Towner County, ND, Hansboro News published between September 6, 1918 and September 30, 1918 ************************************************************************ 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 6, 1918 and September 30, 1918. 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) 2001 Mary Lindbo September 6, 1918 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Miss Lona Rimel was a southbound passenger Thursday. Mrs. Roy Lean and children returned home Tuesday. "Grandma" Yeager was taken ill Wednesday but is able to be about again. Mr. and Mrs. Hann, parents of Mrs. Ader Elder were arrivals on Saturday's train. A little daughter arrived at the farm home of Rex Snarley southwest of town Monday. Claude Elsberry autoed to Fish Lake Friday and returned the next day accompanied by his family. Mrs. J. H. Tucker (nee Mary Barger) arrived last Thursday for a visit. Another recruit enlisted for life Sunday and will make his headquarters at the H. B. Gray home. Virgil Young and family autoed over to Rolette Sunday and enjoyed a visit with former friends in that vicinity. Several have been taking advantage of the abundance of wild cranberries, etc., the Art Booth family going berrying Thursday and Robt. Elsberry's Friday in the Turtle Mountains region. Miss Ruth Elsberry departed on Monday for Fargo where she will take a course at the I. B. C. Miss Kate accompanied her down the line returning that evening. Byron Barker returned to Key West, Florida Monday after a short sojourn with home folks. Mr. Barker accompanied his son to the lake returning that evening. Wilson Charles, who has been in the employ of Tom Gall for several seasons past departed on Monday for his home in Minnesota in answer to a telegram stated he must report in response to a recent draft summons. Mrs. Hawkinson and son, mother and brother, of Lloyd Hawkinson (instead of brother of N. W. and wife as erroneously stated last week) returned on Friday by auto to their home in Minnesota after a brief visit at the Hawkinson home here. Mrs. Dr. Howard and son departed for their home in this state Thursday. Mrs. Howard expects to re-establish her home there when she will have her other little son join her. A farewell was held at the hall Saturday evening in honor of Ernest Hoyme who was about to answer the call to the colors. Because of the short notice and busy season and so many of Ernest's friends were present as desired to be but those who were and the community at large wish him the best of luck. France, July 23, 1918 Dear Folks: I thought I would drop you a line while I have lots of time. I have a flesh wound in the shoulder from a German rifle. It is only a slight wound and I am in a good hospital so you see I am all right and will begin duty again in a little while, meanwhile I will have a good rest and a fine time. I am going to write to Charley too. You write and tell Lilly and Millard what I told you as I don't want to write to them now. I am in as good a health as I ever want to be and my wound does not hurt as bad as I thought a wound would. I guess it is because it never touched a bone. Let me know when you write how everybody is back there and how the crops came out and all about it. Well I will close for now. Don't worry at all about me as it is only as I used to cut my finger. Hoping to hear from you soon. I remain as ever, Your son and brother; Fay King LIST OF MEN CALLED AND SENT TO CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 4: Charles H. Lilly, Cando Benjamin Russell Keyes, Hansboro Carl Henry Ford, Zion Lloyd Bishop, Sarles Roy Henry Strong, Cando Carl J. Hanson, Cando Roy John Strong, Cando Murville Jennings Harbaugh, Perth Ernest Guy Hoyme, Rock Lake Louis Rein, Olmstead Fred John Zimmerman, Winsted, Minnesota Lester Kneeland, Cando LIST OF LIMITED SERVICE MEN CALLED AND SENT TO CAMP GRANT, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 3: Fred Oswald, Iowa City, Iowa Sam Quallen, Northfield, Minnesota Joe Michael, International Falls, Minnesota LIST OF MEN CALLED AND SENT TO SCHOOL OF MINES, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, AUGUST 31: Ainer Werner Juntunen, Rolla Melvin Arthur Olson, Hansboro PICTON NEWS Mrs. E. E. McDougall was a St. John visitor Monday. A fine baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Allard on August 27. Mrs. Travis and children returned to their home at Valley City Friday last. Mrs. E. M. Fessenden and children, Mrs. Wm. White and children and Miss Vollwiler visited Sunday with Mrs. H. Hoerer. Rev. and Mrs. Old spent Thursday last at the Hugo Gailfus home, they also assisted in the harvest field during the day. Mrs. F. E. Wilkson and children who visited a few days with relatives and friends left Friday for their new home at Orr this state. Dr. Widmeyer of Rolla was called to the Wm. White home Monday evening to attend little Dwane who took suddenly ill Monday noon. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hannon and children of Sweetgrass, Montana visited with Mrs. Alice Bower. They will visit here for several days with other relatives and friends. Mrs. Herman Lentz returned to her home at Gronna Saturday last accompanied by two of the little Marschner children the other two will be cared for by Miss Emma Lentz. Miss Gertrude Vollwiller made a business trip to St. John Saturday last she was accompanied home by her brother-in-law, R. D. White who was an over Sunday guest of his brother Wm. White. LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Converse autoed to Cando Wednesday. Chas. E. Blackorby was in Cando on business Saturday. Laura Declusion left on Monday morning for Minneapolis. Mrs. Earl is spending a few days at Winnipeg this week. Mrs. Beardsley and sister Miss Langley of Rolla visited at the home of Mrs. Oscar Anderson last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Poyzer and Mrs. Wm. Wilson autoed to Rolla last Friday. The Red Cross meets this afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. E. Seeley and next Friday they will meet at the home of Mrs. H. L. Tassa. Mrs. Mary E. York returned to Perth Sunday after spending the week with her sister Mrs. W. H. Stahl. Mr. and Mrs. Hannon of Sweetgrass, Montana visited Mrs. Hannon's brothers, Charles, Marcus and Roland Kessler from Thursday until Tuesday. Nellie Watson, Dora Cooney, Edna and Bert Johns autoed over from Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Sunday and visited until Tuesday at the Lawler home. Mrs. L. P. McAneney, Murdick, Sherry, Wills, McDougall autoed to the mountains Monday. May Moore of Cando visited Lucy Lawler from Thursday until Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Elsberry were callers in our village Monday. Mrs. Robt. Lloyd and son were passengers to Devils Lake Monday. Most of the harvesting in this locality is done and many of the threshing machines will start up this week if the weather permits. Miss Mabel Landau returned home from Morden, Manitoba, Canada, Monday afternoon where she has been for the past six weeks. Mr. and Mrs. M. Lawler