Camp Dodge Soldiers Buy Liberty Bonds Drive Opens
The article notes Camp Dodge soldiers actively purchasing Liberty bonds from their pay during the opening drive. A Cantonment sale totals 10,500 dollars to officers and men, with a large projected total as the campaign expands across cantonments. It reports wind and dust at events, quotes campaign leaders optimistic that up to a quarter of a million in bonds will be sold to the 88th division before October 27, and cites prior cantonment campaigns at Funston Kearny Shelly Meade with substantial sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Cantonment
Cantonmenta
Plummer
Camp Funston
Camp Kearney
Camp Shelly
Camp Meade
Bond Purchases Arranged Through Monthly Pay Deductions
A plan directs multiple groups of men to contact companies of soldiers to secure pledges for bond purchases. Participants will settle by money withheld from their monthly pay to finance the bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cers
Norwegian Lutherans Enlist for Liberty Loan Campaign
The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America along with its ministry lay members and publicity group join the Liberty Loan drive. Ministers will speak from pulpits and church publications including The Lutheraner and Lutheran Church Herald will support the effort. Chairman A R Rogers praises the religious group’s cooperation. Rt Rev M G Stub names a committee headed by Stub with A C Floan. four Minneapolis members cited. A letter from Christian Hohn of the Methodist Episcopal church expresses patriotism. Rogers urged district ministers to assist. New Ulm’s Lutheran and German community response highlighted. Mrs Hansen suffers a burned foot from boiling coffee but is improving under care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Lutheraneran
Lutheran Church Herald
A. R.rogers
Ninth District Executive Committee
Rt. Rev
M. G. Stub
St. Paul
S. H. Holstad
Dr. Stub
A. C. Floan
Minneapolis
L. W. Bow
Lauritz S. Swenson
Mercantile State Bank
United States
Norway
Erik Maldeland
Holstad
New Ulm
Christian Hohn
Methodist Epistopal Church
RTV Loan Campaign Executive Committee
Minnesota
Rogers
Fridd Buys Rogers Hardware Store
The Rogers Hardware Store has changed hands with 8 P Nokken selling to George A Fridd of Valley City. An inventory review will occur this week and the new owner will assume management once preliminaries are settled. The Nokken family has resided in Rogers for five years and will be missed by many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Nokken
George A. Fridd
Valley City
Starge
Mr. Fridd
Rogers
Nokken
West Prairie Notes People Travel by Auto to Nearby Cities
West Prairie notes list Levert Skalness and Miss Ree Bachie driving to Fargo last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Critchfield drove to their farm Friday. Mable Sello teaching spent Sunday at home. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Olson and children drove to Fargo last Monday and visited C. J. Lee. Carl Manstrom made a business call in Hastings last week. Axel Tooley and Beatrice auto to Valley City recently. Tom Enorsen rented Bert Harris farm for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levert Skalness
Ree Bachie
Fargo
Ernest Critchfield
Mable Sello
Thomas B. Olson
C. J. Lee
Carl Manstrom
Hastings
Axel Tooley
Beatrice Aiuto
Valley City
Tom Enorsen
Bert Harris
Government Perfects Standard Motor Truck
Washington reports the government has perfected a new standard motor truck for war use. Two three ton trucks, built at Lima and Rochester, move to Washington for inspection and may carry five tons. The design uses under 7 1 2 thousand parts and will be produced in about 60 factories. Initial orders call for 10 000 trucks, with potential output of 8 000 monthly. The effort aims to standardize U S motor transport to reduce supply needs and unify parts stock across Allied forces. A related note reports a clergyman appointment in Bismarck and a Hobart township goose shot by Charles Craswell, who waded water without boots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Council of National Defense
Liberty Aviation
Lima
Rochester
N. Y
Chauncey B. Baker
Army Quartermaster’s Department
France
Charles Craswell
Hobart Township
Mines and Railroads Face Coal Demand Surge
The article notes a hard coal shortage driven by unprecedented demand from mining and industry. It cites a government survey showing production up about 10 percent over 1916 but demand rising faster, with daily output peaking around 1,900,000 tons in mid 1917. It mentions apportionment plans by the Fuel Administration and price increases in Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia, plus coal shipments to Canada debated by a delegation in Washington. It also includes a local note on Mrs. Wylie Nielson’s son J W Nielson at Fort Snelling and Clinton Spurr awaiting him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylie Nielson
J. W. Nielson
Fort Snelling
Clinton Spurr
Mr. Spurr
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
St. Paul
Spurr
Valley City
France
Great Northern Railroad
Washington
Ohio
Canada
Adt
Wiilt
Fuel Administration
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virgo
The
Proclamation Urges Liberty Loan Support on Liberty Day
President Wilson issues a proclamation designating October 24 as Liberty Day urging national assembly to pledge full financial support for the second Liberty loan. The call seeks overwhelming local participation to back the war effort and console troops, with federal employees excused at noon to join events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Liberty Loan
America
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
District of Columbia
A. D
Robert Lansing
Community Club of Valley City resumes its work
The Community Club of Valley City formed by women’s groups invites members of the smaller clubs to join. A membership rally is set for Monday October 15 at 3:30 in the Commercial club rooms to sign the constitution and pay dues. The program covers wartime service and reports from the State Federation at Dickinson. A hunting trip by Mr. Dahm and Oscar Aldahl is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Club of
Valley City
Commerceial Club
Minnie Nielson
State Federation
Dickinson
Dr Mellenthin Free Consultation Tour In Minneapolis
ONE DAY ONLY Dr Mellenthin, a licensed North Dakota physician, offers free examinations during a traveling visit to major towns and cities. He claims not to operate for chronic appendicitis or gall stones and highlights his success in digestive, skin, nerve, heart, and rheumatic ailments. German spoken. Address: 336 Boston Block, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Mellenthin
North Dakota
Boston Block
Minneapolis, Minn
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Castoria
Centaur Campa
Campi Dodge
Norwegian ‘Lutherans Organization
Lewis Anderson
Jamestown
Baptist Churches
Peter Hansen
Minnie Lake Township
Section 32
Thomas van
Steenberg Place
Frank Towne JR
Ben Northridge
Fridd
Rogers Hardware Store
West Prairie
Government
Zimmerman
Bismarck
C. E. Vermilya
M. EB
Mart Mason
Fourth Street
Valley City Furniture Co
Times-Record
Weekly Times-Record
Mankato Commercial College
Mr. Dahm
Oscar Aldahl
McKenzie
Dr. Mellenthin
Kindred Hotel
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