The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, June 11, 1923, Page 1

RATHER FORECASTS | FORECASTS . Fair tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature. ESTABLISHED 1873 BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOT: A, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1923 THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE | FINAL EDITION | PRICE FIVE CEN'I'S SOUTHERN FLOODS TAKE LIVES FINANCING OF "WATER WORKS Bids to be Received by Com- mission Tonight for Bonds And Warrants A SSS SYSTEM Mayor Lenhart Favors Con- ducting Plant on Separate The city commission will receive tonight bids from financial firms for 100 of 6 percent bonds and up of 6 percent improve ay for the purchase and improvement of a water system. The contract for the sale of the water company to the city has been completed, following the agreement urchase price of $265,000 Sat- fternoon. The city commis- urday tion will use all of the bond money cn the pu e price and as much! f the warrant money as needed. Whether the city will issue $475,000 y ts depends on the extent of provements. Contracts already have been let tor the building of a filtration plant building costing $108,292.24; instal- tion of heating plant, costing $7,- tion of filters, 5.00; 2 total of $130,559: added to the $268,000 pur- price, make nt for the ns, instal rs, ete, are yet to be figured city. eel Mayor ing of the closing of the deal for} the elad t purchase of the plant, “I am t negotiations with the Bis-} imarck Water Supply Company and_ the city have resulted in the taking over of the plant at a satisfactory price, I feel now that the city is in ition to proceed with all neces-{ improvements and extensions fe to meet the needs of our grow- ing city in every way. A Separate Business Mr. Lenhart favors the handling of the water works system as a sep-, arate proposition, all other city ‘business. This is done in some cities, although not generally in Mandan, It is probable | that the ‘city commission will send! a representative to Fargo to study methods of conducting the city- owned plant there. | The commission will en take up tke proposition of operating! the present plant. There is, of course, no plan except as informal- ly discussed among the commission- er The matter of rates, operators off tne plant, offices, ete., is yet to bé settled. ing over the plant is not fixed, it is to be within 90 days, or as soon as the financial arrangements can be completed. It is more than likely that it will be taken over August 1. Judge Flannery ang Pierce But- lef Jr, left for St. Paul after com-: pleting the negotiations here and Mr. Flannery signed the contract for the transfer of the plant, financially, from Approval Given Expressions of opinion heard gen- erally orf the streets of the city among business men and others is that a satisfactory solution has been reached, and that in taking over the pint the city commission did the! best thing possible. Payment of an excessive price was avoided. There are some who believe the city got the plant cheap. Taking many factors into consideration—avoid- ance of litigation, other trouble,! avoidance of necessity of tearing up many streets, saving on interest: is generally felt that the proposit- ion was a good one for the city. A sigh of relief fs breathed on all ides because the long-standing water éontroversy is ended. It is considered as a big step in remov- ing the evils of factionalism, and! paving the way for the further grow- th of Bismarck, The Bismarck Water Supply Company has maintained that with the fight being made against it and gts troubles, i not been able ho finance additions to the . plant. Many sections of the city have now received the additional water mains they believe they should have. ‘The city, it is believed, will be able to rovide the additional mains to meet he needs of the growing city. P. C. Remington, one of the citi- zens’ committee who advised the commission in the negotiations, to- day expressed himself as well sat fied with the outcome and beljeve: Sis. it would be a big thing for the ity. Get $20,000 Taxes The City of Bipmarek will get back some of the purchase price in the payment of taxes by the water company~ The treasurer’s office re- ports that the eompany owes $9,- 570.30 taxes for 1921 and $10,822.35 for 1922, without penalty, or over $20,000 of taxes, The company has claimed its inability to pay. The taxes now will be paid’ and the city will gat its share, the county and school city, glso benefitting, The county will of Nourse, lose $10,000 a year in the future in taxes, since the city will not pay taxes on the plant or on the (Continued on Page 8) 1S NEXT STEP tion of new pumps, |‘ Lenhary said today, speak-| While the time for tak-{ Governor’s Devotion to Dead Dog Divides State Against Itself By Augusta, Me., June 1}.