during the first week in September. That there actually exists a shortage of feed in North Dakota is shown in the government estimates on hay. The preliminary estimate was 1,800,000 tons, compared with 3,554,000 tons last year. The September forecast on potatoes is 4,560,000 bushels compared with 8,137,000. Oats are estimated to bring a yield of 24,300,000 bushels, compared with 26,738,000 bushels a year ago and rye 9,310,000 compared with 4,655,000 bushels last year. September 28, 1917 HANSBORO BOYS ARRIVE AT CAMP DODGE The News received a card from Thurvold Olson stating that they had arrived at Camp Dodge, Iowa and are now attached to Battery "B", ?38 Field Artillery. REMAS-WARDLE Roy Wardle of Hansboro and Miss Hermaine Remas were united in marriage at Cando, Tuesday, September 18. Mr. Wardle is well known in this vicinity, having lived here for some time. Mrs. Wardle is a newcomer in this locality. Their friends wish them much prosperity in their married life. They will reside in Hansboro. AGARAND-DZAMBAR Wm. Dzambar and Miss Mary Agarand were united in marriage at Cando September 26. Both parties are well known in this vicinity, Miss Agarand being raised in this neighborhood while Mr. Dzambar has been engaged in contracting work in and around Hansboro for several years. Their many friends wish them much success and happiness in their married life. THIRD CALL ON DRAFT REPORTED TUESDAY Five more of our young men reported to the examining board at Cando Tuesday to be examined for the draft. They were Leon Agarand, Chas. S. Brown, Ernest Dettman, Jacob Eckert and Geo. Awes. Those that are not exempted will go into the national army about October 15. RED CROSS ELECTS OFFICERS A meeting was held at Grimes Hall Thursday of last week under the charge of F. C. Robeson of Cando who delivered a very interesting address on the work of the Red Cross, for the purpose of organizing and electing officers for a branch of that service here. Mr. Robeson fully explained the work done of the American Red Cross on the battlefields and in war torn Europe, the relief furnished the Armenians and other innocent sufferers and victims of the war, expenditures of and salaries paid to officers of the Red Cross and the rapid growth of that organization since our entrance into the war. With splendid oratory, Mr. Robeson paid high tribute to our President and availed himself of the opportunity to praise with highest respect all defenders of the flag and giving words of cheer and encouragement to the family members left behind, those who made the great sacrifice. Officers elected are: Rev. T. Old, chairman, Mrs. John Brown, vice chairman, Mrs. Orra Wills, secretary, Mrs. D. B. McDonald, treasurer and Wm. Wilson, executive officer. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Mrs. Claude Elsberry and little Miss Fay were passengers to Egeland Thursday. Adrian Kidder moved on Monday to the Eastling farm which he will cultivate next season. Col. A. Latham, wife and party were autoists enroute through our village Saturday. Carpenters have been busy finishing the work on our school building prior to the opening of school next Monday. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Latham and son Irvine departed last Friday by auto for Fargo where Irvine will enter the Dakota Business College. Massie Simpson on Tuesday moved to the N. W. Hawkinson place (the Frawley farm) which he will farm the coming season. A new recruit entered the ranks of the Robt. Elsberry household at Elsberry Thursday last, consequently Bob has been too busy to shave. The D. I. Brindle family have taken up their temporary abode in the house north of the hotel having sold their residence property to Chas. Jahnke. Mrs. Chas. Jahnke and infant daughter returned from Thompson last Friday having spent some time visiting relatives there. Chas. went down to the Lake that day to accompany them home. A business transaction occurred last Saturday wherein Emory Bullock became possessor of the pool hall, formerly owned by Nick Sekulich. Mr. Sekulich has entered the ranks of our indispensable grangers, having rented the Rov Ellis farm, previously farmed by Will Galholt. Grandpa Brindle left for Egeland where he will engage in carpentry for a time. Mr. Robeson of Cando, American Red Cross organizer, addressed an attentive audience of our townsfolk in the hall Tuesday evening, delivering an interesting though touching talk on Red Cross work, the tremendous accomplishments of this institution so far during the war, the amount of work yet to be done and incidentally a word of praise for our departed soldier boys and those yet to leave, to answer the call of their