North Dakota school notes report local events and moves
Local items list student absences and class updates from Mandan to Devils Lake. News covers hotel furnishings costs, fire hall contracts, a shooting incident in Stanley, church circuit meetings, a Canadian army brother’s death report, farm developments, bank and tax notes, and school activities through October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis and Clark
Mandan
Keller and Boyd
Regan Council
Cc. J. Wheeler
Great Northern
Aadrew Carlson
Stanley
Northwood
Hatton
Portland
Mayville
Finley
Sharron
Pace
Clifford
Goose River
Beaver Creek Church
New England
Christian Mang
France
Mang
J. H. Kirk
Devils Lake
Werner
Fred Harm
HH. F. O'Hare
Bismarck
A. C. Townley
Nonpartisan League
Cc. F. Townley
J. R Waters
State Bank
Slope
J. W. Hansel
Fargo College
Columbus
Ohio
National Council
Congregational Church of the United States
American Board of Foreign Missions
Fargo City
Public Welfare Association
Associated Charities
Ramsey County
Gclmg
Spencer Lee
Herbert L. Dennis
Fargo
Auction Sale Notice by E P Zunkel in 1917 Temvik Area
Notice of a farm sale on Tuesday Oct 30 1917 at a Temvik area farm 4.5 miles east and 0.75 miles south, listing horses cows pigs implements and equipment to be sold to the highest bidder. Terms: items under 10 dollars cash. over 10 dollars bankable paper due Nov 1 1918 with 10 percent interest. 5 percent cash discount over 10 dollars. Free lunch at noon. Auctioneer R A Brown. clerk Quast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temvik
J. W. Brown
R. A. Brown
A. Quast
Auction Sale Near Linton Details Livestock and Implements
Notice of public auction to be held Wednesday, Vet. 61, 1917 at 10 o'clock on Section 18, Township 142, Range 75, six miles east of Linton. Items include gray mares, brown mares, gray gelding, black gelding, roan mare, bay gelding, sorrel mare, milch cows, calves, heifer, spring wagon, Deering machinery, cream separator, feed mill, rake, drag, harness, grind stone, sleigh, store, and other articles. Cash under $10. sums over $10 on time to Nov. 1, 1918 with 10 percent interest. 3 percent discount for cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Notice of auction of farm goods near Temvik
On Monday October 22 1917 J W Brown owner offers at auction at the old Rummel place 6 miles northeast of Temvik a herd of horses cattle pigs poultry and farm implements plus household goods. Payment due by November 1 1918 on bankable paper with 10 percent interest and a 5 percent cash discount on sums over $10. A Quast clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ratia
Temvik
Miss Columbia Guards Home Front in Mexican Frontier Tale
In this frontier drama Inez and Nellie fix a home made flag and face a border mob led by a brigand plan to ambush their settlement. Inez boldly defends the scene with the Flag and Dobbin as Mexican raiders threaten their family home and a named spy remains sought.
Inez Brings Aid After Raid and Finds New Home
Inez travels twenty miles on Dobbin toward a soldier camp to tell her father of their lost home. Adrian Hooper, a spy, appears with papers saving the mission and earning his place as a suitor to Inez as they secure a safer home near the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez
Dobbin
Adrian Hooper
Columbia
Springfield rifle production faces long ramp up
Peter Clark Macfarlane notes in Collier's Weekly that a Springfield rifle involves over 100 parts and more than 1,400 factory operations. U.S. plants converting from European rifle production have yet to reach expected capacity, needing at least 18 months for initial results and about three years for full output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Clark Macfarlane
America
Collier’s Weekly
Money Talks and Singers Deck Red Cross Checks
A man boasts money talks while Dustin Stax signs another Red Cross check. The money, personified, claims to have quit ordinary talk and learned to sing The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dustin Stax
Red Cross
It Can't Be Done Then He Will Argue Against Marriage
A quoted dialogue depicts a man described as impractical who tries to persuade young people not to marry. The exchange highlights a mindset that challenges wedding plans and tests social expectations.
Took a Chance Then
A couple exchanges terse lines about risking luck in life. The wife asks if he has taken a lottery chance since marriage, and the husband coldly replies that was the last one.
The Mix-Up in the Medicine Closet
A playful exchange overheard in a hospital setting where a nurse pursues a horebound chasing a catnip, prompting lighthearted chatter about the scene and its unlikely pursuit.
Trying to Dodge Airplane Talk in Town
Local residents discuss a plan sparked by Josh wanting an airplane. Mr Corntessel notes rising shoe leather costs could push people to seek personal flight, reflecting budget worries and transport hopes in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh
Mr. Corntessel
So Long Sammy Rhyme in Southern Pacific Bulletin
The piece bids farewell to Sammy the soldier, urging him to march with comrades in khaki and fight for the Red and White and Blue. It hopes for news from Berlin and reflects the era’s wartime sentiment. The tone is nostalgic and patriotic, typical of veterans’ or company bulletins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy
Berlin
Southern Pacific Bulletin
Wind Velocity and yearly wind estimates for mills
Builders of windmills estimate that a wind of 16 miles an hour may be expected for eight hours per day on the average for every day in the year. This does not mean such a wind is reliable every day, but that the annual average would equal 16 miles an hour for eight hours daily.
Sorting Potatoes by Size for Efficient Cooking
Household experts advise sorting potatoes by size. Use large ones with roast meats or when the oven is not hot, and reserve smaller potatoes for quick cooking moments.
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CHY
Lipp
Strasburg
District Board
Luther E. Wirdzell
Ramsey County Farm Bureau
William Guy
North Dakota Agricultural College
D. E. Somquist
Young Men's Christian Association
Central Army Department
National War Work Council
Chicago
United States
Soldiers of America
Veam
Raub
McLean County
M. A. Hildreth
O. W. Neuman
Frank Bates
Hans Olson
Hankinson
Neuman
Eileen
Ula Camerson
Darwin Fogle
John Lipp
Wendla Kramer
Otto Reemts
Alice Reemts
California
Rollin Johnson
Alice Reemis
Thomas Barger
Henry Wohl
Alma Reemis
John Krieg
Christian Timmcke
Doothy Bedberg
Teeen
Philipena Bosch
Ronald Schlangen
William Postle
Wainwright Geil
Bertha
Backhaus
Lester Reemis
Sacramento
Marie McGuire
Magdalene Horner
Marion Coventry
Anna Norman
Edith Larson
Braddock
Rock Island
Kalamazoo
Rhode Island
Tion
E. P. Zunkel
Quast
Jakob Bosch
R. A .Brown
F. J. Pietz
Adv
Harrow
Tates
Arnold
Ers Hopeton
W. G. Chapman
John Birdsall
Roger
Nellie Whitney
Nellie
Cetor
Boniface
Morcy
Adriana Hooper
Godspeed
Wm. Heyerman
Nord Datota
Dieser Sertung
Deutschtum
Weitefte Verbreitung
Jampalsky
Linton, NM
Vah
Redlite Behandling
Fiir Mle
Home Hotel
Paul, Ruete, Eigenthumer
Geehrie Oveutige
Geud von Linton
Toma
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