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VOLUME XII DEVILS LAKE, NORTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1922. NUMBER 52.

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ANNUALRACES

BAND CONCERT NEXTSUNDAY

' The free band cpncert which was scheduled to take place at the Grand theatre last Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, was postponed until the same hour next Sunday afternoon on! ac­count of the special Christmas servic­es which were taking place at all the churches in the city on the former date-. The same program which was announced for last Sunday will take place next Sunday, and the general public is cordially invited to be pres­ent and hear it.

A. L. Freeborn of Starkweather was a business visitor in Devils Lake yesterday, having made the trip by train, and favored this office with a very pleasant call. He told us that the Starkweather folks who are in the habit of making regular trips to De­vils Lake were most certainly missing the auto roads, as to make the trip by train requires most of three days and two nights away from home, whereas tlie same trip could be made in just a few hours by car. Mr. Free­born has occasion to make a number of trips to' this city during the course of each year, and says he always dreads the trips made during the win­ter months.

Practically every aog in the city, no matter what the breed or what his pastr reputation for speed maybe, is undergoing strenous training this week for the big annual races which •will take place on New Years Day under the auspices of the Devils Lake Boy Concert Band. Some of the ani­mals appear to take some interest in the training and will no doubt make regular racers when their trainers get through- with them, but there are others of the canine tribe who appear to take very little interest in the matter, and vdon't seem to care whether they take part in the contest or not;

The rules announced for the big event provide that all dogs, no-mat­ter what the breed <U" past exper­ience in racing, shall be legible to take part, and that the dirvers shall not be over 16 years of age. The driver may either ride behind the dog an the sled, or he may run behind, but in no case he will be allowed to run ahead of the dog. No whips will be allowed, and all dogs must.be hitched to a sled of some kind, and any kind of a sled may be used. No cats will be allowed on the street during the time the racing takes place.

The course on which the run will take place will - start at the Great Northern hotel, and will run east on second street to Stanton avenue, north to seventh street, west to Kelly avenue, and then back to the Great Northern hotel. Judges will be plac­ed along the route to see that the rules of the contest are strictly en­forced. Every effort will be made to keep cars off the street at the rime in' order that they do not interfere wjth the races.

Frizes are announced as follows: Single dog race, first prize, flexible •led, valued at $4.60; second prize, pair of skiis, valued at $2.50; third prize, Boy Scout Axe, valued at $1.35.

Team race, first prize, flexible sled valued at $4.50; second- prize, skiis1 shopper in Devils Lake last week, valued at $2.50; third prize, knife I Mr. and Mrs. Hans Paulson returned valued at 85c. | to their home in Blackduck, Minn.,

Dash (open) first prize, skates valu­ed at $3.00; second prize Boy Scout

O. F. Anderson of Noonan township was among the out of town business visitors in the city yesterday, and this office acknowledges a very pleasant call from the gentleman. Mr. Ander­son's marketing point is Southam, on the Soo line, and he tails us that the elevators there had experienced very little difficulty during the fall months in getting all the cars desired for shipping grain, and that as a result most of the wheat In Noonan town­ship was already marketed. Like all the other farmers residing some dis­tance from Devils Lake, Mr. Anderson

CREATES DIST­URBANCE AT P0-

LICESTATION Frank Martin of this city was ar­

rested last Sunday morning for creat­ing a disturbance at police headquar­ters, and after trial in police court before Judge Duell was sentenced to pay a fine of $10 and costs. He ap­pealed from the decision of Judge Duell, and is out on $100 bonds until the next term of court, unless he de­cides to settle up before that tinte.

It is alleged that Mike Schuck was arrested late Saturday night on the charge of disorderly conduct, and af­ter he had been in jail for a few hours Martin appeared at police headquar­ters with $15.00 in cash and tendered this to Policeman Ted West with a demand that Schuck be released. He also wanted a receipt for the money, and demanded to know who caused the arrest, as he intended to raise some trouble about the matter. Night Po­liceman Wynman who was in the room told Martin that the money could not be accepted from him, but that if he wanted to have Schuck released he could loan the money to the prisoner, who in turn could pay it to the police Martin finally did this, and Schuck was released.