country that "we might live". A Red Cross Society was organized for our village with headquarters at Cando. The following officers being elected: Mr. Bevey, chairman, Mrs. McAneney, secretary, Jas. Dougherty, treasurer, Mrs. W. J. Lichty, vice chairman, having charge of the woman's branch of the organization; Jas. Kennedy, committee officer. These five officers constituting the executive committee. Several donations were also given in the treasury. Jas. Henley had the misfortune to loose several head of horses last Sunday. The horses in roving about had managed to open the door of a granary where some gopher-poisoned wheat had been placed and had eaten of it with the above consequence. Mrs. C. W. Carter of Hansboro was a business caller in our village Thursday of last week. Mrs. Carter has assumed the agency for the C. P. C. as successor to Mrs. Sibley and was calling on our ladies in the interest thereof. Another of the numerous auction sales in our vicinity this fall is billed for Monday, October 1 on the Roy Lean farm southeast of town when a sale of horses, cattle and farm machinery will take place, auctioned by Mr. Robeson of Cando. A largely attended auction sale was held Thursday, September 27 on the Dr. Roberts farm northeast of Rock Lake when August Kasko disposed of his farm machinery, hoses and cattle. Auctioneer Highland of Devils Lake cried the sale. E. M. Harter and family took their departure Tuesday for Indiana where they will make their future home, Mr. Harter having purchased a farm there. Their many friends regret exceedingly to see this estimable family leave our midst, but wish them the best of luck in their new home. Grandma Price, widow of the late W. H. Price, accompanied them to Indiana to spend the winter. NORTH DAKOTA EVENTS OF THE WEEK Fire destroyed the Fred Sitzer barn near Vesleyville with five out of nine head of horses, harness, wagons and farm implements. The fire broke out at 1 a. m. while the family was asleep and its origin is believed to have been incendiary. C. F. Burnstad, owner of the largest and most successful ranch remaining east of the Missouri River has just clipped a third cutting of alfalfa from 600 acres of his 2,000 acre Pollock Ranch on the Missouri bottoms and has 1,600 tons whose value as it stands is $22,000. Mr. Burnstad as installed a ferry to enable him to more conveniently cross the Missouri to 11,520 acres of grazing land which he recently has leased on the Standing Rock Reservation west of the river. Beche's first private in the trenches is a boy who will be quite at home with America's French allies - Alphonse Villeneuve - a young man of French-Canadian ancestry. The oddest thing about the war zone in Alphonse's opinion is the use of old time scythes, sickles and cradles by the farmers who are now harvesting their grain within reach of the "big Berthas". Villeneuve, because of his ready command of French has an excellent berth as orderly and interpreter for an American officer. Although too far distant to shoot, M. C. Knatterud of Maddock watched a large wolf rip the throat of one of his best rams, for which he recently paid $35. Wolves are reported to be numerous in this vicinity this summer. P. Nesvig of Leeds lost three of his best horses when they were struck and killed by a Northern Pacific train while grazing on the railroad right of way. The engineer saw them but could not stop in time to avoid hitting them. Charged with rustling cattle owned by Earl Smith and Julius Rosholt of Shields, Ben and Jack Guyer and a cousin giving his name as John Doe were arrested and arraigned before Justice M. A. Berg on charges of grand larceny. The complainants had missed several head of cattle and they allege that these beeves were shipped by the defendants from Walker, South Dakota. Dreams of an unlimited amount of power from the strong current of the Sheyenne River were advanced one step nearer realization when Herbert A. Hard, Geological engineer and secretary of the North Dakota Reclamation Commission advised the Valley City commercial club that the commission's preliminary work on the Sheyenne had been completed and that the plan was entirely feasible. Three Austrians apprehended by mounted police at the Canadian boundary while endeavoring to cross into the Dominion, were arraigned before Police Magistrate Lindsay at Emerson for violation of the temperance act, two bottles of whisky having been found on their persons and were assessed fines and costs totaling $620 which the trio paid from a joint roll of $900 in crisp new American $30 bank notes. Information was received at Dickinson to the effect that the government has established a post