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MAY BE A MAN SHORT IN. 1919 Nobody Wants. to. Be Commis- ¥ :sionér from Third-Burleigh: - ; : District, It. Seems MANY: FOR LEGISLATURE! Nobody wants to be. a county. com- missioner’ from the Third- Burleigh county district. The time for the. fil- kg of: nominating. petitions | passed Monday’ evening. without a single.peti- tion from this district, whose member 7op, the county commission has. been Albin Hédstrom of Wing. Some. can-, didate probably will run on slips. For county offices there is no lack of candiates. Two, complete: tickets in'the:field forthe legislature—L. Batley and Frank G. Prater, incum- ‘bents, and C. 0. Kell, Nonpartisan notiinees, and J) W. Burch, JohnH. ‘Neon and Lynn W. Sperry, independ- court: For ‘register of deeds, G. J: Keenan. the incumbent, is opposed by E. J.j Taylor, former state superintendent ot pudli¢ instruction. J. 'N. McCarter is posing, State’s Attorney F. H. Me- urdy ‘for reelection. County Judge Hi B. Bradley. is not seeking re-elec- ttdn, and C. L. McCoy, I. C. Davies ana George Nelson Varnum, whom the Nonpartisans failed to endorse for re- étection to’ the house of representa ‘tives, are after the job. ~) R. “Atkinson is alone in the fiela for’county surveyor. Anton Beer op poses County Coroner A. E. Shipp for reelection. Edward G. Patterson, the oldést member‘of the county board ‘in Wert’ H_ ligram, O. H. Benson and NORTHWEST DUE jay. \Mikiska was driving a machine car- rying a “Lindbergh for Governor” ban- ner., A citizen removed the banner from the car and Mikiska drew a pis- tol and fired two shots, ‘both of which are’ alleged to have narrowly missec the man. Mikiska will be given o ue FOR BIG CROP SAYS EXPERT H. F. Wessel, Federal Land Bank’ ‘Appraiser, Has Optimis-: tic Vision. CONDITION NEVER BETTER “The. Northwest is billed for one or, the biggest if not the very greatest crop, in history,” said H. F. Wessel of; St. Paul. appraiser for the St. Paul) Bismarck today from an extended tour damage winter crops, and I never. Have seen winter wheat and winter rye looking ibetter at this season of the year. In Montana winter wheat ig heading out already, and prospects. are good tor a really remarkable yield.” Tuesday night ‘Mr. Wessel went & Mandan: for the opening of Governor Hanna’s. new’ Lewis & Clark hotel. The St. Paul man began visiting Lis- marek &) years ago. when the old: Sheridan house was the most famous of all North Dakota hostelries. He has witnessed the uilding of the Me- Kenzle and other modern hotels. in central North Dakota, and he. {is con- fident. that this section of the state, wit half its great growth of the last today. ‘That's a fact not generally a shooting at New Prague on‘ thati¢ COUNTY BOARD ° -WHEN, HOW AND WHERE BOYS OF 21 MUST REGISTER ° WHO MUST REGISTER: All male persons (citizens or aliens) born between June 6, 1986 and June 5. 1897, inclusive, except officers andvenlfsted men of the Regular Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and the National Guard and Naval Militia while in, federal ser and of- ficers in officers’ reserve corps and enlisted men in enlist resetve comps while in active service. & WHEN: On Wednesday, June 5, 1918, between 7 a. m. and 9 DL AD x WHDRE: , At the office of Local Bo: rd having jurisdiction wher the’ person’fo, be-registered permanently resides, or other place d igmute:| by, that Local Board. HOW: Go in person on June 5 to your registration place. If you expect to pe absentfrom home on Juno 5:go ati once, to”tho. offict of the Local Board where you hb enpen to be. Have your. registration card Clled out and. certified. Mail it to the-Local. Board having j ~ diction where you spermanently reside. Unclose: a Selt-addressed, stamped cuvelope. with your registration card’ for. the return of your registration certificate. Failure to get this certificate may cause you serious inconvenience. You must mail your registration. card in time:to weach your home Local Foard on June 5. eff you are sick o2 June 5 .and.uuaple to present. yourself in person send some com- petent friend. The clerk maf deputize him to prepare your card. ~ INFORMATION: If you are in doubt as to what to do or where to register: consult: your Local Board. S PMNALTY FOR NOT REGI3TERING: Failure to register is, a isonment for one