Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-09-05

Killed. hts horses running away while
b was raking hay.
Jamsstown.-Profes Harry Jack.
son Of Cedar Rapids. Iowa, will 10 n
charge OF the musical department Of
the jamestown college.
Grand Forks. - Thomas ryder Of
Ferry, Grand Forks county, resident Of
the county since 1870, 10 dead. He
came from Eastern Cansda.
Fargo.-Walter J. Keefe Of FARGO
was killed on his eighteenth birthday,
In action in France, and he fell just
one year from the day that he enlisted.
Bismarck. - The Mckenzie County
Fair association has decided not TO
hold fair during the war. Poor crops
In that vicinity 10 said to Be the real
reason.
Bismarck.-J. Howard Caldwell, Gus
todian Of the Indian school here. was
arrested on the charge Of misappro-
priating goods Of the government to
the value Of $1,000.
Observation-Disclosures Of acres Of
grain in the region north OF James
town have not yet been harvested and
1t will be several days before binders
can be put into the fields.
FARGO. ]. Lund. Cass county
farmer near Fargo, IL reported to have
threshed wheat that yielded cfty.six
two pounds to the bushel.
Fargo.-L. B. Hanna, formerly gov.
ernor of North Dakota, is now sta
toned at Vichy, in south central
France. in q big American hospital.
somewhat removed from the war zone.
Fargo. Threshing operations are
under way in earnest throughout the
southern part Of North Dakota. after
being delayed by terrific rains that
caused heavy damage in several sec.
lions.
Devils Lake.-Judge c. N. Butts Of
Devils Lake has taken under advise.
ment the petition Of creditors for the
appointment of a receiver for the Sc
curity State bank, which was sacentiy
closed
Fargo.-American soldiers are en-.
camped in camps whore Napoleon
trained his armies. and p.rson Of
Napoleon's time is now being Used az
an American hospital, according 10
George E. Mckee, OF Fargo.
Valley City. Geo. Stout. recently
elected president Of the Valley City
Normal school, to succeed Geo. A. Nc.
Farland. whose resignation was forced
by the board Of regents, has not yet
accepted the protfered post.
Bismarck. - Sixteen civilians be-
tween the ages of Is and As are to DO
selected by the governor and adjutant
general to attend the annual small
arms firing school at Camp Perry.
Ohio, from Sept. / to Sept. p.
Bismarck-North Dakota now reG.
listers Goa medicos. OF these 1926 are
in active medical service; seventy-six
have applied for commissions under
the last call, and 9inetz:aiS have Dc.
claTed their Intention Of applying iatef.
La Moure-A state hospital for the
care Of trachoma cases, with the gov.
eminent backing the project. will be
established in La Moure, the govern.
ment medical authorities already hav.
ing leased quarters for the institution.
Farso.-North Dakota must supply
sixteen nurses each week for eight
weeks. Harry Curran, Wilbur, execu.
tive secretary Of the North Dakota
Red Cross, announced. Already 10
! women Of North Dakota are in the Red
Cross work. RTusses--
Grand Forks.-Rev. Charles Mcvey
who last year was head Of the military
training at the university, has received
the Y. NJ. c. A. war division. While
at the university he received col
onel's commission.
Fargo.-Several women are making
collections Of money for Soldier to
bacco" funds in North Dakota Ont
Of the fraudulent operatives was ar
rested here. The woman admitted
using the money for her own benen
and was sentenced to 80 days in Jail.
Fargo.-Farmers have been PLACED
on the two-pound sugar ration basil
for the threshing season. An ordei
recently issued, providing that the!
could have an increased allow
dHCC uullu6 IuC III 0bQAu8 oC06Oup WAl
rescinded because Of the sugar short
age.
Bismarck-Forty thousand bushel
of wheat and $4,000 bushels of fla,
will be among the contributions to thu
cause from H. A. Nu;scheler, who 4
farming the Patterson Land Co. rancl
of 5000 acres at Wing. Mr.. Nutschele
also has given to the cause his Is
year-old son Alden, who enlisted in tn
Navy last May.
Bismarck-ln round numbers Nortl
Dakota now has in the national guard
the national army, the regular army
the marine corps and the Unite
States navy $4,000 men. the adjutan
generals office announces. The &C
jutant general has prepared and fol
warded to Provost Marshal Genera
Crowder interesting statistics covering
the draft operations in this state 70
1917 and 1918. This report shows tina
the 1917 draft covered 1.343 fighter,
1.09S limited service men, 335 me