visited in Rolla and St. John Saturday Mrs. J. L. Gibbons accompanied them home and returned here until Monday. Mrs. T. J. Clifford of St. John was visiting her parents here Sunday on her return trip she was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. A. Blackorby and an aunt, Mrs. Stevens who will visit her a few days. Mr. and Mrs. B. Keise returned Friday from a trip to Nebraska. Mr. Keise left again Monday for Cando where he joins a number of others who are entering the government's service. John Scott and Misses Mary and Jean Scott of Hilton, Manitoba, Canada were visitors at Chas. Brown Sunday. They were accompanied on the return trip by Mrs. Brown's sister who has been visiting here the past few weeks. Mr. F. A. Wilkinson and children left last Friday for Orr, North Dakota where Mr. Wilkinson has been in charge of an elevator for the past year. They have lived here a long time and will be greatly missed by their many friends. Wednesday evening a number of the married ladies of Hansboro gathered at the parsonage and gave Mrs. Leonard Converse a miscellaneous shower. The evening was spent in pleasant conversation and refreshments consisting of ice cream and cake was served. The guests of honor was the receipt of many useful and valuable gifts. September 13, 1918 DUTY OF POSTMASTERS Postmasters of North Dakota are urged by the State War Savings Committee to discourage as far as possible the cashing of war savings stamps. Fortunately, the requests for redemption of stamps are not frequent, as most North Dakotans, the State Committee believes, bought the stamps with the idea of holding them until maturity. The people generally realize that the ownership of war savings stamps gives them the comfortable feeling of participation in their country's effort to win the war and they would feel like slackers upon losing the sense of partnership unless the direst necessity caused the premature redemption of the stamps. The postmasters are also urged by the State Committee to always keep a supply of war savings and thrift stamps on hand as complaints have been made that some of the offices do not have stamps on sale. Any district post office may have its credit increased by special requisition on the central accounting postmaster to take care of an unusual demand for war savings stamps which may arise and the central accounting postmasters in rush instances, may order supplies of stamps through the Fargo office. Great reliance is placed upon them by the government to lead every assistance in this campaign as the post office, more than any other agency, is the place where people go to buy the stamps. In the past the postmasters have been of the greatest assistance in selling these government securities, and it is hoped their interest in the campaign will be maintained to the end. If an absolutely reliable party offered to pay you $100 for an SS4 loan, you would think it a pretty good deal would you not/ And you would hustle to give him the money, wouldn't you? Well, Uncle Sam is selling his war savings stamps this month on that basis and you not only have the chance to make a good profit on your money, but will have the satisfaction of knowing your money is helping win the war. ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Mrs. Carnahan went to Devils Lake and returned Friday. Salesman Anderson was an arrival on Tuesday's train. Frank Barger autoed to Egeland Wednesday on business. F. J. Barker went to Devils Lake Wednesday. Henry Hendrickson was a Cando visitor Wednesday. The Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. A. L. Lean this Thursday. Our School Board held their regular session here Tuesday, the 10th. Mrs. Evan Sparvy and children arrived Thursday from Minnesota. The special freight train Wednesday gave our village quite a citified tone. Miss Lottie Hindman is assisting with the work in the H. B. Gray household. Miss Edith Mills will open another term of school at the Boyd School Monday, September 16. A. L. Kendig and family and Miss Lois Schaffer autoed to Egeland Wednesday. The W. C. T. U. met in the church basement Friday and assisted with the Red Cross sewing work. The N. W. Hawkinson Co., recently erected a windmill on Senator Gibben's farm some five miles north of our village. "Bob" Farquerson passed through our village Tuesday enroute to his home at Cando, returning from Canada. The three recent frosts put an end to the life of all tender garden stuff and "posies", also damaging some late flax. Miss Selma Jahnke returned Saturday from a few weeks vacation visiting at her parents home in Minnesota. Tom Gall made two auto trips to Devils Lake Monday and Tuesday in an endeavor to get repairs for his threshing machine. Miss Ethel Meyers who has been the guest of Miss Lela Briggs for sometime past returned to her home at Tolna, Saturday. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gray whose little life was almost despaired of for a few days is now convalescing. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Balfour who were over from Hannah during the illness of their little grandson, baby Gray, returned home Thursday. Our two hardware stores each boast lady clerks during the busy threshing season. Mrs. Sam Kenney being ready to supply your wants at the Hawkinson Store and Miss Hazel Lindsay at Leans. The Rock Lake schools open on Monday, September 30 with the following corps of teachers: A. McMillen, Principal; Eunice Hummel, Assistant Principal; Edna Lamb, seventh and eighth; Beatrice Lindsay, fifth and sixth; Margaret Risch, third and fourth; Lona Rimel, first and second. The busiest season of the year is now upon us with the harvesting of late grain and flax and threshing. And the women who are not assisting in some way with the above are busy trying to preserve and conserve the fruits and vegetables for winter use, happy in the thought that they are hereby helping to sustain our indomitable "Yanks" in their splendid stand "over there". F. J. Barker last week sold his farm several miles northeast of here to Lindsay & Borgerson and will, we understand, move with his family to Wisconsin. The Barkers have been residents here for several years and will be missed from our community. Andrew Foley was a St. John visitor Tuesday. Tom Gall's threshing engine blew up with a terrific explosion last Thursday, miraculously injuring on one. Max Jahnke was just stepping up to shut it off when the explosion occurred, but he with the others escaped uninjured. Though the repairs will amount to a large sum, Tom is thankful there were no lives lost. The causes of the "blow up" is unaccounted for. