Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-09-27

The government doesn't care to buy
the farmers grain direct. When It
does. 1t will charge the farmer q com.
mission Of l per cent. the same
amount he is required to pay regular
commission houses. This advice.
Representative George NJ. Young tells
the North Dakota Railway commission,
comes from Julius C. Barnes. "The
government doesn't care to have any
wheat consigned to it. but II consign-
ed to the commission a deduction Of
per cent will be made. 80 the ship.
per will not benefit any by consign-
ing direct to the government grain
corporation" writes the congressman.
Predicts Coal Shortage.
With the close of navigation but
three months distant. and cold wealth.
er due in less than two months, coal
stores in dealers and consumers
hands in the eastern part OF North
Dakota are still Is per cent short Of
requirements.
While tho bituminous and anthra.
cite mines Of the east succeeded in
increasing production but Is per cent
the Ignite mines of North Dakota in
August increased production. by &C.
tual Federal statistics, 43 per cent,
according to report by Dean E. ].
Babcock of the North Dakota School
OF Mines as chairman Of the National
Defense Council committee on fuel.
DR.. Babcock is not pessimistic and
does not believe that eastern Goals
will advance in price. They may go
lower. He does not promise this.
No Coal to Load.
Grain cars will continue to come
back empty from the Head Of the
Lakes SO long as there is no coal
there with which to load them, the
United States fuel administration has
advised Governor Frazier. The com.
mission admits that the fuel situa.
ton Is serious, and that the fact that
grain cars are coming back empty at
Q season OF the year when they are
usually carrying coal into the state
complexities the situation and makes
for congestion later on. II holds, ON
the other hand. that 1t would not be
justified In retaining these cars at the
Head Of the Lakes until cargoes Of
coal can be found for them.
Names Fire Prevention Day.
Governor Frazier Joined with chief
executives the nation over in request.
Ing that October 8. the anniversary of
the Chicago fire Of the seventies. pro-
badly the most disastrous conflsEra.
ton In American history be observed
~ Fire Prevention Day."
The proclamation says:
Realizing the gravity of the IRE
situation and the need of preventive
measures. the ninth day of October IL
hereby designated at Fire Prevention
Day. and recommend that school
superfntendents and teachers arrange
appropriate programs for the observ.
ance Of that day and suggest that ev.
cry citizen take an Inventory Of con.
ditions about his own premises on that
date and remedy auy defects and
make improvements tending to great.
or safety from destructive fires"
State Wide School Rally.
A better rural school rally of one
weeks duration will be held in every
county in the state this fall. State
Superintendent Of Public instruction
N. c. Macdonald has announced upon
completing his schedule and list Of
speakers.
These rallies all cover q period Of
ok weeks. four weeks beginning DC.
tober l. and after q weeks intermis.
sion for the North Dakota Education
association convention. resumink No
vember and continuing two weeks.
ma. Ine ,o directors en. e.. Of each county will
with the teachers. The conferencs Is
to be In charge of the county SUPER
i Int M. NJ during the forenoon and in
noon and evening. On this day Of the
whose .ervIess s.S
Or; q: z. winship. lecturer. auth thor s n1e
n,sd States snd bul d.. a =; Of the
Dates for the several counties. ar.
ranged in convenient geographical
groups. follow:
leigh. Sioux. stark and hi Billings. '' BUR-
October 8 to 12-Burke, Renville.
Doi!neau, hoIette. Towner, Cavalier
Golden Valley. Slope. Bowman, Adams
October Is to 1a-Dunn. Mercer.
Oliver; Logan. Mcintosh. Emmons, Sher.
idan. Wells. Eddy. foster and Grigss.
october 22 to 26-Dickey La Moure.
Barnes. Steele. Richland. Sargent, Stuts,
man. Lansing and Kidder.
november to 9-Ward McHenry
Benson. Ramsey. Nelson, Pierce. Nc.
Lean: Mountrail. Williams and Nc
Noyember u to 1e.Grand Forks,
Pembina,- Walsh. Trail. Case and
Board May See Change.
The resignation of Sheriff William
Haevischer. to take effect October 1,
probably will result in another change
in the Mercer county local exemp.
ton board. which already has under.
gone two changes. one on recommend.
ton Of the board itself, and a second
when Governor Frazier removed
County Auditor Carl Semmler for al.
legged pro-German tendencies. Judge
Luther E. Birdzell. chairman OF the
district exemption board, was not pre-.
pared to state whether an immediate
change would be made in the person.
A0l of the board.