Hagan Promises Plenty of Men to Work on Farms
J Nagin, agriculture and labor commissioner, says harvest bands can be supplied from Chicago on short notice if the number and wages are specified. Hagan stresses detailing wages to avoid delays in placing workers, noting demand has risen but cooperation with farmers should ease supply. Postmasters are urged to route laborers to the agriculture department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
J. On. Nagin
Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Medina Youth Injured While Running Binder
Jamestown August 2 John Schatz nine year old son of Christ Schatz Medina was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon while at work cutting grain on his father's farm. He was running the binder in the field when horses started and he was caught by the reed and knives. The small bone of his right leg was severed and deep cuts above the knee and left thigh. He was rushed to Parkview hospital with heavy blood loss. Attending physicians reported no complications Thursday morning and his recovery chances were fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
John Schatz
Christ Schatz
Medina
Parkyew Hospital
Tair
President Orders Dodgers of Draft Forced Into Army
Washington August 2 President Wilson ordered that all dodgers who failed to appear for draft examination be reported to the department of Justice and certified into the national army by the adjutant general of the state. If these men fail to report within five days after notification they will be reported to the adjutant general of the army for action. The Justice Department is having difficulty locating men who gave fake addresses in registering as agents search vacant lots bridges and empty streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Department of Justice
Adjutant General of
Adjutant General
Army
Adjutant General of the Army
Department of Justie
Marines Learn Fire Making Without Matches in Training
Port Royal, D. C. Aug 1. Marines train to start fires without matches using hollow bamboo, dry moss, and friction motion. They recall ancient flint and steel and wooden friction methods, adapting for damp conditions in tropical environments and in France. Also note recruitment ad for Mankato Commercial College offering trained office help in Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Royal
D. C
United States
U. S
Tropics
France
Death of Chas Holt at Silverdale Wash
Telegram announces Charley Holt age 65 died at his Silverdale home July 27 He was among Barnes county’s oldest settlers living on a farm southeast of Valley City He leaves a wife and two sons Charley Holt Jr of Silverdale and George Holt of this city Also mentions Dr Livingstone leaving for Ft Riley Kansas for five years service to Uncle Sam and Mrs Livingstone planning time in Superior Wisconsin before Reid resettlement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Holt
Silverdale
Wash
Mr. Holt
Valley City
Barnes County
Charley Holt, Jr
George Holt
Livingstone
Superior
Wis
Destroyers' Needs Are Supplied at Sea
American destroyer flotilla in British waters operates a floating support ship that crafts parts on site and furnishes crews. The vessel provides meals, barber, laundry, bank, post office, a small ice cream plant, electrical shop, carpenter shop, and punishment facilities, keeping destroyers well supplied at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cline
America
Merciless Judge Time Testimony From Valley City Resident
A Valley City resident, A Sollin of 617 Elizabeth Street, testifies that a back pain and kidney issues were cured by Deans Kidney Pills from Dakota Drug Co. He notes lasting relief over years and endorses the product, priced at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y sells the pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
A. Sollin
Elizabeth Street
Dean
Dakota Drug Co
Foster-Milburn Goa
Buffalo
Canada Prepares to Harvest a Big Crop
Winnipeg reports that 38,000 men are to be drawn from the east to aid harvest efforts, with Manitoba to receive about 10,000, Saskatchewan 18,000, and Alberta 10,000. A broad advertising campaign is planned for Ontario and maritime provinces. In Toronto a drive to recruit 10,000 harvest workers for the northwest was launched, and Premier Borden is expected to urge mayors to release nonessential corporation workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Dominion
Ontario
Manitoba
Ita
Saskatchawan
Alberta
Toronto
Canadian Northwest
Borden
Ellendale to host second aerological weather station
Ellendale has been chosen as one of two aerological stations in the United States. A 40 acre tract is purchased and a permanent corps arrives to install gear for standard weather instruments plus equipment to record upper atmosphere data from kite-borne instruments reaching five miles or more. The sole existing station of this type is at Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellendale
America
Abc
Omaha
Park Region Luther College Fergus Falls Curriculum
Park Region Luther College Fergus Falls Minnesota offers Normal Training four years Academic Classical or Scientific four years Shorthand and Typing two years Commercial two years Commercial four year Subj Preparatory Domestic Science Public School Music Piano Singing Band Model School for Practice Teaching Tuition forty dollars per year Room thirty five to forty three dollars per year Good wholesome board at cost School opens October 1 Catalog for full particulars written by Francis E Peterson Principal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Peterson
Dead Body Found Near Northern Pacific Track Near Jamestown
Jamestown August 3 a dead unknown man about 25 was found lying near the Northern Pacific main line east of Jamestown after a possible fall from a west bound train. He wore brown jumpers a grey cap and carried thirty cents money a cigarette package and initials N T W on a laundry mark. He had head injuries a broken right arm and collar bone and likely died from the fall. Remains will be buried locally unless identification occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Northern Pacific
Flint
Murphy
No. 1
Unidentified Man Buried Near Jamestown grave
The unidentified man found dead on the N P tracks about a mile east of Jamestown was buried Saturday at Highland Home cemetery. No identity recovered aside from a laundry mark on his shirt collar band with initials N. T. W. The man was about 25, 165 pounds with brown hair and eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Aig
N. P
Highland Home Cemetery
German government expenditures rise in early 1916
London reports from the house of commons show German state spending from February to May at about 10,000,000 pounds monthly, roughly 750 million dollars, compared with 100,000,000 pounds in the first half of 1916. Official statements cited by Chancellor Andrew Bonar Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Boner Law
House of Commons
War horses bought direct from farmers in North Dakota
North Dakota farmers will sell horses directly to the war department for the United States expeditionary force. Director Thomas Cooper and state horse breeders, with Secretary Baker's approval, plan direct sales to avoid contractors. About 250000 horses and mules are needed. farmers must organize, set a price, and have inspectors verify stock at designated remount offices and railroad points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
United States Expeditionary Force
Thomas Cooper
Agricultural Extension Department
Baker
Cooper
War Department
Thhe
Fort Keogh
Montana
Right Way to Shock Grain In 12 Bundle Round Shock
The article advises proper grain shocking to prevent spoilage. It warns against small or poorly made shocks, unpacked or uncapped shocks, and outlines a preferred 12 bundle round shock built from three pairs of bundles in a row. It emphasizes consistent technique to preserve grain quality.