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS BRIEFS Park River - M. C. Moore, city auditor and prominent businessman of this place is dead. Melville - James Stewart was accidentally shot by a twelve-year-old boy and died within thirty minutes. Fargo - Local building permits have now been issued in this city in the sum of $782,000 so far during the year 1918. Bottineau - Otto Corbin, a ten-year-old boy of this city was fatally injured in a binder accident near here. Langdon - A meeting has been held in this city to plan means for the unification of church congregations for the period of the war. Elgin - Local farmers near Elgin have purchased nearly two thousand sheep which will be put out on hailed-over land for grazing through the balance of the year. Hillsboro - Two grain binders were demolished and one horse killed and two drivers had narrow escapes from death in a farm team runaway at the J. C. Leum farm near here. Havana - Henry Weber, aged 48, a pool room proprietor in this city, has the record of 68 pairs of socks knitted for the Red Cross work and is believed to be the champion male knitter of the state. Minot - A joy rider was fined $10 and costs and required to pay damages to the owner of a car which was injured while he had it out with a party of his friends without the owner's consent. Dawson - Fred Lytle, while working on the railroad coal dock here was carried down with a pile of coal into one of the chutes which feed the engines. He was rescued uninjured after a half hour's work. Bismarck - The state railroad commission has taken steps to secure shipment of hay from points where it is available to avert a shortage which has been threatened in the slope grazing sections west of here. Jamestown - Mrs. T. A. Weston, a former Stutsman County resident, has offered for sale a quarter section of land near Ypsilanti, the proceeds of which are to go to the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. and other war work. LaMoure - Private Homer Ayler, formerly of this city and now serving in France, writes his mother here that he killed one Boche and captured fifteen, and though wounded he is very at having been able to do some real effective work in the war. Grand Forks - Consolidation of long distance service on two competing telephone lines has recently been effected here, with an eventual consolidation of the two properties in prospect at some future date in the interests of a more efficient service. Fargo - The colleges of North Dakota are to have Students Army Training Corps under a plan drawn by the American Council on Education in cooperation with the War Department. President Thomas F. Kane of the State University of Grand Forks has been appointed director for the state. Fargo - The resignation of J. P. Hardy as state director of the United States Public Service Reserve has been accepted at Washington and Lindley H. Patten of this city, state director of United States employment service, has been named to fill the place, which he will carry forward together with his employment bureau work. Hazelton - Attorney General Langer, it is said, has ordered the calling of a grand jury to investigate the killing of Mrs. Elsie Perras, who was shot to death by members of a mob which visited her home in June for the purpose of meting out summary vengeance upon her son-in-law who was alleged to have refused to sell a quantity of wheat in his possession. Dickinson - Friends of Peter Lish of this city, who was reported killed in action on the western front in France, are at a loss to know if an error has not been made in the report, as his death was stated to have occurred on July 20, while letters have been received from him bearing a date of August 4. Mr. Lish is a son of Frank Lish, postmaster and a pioneer citizen here. Balfour - Two local women who have been specially commended by Red Cross leaders for effective work are Mrs. J. J. Thomas and Mrs. Ole Helseth. Mrs. Thomas has a record of knitting a pair of socks a day and Mrs. Helseth has completed twenty-four bedshirts and two sweaters in ten days. Both have large families to care for besides doing their Red Cross work. Amidon - Miss Amanda Dalhaug of this place is dead as a result of an accident in which the auto in which she was riding was overturned. Amidon - Four hundred dollars were raised for the Red Cross at a picnic held at Pierce a few days ago. LaMoure - Burglars entered a local department store and carried off fifteen bolts of silk, valued at $800. Casselton - The opera house block in this city was totally destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $125,000. Several stores were located on the ground floor. Bismarck - North Dakota has 604 physicians registered for military service and a concerted effort is being made to register every medical man in the state. Marmarth - Increased demand for school housing has compelled the local board of education to purchase the skating rink to be converted into school room use. Sheldon - Wendell Boyle, the 3-year-old son of Martin J. Boyle, was run down by a team on his father's farm near here and died as a result of injuries sustained. Bismarck - Governor Frazier has named Mrs. C. F. Amidon of Fargo, Dr. O. G. Libby of Grand Forks and Dr. M. R. Gilmore of Bismarck to constitute the war history commission for this state. Jamestown - Barbers in this city have withdrawn a demand recently made for an increase of service prices to fifty cents for haircuts and twenty-five cents for shaves. Enderlin - MacCalm and Stull, two railroad brakemen have been arrested here charged with bringing liquor into the state which it is alleged they had been selling at $5 a quart. Minto - Two wheat hoarders in this county have contributed $75 to the Red Cross under suggestion of the Federal Food Administration after having been found guilty of disobeying the rules laid down governing the marketing of food cereals. Bismarck - Under the registration of men from 18 to 45 years, called for by the new draft act, it is estimated that North Dakota's registration lists will show about 87,929 men, according to dispatches from Washington recently received. This number is about 20,000 in excess of the registration of men from 21 to 31 as conducted in 1917. Fargo - Red River Valley crops this year are said to be the most valuable ever harvested in this part of the state, Cass County alone having raised wheat to the amount of twelve to fifteen million bushels, according to the recent estimates. Other sections of the valley are proportionately fortunate as a rule. Grand Forks - Lieutenant John A. Forseth of Grand Forks fell 2,000 feet while flying in France and is recovering in a French hospital. Forseth, writing to his parents, says he was leading three other American airplanes toward the German lines when his machine was struck by shrapnel. It fell and he was bruised and internally injured, but writes that his recovery is assured. Before the war Forseth made exhibition flights. Fargo - North Dakota was represented on the list of officers commissioned at the training schools at Camp Taylor, Kentucky and at Camp Gordon, Georgia the first of the past week. Those named second lieutenants from this state at Camp Taylor were: Bert A. Balerud of Minot; James W. Harvey, Williston; Justin F. Vandenoever, Minot. At Camp Gordon: Paul M. Paulson of Fessenden received his commission. Devils Lake - H. Carlson, a baker at this point, has been asked to contribute $500 to the work of the local Red Cross as a result of findings