office at New Hradec, Dunn County, 12 miles from this city. All arrangements for the transfer of the Parkview hospital at Jamestown from private management to that of the Sisters of St. Joseph were completed and the sisters have taken charge. There is little doubt but that the proposition of voting bonds for a light plant will carry at the special election to be held at Garrison this month. The cost of giving the city good service will be about $3,000. Engineers on the Northern Pacific have been warned by Superintendent F. C. Huntington of the Fargo division to take every precaution within their power to avoid striking stock and to never fail to report stock seen on the right of way. The superintendent points out that the thousands of horses and mules killed every year by trains would fill the artillery requirements of many regiments and the thousands of cattle, hogs and sheep killed every year would provide meat for thousands of soldiers. J. Doran, 19, drank lemon extract at New Rockford and was arrested by the police on a charge of being drunk. It required several men to guide him to the police station and when his trial was called he was bound over to the district court and bail was fixed at $500. With the close of navigation but three months distant, and cold weather due in less than two months, coal stores in dealers and consumers hands in the eastern part of North Dakota are still 75 percent short of requirements. While the bituminous and anthracite mines of the east succeeded in increasing production but 15 percent, the lignite mines of North Dakota in August increased production by actual Federal statistics 43 percent, according to a report by Dean E. J. Babcock of the North Dakota School of Mines as chairman of the National Defense Council committee on fuel. Dr. Babcock is not pessimistic and does not believe that eastern coals will advance in price. They may go lower. He does not promise this. Grain cars will continue to come back empty from the head of the Lakes so long as there is no coal there with which to load them, the United States fuel administration has advised Governor Frazier. The commission admits that the fuel situation is serious and that the fact that grain cars are coming back empty at a season of the year when they are usually carrying coal into the state complicates the situation and makes for congestion later on. It holds, on the other hand that it would not be justified in retaining these cars at the head of the Lakes until cargoes of coal can be found for them. LOCAL NEWS L. P. McAneney spent Sunday at his home in Hansboro. Don't forget to send your children to school Monday morning. Dr. Davidson of Cartwright was in Hansboro on business Saturday. Richard Converse of South St. Paul has accepted a position at the Hansboro State Bank. The two Misses Rod of Grafton who have been visiting relatives here returned home Saturday. The Royal Neighbors met at the country home of Mrs. Wm. Disher last Thursday. We still hear rumors of electric lights. Here's hoping they materialize. Mr. and Mrs. C. York and family were callers in our village Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. T. J. Clifford and children of St. John spent Sunday at the home of C. E. Blackorby. Geo. Tierney, the salesman for the Grand Forks Paint Co., was a business visitor in town Tuesday. Mrs. O. O. Wehrly and son Herbert and Mrs. M. L. Wehrly of near Perth were callers in Hansboro Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Brown left Saturday for Winnipeg where they will be the guests of their daughter, Mrs. L. P. Earl. John Walker, Ruth Disher, Mary Agarand and Wm. Dzambar were driven to Cando Tuesday night by Crit McNutlin. John, Charles and Mary Scott autoed over from Hilton, Manitoba, Canada and spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. McDonald. H. P. Landru this week purchased the Swan Olson residence. Mr. Landru is busy now digging a cellar under the house. John Pound, of Atlee, Alberta, Canada who has been visiting friends and relatives here the past week returned home Tuesday. Wm. Wilson and John Wilson accompanied him to Cartwright. The News is in receipt of a letter from Dell Weeden this week stating he is attending the University in Chicago and working in the First National Bank. He asked that the News be sent to his present address. NOTICE: The Hansboro News Edith E. Oliver, Publisher and Manager County Official Paper Published at Hansboro, North Dakota every Friday Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Hansboro, North Dakota Subscription Rates: Per year in advance - $1. 25 Six months in advance - $0. 75 In Canada per year in advance - $1. 75