Advertisement Practice: Stacking Shock for Grain
A technical description instructs on stacking grain shocks with bundles arranged in a central alignment. It explains forming two end pairs, four side bundles, and cap bundles to shed weather while preserving grain, noting the method keeps only one bundle of heads exposed.
United States Plans to Guard Ships Against Submarine Attacks
New York Aug 2 Plans to safeguard American ships from submarine attack have been prepared by a naval consulting board and a committee appointed by Major General George W Goethals. W L Saunders says war relief societies should adopt the system as a safeguard for shipments. Details were not made public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Naval Consulting Board
George W. Goethals
W. Ll. Saunders
War Relief Societies
Sanders
John Moffat
Federal Council of Allied War Relief Societies
War Tiske Insurance Bureau
Moffat
Hess
Hons
Bowman Woman First Applicant for New Liberty Bonds
Miss Minnie J. Nielson, chairwoman of the North Dakota division of the Womens Liberty Loan committee, becomes the first applicant in Bowman for the Second Liberty Bond issue. Miss Fern Lincoln of Bowman notes local patriotism and urges women to support bonds while farms feed the nation during the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie J. Nielson
North Dakota
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
Fern Lincoln
Bowman
Lincoln
Lincoln & Lincoln, Real Estate, Ioana and Insurance Company
Miss. Lincoln
United States
Song
Senator Martin Thoreson Fingal Pioneer Ex-Senator Slain
The Fingal Herald reports the funeral Friday at 4 pm for Senator Martin Thoreson following his accidental gun discharge death. An immigrant from Norway, he built wealth across Nelson township Canada and Rathyrn, led as Farmers State Bank president, and served fourteen years in public office including four terms as representative and state senator since 1910. He leaves a wife and four sons, John M James Ole and Arthur, and was remembered for hospitality and home building contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fingal Herald
Sheyenne Valley
Martin Thoreson
Thoreson
Norway
Nelson Township
Canada
First National Bank
Fingal
Rathyrn
Farmers State Bank
John M
James
Ole
Arthur
Mian Forced to Kneel and Kiss Flag After Insult Incident
Beach August 3. Mian Marks claimed to be an agent for Collier Sons of St Paul by insulting the color sergeant of Company M as troops passed the Beach theater. Guardsmen escorted him to Camp Reeve, removing his hat, forcing him to kneel and kiss the flag before boarding a Northern Pacific train. The notice also advertises a job for a man and wife to work on a farm safely from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach
M. Marks
Collier & Sons
St. Paul
Co. M
Camp Reeve
Northern Pacific
Langemo couple celebrate silver wedding in Fingal
About 200 friends gathered after Sunday church services to honor Mr and Mrs N P Langemo on 25 years since their Sept 27 1892 marriage on the farm. Rev E Struxness presented silver ware. Fingal Military band played. a large dinner followed. guests included relatives from Kenyon Edinburg Minneapolis and local officials. The couple have five sons and two sections of Norma township land, with Langemo serving as vice president of the First National Bank of Fingal. The community hopes for a golden wedding 25 years hence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fingal Herald
N.P. Langemo
Peter N. Langemo
C. E. Baker
Kenyon, Minn
J. T. Langemo
Guabes
Edinburg
Edward Langemo
Minneapolis
Melvin
Clarence
Rudolph
Oscar
Marriage Licenses Moved To Rogers Township Pair
A marriage license was moved on July 30 to Leo F Applegarth of Rogers township and Miss Lilah Vaughan, also of Rogers township. TREASURER'S REPORT For King School District Barnes County North Dakota 1916 1917 details receipts and expenditures including cash on hand and sinking fund balances. Bertha Gartland treasurer certifies figures as of July 10 1917 with signatures of John Gartland president and clerk Frank Pederson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo. F. Applegarth
Rogers Township
Lilah Vaughan
King
Barnes
North Dakota
Bertha Gartland
King School District No. 2
John Gartland
Fran Pederson
Clork
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Hagan
Binder
United States Marines
Mankato Commercial College
Mankato
Minn
Chas. Holt
Silverdale, Wash
FT. Riley
Hahwree
Wiles
Nema Setiodercavine
Veenwina Moeratol Om Tea
Farmers’ Purchasing and Sales Company
Valley City, North Dakota
Park Region
Luther College
Fergus Falls, Minn
Germany
Fletcher
Castoria
Senator Martin Thoreson
Mian
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