Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-03-28
North Dakota
News Sifings

to s1,002.70.
Grand Forks.-Mayor and Mrs.
James A. Dinnie. who have spent the
last nine weeks on the Pacific coast,
have returned.
Bismarck.-The meeting of the
North Dakota Association of Life I'm.
derwrters held at Bismarck. pledged
the sSe of 100000 worth OF thrift
stamps before Dec. ~31.
Mott.-Williau Boscano, section
boss on the Milwaukee. leaped from
his speeder just in time 70 see II
demolished into hundreds OF pieces
when struck by an eastbound freight
Mott--Mott citizens united in o
patriotic rally and service flag dedica
ton which proved the ~-eatest 10y
atty demonstration the southwestern
section of the state has ever wit
messed.
Fargo.-William English Of Bis
marck has been placed In charge OF
the United States governments labor
bureau here which will attend to la.
Dor needs in North Dakota during the
II months Of the year.
Kulm.-Work has been commenced
on a new 4O.000-bushel capacity ele.
vator to be built by the Farmers Co
operative Elevator company on the
site Of its old plant. the razing OF
which will soon be complete.
Fargo-Rev Thomas Graham,
chairman OF the goto.church com
mittee of the Fargo federation. an.
nounced that more than 5000 per
sons attended church in Fargo on go
to-church" Sunday. Every door knob
in the city was tagged on Saturday.
Grand Forks.-Federal officers an
nounce the arrest OF J. H. Berg Of
Grand Forks. charged with unlawfully
selling and distributing book. "The
Finished Mystery" and which they
assert tends to excite and promote
German propaganda under the guise
Of religion.
Grand Forks-The Homecoming
celebration of the Elks was one OF the
most largely attended and most en-.
1oyable ever given by the local lodge.
Delegations from various sections Of
the Red River valley were present,
Crookston and Langdon sending the
larger number.
Bismarck.-An attack on the consti-
nationality Of the Bookkeeping law was
made by attorneys for II. E. German
Of jamestown, in arguments before
the supreme court Monday on an ap-
plication for writ OF habeas corpus
to compel Sheriff James H. Ross Of
Stutsman county to release German
from jail
Wing.-The largest crowd ever as.
sembled in this village gathered ut
the school house to attend the loyalty
meeting. The large auditorium was
filled to OVERLOOKING Practically
every family in town was represented,
and all the Germans from north Of
town drove in and collectively rem
dered America" from the stage.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota Su.
preme court has denied motion Of
Assistant Attorney General e. B. Cox
for the dismissal of the appeal CT the
Hughes Electric company from a deci-
sion of Judge w. E. Nuessle in the
Burleigh county district court holding
that the corporation must open its
books for inspection by the state tax
commission for taxation purposes.
= New Standardization P. Halvor,
son, Eddy county. has been arrested
by Federal authorities charged with
having made seditious remarks. His
hearing was set for March q before
Commissioner Duel. The warrant
under which he was arrested alleged
that he said: This was is for big
business To hell with the Red Cross
let the government do their work. Z"
Fargo.-Announcem that com.
petitive examination will be held here
to I'LL the vacancy of postmaster in
the Fargo postofrice. following the re-.
moval from office Of George w. VIII
kinson. promin mt state democrat,
and editor Of "The Democrat" is
taken here Az definitely meaning that
the deposed postmaster has definitely
lost out in his attempt for re.instate-
ment.
Pembina-Jrdson La Moure. the
nestor of public men of what is now
North Dakota, died at his winter home
in Stuart. Fla, aged 70. He died OF
asthma. from which he had suffered
many years. The body was brought to
his home here for burial Mr.. La
Moure had lived in rakota since 1850
and was identified with many move.
ments for the upbuilding OF the ter.
ritory and state.
Bismarck.-State Engineer ]. w
Bliss has received notice from the
Office of the public reads that the
schedule of proposed Federal aid con.
struction in North Dakota has been
approved and the state highway COM
mission has been authorized to pro.
coed with the projects listed in the
schedule. This schedule covers
twenty-sis projects, in twenty coun.
ties. with total mileage of 4OS.,
miles.
Bismarck.-Homer CAM of Gran
Vile. for several months past book
tn ha or; -