Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-10-11
North Dakota
Events Of the Week

o$OsO auu got away Win $ZUV worm
Of merchandise.
James Grover, who left futile two
weeks ago in his car. writes from Bos.
ton that he made the trip over the
Red Trail. q distance Of 2.216 miles,
in ten days. with only one blowout and
two punctures.
s.Amputation Of the right arm below
the elbow was necessary as the re.
suit Of the three-year.old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clarkson. near
Cox, getting her hand caught In the
cogs Of wringer.
A state charter has been issued to
the Jack Sherman Memorial Methodist
Episcopal church. to be established
near Steele, in Kidder county. Earl
c. Chamberlain. C. H. Whitney and
r. B. Porter. all Of Steele. are the In.
corporators.
Sibley Point ranch. famous as the
scene Of the first Indian battle in Da
kota territory. fought by sibley In the
sixties. and also az the burial place
Of the first Mason who died In Dakota
territory. is being stocked by F.
Celtgan. the owner. with the famous
New Salem strain OF Holsteins.
twenty-five hundred bushels OF
wheat from $50 acres and 1000 bush
els OF max from 100 acres. which at
the present prices would sell for over
$4,000, is the showing AL Robinson OF
Ray made on his farm this year, which
he purchased year ago. Besides
this yield. he raised considerable feed
grain for his 40 head OF stock and
herds OF horses.
According to reports made by the
hrm OF Stang Brothers Of New Eng.
land. 1t has paid farmers $l8.463.31
for stock shipped out in September up
70 the 25th. The stock was mostly
cattle and hogs and this goes to show
that the stock raising industry is rap.
idly growing In that section. Besides
this payment. several thousand dol.
lars have been paid by E. Cole. who
also has shipped several carloads.
A fine consolidated schoolhouse
win be built in Eddy county, just out.
side the village OF Now Rockford, in
4 new school district into which the
township has been divided.
When Gilbert Wick Of Robinson ran
1ato bunch Of horses with his auto.
one OF the animals was hoisted onto
the hood and almost through the
Windshield. The animal was uninjur.
Cd.
The Foster county residents con.
Quoted Red Cross campaign for tho
purpose of raising $4,000. They not
only did this. but raised several thou.
sand more. The total receipts were
19.70517.
Petitions are being circulated by
the New England Commercial club to
the county commissioners asking them
To bond the county and lend farmers
money with which to purchase seed
grain next spring.
The sum Of $4,000 was paid at
14tchville when r. J Godfrey of Usage,
Iowa. sold his section farm, one mile
east OF town. to Halsten Peterson Of
Spring Creek township. The price
was an even payment OF $55 an acre.
Milling operations have been resum.
cd at the Northwood mill as the re.
suit OF an agreement entered into with
the Harvey mill. whereby the -four will
be purchased by the latter company
and marketed under the Harvey trade
name
]. l. Thompson. a farmer near Wal.
halla, hauled load OF 80 bushels of
wheat to an elevator in that city and
received $3.50 for it. This is the larg.
est load ever hauled into that city
and the check was the largest ever re-
cetved for single load.
Fire seven miles northwest OF ED.
ridge destroyed $50 tons OF hay own.
I'd by Ed Thorn. Fred Weber and Fred
Anderson. the total loss being esti-
mated at $4,000. The blaze originated
from an explosion in a gasoline stove
IN q cook tent. destroying the entire
camp.
Roy. 11-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Larson. OF Ignite, is in q
serious condition at the Kenmare hos
pftal following the discharge Of q
loaded shotgun which he was remov.
ing from his fathers car, muzzle FORE
most. The full charge lodged In the
boys hip.
A divorce was granted to Mrs. Mar.
Earet Nelson from her husband, A. B.
Nelson Mandan tailor. on tho
grounds that he was cruel to her.
The husband was ordered never to
marry and permission was granted
Mrs. Nelson to marry at any time af.
ter 80 days.
Anticipating an unusual demand for
Ignite coal. j. 8. Williamson OF tho
Haynes cooperative mine is in iii.
nois engaging expert miners from the
bituminous fields there. The company
has purchased the Robinson school
building and is remodeling 1t for
boarding and rooming house. 1t will
DO steam heated. provided with show
er baths and other conveniences, and
VIII contain a commodious reading
room where the men may spend their
spare time
At q meeting Of the Associated Char
tiles Of Devils Lake, the organization
voted IN 6fShord ord - <v,n