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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 13F-E
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 03/31/1998
Institutional Investment Manager:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK NORTH DAKOTA
2401 DEMERS AVE
GRAND FORKS ND 58201
I REPRESENT THAT I AM AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT THIS FORM AND THAT ALL INFORMATION
IN THIS FORM AND THE ATTACHMENTS TO IT IS TRUE, CORRECT AND COMPLETE AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT ALL REQUIRED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES ARE INTEGRAL
PARTS OF THIS FORM AND THAT THE SUBMISSION OF ANY AMENDMENT REPRESENTS THAT
ALL UNAMENDED ITEMS, STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES REMAIN TRUE, CORRECT AND
COMPLETE AS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED.
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Name, Title and Telephone Number of Person Submitting Report:
DOUGLAS C CARPENTER FIDUCIARY RISK MANAGER 701-795-3211
Signature, Place and Date of Signing:
/s/ DOUGLAS C CARPENTER GRAND FORKS ND 05/11/1998
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 1039 13792 SH SOLE 13,792
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 15 200 SH OTHER 200
AIRTRAN HOLDINGS INC COM 00949P108 188 26800 SH SOLE 26,800
ALCATEL ALSTHOM ADR COM 013904305 482 12690 SH SOLE 12,690
AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COM 001957109 4439 67513 SH SOLE 67,513
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS INC COM 026609107 2423 25403 SH SOLE 25,403
AMERICAN INT'L GROUP COM 026874107 7917 62865 SH SOLE 62,865
ARCTIC CAT INC COM 039670104 201 21573 SH SOLE 21,573
ASTRA AB-ADR A COM 046298105 580 27967 SH SOLE 27,967
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COM 048825103 732 9304 SH SOLE 9,304
AUTODESK INC COM 052769106 1952 45273 SH SOLE 45,273
AUTOZONE INC COM 053332102 3217 94967 SH SOLE 94,967
BANC ONE INC COM 059438101 7344 116108 SH SOLE 116,108
BANCO DE SANTANDER ADR COM 059574202 1176 23782 SH SOLE 23,782
BESTFOODS COM 08658U101 491 4197 SH SOLE 4,197
BOEING COMPANY COM 097023105 1691 32443 SH SOLE 32,443
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL COM 109641100 2757 126018 SH SOLE 126,018
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY COM 110122108 209 2000 SH SOLE 2,000
BRITISH PETROLEUM PLC ADR COM 110889409 3149 36593 SH SOLE 36,593
CANADIAN PACIFIC COM 135923100 451 15302 SH SOLE 15,302
CARDINAL HEALTH INC COM 14149Y108 526 5966 SH SOLE 5,966
CARNIVAL CORPORATION COM 143658102 2927 41959 SH SOLE 41,959
CHAMPION ENTERPRISES INC COM 158496109 1630 61066 SH SOLE 61,066
CISCO SYSTEMS COM 17275R102 2885 42188 SH SOLE 42,188
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 292 3770 SH SOLE 3,770
COMPUTER SCIENCES INC COM 205363104 2018 36697 SH SOLE 36,697
CONSOLIDATED STORES COM 210149100 3633 84621 SH SOLE 84,621
CROWN CORK & SEAL INC COM 228255105 2107 39389 SH SOLE 39,389
CULLIGAN WATER TECHNOLOGIES COM 230029100 1721 28889 SH SOLE 28,889
DAIMLER ADR COM 233829308 517 5563 SH SOLE 5,563
DAYTON HUDSON COM 239753106 1648 18732 SH SOLE 18,732
DuPONT (Ei) de NEMOURS & CO COM 263534109 249 3660 SH SOLE 3,660
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 291011104 226 3469 SH SOLE 3,469
ENRON INC COM 293561106 4582 98806 SH SOLE 98,806
EQUIFAX COM 294429105 2387 65394 SH SOLE 65,394
ERICSSON L M TEL COMPANY ADR COM 294821400 596 12542 SH SOLE 12,542
FEDERAL NAT'L MORTGAGE ASSOC COM 313586109 1319 20849 SH SOLE 20,849
FIRST DATA INC COM 319963104 1355 41695 SH SOLE 41,695
FLUOR INC COM 343861100 2272 45674 SH SOLE 45,674
FORD MOTOR COMPANY COM 345370100 358 5528 SH SOLE 5,528
FRANCE GROWTH FUND COM 35177K108 494 37081 SH SOLE 37,081
THE GAP INC COM 364760108 6563 145841 SH SOLE 145,841
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 6348 73652 SH SOLE 73,652
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 180 2090 SH OTHER 2,090
GENERAL RE INC COM 370563108 474 2147 SH SOLE 2,147
THE GERMAN FUND INC COM 374143105 174 10750 SH SOLE 10,750