—The august state of Maine is divided against it- self over the matter of a dog. It all started with Garry’s illness. | separable companion of Governor Percival P. Baxter. The dog and his had been in the Baxter fam- When his master forbears ily for 37 years. moved over to Blaine Mansion, the State White House, Garry went} along. Each morning the dog would visit | the Capitol, and drop in to see his: many friends in every office. In the| executive chamber there was a pe- cial couch provided for him, and on it Garry would lie for hours at a time waiting for the finish his work, Then togeth would walk over the hills through the woods. Some of the citizens thought the governor was paying tod much atten- tion to the dog. It was undignified they said. But then President Hard- ing yot Luddie Boy, and they inodi- fied their views. became a veritable shadow He traileq his mas- r they and Garry of the governor. He enjoyed a special pe mit to ride in the coaches of the Maine Central Railroad, 4 ernor, a bachelor, is first anti-vivi sored the ction He recently made possible a new bird refuge. y dogs and myself constitute my Garry became ill. ent to a Boston hospital and viven the best of care. enough. The dog died. The governor was heartbroken. { He ordered the flag at the State | House lowered to half mast. test. The state commanders of the! called the governor’ ised” and “unfitting.” This was an- red by the governor's friends. “I seek to offend the feelings of none,” said the governor, “but I yi to no one the right a act Bee ae to the dictate of my ‘ful dog, unlike many of my human friends, never betrayed or believed {ill of me.” And so the fiag was lowered while | ‘Garry was laid away beneath mound of earth at the foot of a gra- nite boulder on a little island. A cop- per tablet ist imbedded in the rock commemorating his memory. Soon he-will be forgotten by all, but the governor. Yet the controversy, of the governor's order, | rages on. Some say it may even mount into a! \ political issue, WON'T BUILD ' BANK BUILDING Board of Administration Leases Building For Year i : The Bank of North Dakota, or Industrial Commission, will erect a bank and office building in Lismarck during the present year. The state board of administration and the bank have secured an ex- tension of the lease on the building present occupied by the bank ‘and numerous other state offices |. ‘tor a year, ending next June. By Garry, an Irish setter, was the in- governor to! daw legislature in the United States. ! growing out not | NEA Service ! an) ardent lover of all animals. He spon-| But it a Immediately came a storm of pro-| mye -| t i faith-{ i | i GOVERNOR BAXTER OF {WHO STARTED A STORM OF > WHEN HE ORDERED § ERED TO HALF FUNERAL OF HIS MAINE, RESTORE PEACE IN BULGARIA REPORTS SAY ® of Government, Seeks to Avoid Bloodshed HUNTING PREMIER Sofia, Bulgaria, June 11 tranquility preva an early hour today, Premier Zankoff, head of the go ernment, has resigned the por of foreign affairs to Christo Kalloff, while Col. Zoulaof is the new minis- ter of . The cabinet now re- presents all parties with the excep- tion of the communists and the peasants. -Complete The King received the members of the new ministry yesterday, Premier Zankoff called upon the diplomatic representatives and_ in- formed them of the change in gov- ernment. The Bulgarian telegraph- ie agency publishes a note assert that the leaders of the communist party have asserted they will be loy- al to the new regime, The government has taken no ex- ceptional measures to preserve ord- that time many of the, offices will} cr, nor has a censorship been es- have been moved into the state capitol, room being obtained by completion of the new Liberty Me- morial Building within the year. The suggestion advanced that ‘the bank acquire or build a build- ing of its own, to avoid rental charges, may be transformed into action at some future time, accord- ing to officials. Dickinson H.S. ' Has Commencement Dickinson, June 11.