year. It m re- federal land bank, upon his arrival iw /]} i in loss of valuable rights aid 0 military: service. Reports from nearby towns indicate the quaké generally was of the same stréngtly and ‘duration. No. serious damage. has been reported. RESIDENT LAND. OWNERS SEEKING FLAX. FARMERS Offer Raw Prairie for Breaking on Council of Defense 10 Pct. Basis North Dakota resident, land-owners | who are not in-position to cultivate from.people who are. perfectly. willing misdemegnor punishable by im ris The registration place for Rurleigh local. board, Room 236, Federal Laildi privileges and -immediate induction county is the office of the els‘ of wheat later on.” CAN. INTERVIEW PRISONERS. Washington, D. O.°May 28.—In res: ponse to ‘this, government inquiry r garding regulations in German: pris- on camps, Germany has replied thru the Spanish embassy, in Berlin that prisoners may be interviewed. by. in- spectors: without presence of witness- es if previous notice of inspection has been given; otherwise witnesses ay.st .be present. AKG P ; Tribune Want Ads Bring Results. SSS 'Ten Steel Vessels | completed for the shipping board in BRITISH WAR CROSS AWARDED TO AMERICANS American Headquarters on the Br ish Front, May 28—The British mil- itary cross has been awarded Cap- tain Thomas, Edw. Walker of the Un- lited States army medical service and the following. lieutenants in the sei vice: Linwood M. Gable, Arthur Irv- ing Haskell, Jas. B. Clinton, Samuel Adams, Gouvenour ‘Boyer, Harold Fos- ter, John. Gregg, Albert I, L. Jones, Baldwin L, Keyes, Guy D. Tibbetts and. Harvey: C. Updegrove. ! Launched in Week Washington, , May 28.—Ten steel vessels, totalling 63,486 tons, were the week ending (May 25. There were eighteen launchings during the. week of ». total tonnage of 109,700. Fifteen of those launched were steel ships and three — wooden, ..making organized under the au- spices of the K. of C. and C. 0. F. —Musie by— O’Connor’s Orchestra launching for the -month fifty-five ships, whero, thirty. are steel. . Hight,6t the deliveries were requis- itioned vessels.and two .were ‘built on contract. One was a passenger steamer of 4; 986 tons, delivered at Philadelph Gra succes especi: unfinis! patch or slash ent.candidates. All are farmers. of Sontan: atone are looking. fine, ‘For sheriff. Rollin Welch, who has|Cveryw! ere. There is an-abundance of] < Se ee ee 3 3Eo New s 7 “ = Been first deputy, is opposed by Dr.| moisture throughout ‘Montana and}{’ \ Sees 71 New slaies of cordovan, battle T. M: MacLachlan. T. E. Flaherty has| North Dakota. The early spring, 7) —_———————___—_’ . i bi ‘ : the:count yauditorship to himself once | awrmed the soil in good shape, and Don't Forget to Attend the ttletons and Walk-Overs have car- more; and the same is true of County | crops have made progress in. spite Of/ Pho shock lasted about five..seconds | overy farmer in the state to begin the DANCE 4 tige for years of being the finest and ie Zeessurer “Rlebard Penwarden and of recent coo! weapher, There has-been | ang, was accompanied by a plainly|innoculation of their rats and mice|}; piven for the benefit of the 4, fine footwear for men. . Charles Fisher, clerk of. district; mo alternate thawing and. freezing: to) gudi ing ’ . ys ag & Means ving mi sh-||* ‘ es : ¥ audible. rumbling. now a means of saving many ‘bush: Ball Team Scout Offigial Outfitters 3 = Admission 75c MAY 31, 1918 The. Union Daylight Closed i T°UNMUNUUAUUNNUUGANOGUUNOUEGUEODEnvonouuwenaeeneeuendcecnsossuignegcuevensgounoeseauencersuiodseancnen sHOODEUOODEGDEEOROGOEBUODEEGEONSUCUGNUGDUGNEENOUENOUEOGEIDUGBEOBEVEUUNOGOQDEODEOOEOQUOGOLONObEQDONEONECOUUOUUOOONCOUNY Uunuanacanenaett point of years” service, is opposed for creelection by Charles F. Bleckreld, po-|two decades, has: only begun to. de-/their’ holdings are calling upan he| ee etter a poco Oscar H. Pesonen ot | velope. .,orth Dakota Council of Defense in| . Wing is ‘opposed’ for reelection from} “This state of yours produces. more} find. some one to-break this land and | Get Your Change in the Fourth district by Grant Palms. wealth per capital than any other) put it into flax. Seores of letters have , = 4 ‘W. S: Casselman; J. O. Varnéy, Ai-| state in the union,” said Mr. Wessels / reached the office of Secretary Box vee War Savings Stamps D STATES: 4 s George H. Dolan