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

coming winter months will do their
Bit
Sawyer has organized volunteer
chief engineer, and J. A. pitkin, cap
tain, subject to the approval of the
village board. Heretofore the city had
no fire protection.
Carl Riedell. Ignite miner former
]y Of Fessendcn. was killed in the
Davis mine at Minot by a premature
explosion. He was about 40 years OF
age and was well known throughout
the Ignite district.
II. X. Genkins. former publisher
Of the Killdeer Herald and a newspa.
per at Manning, has purchased the
Medora Herald. Mr.. Genkins Is an ex.
perienced 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 SANDER. in
which he seeks to recover Judgment
In the sum Of $4,000 from Carl Stems.
lie. a pool hall man, and c. 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
TO 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
Dahl's fingers. He is now in hospi-
tai at 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
ing 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
0omething new In the cattle country
when they slaughtered a prime beef
owned by o. E. Burge, New Shields.
chartered the animal. and made way
with the hide and hair Of it, with the
exception OF the head. which they left
the owner as souvenir. Cattlemen
af0 up In arms over repeated acts OF
this nature. vigilantes committee
has been organized to watch for such
lhieyes.
Earl Tostevin. with the North Da-
kota troops At Charlotte. N. c.. writes
homo that, II Noah Webster's famous
tome Is ever discarded and the officers
Or mon OF the North Dakota troops
have anything to do with the writing
Of . new dictionary, there Is one word
they will give new meaning: Hos.
patality-synonym. Charlotte royal
treatment afforded by people OF Char
3otte. N. c. A form Of reception and
courtesy especially given soldiers in
uniform"
Citizens OF Barnstad have contrib.
uted $37 for the library fund for the
Soidiers st the different cantonments
Practically everyone in town made a
donation.
The Cario Record. which was re-
Gently purchased by farmers OF the
OF Carl Nelson. former deputy rev.
enue collector
DR.. J. A. Smith has resigned his po-
sition as city health officer of Noonan
to accept commission in the United
States army, and Charles l.. Rouse
has been named to fiji the term.
An advance OF 2is per cent an hour
l0 ~
conductors employed by the Fargo &
Moorhead Street Hallway company b
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 tho
board OF regents. will move to Bis
MaTck. He was appointed superin-
fendent Of the Bismarck district by
tho Methodists ""nference.
J. w. Haw a0. ,. ]. Antony. Of MI
mich have returned from Montana and
a01ounce the purchase OF 1920 head
of sheep. Mountain lambs in Mon
.A0A weighins -bout 10 pounds, are
0eaaing for $l2 each. and prairie lambs
OF about 40 pounds sell for 81 each.
Ewes suitable for breeding purposes
are selling at Montana points at from
80 to $l2.
John Babler Of Minneapolis paid
Louis Mortenson $1l5 per acre for his
9eeAcre farm near Harlow. total of
about 100000. The Mortenson farm
10 one OF the show places OF Eddy
county and the transaction Is one OF
the most important made in local
realty circles for many years. Mr..
Aortenson Is interested in the bank.
ing business in Barlow, to which no
probably will NV 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. f. Loonam at Tioga in favor
OF the defendant
The last list OF names of exempted
men, received by Clerk w. r. Tucker
OF the Cass county exemption board