—Thirty-six members of the senior class of the in the high school auditorium Friday night. H. Leo Taylor, noted chau- tauqua lecturer of Jamestown, de- livered the commencement address. Memeber of the class who received their diplomas were: Veronica Brown, Lish, Sidonie Eid, Winifred Eyer, ; Rubymay Lundin, Carol MacBride, Kathryn Martin, Olivia Morgen, Mary Murphy, Hazel Nelson, Jennie Pavli-| cek, Gayle Pugh, Jenevie Ragon, Lucille Sorber, Adelaide Turner, Eloise Ward, Jack Bakke, Melvin Brown, Lester Connell, Paul Dickey, Dickinson High school received diplo- | Shed mas at commencement exercises held | aan tablished, it is stated. PREMIER HUNTED Paris June 11- Detachments sent to apprehend Zamboulisky, the Bul- garian premier deposed by the re- s have as yet failed in on, says a dispatch from L’Journal’s Sofia correspondent. He adds that Zamboulisky was defend- ing himself in his villa at Slavovitda with the aid of peasants. The new government headed by Prof, Alexander Zankoff is said to be willing that the former premier should leave the country as the,min- istry seeks above all to avoid blood- id it is loathe to send an or- ed expedition to capture him. e correspondent, who is the only French special writer in the Bulgarian capital, believes that Zam- boulisky spent all day Saturday in prison, with members of his cabinet although he was subsequently liber- Ruth Delaney | ated. Home Damaged \ By Lightning Dickinson, June 11.—Nothing less than a miracle saved members of Bedwin, Fide, Birdsell Fisher, Eugene | the Casper’ Frederick family from Fitzmaurice, Martin Guon, Carroll Jensen, Theodore Johnson, Mathias Lefor, Zene McConnell, Tilman Moe, Alfred Murphy, David Roberts, Claude Ansul’ Suckerman, Howard Sweeney | evening and tore it asunder. and Donald Webster. Discuss Health . _Work Plans Plans for taking over ‘the state health work in North Dakota under anew law: effective July 1 were iscussed by the State Health Council here Saturday afternoon. Dr. A. A. Whittemore of Bowman, named state health officer by the Council, met with the members and Dr. H. B. French, secretary of the present ‘board, discussed health work done by the organization. “received 138 out of 275 jinstant death when a heavy bolt of lightning struck the Jerry Brabec house in the northern part of the Donald Murtha,' city where they resided, during the ‘Robinson, ! heavy electrical storm last Saturday All oc- cupants escaped without injury. The-bolt struck the chimney, tore the ‘roof off, ran down through the living room 4nd out the door. tearing the plastering and woodwork from , the walls, Mrs, Frederick and the children were in the room at the time. The house was badly wrecked, ELECTED ON SCHOOL BOARD Dickinson, June 11.—A. C. Pag- enkopf was on Tuesday chosen to succeed C. H, Starke as a member of ‘board of edministration. winning out over C. D. Davis by a margin of 21 votes. Pangenkopt votes cast and Davis, 127, T! south Dakota, the fa ew Ministry Tal Takes Charge in Bulgaria, at} THOUSANDS T0 “JOIN TOUR OF DAIRY CIRGUIT Flasher Tour by South and North Dakotans and New Salem Meeting Magnets GOVERNORS ee i | | Governor Nestos to Meet Gov- ernor McMaster of South Dakota on Tour South Dakota officials, business men and farmers will meet North Da- kot officials, business men and farmers on the Flasher and New Salem cireuit dairy tours tomorrow and Wednesday, June 12 and 13. From 2,000 to 3,000 are expected in the d tour caravans. will be represented, with a number ‘of Burleigh county farmers going te New Salem Wednesday as guests of | Bismarck business men. | The annual pilgrimage is expected {to attract more visitors than ever be- |fore, because of the dual tour and {because Governor McMaster of outh Dakota and Governor Nestos of North Dakota will meet on the tour. | | The South Dakota caravan leaves ; McIntosh, South Dakota, at 9 a. m. By uesday, and makes the first stop at ‘urson where States Attorney I. N. \Siaen of Grant county will welcome "Governor McMaster, and the latter iwill respond. Much enthusiasm is manifested in me of the New ‘Salem and Flasher circuits having thee The annual | sale m cireuit will be iday. The program for Tuesday's Flash- er ae follows: Le McIntosh, S. D., June 12th at 9 o'clock a ib. Stop at Carson, N. D. minutes. Talk