Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-09-26

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Fargo.-Burglafs entered . ware
house here and carried OF tobacco ana
cigars to the value Of $500.
HamiltOn.-A gasoline explosion ~.
suited fatally to Miss Myrtle Menxiea.
assistant cashier Of the local hank.
Carringt0n.-NOrth Dakota Congre.
gationalists are meeting in annual con.
ference in this city this week. and have
u three-tay program Of excellent i'd
dresses.
Williston.-The Red Cross NJ VII.
linins county started shipment Of T.
326 pairs Of socks in transit for use
overseas few days ago. The cOnsign-
nent was the product Of three mOnths'
work.
Fareo.-,rhe sixth biennial report Of
the North Dakota state soil and geo
logical survey Ia now ready for distri-
button. according tn announcement
made by the compiler, nr. Herbert 4
Hard Of this city.
Beach.--tnpt. Charles I. Cook If
Company NJ. originally Of the North
Dakota second regiment, has been In
vaiided home with IN honorable dis
charge after several months Of active
service in France.
| JamestOwn.-All buildings except
the house on the farm Of District
Judge j. A. Coffee. In the northern
part Of this county. were destroyed by
fire which is believed to have been
started accidentally by men sleeping
In the harm.
Underwood.-Miss Edna Rust. 4
local young woman, has received a
German gus mask az mn interesting
relic from IN American soldier Mt
Chateau Thierry. The exhibit Ia an
unusual one ana IL attracting much
local interest.
Fargo.-Eight hundred regular serv-
Ice men will be called from North On
kota for training ut Camp Grant not
later thnn October 16. according to
recent announcement received here
from the provost marshal generals Of
fee at Washington.
FnrgO.-An order issued some time
ago requiring the consolidation Of
cveam buying stations has been sus-
pended from operation. and will be
superseded by Uniform system Of
control. embodying several northwest
ern states, which will be worked out
by the national food administration.
GrnftOn.--A number OF threshing
machines in the western part Of Wnlsh
county are reported to have been
badly damaged by acts Of sabotage
perpetruted, II is believed. by I. w. W.
msmbers and ngitatOrs operating
among the employed men on the
farms. EXhct clues, however, have not
vet been obtained.
Bismnrck.-North Dakota's contribu.
ton to the governments new man.
power levy is 84.s69 whites and 100
colored men, according to the cOmpila-
ton of figures given ont by Adjutant
General Fraser. The registrnnts are
classified Rs follows: Citizens, 74,465:
declnrnnts. 5,59s; aliens. $685.; total
whites, sa.s69: total cHored, 100; total
registration. g6,7l2: .-s-->
.WillistOn.-Farmers and business
men mt this point have organized a
loc1l community club and subscribed
$1,000 for stock towards making the
new movement success. Local de-
velopment. the establishment OF COM
nnnity center, and better under.
Standing between men Of the city and
the farms are among the purposes
sought to. be advanced by the club.
Hettinger.-A cainpaign against 20.
piers is being organized by farm
authorities, in which 1t is expected that
every county in this section of the
state will participate. Heretofore,
campaigns against gophers and prairie
dogs have been confined largely to the
spring season. hut the fall effort has
been decided upon this year as supple
menting what had been done earlier
and making the work Immediately ef.
fective.
Targo.-Ctty Engineer Frank L. An.
ders has been granted an indefinite
leave Of absence from his official
duties here in order that he may enter
upon his duties as captain in the en-.
gineer corps Of the United States army
ut Camp Dodge. The city commission
recently passed resolutions to the eff
feet that 1t had no employees whom it
could deem Indispensable in case their
services were needed by the govern.
ment.
Bismarck.-John A. Flow. the Bis.
mnrck man who recently Joined his
three sons In the service Of Uncle Sam.
taking advantage of the provision LETT
ting In men past the age Of As, writes
from Jefferson Barracks, Mo-. that i'm
stead of beilsg used ns Il musician he
has been called upon to serve as exc
pert hnrneSsmaker and sadder. Mr..
Flow is much pleased with the change,
as he believes 1t will offer him an OPP
portunity to see active service in
France within shorr time.
Bismarck.-The freight car shortage
is already becoming acute In this
state since demands have become gem
eral for cars for shipment of grain,
and man. calls are being made upon
the state railway commission to