GILLETTE COMPANY COM 375766102 10759 90650 SH SOLE 90,650
GRAINGER WW INC COM 384802104 3329 32379 SH SOLE 32,379
HITACHI LIMITED ADR COM 433578507 369 5025 SH SOLE 5,025
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 9191 135905 SH SOLE 135,905
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
INTEL INC COM 458140100 5159 66089 SH SOLE 66,089
THE ITALY FUND INC COM 465395101 267 17385 SH SOLE 17,385
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COM 478160104 4307 58651 SH SOLE 58,651
KIMBERLY CLARK INC COM 494368103 957 19087 SH SOLE 19,087
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COM 535678106 1075 15580 SH SOLE 15,580
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 261 3365 SH SOLE 3,365
MCI COMMUNICATIONS COM 552673105 4076 82334 SH SOLE 82,334
MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC COM 552690109 214 5733 SH SOLE 5,733
MGIC INVESTMENT COM 552848103 244 3720 SH SOLE 3,720
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC COM 559222401 2528 32438 SH SOLE 32,438
McGRAW HILL INC COM 580645109 4049 53237 SH SOLE 53,237
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 5779 111405 SH SOLE 111,405
MERCK & COMPANY COM 589331107 1978 15428 SH SOLE 15,428
MESABA HOLDING INC COM 59066B102 880 27990 SH SOLE 27,990
MICROSOFT INC COM 594918104 8551 95540 SH SOLE 95,540
MOBIL INC COM 607059102 2342 30565 SH SOLE 30,565
MOLEX INC COM 608554101 1227 44622 SH SOLE 44,622
MORTON INT'L INC COM 619331101 568 17307 SH SOLE 17,307
MOTOROLA INC COM 620076109 2524 41541 SH SOLE 41,541
MUTUAL RISK MANAGEMENT COM 628351108 283 8347 SH SOLE 8,347
NEWELL COMPANY COM 651192106 332 6857 SH SOLE 6,857
NOBLE AFFILIATES COM 654894104 2456 59005 SH SOLE 59,005
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY COM 665772109 226 3824 SH SOLE 3,824
NUCOR INC COM 670346105 1798 33028 SH SOLE 33,028
OLSTEN CORPORATION COM 681385100 1334 84047 SH SOLE 84,047
OMNI CARE INC COM 681904108 2754 69496 SH SOLE 69,496
ORACLE SYSTEMS INC COM 68389X105 2006 63565 SH SOLE 63,565
OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY COM 689648103 314 8345 SH SOLE 8,345
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 5292 53090 SH SOLE 53,090
PHILIP MORRIS COMPANY INC COM 718154107 505 12122 SH SOLE 12,122
POLYGRAM N.V. COM 731733101 309 6661 SH SOLE 6,661
POTASH CORP. SASKATCHEWAN COM 73755L107 1410 15511 SH SOLE 15,511
POWERGREN PLO ADR COM 738905405 518 9090 SH SOLE 9,090
PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 1213 14377 SH SOLE 14,377
RAYTHEON INC COM 755111408 2772 47480 SH SOLE 47,480
REUTERS HOLDINGS PLC ADR COM 761324201 299 4615 SH SOLE 4,615
ROPER INDUSTRIES INC COM 776696106 1539 51845 SH SOLE 51,845
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM COM 780257705 3666 64535 SH SOLE 64,535
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 2995 69058 SH SOLE 69,058
THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORP COM 808513105 3063 80599 SH SOLE 80,599
SILICON GRAPHICS COM 827056102 850 60973 SH SOLE 60,973
SILICON GRAPHICS COM 827056102 3 200 SH OTHER 200
SOLECTRON CORPORATION COM 834182107 2665 63066 SH SOLE 63,066
SOLECTRON CORPORATION COM 834182107 14 330 SH OTHER 330
SONY INC ADR COM 835699307 470 5524 SH SOLE 5,524
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COM 844741108 3122 105619 SH SOLE 105,619
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COM 844741108 4 150 SH OTHER 150
STARBUCKS CORP COM 855244109 990 21852 SH SOLE 21,852
U. S. BANCORP COM 902973106 3374 27045 SH SOLE 27,045
VODAFONE GROUP ADR COM 92857T107 875 8426 SH SOLE 8,426
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VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT -----VOTING AUTHORITY-----
NAME OF ISSUER -TITLE OF CLASS- --CUSIP-- (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN -MANAGERS- SOLE SHARED NONE
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY COM 934488107 325 1910 SH SOLE 1,910
REPORT SUMMARY 101 DATA RECORDS 0 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED
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