by I. N. Steen, State’s Grant county, and response Governor W. H.' McMaster of | South Dakota. Arrive at the William Vogel farm at 12:00 a, m. {wiches will be served here, Arrive at L. A. Havens }12:40 p.m. Arrive at Chas, j2:25 p.m, | Arrive at Flasher &t 2:15 pm. |Dinner will be served here at the Park hotel, Albrecht's Cafe, Brandt's Restaurant and the Congregations! | Ladies’ Aid society and the Altar le b : ! Program starts at 3:16 under the hig Chautauqua tent. G. W. Randlett director of North Dakota Extension Depattinent in charge. Band Concert by the Mandan and Carson County bands. Address of Welcome by J. Stevenson of Flasher. Address by H M, Jones, agent in dairying of South Dakota. History of the Flasher Circuit by Chas. Cotner, president. Address by W. F Reynolds, Dairy Commissi Address by . J. H. Sheppard Agri. College, North Dakota, Address by Governor RA. Nestos of North Dakota. Response by Governor W. Master of South Dakota. Address by John Lee Coulter, Pres. Agri. College, North Dakota. Band concert by Mandan and Car- son County bands, Leave Flasher at clpse of program for Sawtell & Stowell Dairy farm rive there at milking time; judging demonstration by J. R Dice of the North Dakota Agricultural College. Evening’ program at Flasher: 7:80, band concert. 8:00, Flasher Chautauqua, the Im- perial. Entertainers presenting a splondid rhusical program. 9:00, dance at the Flasher opera house. {BUFFALO HUNT TO BE STAGED _AT ROUND-UP Young Indians of the present generation will see what the old mer of the tribes have told them about and white folks will see what they have read about at the Mandan Round-Up July 2, 3 and 4, for one of the features. will be a buffalo hunt. meeting of the New held Wednes- Tuesday, | farm at Cotner farm at W. State H. Me- smarck | Spend 30! Cold milk .and sand-! |RRANCE WOULD | MAKE COMMON GERMAN REPLY Ready to Discuss Action With’ Allies on Germany’s Lat- est Proposal Germans Must Agree to Cease Their Passive’ Resistance, Is French Position June 11.— German note is considered essary so far as France cerned, it was said at the foreign ris, vent Is cons desire ume a general discussion of the rations question France is ready. | A reply by the allies in common it is held in official circles, would require probably several weeks of negotiations because of the impos- jsibility of their uniting in an an- until they themselves came to an agreement. The only united ac- tion by the allies now feasible in the of France, it is, said, would be a common notice to Germany that she must cease her passive resist- ance to the execution of the treaty | of Versailles. Afterwards the allied would have the leisure to go over all the problems if they were disposed to do so but France wil] insist that Vif the diseu they proceed on the French tions set forth at the Pa | ference, swer condi RIOT Five civilians one seriously 5 DIE IN June 11 shot dead and nded in Dortmund — last rding to semi-official advices. It is not stated who is responsible al- though the report adds that troop vweinforcements have arrived and oc: cupied the city hall and more than 100 persons are und st. The French arrested sting Mayor {Fluhme and Acting Police Chief Martinus in consequence of the shooting Satur night of two French non-commissioned officers. The German authorities of Dort- mund have offered a reward 000,000 marks for the identi of those responsible for this ing, TURKEY CAN'T Berlin, of 5, ation shoot- Tells French She Can Only Pay in Paper Marks Lausanne, June 11.—Ismed Pasha, lead of the Turkish delegation av the peace conference here, formally notified the allies today that Turkey had decided after the fullest consid- eration that she can pay her inte est on her debt only in French paper francs or their equivalent instead of in gold us the bonds provide. France has been particularly in- sistent on compliance with the terms nameq in the bonds as most of the bonds are held by French Nationals. TIMBER FIRES AGAIN MENACE Dry Weather Causes Old Fires to Flare up Again Duluth, June 11.