This did not seem to satisfy Martin and he staid at the police station for some time and abused the officers with vile language. After listening to this for a time Policeman Wynman told him to dry up and get out. This he refused to do, and the officer under­took to put him out with the result that a fight ensued and Martin was put behind the bars where he remained until Tuesday morning.

On being brought before Judge

Kopriva Is Held For Embezzling

Bowbells, N. D., Dec. 27.-^Waiving preliminary examination when ar­raigned here Saturday- before Justice C. F: Randall, C. J. Kopriva, ousted county auditor of Burke county, was bound over to the next term of dis­trict court under bonds of $1,000 on a charge of embezzlement. The specific amount of the alleged' embezzlement is named as $701.40, supposed to have been funds collected by the former auditor as hunting'license fees from Burke county residents. The com­plainant is John O. Grubb, - county commissioner.

Kopriva, according to State's Attor-ney H. A. Hanson, is alleged to have deposited the funds in the two Bow-bells banks, First State and Burke County bank, under his own and his son's names. The latter, L. K. Kop­riva, was a deputy in the office of the county auditor.

When Kopriva was removed, it is alleged that the money in the two banks had been withdrawn, and ac­cording to the state's attorney is al­leged to have been used by Kopriva for personal purposes. A short time, however, after W. )C. Martin, the present acting county auditor, assum ed office, Kopriva is said to have turned in the amount of the alleged embezzlement, to be forwarded by his successor to the state treasurer at Bismarck.

greatly misses the auto roads during . the winter months, ancf says he has a I Duell Martin said he wanted the hard job getting to travel. services of an attorney and this was ing by sleigh and team.

HARDING TOWNSHIP

(From Staff Correspondent.) May Hermanson was a visitor and

granted him. He came back a short time later with Attorney J. C. Adam-son, who asked for a change of venue, but this was overruled. He then stood trial and wa£ found guilty. The case was then appealed and will be finally disposed of later.

Mrs. M. A. Doheny left last Satur­day night on No. 1 for Kalispel, Mon­tana, where she will spend a time

knife valued at $2.00. Ski race for boys under 12 years,

first, football headger valued at $2.00; second prize, indoor baseball valued at 50c.

' KIWANIS CLUB

B. E. Baldwin presided for the last time as president at the meeting of the Kiwanis Club at the noon luncheon yesterday, and hereafter his place will be filled by president H. W. Swen-aon. A. W. Pape had already faken over the secretaryship of the club, and acted for the first time at this meeting. The attendance prize given by A. W. Pape was awarded to Mack Y. Traynor. The by-laws of the club were changed to correspond with by­laws adopted by the national head­quarters, and talks were made by Attorney Torger Sinness, who gave many reasons why the Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs should join hands in perfecting a Commercial Club with a paid secretary if the city was to force to the front the way it should, and C. O. Russell gave a short talk along the same line and insisted that a civic

last Thursday. They were called here, visj5t{n with her daughter Miss Eve_ by the death of Mrs. Paulson's moth-. lyn> w

8ho is teaching school in that

er, Mrs. Gunhild Mandt, Bruce Laird left Saturday for

Washington, where he will visit his grandmother Mrs. Margaret Kaple at Wenatchee. He expects to be gone about two months. .

John Kitsch drove to Devils Lake one day last week.

Roy Brandenberg called on the Conine Bros. Saturday.

William Jordan is hauling grain to Garske.

Arthur Lindaas called at Geo. Laird's Thursday evening.

Mrs. William Jordan and children visited at Geo. Laird's Friday after­noon.

Mr. and MTS. Ben Zettler went to Devils Lake to spend Christmas with Mrs. Zettler's parents. Miss Minnie Thompson, a sister of Mrs. Zettler, expects to return with them for a week's visit

Kathleen Baker visited Mrs. Reuben Regan one day last week.

Mrs. Connor was a Devils Lake visi­tor last week.

