Senator Martin Thoreson Found Dead at Fingal Farm
Senator Martin Thoreson of North Dakota’s thirty eighth district was found dead August 1 at his Fingal area farm seven miles west of Fingal. Coroner Holberg ruled accidental gunshot from a 22 caliber rifle, no inquest. Thoreson, born 1856 in Norway, immigrated from Krisunia in 1844, served in state legislature emphasizing farmers and forestry. Funeral services held Friday at the residence and Shen Sheyenne Valley Church. Burial in church cemetery. A. Barton toured county school gardens and industrial club projects, noting strong results despite dry conditions. plans for fall canning contests include tomatoes and vegetables.
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Holberg
Martin Thoreson
Fingal
Martin,Thoreson
Barnes County
Norway
North Dakota
Kris- Unla
Eenets
Sheyenne Valley Church
A. Barton
The
Agricultural College
Potato Prices Slump Amid Doubtful Minnesota Crop Outlook
Local Great Northern report notes new potatoes at 90 cents a bushel in several line towns between St Cloud and St Paul while Twin Cities markets quote 1.25. Rains boost Clay county fields and a fair yield is expected though overall statewide production may miss earlier lofty forecasts of 30 to 35 million bushels.
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The
Great Northern
St. Cloud
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Clay County
Minnesota
Twin City
Fargo
North Dakota units to form machine gun companies
Major Frank S. Henry reports rapid firing units will convert two Fargo and three Smashing Second companies into machine gun companies under a new war department plan. The First and Second North Dakota regiments will organize several MG detachments, with training at Fort Sill and reassignment pending department orders.
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Fargo
North Dakota
Frank S. Henry
First
North Dakota Infantry
Valley City
Ree Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Henry
Grand Forks
War Department
Northern Pacific
Colley
Ralph E. Hollister
Clerk of Court Harry N. Olsby Weds Miss Furgeson
The couple quietly married on Tuesday aboard N. P. train No. 4 and returned Wednesday morning. Olsby, serving his second term, is a competent official, while the bride, daughter of Mrs. Annie Furgeson, is a popular court house figure. Best wishes from The Times-Record.
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Harry N. Olsby
Marie Furgeson
County Auditor’s Office
Moorhead
N. P
Court House
Olsby
Annie Furgeson
Times-Record
Delancey Named Horse Inspector In Government Service
Delancey of this city has been named horse inspector with headquarters at Ble marck. He will supervise government horse purchases. Mr DeLancey is well known in the horse business with years of dealer and importer experience. Valley City friends cheer his news.
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Delancey
Blemarck
Valley City
Amsterdam Tobacco Substitutes Stir Mixed Reactions
In Germany a new plug of pipe tobacco made from strawberry leaves lavender fennel and woodruff is marketed at about 75 cents a pound and called passable though biting the tongue. A soldier in the trenches hates the stuff sent by his brother, threatening to wring his neck for foisting such abominable tobacco on him. William Heinen arrives from San Diego to oversee business interests in Barnes county while his wife Mrs. Heinen dies in San Diego after a paralytic stroke. Her death follows a week of illness, with her daughter Mrs. Jake Messner rushing to be with her but arriving too late. Mrs. Heinen was a pioneer settler, respected by early county residents.
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Amsterdam
Neitherlands
Germany
William Heinen
Barnes County
San Diego
Cal
Baseball Leader Weighs France Tour for Sammies Team
Wealthy baseball enthusiast offers to fund Clark Griffith and two major league teams to France for games behind the lines to entertain American soldiers and allies. Griffith will present the plan to Secretaries Baker and Daniels with Walter Johnson as a required participant for the trip.
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Washington
Clark Griffith
Washington Americans
France
Griffith
Baker
Daniels
Walter Johnson
Senator McCumber and Alien Draft Debate in Senate
In Washington on August 1, a Senate debate over McCumber's resolution to negotiate with allies to legalize drafting their nationals yielded no agreement. Chamberlain sought to attach immediate alien draft provisions, while Stone and Lodge argued Congress could not draft aliens without negotiations. Cummins partly agreed, Pittman backed compulsion as a moral choice, and Lewis favored forcing aliens to fight here or at home. Stone planned to bring up the resolution again soon.
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Washington
Senate
McCumber
Chamberlain
Stone
Lodge
Congress
Cummins
Pittman
Lewis
Hindenburg Sees Honorable Peace Telegram Amid War Anniversary
Berlin in London Aug 6 Field Marshal Von Hindenburg sends a telegram to the German chancellor on the war’s fourth anniversary declaring Germany solid at home and on fronts. The army fights in enemy territory with strength and aims toward victory and an honorable peace for the nation. Fargo Post reports Miss Hazel Nielson a slater with Miss Minnie J. Nielson leaves for Grand Forks Nielson plans Willow City and Valley City visits during vacation.
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Berlin
London
von Hindenburg
Germany
Fargo Post
Hazel Nielson
Minnie J. Nielson
Valley City
Fargo
Grand Forks
Willow City
Professional Exams to Be Held Second Week of Next Month
Roy Wilson, son of Mr and Mrs A J Wilson of this city, serves in the navy at New Orleans after training at Great Lakes. State Superintendent N C Macdonald says professional teaching certificate exams will be in Bismarck Valley City Minot and Grand Forks during the second week in August, with officials named for each location.
