Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-07-25

LakotA-John Hsnnesssy. one g
he early pioneers Of Nelson county
and former county auditor. II dead q
his hsme here
Hamilton.-Fire here destroyed the
Paxman store and machinery hall and
the Independent printing once. The
loss u estimated 1t SIS. 900.
ing 1880 stars. one for each Grand
Forks county man in the service. win
be dedicated here Sunday. Aug. 4.
killdeer. Nearly every business
man in Killdeer has signed up for
work during the harvest. The total
will aggregate large number Of days.
Drake.-Rev. C. n. Christensen OF
this place. who recently volunteered
for Y. n. CA. work abroad. has re-
ceived orders to report in New York
August II.
Fessenden.-This city is now with
out dentist. DR.. H. Holiday having
left to join the army ut Fort Sheritan
DR.. Lynn w. Radke left last week for
army service also.
Tower City.-Six Of nine Tower
City boys, who enlisted in the United
States marine corps ct one time
year ago, have been killed or serious
ly wounded In action in France.
Alexander.-The Mckenzie County
/ Chronicle, which was burned out in
the recent IRE. which destroyed about
20 residences and business houses.
will be housed in a brick building.
building operations being under way.
| Williston--More than two miles Of
road leading north from Williston
we're graded and graSeled by volunteer
labor during a three-day good roads
campaign. The campaign was backed
by Williston business men, who either
donated teams, men OF money.
Shields.-A cattle and land deal Of
considerable Importance was consum-
mated when Major Bslden, Of Shields,
and F. ]. Giegold, of Fl. Yates. bought
he @. e. Burge reservation lease and
some 400 odd head Of cattle. The
price paid was in the neighborhood Of
$4,000.
Bismarck. - Between July 20 and
Aug. II North Dakota will be expected
war work. Uncle Sam has issued q
call for $4,000 student nurses. The
women's committee Of the National
Council OF Defense has been asked to
assume the task of enlisting these
nurses.
Fargo.-Stxteen North Dakota men
who participated in the United States
d, marine corps attack on the Germans
in Bailleul wood, in Chateau Thierry
region in France, fell before Hun guns
and gas, four of them dead, four. seri
ously wounded and eight have sim
mered back to the state from the bat
tie front.
Ray.LTwo hundred and forty head
of cattle were shipped from Ray in
one day to market in st. Paul. These
cattle are expected to bring premium
on the market as they have been fec
on Williams county alfalfa. Large
herds are expected to be shipped from
that district this summer and fall OF
account of the shortage of feed crop
Bismarck. The elimination o.
grades of four and FIVE. and the pro
posed purchase Of all below these
grades on sample were announced al
plans of the United States Grain cor
poration by Commissioner of Agricul
ture John N. Hagan, upon his retur,
from Washington, where he had |
lengthy conference with Food Admin
istrator Hoover.
Bismarck.-A call for 200 men quail
fed for general military service t
, leave Aug for Jefferson Barracks
, No., to complete the states quot
there, was received by Adjt-Gen. Frs
: ser. Registrars of the 1918 class ma
; be voluntarily indicted for this SCI
vice, or. in the event that all Of tn
, physically qualified Glass / men c
. 1917 have been indicted. the 191
!. Glass / men may be involuntarily il
Quoted
a Fargo. = Capitalization Of creaI
;. buying will become effective Aug.
a The regulations provide that in town
a from which less than 100000 pound
a. OF butter fat were shipped throug
:. more than one cream buyer during til
a. year ending June 80. 1918. all but on
j. cream station will be abolished an
=. propose fixing a maximum commit
a sion for independent buyers shippin
. more than 100000 pounds of butter Fl
during the past year.
!. Bismarck.-The west of so years az
- Is to be filmed on the Standing Roc
= reservation. Arrangements for Il
4 pictures were made by c. F. Burnsta
n. a cattle man from Logan county. tt
70 pictures are expected to be an elab
=. rate record Of passing Indian III
a. sports and customs, and 1t Is expect,
70 that 1000 Sioux Indians will contri
n. ute the company. Burnstad has pro-
10 Used to provide the Indians with Sc
eral steers for a barbecue after tn
:. put on their act.
ba.i Grand Forks.-P. Chizik, Port;
a. won the state trapshooting tourr