Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-09-27
North Dakota
Events of the Week

Fire destroyed the Fred Sitter barn,
near Vesleyville. with five out Of nine
head OF horses. harness, wagons and
farm implements. The fire broke out
at a. m. while the family was asleep,
and Its origin Is believed to have been
1ncendiary.
c. F. Burnstad. owner OF the larg-
ing east Of the Missouri river. has Just
clipped third cutting of alfalfa from
500 acres OF his 2.0O0.acre Pollock
ranch, on the Missouri bottoms. and
has 800 tons whose value Es II stands
II $4,000. Mr.. Burnstad has installed
. ferry to enable him to more con-
veniently cross the Missouri to H..
$50 acres Of grazing land which he
recently has leased on the Standing
Rock reservation. west OF the river.
"The suspension order executed by
the governor is void In all things and
70 without warrant OF law; there is
no statute in North Dakota which
gives the governor the power to sus.
pend or remove from Office the presi-
dent OF the board Of city commission
ers." says City Attorney Grant s.
WOoledge OF Minot. in an opinion
which he has submitted at the re-
quest OF the city commission in con-
nection with Governor Frazier's at
tempt to GUST President Shaw.
Beche's first private in the trenches
a. boy who will be quite at home
WITH Americas French allies-Al-
ph1nse Villeneuve-a young man OF
French Canadian ancestry. The odd
est thing about the war zone in AL.
phonse's opinion is the use OF old.
time scythes. cicles and cradles by
the farmers who are now harvesting
their grain within reach OF the big
Berthas." villeneuve, because OF his
ready command OF French. has an ex-
cellent berth as orderly and inter.
prefer for an American officer.
Although too far distant to shoot.
M. c. Knatterud of Maddox watched
Q large wolf rip the throat OF one OF
his best rams. for which he recently
paid $35. Wolves are reported to be
numerous In this vicinity this sum.
mer
p. Nesvig Of Leeds lost three of
his best horses when they were struck
and killed by Northern Pacific train
while grazing on the railroad right.
Oi-way. The engineer saw them. but
could not stop in time to avoid hit
ting them.
Charged with rustling cattle owned
by Earl Smith and Julius Rosholt OF
Shields. Ben and Jack Guyer and q
cousin. giving his name as John Doe.
we're arrested and arraigned before
Justice NJ. A. Berg on charges of
grand larceny. The compliments
had missed several head OF cattle and
they allege that these beeves were
shipped by the defendants from
Walker. s. D.
Dreams Of an unlimited amount of
power from the strong current OF the
6heyenne river were advanced ono
step nearer realization when Herbert
A. Hard. geological engineer and Sec
Eetary Of the North Dakota Reclaim
ation commission advised the Valley
City Commercial club that the com.
missions preliminary work on the
Sheyenne had been completed and
that the plan was entirely feasible.
Three Austrians apprehended by
amounted police at the Canadian
boundary while endeavoring to cross
into the Dominion. were arraigned be-
fore Police Magistrate Lindsay at En-.
erson for violation of the temperance
act. two bottles Of whisky having
been found on their persons. and were
assessed fines and costs totaling 1920,
which the trio paid from q joint roll
OF $500 In crisp new American $50
bank notes
Information was received at Dick.
1nson to the effect that the government
has established a postofiice at New
Hradec. Dunn county. IL miles from
this city.
All arrangements for the transfer of
the Parkview hospital at jamestown,
from private management to that OF
the Sisters OF St. Joseph were com.
Pleted and the sisters have taken
charge.
There is little doubt but that the
proposition OF voting bonds for light
slant will carry at the special election
% be held at Garrison this month. The
cost Of giving the CITY good service
will be about $4,000.
Engineers on the Northern Pacific
nave been warned by Superintendent
r. c. Huntington Of the Fargo division
10 take every precaution within their
power to avoid striking stock and to
never fail to report stock seen on the
sight Of way. The superintendent
points out that the thousands OF horses
and mules killed every year by trains
would fill the artillery requirements
Of many regiments. and the thousands
Of cattle. hogs and sheep killed every
year would provide meat for thousands
OF soldiers.
J. Doran, 10. drank lemon extract at
New Rockford and was arrested by
the police on a charge Of being drunk.
It required several men to guide him