Mr. and Mrs. William Jordan and family were dinner guests at the Dah-len home last Sunday.

John, Earl and Anna Dahlen are

city. Later she will be joined by her husband, and the couple will go to California to spend the balance of the winter.

Christmas Festival in . Bethel Ev. Free Church

GIRL FORGERS SENTENCED TO MANDAN SCHOOL

Former Penn Man Dies at Aurelia

Clifford Simons, who for five years bought grain at Penn, but who three years ago moved with his family to Aurelia, N. D., died on Friday night of last week at a Kanmare N. D., hospital, lfollowing an operation for

Two girls giving their names as | aPPendicitis. The deceased resided in Kathleen and Gussie Forest, aged 19. Ransom county for a number of years and 18, were yesterday sentenced by!an<^ lived at Bartlett before going to Judge C. W. Buttz in this city to the j Penn- He was a member of the Elk's state training school at Mandan until | lodge at Devils Lake, and of the they reach the age of 21, after they Masonic lodge at Churchs Ferry. He had both entered pleas of guilty to is survived by- a son, three daughters, the charge of forgery. | his widow, his mother and two broth-

The girls came here from Grand ers- The funeral will be held today Forks, where they spent three weeks | a*- Bartlett, the home of the mother of in jail on the charge of vagrancy. Af- j *he deceased. tlr their release at Grand Forks they | ~ were sent here by the police matron; f IRIirnO IIPHP in that city with a request that Police! P flK|y||alR\ Hf Kf Mat ron Minn ie Nelson in Dev i l s Lake ' f l l t l¥ l l»IIW l lk l lk find work for them and give them a chance to make good. Mrs. Nelson found employment for them at one of the hsopitals here. While at the hos­pital it is presumed that they stole a check book belonging to Rena Moen, one of the patients there, and used this in making purchases here,

TO SHIP HORSES Several hundred horses owned by

members of the Ramsey County Farm Bureau and located in all parts of the

A check for $26.60 was cashed at j county, which have been listed dur-

On New Years eve, Dec. 31st, at 8 p. m. a Christmas tree festival will be held at the Bethel Ev. Free church, corner of Unline Avenue and second St. A good program of singing and speaking has been arranged. Coffee and jule cake will be served. The program will be followed by a watch night service, all in the Norwegian language. You are welcome to attend.

CARTER RETRIAL SOUGHT Minot, N. D., Dec. 27.—Motion for a

new trial of Harry W. Carter of Fonu

du Lac, Wis., recently convicted of slaying of Marshal Charled Mladison of Stanley, and now serving a 29-year penitentiary sentence, probably will be made about Jan. 1, it has been learned.

Relatives in Minneapolis, have fur­nished jbhe ffunds of preparing a

transcript of testimoney

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Winness and son Vernon spent Christmas with re­latives at Portland, N. D. '

the J. C. Penney store with the name of Rena Moen signed to it. In ex­change for the check the girls were given some merchandise and the change in cash. At the Emporium two sweaters were purchased and a check for $28.50 given in payment, and the change received in cash. Both checks were written on the Ramsey County National Bank of this city.

A short time after the checks were given they were found to be forgeries, and the girls were taken in custody by Mrs. Nelson. Between them they had $21.00 in cash and the merchandise purchased with the bogus checks. The merchandise was returned to the stores from which it was purchased, and the cash was also given back as far as it would go, leaving one store short 12 cents1 and the other 14 cents.

The girls were unable to furnish bail, and would necessarily be requir­ed to remain in jail until the next term of court if they preferred to plead not guilty, so decided to admit their guilt, take their medicine, and have the mat­ter over with.

JUDGEC.W. BUTTZ WILL TRY BANK CASES AT MINOT

ing the fall and winter months by County Agent A. M. Challey and sec­retary, C. L. Ellis of the Bureau, will soon be inspected and several car­loads will be shipped to the New England states this winter. This

work would no doubt have been done before were it not for the severe weather during the past few weeks.