—Brush and tim- ber fires are again causing trouble in Northeastern Minnesota, it was re- ported at the office of John Nelson, district sppervisor of the forest ser- vice, The dry weather of the last week has caused several old fires to flare up, according to him A truck load of men were sent to Tower today in response to a call from a fanger, who asked for addi- tional guards. None of the fires has reached menacing proportions’ but some of them fed by seasoned slash- ings are consuming the green vege- tation and are making huge clouds of thick smoke, causing uneasiness Although Buffalo’ are extinct on the open range there are several large private ‘herds in the country, and buffalo will be secured for the Round-Up, Old Indians who fought against the whites will show the young how it is done, for a buffalo will be slaughtered to make a holiday for the Indians. The Indians will use bows and arrows. ‘The hunt will be staged in the arena. Three cowboys are in Minneapolis and St. Paul today to advertise the Round- Up. $1, ACCEPTS RAIL POSITION ~ Devils Lake, N. D., June 11-~Ed- ward F. Flynn, member of the legal firm of Flynn, Traynor & Traynor of (Devils Lake, and past president of ‘the Commercial Law League of America, has accepted a position as head of one of the divisions of the legal department:in the Great Nor- thern Railway company at St. Paul, and leaves here July 1 to assume! his new duties. among the settlers. PROTEST FEE TO ATTORNEY The county commissioners have awarded contract for building three culverts to J. C. Young, Bis- marck. The culverts are west ‘of Driscoll, west of Regan 1% miles south of Baldwin. All are to be concrete and will cost a total of 800. The commissioners referred a letter from E. A. Hughes, A. W. Lucas and J. P. Spies, protesting against a $200 advance fee paid to F. 0. Hellstrom, engaged to search out property which has escaped at- tention to the states attorney un- | der whom Mr. Hellstrom would be! engaged. The taxpayers said there was no necessity for such ex- Penditures that there were ample, enciés charged by law with do-! ing the work, TILL FIRM ON RUHR} No reply te the office this forenoon, but if the allies | to improve the opportunity to} $s are renewed that | night, | PAY IN GOLD, [SEYMOUR PARKER GILBERT JK ‘LEAGUE “WAR” CONTINUES IN RIVAL ORGANS Andrews Charges Failure to Referend Laws to State Executive Committee EW DRIVE IS ASKED Chureh’s Answer Is an Appeal To County Chairmen to Enroll New Members the 1923. le; the most important ion and of ¢ ature, Which included inking laws of t importance by saying tha the people w the petitions sereeching, ‘thieves, just about the getting busy with he Progressive began ; robbers, : ors, somebody's running with the League. Lock your back” doors. Townley ate the Courier-News. And some of its snorting followers and while petition cir Id have been getting! stopped a week or so and see who was being murdered- then it was too late.” While Andrews continues his war on the state committee the a committee is planning a ire of its own, It announces a membership cam- paign, at $7.50 per he:ld, as soon as seeding is finished in N Chairman Church is sticking to the} Nonp: n Leader, and makes his announcement to the county chair- man of the league executive com- mittees in that pape He says: “The s “s work is finished and the work we did last month to get ready for the drivers in the counties for members, not reached by the or- ganizer in the drive last summer, should be put in effect immediate- ly.” session of the legislature. The $7.50 membership is divided follows: to state committee for sinking fund $2.50; to state committee for expen-! ses $1.00; to precinct committee $1.00; to county committee to North Dakota Leader $1.00; National Leader $1.00, ‘The 2.50 sinking fund is for the purpose of paying dation notes. to; Iiness Fatal To Employed Doctor Williston, N. D., June 11.—Mr: Maggie Michael, one of the oldest residents of this section, died at ber farm home near here at the age of 102 years. She was born in Syria, and came to America about 15 years ago. For the last four years she had been blind, but up to then had to care for the home anf for her two sons who survive. . Up to her final illness of only a few hours, she had never. known iilness aor employed a physician. PIONEER DIES are between the orth Dakota Leader, “official North Dakota news. paper of the irtisan League, and John Andrews’ “Progressive,”} new Fargo weekly continues, The “Progressive” charges the failure of the league to file petit-| ions for referendum of six laws of as aft ng closed banks, to the leagu ite executive committee, It! charges that the committee — of which W. J. Church is head, “laid