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

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Minot.-Rsv. NJ. N. Winters. colorad
Baptist minister OF Diamarck. IL in
Alinot endsavoring to organize .
church among the local c0lorod peo-
pie.
Het1nser.-Adams county II again
paving bounty Of 81 for every volt
killed in the county. according to the
action taken at the last meeting OF
the county commissioners.
Minot.-Nothing new has developed
n the local telephone strike. Too
girls are still out. as the company
has refused to accede to their de-
mands of SO a month increase.
Grand Forks.-Gilbert J. Barton. 5s.
fled here recently. Mr. Barton hnd
resided IN North Dakota for more
than 20 years. coming here from On.
tarjo. where he was born and raised.
Fargo. - Robert Boyd was elected
president Of the Fargo Trades and
Labor assembly at the annual meet
Ing. succeeding ]. p. Williams. who
entered the aviation section Of tho
army.
Halliday.-The Rhodes Tavern has
I.een destroyed by fire with all it,
contents, including the wearing appar.
81 and private belongings of both Mr..
md Mrs. Rhodes.
Eoonan. - Several citizens report
seeing an airship travelling in west
rrlv direction over the city. The chief
pf police is investigating the case and
hopes to unearth the sources OF sup
ply.
Dickinson.-Eight big boxes which
are going to make the national Rod
Cross officers and the soldiers smile
were packed by the Stark County
chapter of the Red Cross and sen. to
the headquarters.
williston-One hundred cigar boxes
have been placed in the business
houses OF Williston by the Wil!iston
nome guard in which coins may be
placed for the purpose OF raising
money for fund to purchase tobacco
for the boys lover there"
McVille.-Dr. A. ]. Paulson. who has
h.en partner with DR.. Arneson in
the practice of medicine here, has left
for Thief River Falls. Mimi. and will
locate in that city. DR.. Arneson has
associated with himself DR.. r. G.
Heron who for the last four or 6ve
years mas been practicing at Tolna,
n. D.
rargo.-A tour Of several hundred
automobiles from the Twin Cities to
Fargo will be arranged is connection
with the holding in Fargo next June
OF the Northwest congress of Life
Underwriters. an organizations repre-
senting $4,000 life underwriters ri
Wisconsin. Iowa. Nebraska. Mime
sofa. North and South Dakota.
Minot.-Three youths must appear
before the juvenile court for breaking
into the basement Of local grocery.
They might never have been caught
had they not left the window open and
caused 500 bushels OF potatoes ana
other produce to freeze. When the
window was found open authorities
followed the clue until the three
youths were arrested.
Fargo.-George w. Wilkinson. who
was removed from the otfic" OF post.
master at Fargo early in January and
who left for Washington tn place the
matter before the posrn,tice depart
ment in the hope of gettin" reinstated
Is expected to return to Fargo within
a Jew days. according to word which
has reached Charles F. Alfred. aetna
postmaster.
Bismarck. = Karl Kositzky. state
auditor. has announced he would ash
n rehearing of the mandamus proceed
n"s AGAINST him. decided In favor o.
Chief Justice Bruce and Associate Jus
tices Robinson. Birdzell. Grace am
Chr'stianson by provisional court
which held that the legislature intend
ed that the $500 annual stipend pro
yided as expense money should h,
paid to the justices as straight "a,
hrv.
kildeer A pathetic case wa,
brought before the Dunn county AL
lhorities when Mrs. Roscoe Singleton
WITH two small children. who hav,
heen living on the reservation 1
miles north Of Halliday, were brough
to Manning. the former on charge G
insanity. AS result OF hardships
the woman is insane. and the chill
i,ren were almost starved. The thre'
were taken to Kildeer as count.
charges.
Washburn.-The first electric powe
plant established in North Dakota q
coal mine, whereby current 4
transmitted through wide stretch O
= territory. has been put into operation
= by the Central Power company, whicl
!. lis owned and controlled by st. Pau
capitalists. The plant is at the Bitr
nina mine. six miles west OF Wash
l. hum. and 1t supplies. light ard powe
y to Washburn- Falkirk. UnderTOo
= and Turtle Lake. comprising "a mile
:. Of lines. The line will carry 5000
u volts. 1t Is planned to extend It alon
the Northern Pacific road as far a