are candidates for Justices of the peace, and W. E. Par- sons, seeking reelection on the Non- partisan echool ballot, has no opposi- tion forscounty; .superintendent of schools. LABOR FAMIN HALTS PLAN OF « BEAUTIFICATION Commission Decides Boulevards Cannot Be: Improved This: Year “> Decause of the scarcity of labor it fs probable’ that. thé parking: strips ‘flanking Bismarck’s eight’ milés "of shew paving will not ‘be improved thiv. (yearby: the city. The creation of an) rovement, district. through: which, the work of seeding the ' parking jected. all. bids and voted to hold the: matter’ open: until next year. In.the fbeantime, property-owners who wish to: fmprove their: parking strips may, do so: Bids for 400 elm trees for the parking strips were also rejected, it belog. urged that no advantage will.ac- crue. from’ fall delivery, and that it willbe generally safer to plant thc Arees next spring. _ CATTLE. STEALING CASE COMES HERE]. Burdick Brothers of Sioux Coun- @, tyson, Trial; Today” Joseph and-WalterBurdick, charged with having Stolen cattle. from the Stiles Cattle Co., on the Standing ‘Rocke reservation, cwere’ placed ‘on, ttial' fir: district ‘court “here today, the case having ‘been ‘brought ‘here on a change df venue from Sioux county. The formal charge is grand larceny. A large number of witnesses, ‘poth: in. dians.and whites, are here to testify in the.case; and’ much interest attaches tot the trial because of the prominence of the parties involved. Judge ‘Craw- ford of Dickinson is trying the case for. Jadge Nuessle of Bismarck, who is disqualifiéd. IRISH PROBLEM »< NOT DISCUSSED “Londo, May 28—Andrew Bonar Law, ent spokesman in the House of Commons, today announced that-he had no intention at’-present}, of ‘making any ‘statement regarding affairs in Ireland. Parliament reassembled today after a stort: vacation, although the ‘pusi- ness set for discussion was not @x- citing; the members met in keen en- ticipation of some official. utterance regarding the alleged. Germanjiish / plot aid the arrest: of Sinn -Feners. Andrew Bonar Law, the government leadér-in the House of Commons to- understood, but it’s true, and that is why, even when you have a bad crop year, you. have little real suffering as compared. with ¢ther new states. There always seems to be an abund- ance of money in ‘North Dakota, and there is. Your livestock interests and your diversified farming are. making you a substantial commonwealth that the loss of a-single @fop cannot seri- ously damage.” “There was comparatively. little loss of: livestock last. winter anywhere in western North Dakota and eastern Montana,” continued the St. Paul land bank man. “Although. there was a shortage of feed, the woather was fav- orable, and stock came through in pretty good shape. Big-‘Sheep men in Montana tell me they are saving, 95 per cent of their lambs, and that they have never had a..better lambing) sea- son.” 5. re ‘ce 5 Mr. Wessel is chairman of a Min- nesota organization of patriotic Amer: icans of German origin. He finds very little disloyalty among the Germans “Every town in North Dakota should have a service flag, and its dedication should be made the occasion for a memoriable patriotic function,” said Thomas Allan Eox, secretary of the North Dakota Council of Defense to- day. The state council is..urging its county councils to encourage the adop- tion of service flags'in every towm and village. HORST TURNED LOOSE BY FEDERAL JURORS The federal grand jury which con- cluded: its labors at Fargo on Monday declined to indict Leo Horst, ‘Non- partisan league organizer, cited to ap- }pear before the council of defense last week on complaint of the Fargo war board, and who had been bound over to the grand jury on a charge that remarks made in an address at Tow er were seditious. The grand jury did net ask Horst to. appear person- ally, and it returned a “no true bil!” in his case. EARTHQUAKE SHOCK. Sante-Fe, N. M., May 28.