Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-08
North Dakota
Events Of the Week


town by drinking carbolic acid.
II. NJ Benjamin of Minot. has been
ordered to take charge of TIE United
States recruiting office for the navy
at fargo and has taken up his duties.
The Minot recruiting office has bee,
closed.
Loss estimated at 100000 was sus
tanned when fire destroyed nearly al
entire block in the business district
at Sisseton. The blaze started in
the basement of the Stavig store and
was soon beyond control
In spite of the short crops and the
deplorable weather conditions under
which the canvass was made, Lund
Valley subscribed to the Liberty
Loan in an amount equal to 800 for
every man. woman and child In the
village. This Is believed by the poo.
pie here to be the best record in the
state.
The North Dakota tax commission
lost its fight TO collect 100000 in back
taxes from the Cream OF Wheat com.
pany Judge C. NJ. Cooley for the
district court decided in favor Of the
defendant company. His decision
was made on the grounds that the
company had no taxable property in
the state.
John Colosky. 13-year-old son OF
Charles Colosky. OF Marvel. was &C.
cidental!y killed by his aged grand
father, Joseph Colosky. The lad to.
sether with his playmates were play.
ing Halloween pranks and had en-.
tered his grandfather's back yard.
The latter appeared at the door with
a revolver and shot to scare the boys,
but the bullet struck the youth on
the right side of the head and lodged
in the base of the skull. He died
two hours later.
The young people Of Crosby have
formed an organization for the pur
pose of adding cheer to the camps in
which the soldiers from that city have
gone. novel scheme has been
adopted by the organization which
Will result in the assembling OF large
amount of material to be sent to the
camps. At the meetings which are
held at different times, the admission
IL something which will add to the
comfort of the boys. At the last
meeting the admission was one pack.
age Of gum or more.
Enrolment at the State School OF
Agriculture and Forestry at Bottineau
IL now little larger than at this
same period last year
N. p. Eckly. general merchant at
vi e
injured when he drove his auto di.
rectly in front OF an approaching train
at a grade crossing near town
The Lutheran Deaconess hospital al
Wahpeton. capitalized at $25 900, will
expand to Sl060JU corporation. and
build large addition to it's hospital
building. according to announcement
made by the managers.
County Auditor w. r. Tucker OF
Cass county has received word from
the government that of the 1913 men
who have been sent to camp from
Cass county not one has been reject.
ed at the cantonment as unit for
military service
by declining to patronize North
Dakota hotels which do not have at
least one meatless and one wheatless
day each week, in compliance with
4Iie request OF Administrator Hoover,
Bismarcks 200 travelling men voted
70 do their bit for food conservation
Announcement has been made that
the Enderlin farmers have perfected
an organization to be known as the
Enderlin Farmers Cooperative Store
company. capitalized at $4,000. 1t is
the intention OF the directors to open
for business the first of rext month.
John Marzor Of McClusky endorses
all kipling has said OF the female of
the species since his recent experience
with Mary RIM, an unneighborly
neishbor. who after chasing John
around section with shotgun
plugged to the muzzle. caught John by
the coat tails and chastised him with
a horsewhip. John had Mary arrest ed
on charge Of assault with a moro
ar less deadly weapon: Mary pleaded
guilty. and Justice Saueresig fined
her s. and costs. the penalty totaling
$50.
A>OSAS0 VI IctIdStloN ny a. ". lOWA-
ley has been served on E. NJ Crazy,
editor of the Devils Lake World, for
the publication OF an article in the
World which Townley alleges was lib
elous. The retraction notice marks
the first to be served on North
Dakota newspaper by the president of
the Nonpartisan league. The article
was originally printed in The Advo.
cate, a Fargo labor weekly and re-
printed IN the World, and several 9th.
er state newspapers.
The city OF Larimore figures that it
may probably have topped the record
for second Liberty Loan bond prrchas-
es in North Dakota. according to the
proportion of its allotments The city
was called upon to raise $4,000 In
the sale, hut raised the figure to $780,
600 for good measure.
Army officials and veterinarians ut
bismarck inspected 1GO horses and 40