It is planned by the Bureau to make the inspection within the next few weeks and accept such horses as can be marketed in the east. Only two will be taken from each member to start with in order that all have a chance to get in on the first ship­ment, and horses will only be accept­ed from Bureau members. Horses meeting certain specifications find a ready market in the ea3t, while it would be usless to ship such that are not in demand. Farmers will be ask­ed to consign their horses - to the Breau and will receive pay for them after the animals are sold.

H. C. DeLancey, an experienced

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hedlund of Moorhead spent (Christmfas at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chisholm. Mr. Hedlund left for his home Monday night, but Mrs. Hed­lund will remain here until after New Year's.

PROGRAM ANNUAL MEETING, LAKE REGION DISTRICT COUNCIL, BOY

SCOUTS OF AMERICA Devils Lake, North Dakota, December 28,1922

organization of this kind with a paid manager should have been working'home from their school in Edmore to * — T>—J—*• -1"1 spend the holidays. long ago. President-elect Swenson talked for a few minutes on the im­portance of members attending all meetings, and getting behind the of­ficers of the club in order that the greatest amount of good could be ac­complished by the Kiwanians during the coming year.

The firm of Hofmeister & Wal-baum have taken over the battery business of the old Lake Region Elec­tric Co., of which E. L. Hughes was

. manager, and have moved all the stor. age batteries over to their own place of business, where they will be given the best of attention. This gives the Hofmeister & Walbaum firm by far the biggest battery business in the city. Ray, Trowbridge, who was em­ployed by the old firm has entered the employ of the new one, and will give the patrons of the new place just as good service as they have enjoyed in tiie past. While in Chicago recently Mr. Hofmeister purchased a large new Hawkinson tire repair system, which arrived here the fore part of the week, and will be installed immediate­ly. With the new system it is possible to vulcanize casings at a much lower cost than what was possible under the old system, and at the same time do a better job and do it in less time. The new system will be put into operation within the next few days.

O Mr. and Mrs, F. L. Kermott and

son Jack left lan Saturday for Grand . Forks where they ate Christmas tur­key with their daughter, Mrs. F. C.

There is a radio outfit-installed in the O'Brien home.

Wesley Jones visited over Sunday and Christmas with his sister in De­vils Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Conine were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Geo. Laird.

The storm of last Tuesday prevent­ed quite a number of the old friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Baker from attending the. celebration of their gol­den wedding.

Mrs. Fred Swanstrom and children of Ashton, Idaho, are visiting her sister, Mrs. A. J. Leonard. Mrs. Swan­strom is also visiting the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James~Baker, in Overland township.

Cor. D.

BUSINESS SESSION, GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL

10:00 A. M.—Call to Order. Invocation.

10:05 A. M.—Minutes of September meeting. 10:15 A. M.—President's Review. 10:20 A. M.—Executive's Report. 10:50 A. M.—Reports of Standing Committees.

Troop Organization. Leadership and Training. Educational Publicity. . • 1

Civic Service. Camping. * Finance. •. Court of Honor.

11:20 A. M.—Reports of Special Commissions. Training Extension.

s Court of Honor Extension. Co-operation with Schools. '

11:50 A. M.1^—Greetings from Scout Executive D. 9. Riley, Minot District Council.

11:55 A. M—Greetings from B. C B. Tighe, President Fargo Council.

12:00 M.—Adjournment.

Announcement of Awards. Remarks, Torger Sinness, Chairman

Hon. Siver Serumgard Scout Commissioner W. F. Sihler Scout Executive D. D. Riley, Minot Prof. B. C. B. Tighe, Fargo—"The Meaning of a Merit Badge."

. BANQUET, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

•:M P. M.—Devils Lake Rotarians entertain Coun­cil, troop leaders and Scouts.

C:4S P. M.—Toast Program, Vice President H. W. Swenson, presiding.

"Our Scouts"—Rev. C. H. McVey, Rolla. . "Our Scout Leaders"—(First Class Scout

Gilles, Cando Troop No. 1. "Our Scout Movement"—Prof. B. C. B.

' ~ r Tighe, Fargo.

