Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-02-07
North Dakota
News Sifings

Al0Of.-AI the recent I0rm0ro IN.
1tifute here the local Red Cross served
dinner to the farmers and many Of
The citizens. realizing $24s.56 profit.
Grand Forks.-The central commit
Tee Of the North Dakota Sunday
Hcdool ASSOCIATION has decided to hold
1ts 10Th convention in this city from
June 4 to 6.
Reynolds. - Missing his train, C..
&laga of this village mounted q pair
of skis and covered the distance to
the Lincoln park drive. just outside
Grand Forks. a distance OF 20 miles
from nere, In four hours.
Mott.-Trying to remove q bullet
which had become lodged in his gun.
Frank Hingst. Is. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
1Iingst OF st. Croix township, slot
himself. the bullet passing completely
through the fieshy part Of the leg.
Park Rivei.-The Walsh County Ak
ricultural and Training School conf
piled with the law Of the state by set
ting aside m hour for prohibition
program. The program consisted Of
prohibition songs. talks and recita.
tons.
Valley City.-Thomas ]. Wallace is
the first Barnes county boy to give
i,is life for his country. Private Wal.
lace died in Camp Pike. Ark. from
measles and complications. His body
was sent to his mother. who lives In
Niue River Wis.
Bclfleld.-Belfield Is sinking a well
west of the light plant tn locate wa
ter for water system. About four
years ago the voters ratified a $4,000
boud issue FOR waterworks. but
through an alleged technically the
election was declared Illegal
Willistnn. - Albert Aaberg was
awarded sl.s54.7o by jury in the
district court in his case against the
Travellers Insurance company, which
includes interest on the amount sued
for from April 2s. 1916. Aaberg was
injured when thrown from buggy
April Is. 1915.
Dottineau-Tne state school Of for.
e4try at Bottinear was closed on &C.
count Of two cases Of smallpox deyel.
0ping among the students The build
ing was fumisated, all students either
vaccinated or able to show immunity
from the disease, and regular work
has been resumed.
Dickinson.-Pearl Lewis has been
bound over to the district court for
Slope county for bootlegging George
Ee-schon Of Amidon. charged with in.
producing liquor into the state from
Tsaker, Mont. has signified his inten
tion Of pleading guilty before Judge
". c. Crawford for sentence
Fargo.-The famous Medina bank
3lanna and several officials Of the First
National bank Of Fargo. were sued
for $4,000. charged with wreckine
f1,e Medina State bank OF Medina. n
D.. Is settled. It is learned here. and
WIFI not be tried in district court
Bencdict-local officials OF the Red
Cross have decided to report to head
quarters the failure Of Knut Christen
son, Nonpartisan league organizer, and
John Dunaway. to subscribe to the Red
Cross during the recent drive So far
as can be learned. they are the only
two men who failed to become mem
hers.
Bismarck.-Olas Franklin. aged 76
one Of the Oldest residents OF this city
and numbered among the first pio
neers to settle here. dropped dead al
his home here. Death was due to Oh
IT. ErorL1ir yync fourdor -
the Franklin house and for many
years conducted a first class hote
there He IS survived nv the widow
Targo-The "unwritten law" aut
pnhlic confession OF misconduct by hi.
wife failed TO save Peter i. Peorson
former Faro man. CHARGED with thu
-nu-der Of William J. Collins at Dc
tro!t. Mich. last fall. A tnrv. afte
six hours deliberation. returned ver
dict Of guilty OF murder in tne secont
degree. The maximum penalty Is III,
imprisonment.
Pottineau.-G. II. Dale Of Bottinea
had rather close call at his hom
when he came almost being asphy,
iated. When he did not show up a
his regular time at his office. hi
partner. H. E. McMillen. with phi,
stefan. went TO his home and foun
MIN in an unconscious condition fror
coal gas. After considerable effor
he was restored to consciousness.
Fargo. - The North Dakota Stat
Dairymen's convention closed til
most successful gathering in the hi.
tory Of the association. H. c. Schult,
Mandan, was elected president; H.
Boyts, Minnewaukan. vice president
]. i. Osterhaus. Bismarck, re-electe
secretary. and l.. J. Gaspar. Hannafort
treasurer. The new board OF man;
gers elected were S. F. Crabbe, Farg,
president, and Peter Miller, Mino
and A. B. Caraway. Fargo, addition,
members. The committee on the r
vision Of the constitution reported tn
changing of the name of the associ
ton from the State Dairymen's a
sociation" to the Estate Dairymen
and Ruttermakers' association"