by R. O. Baird, executive secretary to the Federal Food Administrator for this state, who declares that Carlson did not comply with rules of the administration governing the use of flour. In default of the payment asked, the defendant's bakery license will be revoked, it is alleged. LOCAL NEWS Lillie Walker is clerking in Epsteins store this week. Dorothy Epstein is visiting at her home in Sarles this week. Mrs. D. A. Blackburn has been on the sick list the past week. Mrs. Chas. Tribble left last Wednesday to cook on a car near Rolla. Grace Price of Perth is spending the week with Mrs. F. J. Oliver. D. A. Blackburn returned from his claim at Roseglen Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Walker, Vera and John and Ruth Disher autoed to Egeland Sunday. Fred Gray and family, Rogna and Ole Peterson autoed to Cando and Bisbee Sunday. A. M. Blackburn of Winnipeg arrived here Tuesday evening to look after farming interests. Mrs. J. F. Wills entertained Mrs. Murdick and Mrs. Sherry at supper. Mrs. Ben Keise is assisting with the household duties at Mrs. A. C. Anderson's home this week. Miss Mabel Landru was a Devils Lake visitor Friday and on Monday she left for Morden, Manitoba, Canada. Mrs. W. H. Stahl, Freed Price, Mrs. F. J. Oliver and daughter spent Sunday at the A. Price home near Perth. The Ladies Aid met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Harvey McLean. Mrs. Ernie Dillon and children of Dunseith are visiting relatives in Hansboro for a couple of weeks. Mrs. O. R. Anderson returned home last Friday from a week visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Markell of Rolla. Mrs. F. H. Murdick, Mrs. Chas. Brown and Mrs. Sherry were dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Seeley last Saturday evening. S. A. Converse of Cresco, Iowa and W. W. Converse of St. Paul arrived here Monday to look after farming interests. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Austin and daughter and Mr. Stevens of Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada spent Sunday at the Jas. Brown home. Mrs. Emma Sherry left for Montana to visit another sister Wednesday. Mrs. L. S. Converse taking her as far as Leeds in an auto. Mrs. A. C. Anderson had the misfortune of getting her arm broken last Thursday afternoon by accidentally falling into the cellar. Mrs. Anderson is reporting as doing nicely. Art Converse and Stanley Forthern of Cresco, Iowa arrived here Friday. Stanley Forthern is assisting in the Hansboro State Bank and Art Converse is threshing. The Red Cross is meeting today with Mrs. Tassa and next week they will meet with Mrs. B. L. Thomas next Friday, September 20. Freeda Price who has been at the Oliver home during the summer went home Wednesday to help with the fall work. Mrs. Stanley Disher and children of Montana, Mrs. Howard Disher and Mrs. Ethel Lewis and children of Egeland visited at the home of uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Disher Friday. ADVERTISEMENT BANK OF HANSBORO - ATTENTION MR. FARMER We have something new in grain insurance. We have something new to offer you in the ways of insurance on your grain, we can insured your grain against fire and lightning while in the shock or granary at the following rates: For one month - Insurance $2.00 per 1,000 For two months - Insurance $3.00 per 1,000 For three months - Insurance $4.00 per 1,000 Let us write you up in one of the best insurance companies in the world as this will insure your grain in the stock as well as in the granary. J. J. McCanna, President D. F. McLaughlin, Vice President B. L. Thomas, Cashier PICTON NEWS Lucy Wilkinson left for her home at Orr, having spent the summer with her aunt, Mrs. Walter Gailfus. Owing to the very busy season, the Red Cross did not meet with Miss Widmeyer last week. Several from here autoed to Rolla Monday evening and enjoyed the pictures of war and lecture delivered by a French soldier from France. Rev. and Mrs. Old autoed out to the H. Hoerer home Thursday last where they spent the afternoon in shocking grain. Miss Gertrude Vollwiler left Monday for her home at Caledonia, Michigan. During her short stay hear, Miss Vollwiler made many friends here who regret her departure. Mrs. W. H. Stahl, Miss Freeda Price, Mrs. F. J. Oliver and baby Frances Mae visited Monday with Mrs. H. Hoerer. Mrs. Will Glassford and baby Alice of Rolla spent several days last week at the home of Mrs. Glassford's mother, Mrs. Alice Bower. Mrs. Arthur Galloway and children, Mrs. Walter Gailfus, Lucy Wilkinson, John Locklin and Fred Gailfus were entertained at supper Sunday evening at the H. Hoerer home. SAVE THE PITS A call from the government for help from our boys and girls. Poison gas was one of the first fruits of Kultur. It stings and blinds. Charcoal or carbon made from fruit pits and nut shells is used to neutralize it. The government needs carbon. It asks the boys and girls of America to save peach pits, apricot pits, plum pits, cherry pits, prune pits and the shells of walnuts, hickory nuts and butternuts. Dry the pits thoroughly in the sun. Two hundred peach pits or seven pounds of nuts produce carbon enough for one gas respirator. Carbon is made from fruit stones and nut shells. Everyone who will save pits, please bring them to Mrs. Oliver's office as she has kindly consented have been collected to ship. September 20, 1918 NOTICE FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the School Board of Rosedale School District No. 5, Towner County, North Dakota will accept bids up to 2 o'clock p. m., on Monday, September 23, 1918 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 1918 and 1919 and beginning during the month of September 1918. Route 1: T. Stapleton, C. Wright, W. E. H. Porter, J. E. Knight, H. Lymburn, Jas. Brown, Wm. Schwartz Route 2: C. Orton, F. Gray, C. Brown, Ole Peterson, Swen Olson, H. Strawn Route 3: Wm. Disher, E. Disher, J. R. Blackorby, T. Rod, A. Blackorby Route 4: F. Ninke, J. W. F. Johnson, Wm. Wilson, C. Lawrence Route 5: Phillip Chase, Mike Lawler, H. Tipps, A. C. Anderson Drivers will be required to carry any additional children coming into their respective routes. Drivers or any taking charge in which the school board desires will be required to furnish bonds in the sum of $200 for the faithful fulfillment of their contract. