Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-10-18
TIME UP FOR THOSE WHO DID
NOT APPEAR FOR ARMY
EXAMINATION.
DoINGs AT STATE CAPITOL
Departments Where the Affairs Of
State Government Are
Administered.


when directed to do so by their local
boards. has expired. states Adjutant
General Fraser, and the $50 bounty
placed on their heads by the govern
rncnt Is now effective. This sum will
be paid for Their delivery to the can
Torment to which their states quota
is assigned. If 1t be found on investi-
cation that their dereiiction is not
wil!ful, they will be assigned to their
states contingent, and their local
board credited with them. II their
shortcomings be proven willful they
Will be tried by court martial as de-.
serters in time Of war, and the pen.
atty upon conviction is death. unless
the sentence shall be tempered by
President Wilson. Scores of young
men in North Dakota are liable under
this provision of the select service act.
and no further warning will be given
them.
Counties Get Schoo; Money.
The sum OF $ll2.5o0 appropriated by
the last Legislature to provide aid for
each Of the years 1917 and 1918 to
rural graded and consolidated schools
was apportioned for the current year
by the board Of education at meet
ing which it has concluded here.
Amounts received by the various coun.
Ties range from $50 for Sioux county,
with one-room school protting from
the fund. to s4,lG3.32 in Williams coun.
ty, which has q schools of different
standards participating in the tlisburse.
ment, and s4.7i3S9 in bOttinea,i. which
has four less schools benefting. but
has ten consolidated schools as COM
pared with six in Williams
Walsh county with 80 schools par
ticipat.ng. is awarded 81. GS4 60. in spe-
cial state aid; Nelson county, with %
schools. gets $4,000; Grand Forks. with
q classified schools. gets S2.524.77; Di-
vide. % classified schools, $3,O32 81:
Cass. IL classified schools. sl.4l5.51:
Ransom. % schools. s3,lS3.20; Towner,
10 schools. s2.929.2l: McIIcnry. IS
schools. f2.9l15S; Barnes. 20 schools.
s4.ll6.77; Burleigh county. with clas-
| sifed schools. $G0324: Adams county,
| sl.G41: Benson, $2.l5l: Bowman. ST..
$50; Cavalier, $2.70S; Dickey. 81 ,009:
Foster. 81 99G; Hettinger. $2,2S2 Kid.
der. $1,42G; l.aMoure. S2,6l4: McKen.
zie. $2,S27; Mclean. sl.9SG; Mercer,
$1.614: Morton. $1,000; Mcuntrail. ST..
905; Pembina, s!.179; Rcnville. So.
SAB: Rolette. S1.t00; Stark. $l.1SS:
Steele. $1,000; Stutsman, S2.G22: Wells,
$2.O42
Ignite Principal Product.
The mineral products of North Da.
kota in 1914. according to the annual
report Of the United States geological
survey, were valued at $l.OG3,54O. the
principal product being Ignite coal In
1914 the value of all North Dakota
manufactures was S21 .147.431: the
value added by manufacture was So
6G3,1
To Ask Low Coal Eates.
The North Dakota railway commits.
sion will appeal to the interstate com.
merce commission, the federal fuel ad
ministi alton and to Judge Lovett. re-
Gently appointed director of rail traf
tic, for lower rates on Wyoming coal
to Great Northern and 500 Line points
in order that North Dakota consumers
who find 1t impossible to obtain east
ern coal may purchase the Wyoming
fuel at reasonable price. Low
through rates already are in effect
from the Wyoming fields to Northern
Pacific points as far east as Wadena
MIMI. but neither the 500 line MOI
the Great Northern has to date made
any concessions.
Must Inspect Wiring.
The fact that every municipality II
North Dakota Of 1000 population OF
more must revise present fire ordi
hances or enact new ones to provide
for electrical inspection under an ac
Of the last legislature. was emphasized
by State Fire Marshal H. L. Reade
who also is chief electrical inspector
Comparatively few municipalities
now provide for electrical inspection
and several are considering new fir.
ordinances which do not carry thu
necessary provision. The state FIR.
marshal urges that these ordinance!
be amended in order that the citiei
may comply with the law.
nSIO TITSI meeting.
At Minot the state board Of cleo
trical examiners in it's first meeting
passed on "a candidates for state II
censes. Such license is now requir
ed from every electrician operating
in the state. whether he be journey
man. master or specialist.
New Corporations.
New corporations whose charter
have been announced by the secre
tary OF state are the Peoples Gas &C
Of Minot, capital $25O.O00; incorpora
ators. Alex P. Draper, Williston; l.. L
\ Colby, Minot, and c. w. Hookway
4 Granville; Dickinson Loan Agency
Dickinson; capital. $4,000; incorpol
ators. Max Hendrick, NJ. r. Hendric
and A. p. Ellian. all Of Dickinson
Grand Forks Storage Co. Gran
Forks: capital. $4,000: incorporation
Z William Osrtel, r. N. Miller and I
H. Lake.