Local Board Quis Orders Sealing of Records and Fast Tracking Classifications
Burke county local board receives orders to close cleanup and finalize all items by November 20. All records must be sealed by the chairman by December 10 and kept secure under governor or provost marshal general. Classification work to be completed swiftly for registrants ages 19 to 36 with exemptions for 18 year olds and 36 to 45 not needing classification. Access to records restricted to board and authorized staff. no withdrawals or disclosures. Record integrity tied to war risk insurance and future pension laws and military manpower assessments.
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Jocal Board
Burke County
Ite
Regiatranta
Hail Insurance Rates to Rise After Annual Meeting
Chicago Navy reports show increased hail losses across North Dakota and Montana following the association’s annual gathering. Premiums in North Dakota districts rose to weightier levels with losses totaling $1.612 million against $436,000 in premiums, while Montana losses exceeded expectations after accounting for commissions and expenses.
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Chicago
Navy
Hpi
North Dakota
Montana
Falea
Thane
Montane
Atem
Commission
Retired Minot couple and local health notes
Mr and Mrs Frank Gerard return Thursday from Minot while Frank met Mrs Gerard en route from Oregon. Mrs Gerard walks with a crutch as injuries heal. Roster of neighbors’ health: Brown recovering, Spanish influenza cases, Westrom family visiting, Wineman family ill with influenza, and Clyde Gerarg attending farmers meeting.
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Frank Gerard
Minot
Frank
Gerard
Oragon
Seba
Kron
John Kochmover
Walter Lowes
Brown
Joe
Clyde Gerarg
Ray
Neyeun
al Ol Ae
H.westrom
Biverings
W. HW. Wineman
Local notices and incidents from a rural community
John Kron and Ray Shoff are noted for farm repairs and helpers to Frank Gerard. Will Schultz reports a theft of rye from a granary. Donald Osborne and Albert Klein returned with coal. Art Kirkelie’s dress rejected hog stolen. Clyde Gerard injured toes after a wagon incident near a coal mine. Social visits include Mary Sloan and friends. Andrew Zacharias aided the sick at John Kochs. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Smith and sons visited Maxbass for Thanksgiving. Influenza affects Mrs. John Koch and baby but not in danger. A Montana banker proposes slaughtering range horses to aid Germany and other European nations hungry for meat.
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John Kron
Ray Shoff
Frank Gerard
Will Schultz
Donald Osborne
Albert Klein
Costmine
Art Kirkelie
Clyde Gerard
Mary
Hazel Sloan
Myrtle
Marian Felch
Andrew Zacharias
John Kochs
Bert Smith and Sons
Maxbass
H. E. Starkes
Hilda Tutt
John Koch
Baby
New War Savings Series 1919 Announced by Treasury
The secretary of the treasury announces a new War Savings certificate and stamp series for 1919 to be available early next year with a June 1, 1924 maturity. A $5.00 blue War Savings stamp featuring Benjamin Franklin will be issued, and 1919 thrift stamps and thrift cards will continue and be exchangeable into the new series.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Benjamin Franklin
Gaida
Jarmaster Stampa
Farm men seek early release from army to aid 1919 harvest
Grand Forks North Dakota November 28 a group of river valley farmers launched petitions to Herbert Hoover urging early release of farmer boys from service. They warn labor shortages will hinder harvest and spring planting and note livestock care and next season production depend on timely release. The Red Cross reports limited work due to influenza but a sewing group will meet Friday and Saturday to finish 30 sweater vests 10 sweaters 60 socks 15 bath robes and 60 refugee skirts with material delays for skirts.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Reg River Valley
Herbert Hoover
RED Cross
Siberia
Bowbells Schools to Open Next Monday
Bowbells Public Schools will reopen next Monday after a weeks long clone period. Teachers have recovered from flu, most pupils ready to resume, with several rural students moving to town since the announcement. Influenza cases in Bowbells have subsided as the epidemic wanes.