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the School Board of Rosedale School District No. 5. J. B. Smith, Clerk Dated at Hansboro, North Dakota this 19th day of September 1918. SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER 30 School will open Monday, September 30 with the following faculty: Miss Thompson, Primary; Miss Gates, Intermediate; Miss Richardson, Grammar; Miss Kennedy, Assistant Principal. During theses abnormal times, it is doubly necessary for us to keep our schools up to their highest possible standard. One absolute essential of a good school is good attendance. We, therefore, ask that every parent consider himself a committee of one to see that every child under his jurisdiction is keep in school. The law says that every child who has not completed the eighth grade between the eighth and seventeenth birthdays MUST attend school EVERY day. Students desiring to do Junior work in high school this year will do well to send me the list of subjects that they wish to take. This will aid us in planning the work very much. My address is Sheyenne, North Dakota. Clara C. Hjerpe, Principal WANTED The address of all qualified voters of Towner County who are now in the military of naval service of the United States. The election laws provide that forty-five days prior to any general election the County Auditor shall mail an Absent Voters Ballot to each qualified voter who is in the military or naval service from his county. In order to send such ballots, it is necessary for me to have the name ad address of all such voters at once. I would therefore ask everyone who has a relative or friend in the service who is a qualified voter in this County to immediately send his name and present address to this office. F. F. Vaughan, County Auditor, Cando, North Dakota REPORT ON REGISTRATION Citizenship: Native born citizens - 794 Naturalized Citizens - 127 Citizens by Father's Naturalization before Registrant's Majority - 67 Total of three above categories - 988 Declarant Aliens (first papers) - 114 Nondeclarant Aliens - 126 Total of two above categories - 240 Total of all above categories - 1,228 Race: White - 1,222 Negroes - 6 ALIENS England - 2 declarants; 2 nondeclarants Ireland - 1 declarant; 4 nondeclarants Scotland - 7 declarants; 4 nondeclarants Canada - 8 declarants; 18 nondeclarants Australia - 0 declarants; 3 nondeclarants Total British - 18 declarants; 31 nondeclarants Russia - 34 declarants; 25 nondeclarants Denmark - 2 declarants; 1 nondeclarant Norway - 34 declarants; 30 nondeclarants Sweden - 10 declarants; 19 nondeclarants Switzerland - 1 declarant; 0 nondeclarants Central & South America - 0 declarants; 1 nondeclarant Greece - 1 declarant; 1 nondeclarant Austria/Hungary - 3 declarants; 10 nondeclarants Turkey - 1 declarant; 0 nondeclarants Germany - 10 declarants; 5 nondeclarants Grand Total - 114 declarants; 126 nondeclarants Dated September 12, 1918 Local Board, Cando, Towner County, North Dakota James Taylor, Chairman ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Dr. Roberts and party were brief callers in our village Sunday. Goldie Kendig was an overnight guest of Jane Gall Wednesday. Messrs. N. W. Hawkinson and A. Foley were business visitors at Rolette Tuesday. Miss Gusta Birkman came in on Thursday's train for a couple of weeks visit with friends. Mrs. Edley Rimel, little June and Miss Lona went to the Monday the two latter to receive medical aid. Mrs. Henry Wagner and Mrs. Carnahan were passengers to Devils Lake Saturday returning the same day. Lois Schaffer is assisting Mabel Bullock with the housekeeping while the latter's mother is on the cook car. Numerous of our citizens had a treat of wild ducks, Monday as a result of the hunting season opening bright and early Monday morning. Miss Durbin who has been the guest of the Tom Elsberry home for several weeks left on Monday for her home at Crary. Mr. Tucker departed for his home Monday leaving his wife to visit a while longer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barger. Mrs. Lish Elsberry returned Saturday from Devils Lake hospital where she has been for some time, undergoing medical treatment. Harry Randall came in from Clyde, Tuesday to assist with threshing. He expects his wife and baby to join him soon and is desirous of obtaining a place for them where the wife can assist with the cooking and housework. Mrs. Bob Elsberry of Elsberry autoed to Fargo Thursday to obtain repairs for their car. She returned Sunday morning enroute to our village, when Grandma Elsberry accompanied her home to spend the day. Mrs. Luther Rimel and daughter Beatrice departed Wednesday for Roanoke, Virginia where they expect to visit and do light housekeeping for several months. Mr. Rimel will join them later. News has been received of the arrive, some few weeks ago of a little daughter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Seibert of Williston. Mrs. Seibert will be remembered as Nora Medean and has many friends here who offer congratulations. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS BRIEFS Bismarck - George Welch, former state senator and a prominent merchant and farmer of this county is dead. Jamestown - Farmers and railroad men's organizations are each opening cooperative stores at this point this month. Fargo - North Dakota war savings stamp buyers invested $336,551 in the "baby bonds" during the month of August. Ellendale - Joseph Barta, a well known businessman, sustained injuries from the kick of a horse as a result of which he died a few days ago. Cavalier - The 17-year-old daughter of Mrs. Fred Poland was found dead in her bed at their home here, as the result of a bursting blood vessel. LaMoure - Thieves broke into a local department store a few nights ago and carried off considerable plunder, including $250 worth of valuable silks. Kensal - I. W. W. members are believed to have been responsible for the death of three horses which were poisoned on the Frank Smith farm near here. Casselton - An accident at the switch tracks at Everest, just south of this city, cost the life of Rosland Jones, a Great Northern brakeman, a few days ago. Dickinson - Merchants here have signed up for the "cash and carry" system, which is gaining prevalence as a war measure in view of the shortage of help in all lines. Valley City - A fiber plant may be established here in the near future through the efforts of a company which is now in the process of organization for that purpose. Williston - Voyne Cook, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Babb, was instantly killed by the accidental explosion of a shotgun discharged when the child pulled the gun on a bed. Grand Forks - This city can claim the record of pioneering in one of the new upward price movements being instituted in the northwest. Street car fares have gone up to seven cents. Langdon - Emil LeBrun, an aged Belgian, has just arrived at the home of his two sons in this country, after being on the road a year in his efforts to reach here from his home, via Holland. Minot - Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Johnson of this city are happy in having received letters from their son on the fighting front in France which were dated after the receipt of reports from some of his comrades that he had been killed. Hazelton - Little Martin Zirbes is suffering from severe lacerations of the hands and face sustained through the explosion of a dynamite cap which he struck with a hammer. The child, in company with some of his companions is said to have found a number of the caps in the home of a farmer. Fargo - Animal rations will be a step soon to follow in the progress of food control, according to North Dakota Federal Food Administrator E. F. Ladd, who is quoted as saying that a shortage of oats and other animal foodstuffs will require