Emmons County record., 1917-12-06
North Dakota
Events Of the Week

Northern Pacific that tap the stock
saising section Of the state.
A growing conSrssstion and Sun,
day school has resulted in steps bs.
ing taken. at Dickinson TO. the launch
ing Uf campaign for the building OF
. SAo.G00 CONGREGATIONAL church.
Farmers Of Eddy county are being
solicited to purchase afos:k IN u week
ly newspaper the NOnp,rtisans pro.
lose to establish IN New Rockford
They have acquired possession Of the
Eddy County Provost
NO candidate has been named to
succeed r. G. Battey, financial com.
iajr:,:m'er Of Bismnrcs, whose res;g-
na..'n was made i, the city commits
sion recently. A special city election
has been called for December 27.
The building occupied by the Bel.
field Creamery and produce company.
one OF the pioneer business structures
Of Belfeld. was completely destroyed
by IRE which is ascribed to sponta.
neous combustion.
The death OF Rev. B. H. Fisher. pas
tor OF the Evangelical church at Bow.
bells. former pastor Of the Evanseli.
cal church at jamestown, occurred at
a Bismarck hospital following an III
ness Of two weeks with Hrlght's dis
case.
City Attorney II. F. O'Hare Of Bis.
En.ck has been dircote.. to draw up
an ordinance 'prohil itins the hauling
inf ..,nt and gravel except in tight
boxes over the city pavement. 1t be-,
ing pointed out that the grit is ground
into the asphalt surface and has an
Injurious effect.
An appeal will be made 10 Fargo
and North DAKOTA hOtnI:ncn to aid
in movement to raise funds in the
United States for the restoration Ut
, the famous Noble Rose hotel at Fur.
mes. Belgium. Tho historic structure
WAS wrecked by German shells carly
IN rbe war. The hotelmen's sssocia.
ti.n. u: the Unit s, States is hehind
the movement. III. Noble Rose was
buiit in 1892.
!. Upon hearing that her son had been
convicted at Minot of granddaughter
In the first degree. Mrs. J. w. Grow.
ell Of Pulaski. Va. collapsed and sooa
died.
Killdeer ID three years old. this
community having had its first town
lot sale on November IL, 1914. Tne
town now has 500 people, four blocks
OF business houses. three churches.
two newspapers three banks. five ell.
evators. fonr lumber yards. q garage.
two blacksmith shops and a few other
things. :,
With requests for 293 cars, tina
Great Northern has on hand at Breca.
enridge, Minn.. hut three cars to sup.
ply demands from the Surrey cutoff,
Devils Lake. Grand Forks and Wahpe.
tin divisions, Superintendent C. E
Hoffman advises the North Dakots
railway commission. The car short
age throughout the state seems to De
growing more severe instead OF lie
coming less.
| Word comes from Camp Mills tina,
Ben Cloud. veteran OF Company A
First regiment and one OF Bismarck's
most efficient young military men. is
/ scheduled for commission. He has
been serving as regimental sergeant
major ard II is probable that when h.
| goes up Sergeant Major Walter II.
Hecker Of Mandan will get his presen.
booth. Cloud is an Indian and a good
one. ard his commission will please
many Bismarck friends.
Farmers Of the Deep Creek vicinity
near Towner have subscribed $25.OnO
for farmers railway line connecting
!, Hirschvil!e with the Knife River line
!: Sheriff A. NJ. Ross OF Cass county
announces that 294 parcels of Fargo
and Cass county real estate will bs
sold for delinquent taxes OH Die. ii.
Some Of ,tlie.taxes due on lots areas
low as 13.cents.
The complaint Of the '.Jamestowu
city commission against the Western
Electric Co.. whom 1t charges with
asking too much for heat light and
i power and with supplying insunicient
service to its customers, will be heard
by the North Dakota railway commits
sion at dts statutory hearing in. Car
rington on Dec. 4. S AMI 6.
! Anton Bethke and Fred McE~ eue Of
Balfour. while driving north of:town
almost ran down two full-growk deer
which apparently were not familial
with the operation Of an automobile
A short ..ime ago fawn was killed
on the road near Balfour: Deer have
not been seen in the vicinity OF Bal
four, far, from their native haurts il
the. fiver bottoms. for, many ysaxs IN
til this season.
With an enrolment Of 70. the Dick
inson night school, though but a few
weeks old, already has outgrown 1t.
original quarters. The typewritinl
course Is being taken by 4s students;
~ Are taking stenoEraphy. and there
are cllsses in bookkeeping. penman
ship and English The Dickinson
school board IL in charge OF the nigh,
school. and It has wired for more type
writer's and has prepared to ensas:
aodiuonal teachers.
Two brides and Two srooms N