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Bowbells
School Board
Board of Education
Granville Trappers Meet Ends in Sudden Death
Granville report of Elmer Stoppe age 17 son of Mrs A G Stoppi found dead at Buffalo Lodge near Granville following a trap mishap while hunting badgers. Ward another boy with him, gun fired likely by accident. funeral arranged. Also local notes on state hall finances and various community updates from Minot, Fargo and Rival district.
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Granville
Elmer Stoppe
A. G. Stoppi
Buffalo Lodge
Kinsel Ward
Kingel Jug
Elmer
Thi
War Prohibition Bill 15 Signed
President Wilson signed the emergency agricultural appropriation bill establishing national prohibition from July 1 until demobilization. Beer brewing must cease December 1, wine manufacture to stop May 1 if beer continues, whiskey already halted.
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Washington
Wilson
Marjoria Martin Returns to Portal Home Life
Local notes record Marjoria Martin returning to Portal from high school. Families such as the Dahls and Pierces are mentioned visiting, with several small social calls and errands across the Rival area. George Dahl family recovers from Spanish influenza. various neighbors frequent farms and elevators, including Abe Nuteen, John Glaspey, and Erdmanns.
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Ataf
Marjoria Martin
Portal
George Dah
O. Wallen
Abernuteen
Nellie
Carrie Pierce
Anna Erdmann
Minnie Bugoh
John Glaspey
Sam
Mabel
Fred Erdmann
Harry Pierce
Arthur Greenfield
Lillian Dah
Pierce
Abraham Knutson
Garold Greenfield
Lee Dellige
Arthur Erdmann
Eric, Anderson
George Dahl
Anna
Erdmann
Ced Pierce
Thullia
Grime in Burke County Declines Amidclerical Critique
The Burke County edition laments a drop in crime with sheriff Heath and states attorney Hanson reportedly inactive, joking that both keep crime records for winter and suggesting law enforcement may not be used until spring. The Tribune notes surprisingly low crime levels for the county.
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Burke County
Aince
Heath
Hanson
the Tribune
United States
Westminster Notes: Local Family News and Illnesses
Westminster column records Birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Coons on Tuesday the 19th. Mentions shopping trips, wheat grinding in Flaxton, visits by the Coons and Romine families, influenza cases including the Burke and Wineman families, illness updates for Ed Mack and Mary Ellen, and routine errands around Bowbells and surrounding areas. Includes school disruption due to illness and a note on Mrs. Steverson and baby moving to August Anderson’s home in Bowbella.
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W. B. Coons
John Romine
Bowbells
Flaxton
Joe Homiston
Walker
Homiston
Ed Mack
Walter Spiene
Fritz
Coons
Frank Bair
Lillian Burke
Jim
Calvin Hulbert
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D. J Coons
Mary Ellen
Charles
Charvotte
Mary
Paul White
Charlie Hand
Mable Cart
Westminster School
Henry Brown
Eat
Steverson
Baby
Anderson
Bowbella
Grogan
Bruce Bair
Guerdette
Minot courtroom hears damage suit in North Dakota
In Judge Leighton's chambers C W Goodall testified in the $20 000 damage suit by Wm Black against John La Porte. Black claims La Porte damaged 1000 acres of meadow on the 3000 acre Black ranch near Knife River. La Porte, worth about 100 000, lives in Montana. case to be tried next month in Minot federal court. Also notices advertise unclaimed letters and a North Dakota moratorium on current accounts amid tax season.
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Minot
N. D
Leighton
C. W. Goodall
McKenzie County
Brat
Wm. Black
Mountrall County
John la Porte
Black
North Dakota
Knife River
Saniah
Goodall
France
la Porte
Montana
Goss
Asker
Lignite Mines Struggle With Severe Hank of Production
North Dakota lignite mines report only 25 percent of normal output due to labor shortages and price pressures amid federal price rules. Also notes on local community notices and farm reports from Williams and Marmarth areas, with references to a Bowbells Royal Neighbors resolution and a Fargo Lenox Hotel incident.
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N. D
North Dakota
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