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Roy Wilson
A. J. Wilson
Navy
New Orleans
Great Lakes
Chicago
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
N. C. Macdonald
Bismarck
Valley City
Minot
Grand Forks
Senate Chamber
State House
M. J. Kernall
Barnes
Ward
New England Janitor Anton Nilsjohn Found Dead
Aug 4 New England a boiler room suicide case unfolds at the local high school. Anton Nilsjohn an Austrian janitor, about 50, left behind a widow and several children. His distress followed his oldest son joining Company K of Dickinson in the army.
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New England
Anton Nilsjohn
Dickinson
Registrants Evading Call to Be Held As Deserters
New York report notes many men of conscription age rushing to marry to avoid serving in the national army. An August 1 instruction requires applicants for marriage licenses to show military registration cards, aiming to end the practice. Washington also enacts rules penalizing draft evaders, clarifying marriage exemptions and liability for both spouses if marriage is used to dodge service. E L Bow returned Saturday from Durand, Wisconsin, to resume vacation with his parents.
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New York
National Army
Washington
Bismarck
Theerson
Man Killed Near Jamestown Believed to Be Lester Carman
Chief Swanson investigated a railroad track death near Jamestown and concluded the victim was Lester Carman son of C. H. Carman formerly with the local police. Carman, who left two years ago, was a resident of Dilworth and may arrive tonight to aid further identification at Jamestown.
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Chief Swanson
Jamestown
Lester Carman
C. H. Carman
Dilworth
Beans of Poison Variety Returned to Grand Forks
Grand Forks August 1 Mrs R A Sprague local pure food inspector completed her investigation into a shipment of poison beans sent to Grand Forks. Four thousand ninety pounds of the dangerous product were returned. W G Miller of Miller Realty Co had planted 10 acres of the worthless crop and replowed the ground after discovering his mistake. Mrs Carl Easton hosted a Friday afternoon gathering for Mrs O Easton of Stockton Cal mother of Mr Easton with 12 guests. An afternoon of conversation and sewing ended with a luncheon. Mrs Easton plans a three month visit. A number of local youths attended a dance at Oriska Friday night.
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Grand Forks
R. A. Sprague
Pure Food
W. G. Miller
Miller Realty Co
Carl Easton
O. Easton
Stockton
Cal
Mr. Easton
If Man Can Keep Family As Well In the Army As Out
Freddie Furgeson enlisted with Company G after repeated attempts, passing exams this week and joining in Valley City. North Dakota’s first draft quotas were issued, Barnes and Rolette counties noted, with Rolette exempt from the first draft. Local boards were instructed by Crowder that marriages do not guarantee dependency status and may not justify exemptions. Canadian forces advance near Lens with several outposts within striking distance of the city, while an artillery observer remains at his post despite heavy shelling.
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Crowder
Washington
France
Canadian Press, Ltd
Lens
Cite du Moulin
Ufe
Avion
Leauville
St. Laurent
Paid Electric Light Bonds Paid City of Paid Bonds
City Treasurer Craswell paid the original electric light bonds of $6,000 issued 20 years ago. Annual interest was $360, so interest paid exceeded principal by $1,200 over two decades. Officials note satisfaction at retiring 6 percent bonds as city borrowing drops to 4 percent. Bonded debt also reduced by $5,000 on June 1 through City Hall bonds five years at 4 percent.
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Craswell
City Hall
North Dakota quartermasters called into federal service Aug 5
The North Dakota national guard quartermaster corps will be drafted into federal service August 5, with 19 enlisted men and four officers activated. Major Paul R. Sorenson commands the unit in Bismarck, with Major Harold Sorenson, Fargo, Captain W. A. Stickley, Bismarck, and Captain Earl Salson, Bismarck among those ordered to camps in Alabama and Georgia respectively. The unit will assemble in Bismarck before departure.
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Bismarck
Quartermasters’ Corps
North Dakota National Guard
War Department
Adjutant General's Office
Militia Bureau
Quartermaster Corps
North Dakota Quartermaster Corps
Paul R. Thorasson
Harold Sorenson
Fargo
W. A. Stickley
Earl Saleson
Sorenson
Alabama
Stickley
Georgia
City Council Approves Contracts and Resigns Engineer
City council met with all aldermen and mayor present. Plans approved for a concrete coal pocket at the city plant. Leilach Bros. Concrete Co. of Dundee secured the contract for the work at 2.18. Haggart Construction Co. of Fargo won the 18 inch sewer on Fifth Avenue for 2,807.50 and a water pump on Eighth Avenue for 1,846.50. Hanks-Price Co. of Minnesota supplied a fan and engine for 824. Annual appropriation bill read first time. City engineer C. A. Mylore resigned effective immediately. Local notes mention visits by Banker Shrander, Cecil McCarthy, and W. B. Buckwalter.
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Leilach Bros. Concrete Co
Dundee
Ill
Haggart Construction Co
Fargo
Fifth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Hanks-Price Co
Minneards
S C. A. Mylore
Faculty members plan trip to Akron and Illinois
Miss Ruth Cranz and Miss Kelyn Riehe of the Normal school faculty will depart Tuesday afternoon for a vacation trip to Akron Ohio and several Illinois points.
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Ruth Cranz
Kelyn Riehe
Normal School
Akron
Ohio
Illinois
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Henry Johnson
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Hindenburg
Bank OF Valley City
L. Bow
Durand
Wis
Oriska
Selective Service
Charles Lieseman
Barnes Ccounty
N. D
Tower City
H. Hl. Roberts
D. E. Vowles
Sheyenne
Otto Picrier
Havel
Kenneth Frederick
Dale Gorman
Medina
Shrander
Cecil McCarthy
W. B. Buckwalter
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