this action. Berthold - A recent tornado which destroyed the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Avery, is said to have picked Mrs. Avery up bodily, carried her six rods and set her down again upon her feet without injury. Her baby was also uninjured, though thrown from its cradle and found lying in a puddle of mud. Mott - Miss Louise Fitzgerald in charge of the state boys' and girls' club work, has announced that the canning team from this state has won the state contest for putting up fruits and vegetables and will be permitted to attend the Interstate fair at Sioux City, Iowa to compete in the interstate contest in this work. Fargo - Farmers may purchase a year's supply of flour after October 1, according to the announcement made by Dr. E. F. Ladd, Federal Food Administrator for North Dakota. Dr. Ladd announced also that farmers not in position to store the required percentage of substitutes will be permitted to take the flour now and take the substitutes later. Minot - Shortage of labor threatens to greatly curtail the supply of lignite coal this fall and winter from mines near this point. Mandan - Special agents of the Northern Pacific railway have located loot to the value of four or five thousand dollars alleged to have been stolen at various times and places through the western section of the state this fall. The booty includes a great quantity of clothing, an automobile, etc. Max Gandel has been arrested at Mott, charged with the theft of the stuff, a considerable quantity which was taken from a railroad car. Rolla - The Rolette County Bank at St. John has been closed. Grand Forks - Earl Young of this city was killed when the automobile in which he was driving was overturned while he was trying to pass another car. Fairmount - Fairmount has made arrangements for the installation of a waterworks system, the contract for the work having been recently led by the village board. Fargo - A freshman class of 125, larger by fifty percent than in any previous year, is in prospect for Fargo college at the opening of the coming college year, beginning the last of this month. Baldwin - Three men residing near this place were severely injured in an auto accident while returning home from a dance a few nights ago. Two of the victims suffered concussion of the brain. Fargo - Bank clearings in this city for the past week aggregated $4,336,584.67 the largest week's clearings in the history of the city. The amount is substantially double the clearings of the corresponding week in 1917. Beulah - Half the business places of this town were destroyed by fire which broke out in a garage at an early hour one morning last week. The burned building were those on the south side of the main street. Fargo - Women operators are rapidly being trained at the local Western Union telegraph office to take the place of their husbands and brothers and other male operators who are being called into the war. Mott - Fragments of a meteor recently observed near this point have been picked up weighing as high as 100 pounds. Similar fragments have been found at various points over an area of several square miles. Jamestown - A steam threshing engine on the Jranier farm a few miles south of this city exploded, blowing most of the boiler 100 feet away. One horse was killed and the drive of a grain wagon blown off his load. Columbus - Nearly a block of business buildings in this city were destroyed by a recent blaze and only by the most energetic work by the fire department and citizens was the town saved from almost complete destruction. Minot - Roy Sameshims, the Jap caught importing liquor into the state from Montana entered a plea of guilty before Judge William Murray. This is the second successful prosecution recently made against liquor importers. Hillsboro - A bust of Lincoln was unveiled at the courthouse in this city with appropriate exercises at which a large number of citizens were present. The dedication of a county service flag was also an impressive event of the day's ceremonies. Grafton - Land for which Archie LaHaise paid $2,000 four years ago has in three crop years produced $4,443 worth of grain and other produce according to the owner who has just marketed his wheat crop for the present season, which averaged 33 bushels to the acre. Mr. LaHaise's first crop on this soil was potatoes for which he received $1,836. Williston - Land owners in the irrigation district adjacent to this city have voted to enter into a contract with the Department of the Interior at Washington for furnishing water over the project area commencing next spring. Repairs on the canals are now under way. Stanley - Efforts to arrest an alleged draft evader, robber and all-around bad man near this city resulted in the sheriff of Mountrail County sustaining a shot wound in the face. A previous effort resulted in a shooting in which two persons were hurt and John Stupard, the fugitive, is still at large. LOCAL NEWS C. C. Converse of Williston arrived here Tuesday for a short visit. Mrs. J. B. Smith and little daughter returned home Tuesday via Bisbee. A. McLean and W. Steele of Rolla were business callers in our village Tuesday. Mrs. L. Converse autoed to Leeds Tuesday afternoon to meet Mrs. L. P. McAneney. Mrs. J. E. Knight and daughter Ellen were passengers to Devils Lake Monday. Mr. and Mrs. M. Lawler and daughter Nora autoed to Cartwright Tuesday afternoon. Miss Mollie Markell spent Saturday and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. O. R. Anderson. Ed Jennings autoed to Grand Forks Saturday after repairs for his threshing machines. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Thomas autoed to Cando Sunday afternoon. Miss Weeden who spent the summer in Hansboro leaves tomorrow (Saturday) for her school at Fessenden, North Dakota. S. A. Converse left Thursday for his home in Cresco, Iowa after a few days visit with his daughter, Mrs. C. E. Blackorby. Mabel brown, who has been visiting relatives at Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada the past week returned home Monday. Mrs. L. P. McAneney and Donna Lou visited the first of the week with L. P. McAneney at Kenmare, returning home Tuesday. Mrs. E. Dillon and children who have been visiting relatives here for the past two weeks left Monday for Bisbee where they will visit for sometime. Mrs. N. Stevens who has been visiting her brother, A. Blackorby, for several days left Tuesday for Devils Lake where she will visit a short time before returning to her home in Elsberry, Missouri. Myron Converse of Minneapolis arrived in our village Monday evening. The Red Cross is meeting this afternoon with Mrs. B. L. Thomas. They will meet next week with Mrs. J. Wolgamont. Rev. O. E. Tourtellotte and wife arrived here from Tolley Friday evening. They autoed to Rolla Saturday where Rev. Tourtellotte held services Sunday and returned to Hansboro Monday afternoon visiting at the M. Lawler home until Tuesday when they autoed to Hannah. PICTON NEWS Miss Alice Bower was a Devils Lake visitor last Wednesday. Mr. George Galloway of