Attorney Chas. Houska of Bisbee was in the city yesterday and today looking after important legal matters. Mr. Houska has been practicing law at Bisbee during the past 18 years, but at the recent general election was elected state's attorney of Towner county, and will take over his new office after the first of the year. His family has already moved to Cando, but he will continue to reside at Bis­bee for another week or two in order to get several matters attended to be­fore making the move. Mr, Houska has had a great many years of prac­tice, is a careful as well as able law­yer, and will give Towner county the best of service during the comini

BAND CONCERT, GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL

1:30 P. M.—Program by Devils Lake Boy Concart Band, C. B. Weimer, Director.

BUSINESS SESSION, GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL

2:00 P. M.—Call to Order. Invocation.

2:05 P. M.—Annual Address—"Scouting Problems" by Prof. B. C. B. Tighe, President Fargo. Council, B. S. A.

2:35 P. M.—Report of Resolutions and Program Committee. Transaction of Business.

3:35 P. M.—Report of Nominating Committee. Annual Election of Officers.

3:55 P. M.—Announcements. 4:00 P. M.—Adjournment

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COURT OF HONOR, GREAT NORTHERN

HOTEL

BOY SCOUT RALLY, HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM

8:20 P. M.—Assembly. 8:25 P. M.—Scout Oath. To the Colors. 8:80 P. M.—Invocation. 8:35 P. M.—Troop Roll Call. 8:40 P. hL—Remarks of Welcome—Scout Commis­

sioner W. F. Sihler. 8:45 P. M.—Response—Scout Executive D. D. Riley,

Minot. 8:50 P. M—Cornet Solo—"Crown of Love" by J. S.

Zamecnek—Donald Rhea, Devils Lake Troop No. 2.

8:55 P. M.—First Aid Demonstration—Lakota Troop No. 1.

9:05 P. M.—Tenderfoot Initiation, Devils Lake Troop No. 3.

9:20~P. M.—Scout Yells—Arthur Timboe, Devils Lake Troop No. 5, Yell Leader.

9:25 P. M.—Star Scout Investiture. 9:30 P. M.—Jest and Glees, Devils Lake Troop No. 5. 9;40 P. M.—Scouts at Exercise, Devils Lake Troops

4 and 7. 9:50 P. M.—Address—"What Has Scouting to Offer

to a Boy"—Prof. B. C. B. Tighe, President Fargo Council, B. S. A.

10:28 P. M.—Scout Yells—Arthur Timboe, Devils Lake Troop No. 5, Yell Leader.

Judge C. W. Buttz and Courf Steno­grapher Lloyd B. Stevens leaves next Tuesday for Minot to try about 20 civil cases in district court wherein the judges in that district are dis­qualified. The cases to be tried are practically all brought by the receiver of the First Farmers Bank of MLnot, which was organized by Grant S. Youmans a number of years ago, and which was closed in the fall of 1920, against farmers who gave notes in payment of bank stock. Judges John C. Lowe of Minot and Geo. H. Moellr. ing of Williston both owned stock in the defunct bank, and were therefore disqualified to act.

A large per cent of the farmers in Ward, Williams, Burke, Divide, Moun­trail and other counties in the vicinity of Minot signed notes for stock in the bank which was organized by Mr. Yeomans, and in which the Savings Loan & Trust Co. of the same city owned the majority of the stock. The bank was organized after another bank in which Yeomans held a heavy stock was closed by the state banking department. At the time the first bank was closed Mr. Yeomans brought a damage suit against L. B. Hanna, who was then governor, and the state banking department, for putting him out of business, but the case was dis­missed after the evidence was heard by the court.

The new bank was in business for several years, and during the time of tight money in 1921 received several quite large deposits from the Bank of North Dakota. In spite of this it was unable to hold out and closed its doors in the fall of 1920, and a re­ceiver was appointed to liquidate it-Many farmers paid their notes a short time after they were given, but many resisted payment on various grounds. The notes are now in pos­session of- the receiver, and he is bringing action to enforce collection.

