Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-01-03
NORTH DAKOTA

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Rev. G. Emil Moller OF the Lutheran
synod, and family have left Minor for
Nelson, Wis, where they will make
their future home.
Rev. Erickson OF Towner who also
has had charge of congregation al
Berwick, has accepted call from the
Norwegian Lutheran church at Up
ham.
Thomas Hall, secretary of state, was
acquitted OF the charge of embe2zie
ment Of state funds. the jury being
out but 10 minutes. But two ballots
were taken. The first stood II to
one for acqulttal and the second was
unanimous.
The Williston National Farm Loan
association is making plans to call
a meeting OF the board OF directors
OF the Federal Loan association in
Williams ard Mckenzie counties IN
the near future. THIS meeting will
take place at Williston.
The funeral OF Representative l..
ID. Wiley Of st. Anthony. n. D.. who
died at Mandan OF typhoid fever, was
held in that city. Representative WI.
ley. who was from the Thirtieth
legislative district, had served three
terms in the state lie eislature.
The New Rockford Congregational
church has received the resignation OF
Rev. Samuel Hitchcock, who asks that
he be relieved by March |, or earlier
DIR. Hitchcock has had the charge two
and half years and has been popular
with all classes 1t is understood that
Willston has extended him call.
The directors OF the Publishers
Mutual Fire Insurance Co., at their
monthly meeting at Devils Lake, re.
ported that since the first fourth es.
tate insurance policy was written
Oct. Is, the business on the com.
pnny's books has grown to 100000
The company received its charter Ola.
~ last September
Lloyd Lillibridge. 9-year-old son OF
MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Lillibridee OF
Croft, was frozen to death while en-.
aeavoring to ride home from neigh.
boring farm during blizzard. He
LETT the Peterson farm about In
the evening, just as the blizzard be.
gan to blow, when the mercury stood
at thirty degrees below
When trainload of soldiers pass.
ed through Dickinson a few days
since, Postmaster Lish ordered
large flag displayed out side the build.
Ing as welcome to the boys 1t
had flown from the staff only few
minutes when a detachment of sol
dicrs left the train and rushed to tho
postoffice. They did not take time
to nndo the flag. but jerked it down,
tearing it little The soldiers chr.
ried 1t to the train and hung it out.
side the car. Postmaster Lish has
reported the matter to the authori.
ties at Washington
The Hillsboro Commercial club is
making arrangements for farm.
ers' institute to be held there some
time in February.
Samuel Jones, one of the pioneers
OF McHenry county, veteran and
member of the G. A. R., is dead at
the age Of 50 years.
T: E. SleIght has sold the Drake
electric light plant to the municipal.
ity. the price being sS,124 A "a.
hour service will be maintained
Capt. A. A. Jones, former chic!
dispatcher at Bismarck for the Soc
Line and one of the first two Bis
marck men to receive commissions
IN the quartermaster's department,
lies in French base hospital with
both arms in a plaster cast as a re.
suit of wounds sustained Nov. Ia.
Harris Robinson. formerly mine
inspector IN the state engineers OF.
lice, has resumed that position, hav.
ing spent year in the employ OF
the Mclean county highway commits.
sion as superintendent of highways,
directing large amount of excel.
lent road building made possible by a
liberal policy adopted by the county
commissioners.
News has been received at Grafton
OF the promotion Of First Lieut.. VIII.
liam K. Truman OF Company C. He
has been appointed an aid on the star
OF Brig. Gen. Edward Vollrath, bri.
gade commander OF the 82nd brigade,
41st division
The city OF Bismarck has establish.
ed record for virtue in that not q
single arrest was made inside its cor.
porate limits during the first seven.
teen days Of December. In the last
three years from IA to 81 arrests have
been made during the same period.
Chief Martineson and Police Magis.
trate Bleckreid are hoping that the
entire month may pass without n
black mark, in which event they plan
to give party.
New corporations in the secretary
OF states office include the st. Louis
& Canadian Improvement Co., and the
st. Louis & Vancouver r. r. Co. CAPT.
ta!ized at 100000, both Delaware cor.
porations admitted to this state to
sell stock under the blue sky act. The
railway and construction company pur.
pose to build a line through central
North Dakota from Keola, S. D.. to a
peint in Saskatchewan, where connec.