Rolla is visiting this week at the home of his son, Arthur Galloway. Miss Gladys Fernyhough departed Thursday last for Churchs Ferry where she will attend school the coming year. Mrs. Will Glassford and daughter, accompanied by Mrs. Roy Bolse visited last Thursday with Mrs. Alice Bower. Mr. and Mrs. A. Laundmarks and baby Doris of Perth were Sunday guests at the Walter Gailfus home. The Rolla Red Cross spent several half days last week at the Hugo Gailfus farm shocking grain. They shocked over 100 acres, Mr. Gailfus paying them $50 for the work. Mrs. R. D. White and little son of St. John are visiting at the Wm. White home. Rev. and Mrs. Tourtellotte were overnight guests at the Hugo Gailfus home on Saturday. Mrs. John Brown of Hansboro is visiting Mrs. Walter Gailfus. DRAFT REGISTRANT'S ATTENTION All who registered recently under the new draft law will receive a questionnaire to fill out and return to their local board within a limited time. When this comes to you, kindly sit down and study it. Go through it thoroughly and where it calls for certain figures as to your income or production, make them as accurate as possible. Certain businessmen in every village of the county have been appointed associate members of the Legal Advisory Board to assist you when necessary. But before going to them, remember their services have been offered without remuneration for a patriotic motive, and arrange a time to suit their convenience. In any event don't fail to fill out and return questionnaire promptly. Consult your nearest board member. The members of the board for Towner County are: Hansboro: C. E. Blackorby, G. E. Geyer, Bruce McDonald, B. L. Tomas, C. A. Weeden. Rock Lake: Oscar Moore, W. J. Lichty, Andrew Foley, H. B. Gray, James Dougherty, E. J. Langley. These members are appointed to assist the draft registrants living near them and you are asked to consult rather than burden any special board member. W. T. Mosel September 27, 1918 ROCK LAKE RIPPLES Roy Lean and family visited with Cando relatives Sunday. Eben Sparvy on Tuesday moved his family into the Brooks' house. Mrs. Jno. Thomas of Egeland visited at the home of her sister, Mrs. Brindle. Calvin Lindsay and Emil Sparvy were members of an auto party who went to Cando Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ishler, Chas. Jehnke, Wm. Scorgie and Jno. Bernie autoed to the county seat Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Cal Lapham (former Rock Lake residents) and party were Cando representatives in our vicinity Friday. Mrs. Rimel, little June and Miss Lona returned from Devils Lake Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Cherry and little daughter, were passengers down the line and return Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Langley and daughter autoed to Cando Friday where little Ruth had some dental work done. Bob and Frank Elsberry drove to Cando Tuesday to attend to matters pertaining to Frank's re-enlisting. Ed Webster made a flying trip to Cando Monday in the fine new Oakland, which he recently purchased from W. J. Lichty. Andrew Foley is moving his family into the residence lately occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Best who are about to move for a new home. The carpenter shop on Fred Lindsay farm caught fire one day just week and was completely destroyed with a valuable amount of auto and carpenter tools, also an auto truck. Mrs. Dodge returned Saturday from Minnesota, whence she went to assist Miss Lorna in getting settled at her Mankato Normal studies. She reports her as doing nicely. Mrs. Claude Elsberry and little daughter returned from Fish Lake last week. Mrs. Elsberry has since been entertaining relatives from Rolla for several days. W. P. Massure was an overnight guest in our village Monday being enroute from his pasture near Hansboro with a large drove of horses which he was returning to winter quarters. Mrs. Jas. Dougherty and (??-unable to read microfilm) son arrived home last Saturday from Iowa where they made an extended visit. Mrs. Dougherty was accompanied by her sister Miss Lamb, who will be one of our grade teachers this term. Bills are out announcing an auction sale by W. E. Rimel, next Monday, September 30. Mr. Rimel's poor health compels the sale. He will move with his family to town, occupying the Claude Lindsay residence which he has recently purchased. A number of soldiers who were sent from Camp Dodge arrived at Cando Saturday and several of our farmers went down to obtain some of them to assist with the threshing and fall work. Their help will prove very timely. Young Mr. McCarthy came up from Cando Sunday on his motorcycle. On returning when about a mile south of town his wheel struck a stone, throwing him some distance, bruising him up badly. He was able to walk to town, where he received medical aid and was taken home by his brother who came up in response to a phone message. Word comes at this writing that Tom Gall's new threshing engine has blown up and Tom badly hurt and one other man seriously hurt. John Crosby and Florence Jolliffe of Rolla autoed to Hansboro Sunday visiting at the M. Lawler home. They were accompanied by Mrs. Chas. Tribble who was returning home. Last Friday evening Mrs. Oscar R. Anderson entertained a number of the young girls in honor of Zelma Wilson, Vera Walker and Alberta Weeden who are going away to school this winter. A very pleasant time is reported by the young ladies and they declare Mrs. Anderson a very royal hostess. NORTH DAKOTA NEWS BRIEFS Schafer - Many thousand acres of late flax was damaged or killed in this section by recent frosts. Fargo - Burglars entered a warehouse here and carried off tobacco and cigars to the value of $300. Grand Forks - Fire, starting in the basement of the Empire building here, caused damage amounting to about $5,000. The origin of the fire is unknown. Williston - The Red Cross of Williams County started a shipment of 4,526 pairs of socks in transit for use overseas a few days ago. The consignment was the product of three months' work. Starkweather - A sweater with matches in one of the pockets was accidentally fed through a threshing machine near this place and caused a fire by which the machine was totally destroyed. Beach - Capt. Charles L. Cook of Company M, originally of the North Dakota second regiment, has been invalided home with an honorable discharge after several months of active service in France. Jamestown - All buildings except the house on the farm of District Judge J. A. Coffee in the northern part of this county were destroyed by fire which is believed to have been started accidentally by men sleeping in the barn. Fargo - Eight hundred regular service men will be called from North Dakota for training at Camp Grant not later than October 16, according to a recent announcement received here from the provost marshal general's office at Washington. Mandan - Albert Grass, son of the late Chief John Grass and one of the best known young men on the Standing Rock reservation was killed in action on the fighting front in France, according