Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-08-09

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Rev. Father Dignam, Cry Hunter,
II. c. Berry, NJ. e. Hall and William
kOstelecky have been named Dick.
inson committee to prepare for the
state golf tournament which will be
held at the Town and Country club at
Dickinson beginning Aug. 20. Fargo.
Bismarck. Grand Forks and Minot al
ready have entered teams for the
state team match.
]. H. McIrerny, as lessee Of the
East Grand Forks Brewing company,
has served notice on District Attorney
Hildreth Of North Dakota demanding
return to him of records seized in tho
recent raid on his plant at East Grand
Forks. The books were originally
seized by the sheriff of Polk county,
Minnesota, and were taken to Fargo
on which to base federal indictments
against operators Of the brewery.
serntor Martin Thoreson of the
Thirt. eighth North Dakota state Lex.
is!a.ive district was found dead near
Fingal by the members Of the
family. Death was caused from the
infiiction of bullet fired from a o.
caliber rife. Coroner Holberg issued
certificate that death was accidental.
C. A. Klaus OF jamestown. president
Of the North Dakota Hotel Mems as
sociat!on, has notified Fargo hotel
men that the organization has been
enlisted" by the nation to procure
3,S40 cooks for the United States
army. Fargo men have answered the
communication that they will do all
in their power to assist in securing
the men for the army.
Louis Backes. Grafton lineman, re.
ceived the full force OF 1900 volts Of
electricity and lives to tell Of it.
the wire he was handling crossed with
high voltage line. He was held fast
to the wire, but managed to break tho
circuit by kicking the grounded wire
with his foot. One hand was badly
burned and his leg was SCARED.
NJ. Marks, who said he was an
agent living in st. Paul. when he In.
suited the color sergeant OF Company
NJ as the boys marched past the
Beach theater at Beach. was escorted
to Camp Reeve by detail of guards.
men, compelled to bare his head. fall
upon his knees and kiss the flag, and
then was taken to Northern Pacific
train and seen safely from the city.
Farmers throughout the Red River
4 valley are being urged this year to
conserve their straw supply. instead
Of burning 1t ut the end OF the thresh.
ing season, as has been their custom.
Baled straw. 1t is pointed out. will be
very valuable this fall and winter. The
Grand Forks Commercial club and q
number Of farm organizations through
out the district have started the cam
paign.
i Eleven young Indians. enlisted with
D company, Second North Dakota in
fantry. have been dismissed from the
service because they are afflicted with
tnachoma. the dread eye disease that
is rampant among the reds Of the
Northwest. Only three Of the four
teen Indians on the Fort Totten reser
vation who volunteered for service
were accepted by the federal militar,
examiners.
Henry Handtmann, nineteen year!
old, son OF John Handtmann of Man
dan. who recently was relieved of hi.
position as deputy sheriff because o
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wrote for the Nord Dakota Herold. F.:
German newspaper at Dickinson. I.
showing his father the way to be patri
otic. Young Handtmann applied TO
examination and entrance to | com
pany Of the Second regiment Of Nortl
: Dakota.
, E. c. Merris, hail insurance ad
juster, who said uncomplimentar.
things Of Uncle Sam and his flag. VIII,
" declared he would not serve If draft
y ed. but would rather blow the dome OF
the Capitol at Washington and get tn
!, d. fools under It," was taken II
- - hand by the people Of Rhame. force'
: to mount dry goods box in the pres
ence of the crowd. apologize for hi
y remarks and kiss the flag which h
: had slandered
= The terrible spitball now is adde
,. to the dangers menacing the kaiser
!, Alexander "Rube" Schauer, the great
. est pitcher Garrison has ever pre-
duced. for two years with the Ne,
York Giants and now with the Phi!a
delphia Athletics. drew No. 655 in til
:. recent draft and is prepared to tax
:, up arms. Schauer was born in Odes
;, sa. Russia but is an American either
;. Last fall he became benedict, bu
;. claims no exemption.
{ The constitutionality Of the Mort
Dakota statute eliminating the fello'
\ servant doctrine OF defense for con
= mon carriers, involved in the case @
:, James Peterson against the Fargo
). Moorhead Street Railway compan,
!. has been appealed to the Unite
), States supreme court from the Mort
q Dakota supreme court, which reverse