—The third earthquake shock felt in Sante Fe in 1874 occurred here at 5:3$ o'clock this morning and° was heavy “enough to shake plaster of walls of houses. SSS TETTER ON BOYS Head: In One. Week With One Cake of Soap and. One Box of Ointment, Scalp Sore, _Itched and He Was Restless, at Night. : Hair Fell Out. to accept ten. percent. of, the profits as their share if-their lands can be put.into flax, of waich Uncle Sam asks an abnormally large crop from North Dakota this year, Secretary Box urges) that anyone anywhere who.has a trac- tor outfit and equipment suitable for; the (breaking of raw land and secding of flax at once communicate with his office, as he now has more available land:to distribute than he: has farmers big. returns: this:,year, and, volunteer fariners may -Killstwo. birds with one stone—mako a njcerpiece of money and demonstrate thet, patriotism at tho same time. DRIVE ON RATS TO SAVE WHEAT FOR OUR ALLIES “Rats are costing the state of North Dakota: hundreds of thousands of dol- larg annually, and they ‘are. spreading is,absolutely fatal to rats and mice, to farm ‘iti: Flax promises, to pay |— procured’ through any. drug store; it]: JONES “The Most of the Best for the Least.” We believe that this is a year that .all) should lay aside their ordinary duties on Memorial, Day and: join in properly .observing the exercises of the day. Our stock will be replete Wednesday with everything the market affords. Your orders will be greatly. appre- but: will not-harm poultry nor live stock nor humans. We intend to urge LITTLE Every little girl who visits “Little Sister” Dresses given a paper. doll set. GIRLS our store tomorrow will be a MOTHERS UAUNUEUCONUAAASOAACNSOGACUSGOOGOGOUGADSSSGIOUAS2UQCGUONUERECUCUNCUCORORORACOROcaauucecceneceeeueneets -to rest. STIMU munnunnnnucncenauusoauaniatses Grocer “s osed on Memorial Day. Let us all hold this day in for the freedom of this, our day to decorate the graves 0 strips and caring for the grass’ would. ou ie ‘ pene by, Baa Hoa! heey con; of the northwest: Intéctious flgeanse? and endangering . ciated, and promptly exe- q ‘e a ee eet Ae 0! : . y sa ed ‘tthe weekly: ‘mestiny, of. SERVICE FLAG aftor the rat-—we consider. hima rabidly, cuted. ade | hursda M a 30th Al commission’ Mogday.:. ly? one; pro-German,” (Secretary Box o! all cl q i G /fendee was mado on the improvement| FOR ALL TOWNS. _|ite state An atvde dekeuse today,“ Our store will close Wed- ' as : y; Y * “dP'the boulevards, while none'came in S BOX’S PLE. ‘A. frepd my fal Gasgelton from rats . Nesday. evening to remain. i -@ maintenance: The .commissien re- I Jin two years’ time dy, the. uso of| \ closed sall..day Thursday— eee : Soe Pasteur hae ‘This virg{ may be) Memorial Day. . _ Please get your, orders for sup- plies in Wedne day. 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Prices $1.25 to $4.98 Webb Brothers “First in Style” “First in Variety” * “Foremost in Value” day:told-the lower house of parliament that':300- casualties: to hospital cases had been caused by the! bombing of British< hospitals: in France by’ Ger- man aviators. BARBER SHOPS WILL, ; > CLOSE MEMORIAL DAY 7 Patriotic | Bismarck : barbers. will close their shops -all: day: Thursday, Memorial day. For the benefit of their ctfstomers, their‘shops will remain op- cen. until 11<o'clock Wednesday even- { 4ng.. No shaves or hair-cuts will ‘be rétailed at.any time. Thursday. plomidatremnic ©“ EASES LEAGUER DRAWS: GUN. St) Paul, Méy, 28—ohn “Mikiska, (Nowpaftisan’ league candidate ‘for state senator from, Leeeter county was arrested Sunday, it became known here today on a chargeo fassault with ‘dangerous weapon as the result. oz Douglas Fairban THE AMERICANO. His Greatest Picture—Full of Action from Start to Finish. if you could not get: in last:night, try: tonight. “My. seven year old. boy suffered from tetter which started onthe back of his bead as a: pimple. Then it formed a group of little bumps that would itch for two’ or three days and then run. His scalp-was very sore and he could not bear to have anyone touch it. It itehed and.he was restless at night. His hair fell out leaving « bald spot. “TP saw /Cuticura- Soap and Oint- - ment advertised and I’wrote for a free sample. He found immediate relief so I bought a cake of Cuticura Soap and box of Ointment and he was healed.” (Signed): Mrs. Alice Harris, 2352 Scott Ave., St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 22, 1917. ‘With an apparent tendency to skin ‘ {roubles you should use these fragrant Guper-creamy emollients for all toilet purposes. They. prevent as\ well as Preserve, purify and beautify. z, ‘Mail. Address post. Basics. Srerehcre nn Orient Saad _Tomc- row GAIL ~~ ——<—<—<——- ‘