Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-05-21
belonged to Mr.. Jondahl. Appar.
entity the gasoline tank caught fire.
for the entire forward part of the

beIOnge0 20 MAX. JODuaHi. Appar-
emily the gasoline tank caught fire.
for the entire forward part of the
machine is badly burned. tine up.
holstering being ruined, and every
thing forward Of the tonneau evil
IDENTIFY having passed through hot
blaze.
Sentinel Butte is after an electric
railroad line to the southern and
southwestern parts of the county.
A donation of $4,000 will be given
bv the citizens when line is COM
pleted and operated as far as Bur-
key. This was determined at meet
ing of the citizens and mass meet
ing will be held soon at which COM
mittees will be selected to push the
matter.
Bismarck. May 12.-The county
commissioners of Burleigh county
instructed the stnie's attorney by
resolution to proceed by an action To
recover from Sheriff Barnes $3.50
fee money which he has collected
and failed to pay over into the coun-
ty treasury since the sheriff's office
has been on a snlary basis. Ii IS
said that the sheriff will fight HE
case in court before he will pay he
county the amount claimed tn he
due. The sheriff in most counties
have been turning over fees which
have been collected through their
office. for the collection of delin-
quent personal property taxes and
should the courts decide that these
fees belong to the counties. there
will probable be actions brought tn
recover other fees which the sheriff
collects on land sales. etc.
Minot, May l2.-Oscar, l5-vonr-
old son of Mr.. Tiller of Burlington,
was smothered to death when the
roof of a small cave dug in a sal d
bank, fell in and caught three OF the
young boys who were playing with
in, burying them under heavy load
of sand and gravel The fourth
boy. who escaped the cave-in. ran
for help and two of the buried chill
dren were extricated almost at once.
The head of one sticking out and the
arm of another. The third child
under the sand was so far back in
side the cave that it took 40 min
utes to extricate the body. The lit
tie lad was lying face down. bleed
ing at the mouth and his collar bone
fractured. DIR. Pence of Minot
made flying trip with pulmotor,
in 26 minutes. but although the ma.
chine worked beautifully, all efforts
failed.
Devils Lake is being stocked with
fish under the erection nf P,nf. X.
r. Young. and the other mrmhe's $ ~
The biological depart III the
state university. lhei. nArtnieht IS
now watching the Matching Of 6OU,-
600 perch eggs, rec ivel from the
state hatchery, and ne federal go,
ernment. This work is being con.
iu:teti 10y Alfred Eastgata. in charge
of the Devils Lake biological r%psti.
ment station. AS soon rs these eggs
have Matched the spawn will be
placed in arcimation tanks in order
to accustom them to the conditions
found in the lake water, and vii
then be turned into the lake. It j.
believed that there is sufficient food
oxygen, ETC., in the lake TO sustain
the life of the fish, and the expert
ment will be watched with great in
terest.
Mandan, May 12.-One of the 10
cal pranks OF the bad storm whicl
struck this section was the slight in
jury of James Chorley when strucI
by lightning. MIR. Chorley. worl
foreman in the roundhouse, wa
standing by his desk in the corner o
the machine shop between three an
half past, leaning with back agains
it and his elbows on the edge
Lightning struck somewhere in th
vicinity and followed either the Tel
J ephone line or the steam pipes int
the shop. where the shock struc
Mr.. Chorley in the right arm, jus
: above the elbow, and knocked hir
unconscious to the floor. He wa
up again in moment, but was bad
I ly shaken up and had quite a bur
! on his arm. Mr.. Chorley says thi
is the first time such an accident ha
occurred in the shops, and he be
: lieyes the current followed the wir
of the Missouri pumping station te
enhnne line into the shODs from th