Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-10-25
North Dakota
Events of the Week

jamestown senior and junior high
schools have taken up Red Cross work
enthusiastically and throughout the
coming winter months will do their
Bit
Sawyer has organized volunteer
fire department with j. O. Johnson,
chief engineer, and ]. A. Pitkin. cap
tain, subject to the approval of the
village board Heretofore the city had
no fire protection.
Carl RiedelI. a Ignite miner, former.
ly OF Fcssendcn. was killed in the
Davis mine at Minot by n premature
explosion. He was about 40 years OF
age and was well known throughout
the ignite district.
Fl. X. Genkins former publisher
OF the Killdeer Herald and newspa.
per at Manning, has purchased the
Medora Herald. Mr.. Genkins Is an ex.
perierced newspaper man and will
make several changes in the Herald
G. l.. Jensen. of Pekin. has started
nm action In the First district court Of
North Dakota for alleged Islander, In
which he seeks to recover Judgment
in the sum Of $4,000 from Carl Stems.
lie. q pool hall man, and G. l.. Johnson,
Of Neville.
Edward Edmundson, farmer Of Torn.
ing township, near Minot. pleaded
guilty to failure to register In Federal
court and was sentenced to thirty days.
Judge Amidop decided the case was
ono Of ignoronce and not an attempt
10 evade service.
While demonstrating to some of his
friends the action Of his newly pur.
chased shotgun. the weapon dis.
charged. blowing Off several of Selmer
Dahls fingers. He Is now in hospi.
tai ut Neville and 1t is feared he will
lose the whole hand.
The annual meeting and show Of the
Barred Plymouth Rock club Of North.
western North Dakota will be held at
Bismarck January 8, 10 and II. accord
3ng to an announcement made by W.
w. Davenport of Velva, secretary OF
the club. Three fine cups will be Of
-1ered for the best birds.
Enterprising cattle thieves sprung
something new In the cattle country
when they slaughtered q prime beef
owned by o. E. Burge. New Shields
CHARTERED the animal. and made way
with the hide and hair Of 1t, with the
exception Of the head, which they let,
the owner as a souvenir. Cattlemer
are up In arms over repeated acts Of
this nature. A vigilantes committee
hAH hnnu at IN t.k o..
thieves.
Earl ToBtevin. with the North Da
kota troops ut Charlotte. N. c.. writer
home that, III Noah Webster's famous
tome Is ever discarded and the ofIlcerl
Or men OF the North Dakota troops
have anything to do with the writing
Of . new dictionary. there Is one word
they will give a new meaning: Hos
pitality-synonym. Charlotte roya
treatment afforded by people OF Char
hottie, N. c. A form Of reception ant
courtesy especially given soldiers In
uniform
Citizens Of B1rnstad have contrib
uted $37 for the library fund for the
soldiers st the different cantonments
Practically everyone in town made 8
donation.
The Carlo Record. which was re-
Gently purchased by farmers OF the
vicinity. is ..o| under the management
OF Carl Nelson, former deputy rev
enue collector.
DR.. J. A. Smith has resigned his 30
sition rs city health officer of Noonar
to accept commission in the United
States army, and Charles l.. Rouse
has been named to fiji the term.
An advance OF 2Ia per cent an hour
In the wage scale OF motormen and
conductors employed by the Fargo
Moorhead Street Railway company II
announced by General Manager NJ. L
Hubbard.
As the result OF an appointment
made at the Methodist conference held
IN Dickinson. Rev. G. e. Vermilya
who is one OF the members OF the
board OF regents, will move to Bis
marck. He was appointed superin
tendent Of the Bismarck district by
tho Methodists' Conference.
J. w. Haw aoI ,. J. Antony. OF MI
Aich have returned from Montana and
aAooHnce the purchase OF 81, 100 head
Of sheep. Mountain lambs in Mon
.aaa WEIGHING -bout 70 pounds, are
0eNing for $l2 each. and prairie lambs
OF about 80 pounds sell for 81 each
Ewes suitable for breeding purpose,
are selling at Montana points at from
30 to $l2.
John Babler of Minneapolis paid
Louis Mortenson Sis per acre for hii
3eoAcre farm near Harlow, a total Of
about 100000. The Mortenson farm
% one OF the show places OF Eddy
county and the transaction 10 one oil
the most important made in loca
realty circles for many years. Mr.
Mortenson Is interested in the bank
ing business In Barlow. to which hi
probably will mw devote all his at
tention
The case Of the state against Frank
r. CAME, charged with assault by
Mrs. Lizzie Mayors. was decided before
Judge J. +. Loonam at Tioga in favor