Among the farmers who are re-horse dealer, has charge of the selling of the horses in the New England! A, , , . states, and has already shipped and listing payment are those who claim sold many carloads of North Dakota'tha* Mr Youmans did not keep his horses there during the past year. Part of th.e agreement, that no stock Every week several carloads are ship-, wa,s ever issu.ed * them, and.that ™

, f TJ . 'value was given for the notes. In ped by the Breau from some county ,, « . R . in the state, and good prices are re­ceived for desirable animals.

Special Rail Rates For Tri-State Meet

Special one and one-half fare rates lu-ve been granted by all railways for farmers of North Dakota, Minne­sota and South Dakota who attend the Tri-State Grain Growers conven­tion to be held at Fargo, January 16 to 19, according to an announce­ment made today by W. C. Palmer, secretary of the organization.

The special fare is '6n the open plan and each person must purchase a re­turn ticket to get the reduction. To secure the reduced rate, tickets to Fargo and return must be purchased between the dates of Jan. 15 to 19 inclusive, and the return ticket must be presented not later than Jan. 22.

the vicinity of Bowbells, in Burke county, the stock salesman told the farmers that Mr. Yeomans was plan­ning on starting a bank in Bowbells and stock being sold in the new bank to be established: Farmers signed notes with the idea of getting stock in a Bowbells bank, but such bank was never established, and the notes were never returned to the signers. These notes are now in the possession of the receiver of the Minot bank, and action is being brought to compel the farm­ers to pay them. The cases will in­volve many new points to be de­cided by the court, and outcome

will be watched with considerable in­terest by people all over the 'state.

State Printer E. M. Crary Is in the city this week visiting with his fam­ily, but will go back within the next few days in order to be present at opening of the next session of the legislature.

Annual Meeting of Scouts in Devils Lake Tomorrow

Tomorrow night the Scouts of the Lake Region will gather in the High School Auditorium in this city for their first annual rally.

The program as it stands at pres­ent will be as follows:

Assembly. Scout Oath—To the Colors. Invocation. Troop Roll Call. ' """ Welcome — Scout Commissioner

W. F. Sihler. Response—Scout Executive D.

Riley, Minot District Council. Drill—Cando Troop. Cornet Solo—Robert Rhea, Devils

Lake Troop No. 2. First Aid Demonstration—Lakota

Troop No. 1. Tenderfoot Initiation—Devils Lake

Troop No. 3. Scout Yells. Star Scout Investure. Jests and Glees—Devils Lake Troop

No. 5. Tumbling—Cando Troop No. 1. ScoutB at Exercise—Devils Lake

Troops 4 and 7. Address—Prof. B. C. B. Tighe, Pre­

sident Fargo Boy Scout Council. Scout Yells. Taps. This varied and most interesting

program is open to the public, and will follow a banquet given by the Rotarians to all Scouts, troop leaders and Council members. This banquet

The re-President H. W. Swenson. sponses will be:

"Our Scouts"—Rev. C. H. McVey, Rolla.

"Our Scout Leaders"—First Class Scout Gilles, Cando Troop No. 1.

"Our Scout Movement"—Prof. B. C. B, Tighe, Fargo Boy Scout Coun­cil.

"Greetings" — Scout Executive D D. Riley, Minot District CoanciL

Before the rally and before the af-D. ternoon business session, the Devils

'Lake Boy Concert band, under the usual brilliant direction of C. B. Wei­mer, will play half-hour concerts. The afternoon concert will be at the Great Northern Hotel, while the one in the evening will be at the High School Gymnasium.

The various committees and special commissions are all ready with their reports for tomorrow's meetings, wh­ich promise much for the future of Scouting the Lake Region. The Wor­ld is asked to stress the fact that the general public is cordially invited to attend all of these sessions and lis­ten to the various reports and plans.

There is some comment concerning the officers to be elected for the en­suing year, but sentiment pretty generally thruout the Lake Region seems to favor the re-election of Fred J. Traynor as President of the Coun­cil. It is understood that the nomi­nating committee are endeavoring to