Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-11-15
North Dakota
Events of the Week

company. which takes into the Row.
man central office.
Fair weather or the past few DAYS
has aided fall blowing and seeding OF
winter rye materially in Stutsman
county. A great deal of fax. which
had not been threshed. is being saved
by the summer weather
I, Mrs. Ruth p Johnston asks s32. 769
IN damages from the Northern Pacific
railway for the death of her husband.
killed on the Bismarck Third street
crossing last August. in suit filed in
the United States court in Bismarck.
Mrs. Cure Sando. one of the first
white women to settle in Penlbino
county. is dead at the home of her
grandson. l.. n. Sando. aged only a
few weeks less than So years. Until
recently she resided at st. Thomas.
I'm too old to fight. but don't
want to see Uncle Sam licked, so
I'm taking this way Of doing my bit"
said Ole Hilles. who went from his
farm to Crosby with live pig. which
ne is rafting for the Red Cross fund
Everybody is buying tickets. and the
pOrker promises to bring a big price,
Senator A. J. Kerkeidc Of Benson
county, who lives near Churchs Fer.
~. has recently returned from Roch.
ester, Mimi, where he went 70 con.
suit the Mayos with reference to his
health. They told him to go back
home and take care Of himself. He
ns doing 1t. and feels better already.
&. c. Bnrkholder, formerly a mem
Ter OF the Ehderlin division and
who resigned his position with the
Foo about two months ago, was
Filled in train wreck near Sal.
a.ake City. according to word reach
sng T. F. Callahan.
Devils Lakes first war victim is
kimbal Keeping. former principal OF
the Hampden school and a graduate
OF the Mayville normal. who is dead
as . result Of injuries sustained un.
der shell fire on the French front.
Federal authorities at Fargo have
been advised by Sheriff Smith ol
Bench that DIR. J. C. Clark, represent.
dns himself as an army oficer, but
having no credentials, was arrested
Ahere in company with woman who
gave her name as Mrs. e. l.. Purring.
ton OF Lincoln, Neb.
Az the result Of an explosion of
gasoline, caused when she poured
the fluid onto burning Goals, Mrs.
John Fl. Steele. 81. wife of one OF
the most prominent pioneers Of
Gtutsman county. died from serious
6urns received in the accident. The
WvOmans clothes were burned from
her body and she died within a short
time.
One OF the big civil actions to
come up for trial at the November
term OF district court. which con.
vened ut Fargo. was that of M. e.
Goodwin against .. NJ Olson, ]. NJ
Olson, John Engen and Arne T.
Roythcr. members of Olson Bros s.
Co. contractors. The plaintiff de-
mands $4,000 damages for the death
OF his five-year-old daughter Pearl
The privilege of backing a white
mans eye cost n. J. Gill. porter en-.
ployed at dickinson barber shop SO
and costs. The fight started over
objections from d G. Whitlock,
Bismarck commercial traveller. to
ellis feet as companions on Whit.
locks seat in day coach in which
they were travelling to Dickinson,
and 1T eliminated in fight Just as
the train reached Dickinson.
The Sherbrooke Red Cross made
$50 by serving meals. Court was in
session and this helped to swell the
receipts The ladies are highly graf
taed over their success. and will
from now on begin work in earnest.
Andrew Rasmussen. a prominent
farmer of st. Andrews township.
Walsh county. has moved his family
to Midtown. Wis. where they expect
10 reside in the future Mr.. Rasmus-
sen still retains his interests in
walsh county.
Robert Bates. formerly Of Park
9siser. was recently injured by n fall
enG telephone pole, while with a crew
building telephone line near Leslie,
S6ask. One arm was broken and his
mead injured. but no serious conss.
Auences are anticipated.
Glen Burns. acting for the govern.
Snent in the present coal Crisis, is a
visitor in Arnegard He is interest.
ing farmers and business men in a
plan whereby the residents OF the
tignite districts would use only this
Afnd of coal. II this could be ar.
ranged Mckenzie county need aot be
hampered by the present shortage of
freight cars or the high price of east
ern coal. Mr.. Burns proposed having
the miners haul the coal to a central
station in each town. preferable a
farmer elevator and be distributed
from there.
=. Dr.. r. H. Ray is chairman and O.
=. McGray and A. Tymeson are mem.
bers Of the "four-minute" mems or.
sanitation launched at Garrison. The
eaen will have charge Of public meet
engs and will give patriotic speeches.
The congregation calmly walked
Plt Of the Presbyterian church at
Hte0lo. when 6ameo woro dIacoyora,l