to recent reports. Special services were held here in his honor. Grafton - A number of threshing machines in the western part of Walsh County are reported to have been badly damaged by acts of sabotage perpetrated, it is believed, by I. W. W. members and agitators operating among the employed men on the farms. Exact clues, however, have not yet been obtained. Bismarck - North Dakota's contribution to the government's new manpower levy is 84,869 whites and 160 colored men, according to the compilation of figures given out by Adjutant General Fraser. The registrants are classified as follows: Citizens, 74,465; declarants, 5,598; aliens, 5,685; total whites, 84,869; total colored, 160; total registration 85,712. Fargo - City Engineer Frank L. Anders has been granted an indefinite leave of absence from his official duties here in order that he may enter upon his duties as captain in the engineer corps of the United States Army at Camp Dodge. The city commission recently passed resolutions to the effect that it had no employees whom it would deem indispensable in case their services were needed by the government. Bismarck - John A. Flow, the Bismarck man who recently joined his three sons in the service of Uncle Sam, taking advantage of the provision letting in men past the age of 45, writes from Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, that instead of being used as a musician he has been called upon to serve as expert harness maker and saddler. Mr. Flow is much pleased with the charge, as he believes it will offer him an opportunity to see active service in France within a short time. Bismarck - The freight car shortage is already becoming acute in this state sine demands have become general for cars for shipment of grain and many calls are being made upon the State Railway Commission to straighten out the tangle and secure for each community its needed quota of cars. A conference has been asked for by rail commissioners of several leading grain growing states to devise means of security and properly distributing the needed number of cars. Hamilton - A gasoline explosion resulted fatally to Miss Myrtle Menzies, assistant cashier of the local bank. Havana - A farmers corporation is being organized to take over and operate the local cemetery which has recently been closed. Edmore - B. Olson, a farm laborer residing 10 miles out from this point was found hanging from a rope in the barn of the farmer by whom he was employed. Suicide is alleged. Ellendale - A 160-ton bin of coal in the basement of the court house here caught fire last week, causing considerable excitement before the impending conflagration was smothered out. Jamestown - A harness shop robbery perpetrated by burglars here last week was the second at the same place in a year. Stamps and merchandise were taken in considerable quantities. Bismarck - Burleigh County Red Cross workers hope to realize not less than $4,400 from acre contributions made by farmers in various parts of the county. A total of 445 such acres have been listed for the fund. Minot - Women of this city are driving bundle wagons and grain tanks, shocking grain and otherwise making themselves useful in solving the farm labor shortage which is acute in this part of the state. Bismarck - State hail insurance premiums received at late reports aggregate $19,700 and losses reported to the same date had been adjusted at $31,450, while $885 additional money had been disbursed from the department on account of operating expense. Reports of losses are believed to be substantially complete and the net sum remaining from the premium payments will be distributed pro rata on the claims. Fargo - One hundred North Dakota young women may be given an opportunity to qualify as nurses under training which will probably be afforded at the State Agricultural College during the coming school year. A large contingent of vocational soldiers will be trained here and the development of the nurses school is under consideration with good prospects of being materialized. Mandan - What is probably the most extensive film publicity ever given to scenes in this part of the northwest is being completed at Ft. Yates. The pictures comprise 6,000 feet of film and represent ranching, cowboy and Indian scenes, many of which were taken on the large "Y-O" Ranch of C. P. Burnstad. A number of full blooded Sioux Indians have participated in the work with war dances and other characteristic scenes. Fargo - North Dakota's excellent crop this year has been responsible for unusual activity in connection with the enrollment of students for the state's numerous institutions of higher learning as well as the various specialized schools. Higher wages and more exacting demands for teachers are also increasing the demand for enrollment in the normal schools of the state, of which there are now four, one each at Valley City, Mayville, Minot and Dickinson. Bismarck - The increasingly large number of resignations of members of local draft boards in the state threatens considerable impairment in the efficiency and promptness with which it will be possible to handle the classification of new registrants according to Adjutant General Fraser who cites the fact that as appointees of the President, board members are not entitled to withdraw from the service until relieved by him of the work and their successors ready to serve. Bismarck - North Dakota has approximately 3,077 men available for military duty in the classes of June 1917 to June 1918, according to information which has just been compiled. In addition to 800 men who have been called to entrain October 5 for Camp Grant and 127 who are entraining this week for Camp Custer, Michigan, there still remain only 2,150 men available for full military duty out of a total of more than 70,000 registered in this state up to August of this year. It is believed that will mean an early call from among the Class 1 men in the new draft. LOCAL NEWS G. E. Geyer autoed to Cando on business on Monday. Lee Gibbons of St. John was a caller in town Monday. W. H. Glassford of Rolla was a caller in our village Tuesday. Chas. Elsberry of St. John was a caller in Hansboro Sunday. Miss Craig visited friends here the first of the week. D. A. Blackburn was a Cartwright caller Tuesday afternoon. D. A. Blackburn and Clifford autoed to Rolla Monday. Mr. Blackburn to have dental work done. Mrs. F. A. Kellogg and son of Cando left last Saturday for a visit with relatives at Lawton. Mrs. F. H. Murdick and Mrs. L. S. Converse autoed to Cartwright Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Geo. Wilson returned home last week from a week with relatives at Willmar, Manitoba, Canada. Alberta Weeden and Vera Walker will attend high school in Egeland this winter. O. R. Anderson autoed to Rolla Tuesday on the return trip he was accompanied by Mrs. Anderson who had been visiting there since Friday. Miss Dorothy Epstein returned home from Sarles last Wednesday where she had been the past two weeks. John Pound of Alberta, Canada arrived here via Cartwright Monday.