Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-03-14
North Dakota
News Sifings

days In the Jail here upon his convic
floa Of the charge Of bringing whis
10y into the state.
Fargo.-Henry ven Bank. presiden,
0f School District No. 70. Cass county,
was found guilty by jury in the fed.
eral court here late yesterday of VIC
lating the espionage act.
Bismarck.-The board Of trustees Of
the Soldiers Home at Lisbon has
the right to refuse admission to any
one who is capable Of self.support,
according to an opinion handed down
BY the supreme court Of the state.
Grafton.-The selection of better
farming expert for Walsh county has
been left with the extension depart
ment of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college. George Laitnwaite has
declined to accept the appointment.
Bismarck. - John Hollenbeck.
against whom charge Of illegal vot-
ing was filed with Police Magistrate
Bleckreid, pleaded guilty in the local
court and will appear before Judge
Nuessle at the next term of court for
sentence.
Dawson.-It took Edgar L. Richter,
field representative of the Four-Min-
ute men Of the state just about half
hour to round up about so Of the pat
riotic citizens of this village and or.
Ganize. C.. p. Peterson was named
chairman.
Hillsboro.-Funeral services were
held mere Monday afternoon over the
remains of the late Rev. George Dun.
1op. pastor of the Congregational
church here. and the First Presby.
terrain church at Kelso, for the last
four years.
Minto.-John Morrison, prominent
Walsh county farmer, recently sold
his farm just west Of Mimic for &c..
600. The tract contains 100 acres of
which about 12O acres are under cul.
tivation. A few years ago the same
tract sold for $1,000.
Portland.-Taken Ill while enroute
10 st. Paul to receive medical treat.
ment. Miss Sophia A. Amb. %. teach.
Of in the Portland public schools. waa
removed to Fargo hospital and died.
6ne was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl N. Amb of Roseville.
Ryder.-Plans for an automobile
trail to be blazed from Sanish to Bis.
>marck were laid and an enthusiastic
end well,attended meeting of good
roads advocates from Mckenzie
Mountrail and Ward counties. held
n the Commercial club rooms here
Fargo. T. Blk. Fargo high and
Agricultural college graduate. 10 nov
Sergeant Major Blk, Headquartert
company, Three Hundred and Thir
teenth Engineers. Camp Dodge. Iowa
being promoted from corporal, accord
ing to word received by his mother
Mrs.. A. T. Bile.
Fargo.-Every rural and city school
IA North Dakota was closed one day
for the purpose Of taking a statewide
crop and labor survey by the sclloo
cnildren under the auspices of the
state department Of agriculture ani
labor and the Federal department Ol
agriculture. The survey will be com
pleted in about two weeks, It Is ex
pected.
Bismarck.-The seed and feed bonds
OF Grant. Divide, Hettinger and saeri
dan counties amounting in all to over
$390,000. were awarded to the state
at the sale conducted by Commission
er Of Agriculture and Labor Hagan
The bonds were purchased by the
state out Of the university and schoo
lands fund and were disposed OF al
four per cent.
Bismarck.-The federal farm loar
board of Washington has ordered the
federal land bank Of st. Paul to con
tinue making farm loans in North Da
kota in all counties that are not bond
ing under the seed and feed bonding
law Of this state and to make loanl
IN those counties which have ISSUED
bonds on a special contract, according
70 telegraphic advices received by
Attorney General William LANCE,
from North Dakota congressman.
Bismarck--Citizens of Bismarck
jofned 600 delegates to the seventh
annual convention Of the Farmers
Grain Dealers Association of NORTH
Dakota in a loyalty feat at the mu
nicipal auditorium. It had original,
been planned to stage at banquet al
the Commercial club, but instead
loyalty program was substituted Al
which speeches were given and one
Of the United States war films shown
The auditorium was packed to ca
pacity.
Bismarck.-The state superintend
ent OF public instruction has appor
toned among 2U1,OS4 North Dakota
school children $46S,525.72, as the
February proportion of the state tut
ton fund, derived principally from
the interest and income funds or
moneys derived from the sale Of
state university and school lands
and partly from fines and taxes. From
the former s464 5O4.04 is apportioned
and from the latter s4.0z1.5s. The ap
portionment is made at the rate O,
1888 per capita.
Minot.-Mrs. Elzadia Hazlett, prom