Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-22
North Dakota
Events Of the Week

-. y. ...N>iu1e HAS iCA. ~ ..., ..s..AS
for st. Paul to be connected with the
Ccse.-' --a A~~,. - '.-n
severed his connection with the Dev.
Ills Lake State, of which he was vice
president.
Thomas w. Asbridge. who resides
south OF I.ei:h. is erecting the largest
barn in Grant county. The structure
will be 5sx80. with 18.foot posts. MIR.
hah-'''ce is well known raiser Of
Hereford cattle.
a safe in the Office Of the Dakota
Snles company at CogsweN was robbed
of about $40. The authorities believe
omateurs did the work. Entrance was
made through a rear window and en-
plosives were used
The dressmaking course in the State
School of Forestry has opened gas
and steam engineering course. Up to
the night Of November 10 ten students
had enrolled in the elementary trade
dressmaking course. This course will
run for six weeks.
Fargo churches are to do their "bit''
in the conservation OF fuel Trustees
II the First Presbyterian church have
requested all chuSch organizations to
concentrate their weekday activities
On day or two in the week when the
whole church will be heated.
The village of Wales is to have
electric light service rs soon as the
plant can be installed. The board
has closed a deal with E. P. Harwood
for $1,000 pla0t to be installed at
the earliest date possible. The sys.
ten will have full equipment Of stor.
age batteries SO that It will he in op.
Grafton at all hours OF the day and
night.
Men who are for America first ana
all the time will launch home guard
at Wctford. A call is expected to Le
made for volunteers.
It Is reported that Henry Loos, a
Park River genius. has perfected an
invention that will revolutionize the
motor machinery, II It proves what
10 claimed for 1t. The invention is sup.
posed to be an engine that 10 run by
electricity taken out Of the pure air.
Forman is to have a new newspaper
to be run under the name of the Sar.
gent County Farmers Publishing com.
.pany. Business men and farmers
throughout the county are subscribing
for stock. The paper will probably
issue its first edition the first of the
year.
Belief is held by farmers in the Ray
vicinity that firebug was responsi.
bio for the burning of the barn on the
j. H. Sclilief farm with all its con.
tents. including hay. feed, horses, har.
ness and chickens. This was the
fourth barn fired in that neighborhood
to burn daring the past two years.
John Hiveiy Of Watford City rolled
crisp 500 bill in his hands last
week. Hively had hog in a shipment
of live stock to the Twin Cities which
weighed 500 pounds and brought the
owner that amount. A. A. Stensatte,
shipped @"75 head to South st. Paul
the shipment comprising 14O head OF
beef and 95 sheep, valued at $4,000
Governor Frazier has appointed A.
&. Crane, president of the Minot nor
NAL. now taking postgraduate work
at Columbia. delegate to the ma
tional melting of the evolution of food
gardens of America for permanent
service. 10 be held at Pittsburgh. Pa.
on December 30. Ipasmuch as Presi
dent Crane is already in the East, 1t Is
anticipated he will attend.
The Garrison fire department OF Q
recent meeting subscribed for 5000 in
Liberty loan bonds.
More than $4,000 in grain and stock
sold from his farm this year is the
record made by T. T. Walker of Duck
Creek township, near Hettineer. Last
spring he marketed $1,000 worth oil
hogs.
Judge Crawford has announced e
final hearing at Carson on the petit.
ton OF Elsin citizens restraining the
payment of county funds for the new
courthouse now nearing completion II
that place.
Out of $3.50 native.born citizene
who were registered in Cass county
on June ). under the draft act 1857
have dependent relatives and 1913 no
dependents. Subjects OF Norway lead
other nationalities In the numbers reg.
istered, the total number being loo.
There were Is swedes. 6S Russians
81 Austrians and 81 Canadians. Italy
then follows with 81. There were I
Irishmen.
A cash about two inches long was
torn in the face Of the little four.year.
old SON OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Schmidt
Of Dickinson while the child was play.
ing with pet cat. The animal caught
its claw In the child's mouth.
Stutsman county's Red Cross fund
was boosted to the amount Of 81 when
W. B. Default, secretary of the Of.
sanization. received q check for the
amount from the Farmers club OF
Mount Pleasant. The money was IN
the form OF q premium check from
the Stutsman county. fair and repre-
scented the amount of awards on grain
received by the farmers of that club.
Taxi drivers in Minot have been
enjoying Unrestricted charging privk
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