down” or 1 to function in get- ting the 7,000. signatures pecessa The North Dakota Leader answe time! th Dakota. | re-enrollment of! The proposed plan’ is one adopted | at the convention here just after the} league accomo-; | Woman 102, Never ' “Brains of Treasury,” People Call Him a 10 CROPS BY HARRY B. HUNT NEA Service Writer | | Washington, June 11. -*The Brains lof the United States Treaspry.” ! By common consent of all who [know the inside workings of Uncle {Sam's dizzy fiscal mechanism, that IN \title g NOY to rite W. Mellon, mult: millionaire capitalist: and financier, |. who is secretary of the treasury 7 in S | NOT to Joseph S. McCoy, govern Worst of Flood in Southern jment actuary, for 30 years a guiding Kansas Passes; Flood genius in the government's financ Pia , affairs Warnings in Texas Nor to any other of the elderly and dignified gentlemen who occupy imposing offices in the many-pillar-] THOUSAN HOMELESS ed pile which house treasure chest, Is Undersecretary Instead, it is bestowed vy general consent and even with the approval of the gray-heads above mentioned, a rather lanky, angular, serious- faced youngster of just 30 years Seymour Parker Gilbert Jr. the nation's School House Holds Hundreds In Arkansas , Whose on FOUR KNOWN DEAD | Officially, Gilbert is “undersecre- Kansas City, Mo, June 1— j tary of the treasury,” and, accord-| Four persons have. lost their ing to the Congressional Directory) lives, many persons are injured the — official azette of official thousands have been driven from Washington, is “in charge of fiscal] their homes and damage to crops affairs and property estimated at mil- L> nt, he is, of course. He lions of dollars has been done as 08 himself Seymour Parker a result of floods in many se ert Jr. He makes it: S, P. Gil-] tions of Kansas, according to re- {bert Jr That saves both time and| ports reaching here from over ink. the state. The heaviest loss of | He is a real capitalist in conver-| life and property was south- | sation, paying out only the minimam | West Kansay in Arkansas City ; of words necesary to fill the bill, If | 4d at Winfield. ‘One person a question can be anwered by “Yes’ | WS reported) lost at each of ! or “No,” his answer will be “yes” or| Atkansas City, Winifield, Topeka ino. and at Spring River, near Pitts- ' Mind Like Machine Dn ss i ven the fucts, however, in a ti The Arkansas City chamber of ;hancial situation, Gilbert's. mina | ¢ommerce announced the loss jfanctions with the precision and| there would reach $3,000,000 and nicety of un automatic machine. | Placed the homeless at $3,000. The heaviest loss was to refiner- ics and railroads, this heing esti- mated at $1,250,000. Churches and schools were filled with re- fugees and many were being cared for in private homes. Feed him the problem and out will come the answer, polished, checked ang ready for filing. Inside the department, Gilbert is | riven the eredit for having conceivea and executed the operation by which | the department has retired or re-| than $00 home etg tt nn ore funded some seven and 8 half*bil-| to die soofs and ii was feared lions of short term obligations with- | jin the last fourteen months, without causing a ripple on the strface of | \the national credit sea. Gilbert is a bachelor, He doesn’t attempt to j keep up any social front. He doesn’t {have to entertain. All he has to do} is just work. And he does that— there would be a greated flood toll when the check of the miss- ing is made. Kansas City, June 11.—With five persons reported killed, © thousands driven from their homes and prop- loes that—all | erty damage estimated in the mil- day long, and often until midnight! | lions of dollars many districts in —_ | Kansas remained flooded today, Tor- rential rains over the state for the past three days caused many rivers and smaller stfeams to overflow j their banks, destroying crops in the lowlands and inundating residential and business part of several towns. WELL KNOWN In ome places today streams were reported receding and not much ad- ditional dumage was expected. Stricken Ill At Memorial) Arkansas City ang Winfield, Kans., Senile suffered greatly from the flooa ervices of W. R. C. Three thousand persons were de Hane clared homeless in Arkansas City in owners NeaE June eiiStriokeni(as appeal sent by the mayor for with pneumonia contracted while she} (Utside aid. He estimated the flood damage there at $2,000,000, other members of the — loc W. R. C. walked through dewy g Both the Arkansas dnd Walnut rive . AGN) GAD ACL a ves [€FS Were out of their banks there of soldier dead, Mrs, Mary Brooks,| 424 2 lage residential section ov Gia dieu nntesiamteGr vane (Mh the city was flooded. One thousand Her passing has taken a life filled | Persons were marooned last night in with service, and friends say her|# Schoo} house and in other buildings death comes as a personal loss to/ in one part of the city, Trains the entire community, generally were reported on time to- i ry Fox was horn in Sheffield day with th eexception of those pass- in November, 1854. She De through the flood district of ed with her parents to northern | “8"8@8- ichigan when she was 12 years old. laWees ape orem aia le manana: aii FACE GREATER DAMAGE here she grew to womanhood und] guishoma, Cli, Sine Mee With married to Thomas Dent Brooks cousin of Julia Dent, wife of cen, {te northern half o fthe state prac- tically inundated Oklahoma today Grant. Thirty years ago Mr, and Mrs, Marked a'flood loss running into ‘Brooks came to North Dakota and] Millions of dollars and faced still | homesteaded in the Mouse river loop| &#ter damage in the swirl of wa- ters which has ruined crops, demor- alized rail traffic and according to unconfirmed reports cost the lives of several person, Freight embargoes were expectea to be placed on their broken lines by several lines today. The Chicago, Rock Island andPacific line led the way last night when it announced an embargo shipments west of country 1 Willow City. Mrs. | Brooks was known for her typical 1 pioncer hospitality and her activity fostering the Methodist church of her community. Later the couple | moved to Towner. | At Towner Mrs. Brooks was active in church work, leading the Episco- {pal Sunday school. She also served as presidery of the third district] @ © on HW. (CT. U, and was a mentor ot| GY and north of Caldwell, Kansas, ithe Burns club. e | Mrs. Brooks’ last acts were ones| py QrighLOOD WARNING. of semice. On Memorial day she - Worth, June 11—Police were warned by United States Weather Bureau officials to sound flood warnings in the Trinity river bot- toms as the water is 28 1-2 feet now and another rise is coming. Famt- lies are being advised today to move to higher ground. {acted as chaplain at W. R. C,, ser- j Vices, and despite the chill she had received in the rites at the cemetery aided her organization in serving re- freshments to participants in and at- tendants at the Memorial day ser- vices, , The husband and three daughters, a brother and a sister survive. 1 Insurance Men At La Moure The annual meeting of the North {Dakota Farmers Mutual Insurance | Association will be held this year at La Moure on July 11 and 12. At LaMoure is located the home joffice of the North Dakota Farmers |Mutual Tornado and Cyclone Insur- ance Company and all friends of m ;tual insurance are therefore anx' Annual Institute Of W. C. T. U. July 1 Fargo, N. D. June 1 11—The annual W. C. T. U,, institute will be held in Chautauqua at Devils Lake, July Ito 8, it was announced at the state headquarters here today. Mrs, Nech- ie Nechie Buck of Jamestown will be in charge of the institute and Elizabeth Preston Anderson state president, is expected to at- tend. July 5 has been set apart on jous to visit this city, and a big at-|the Chautauqua program as W. C. T. tendance to the convention is ex-|U, day. pected. A representative of the Fed- > leral Land Bank of St. Paul will be present as wel] as a number of other prominent speakers. The officers of the association are Geo. Dickinson, president; L. Brusletten, vice-president and Nels Magnuson, Sec’y-Treas ENTER ELEVATOR Sheriff Hedstrom was notified Sunday that d@ safe was blown in an elevator at Washburn, but thac the burglars obtained only a few dynamite caps and ‘papers spn their trouble. LIGH' STRIKES AUTO Courtena D, June 11—The * auto in which Mr. and Mrs, H. W. Hooper and son Harold and Willian Reid, all of Courtenay, were. riding home from Spiritwood lake was struck “by lightning which tore a hole through the top large enough | for a man to craw] throngh and shat- , tered the rear bow of the top. The auto, the pceypants say, was travel- ing at a! moderate rate of speci. Except for a devere shock, the oc- cupants were uninjured,