Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-04-18

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Lanson.-Mr. and Mrs. John Norby
~ this place have lost two children
by death within . month.
Bismarck.-The state will start
condemnation proceedings to obtair
ground for the new Dickinson normal
SCHOOL
Grand Forks.-The state board o,
nurse examiners will hold their semi
annual examination for registration Oi
nurses here May and 3.
Devils Lake.-Noonan consolidated
school is closed for two weeks
vacation in order to allow the older
children to aesist their parents during
seeding.
Gachle.-Solomn Miller was thrown
from his wagon while unloading con!
in the railway yards, his horses be.
coming unmanageable, and received q
broken leg.
Dunn Center-The Dunn Center
Red Cross chapter has for sale to be
put up at auction a quarter section
farm. town lot, s:allion and Zig
load Of poles.
Dickinson Grace Hoffman.
owner OF the Dickinson Candy shop
has been robbed Of diamonds to the
value of 1000. No clue to the thief
has been obtained.
Grand ForkS.-Prof. e. A. Moses Of
Albany. Ore. will arrive In Grand
Forks on May to become municipal
bandmaster and instructor OF banu
music in the public schools.
Anamoose.--G. A. Ebbert has been
appointed general in charge Of the
boys thrift brigade which was organ.
ICED here. Twenty-six boys from tho
ages Of 6 to IA years have enrolled.
Observation-Disclosures young ladies'
have raised third OF the mile OF
pennies they set out to gather, or
$247.63. The work is still going on
and they will have their mile some
day. they say.
Langdon.-As means OF aiding the
sale Of War Savings stamps III Cav
alier county, the Langdon Commercial
club has offered $500 Liberty bond
to the rural school that buys the most
savings stamps between now and Jan.
1, 1919.
Mott.-A. B. Cooke has become the
county agent of Adams county to fill
the vacancy left by the resignation Of
Ray d. Latin. Mr.. Cooke Will also
have chrage of Bowman county and
| will maze his headquarters at Het-
finger.
Grand Forks.--Green Freeman, col.
ored. admitted to the state asylum at
jamestown June 10. 1906, escaped on
March 26, last. and has not been 10.
Gated, according TO word received by
L. X. Hassell, county Judge for Grand
Forks county.
Fargo.-Leo s. Horst, Nonpartis.
an league speaker arrested here charg.
ed with violation of the espionage act,
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner w. Z. Green and was
bound over to the federal grand Jury.
Bail Of $1,000 was furnished. The
government alleges that Horst. in b
speech at Towner, N. D., made sedi.
tious statements.
Dickinson.-The federal reserve
board at Minneapolis has written to
President T. H. Pugh of the Dickin.
son school board 1t is the wish of the
federal board that the Dickinson
school board refrain from putting on
the market $4,000 bond issue for
the purpose of erecting school buila.
ing at this time but wait until after
the war so as not to hamper he gov
ernment's financing.
Bismarck.-Nine $4,000 bonds, the
second largest consignment of Liber
ty loan paper received in Bismarck
were delivered to State Treasurer ]
Steen to be deposited to the credit Of
the North Dakota Teachers retire
ment and pension fund. The trustees
OF this fund voted to invest 100000
in the Second Liberty loan. Theil
quota was cut down to $4,000. Tn.
board recently elected to invest $50.
! 900 more Of the teachers fund in tn,
third Liberty loan.
Edinburg. -Edinhnrg has u new
band. which made is first appearance.
to give the select service men {
sendoff. Fred Arason is the leader.
Bismarck.-April Is has been sc
by the state land commissioner as tn,
date for the leasing Of school land
in Grant county, which have not al
ready been taken. The leasing will
take place at the county court hous
in Carson. and the minimum rents
per quarter will be SIS with a fee O
SO for the issuing Of the lease.
Fargo.-An immediate survey Is {
be made in North Dakota to determin
the available supplies Of flour an
flour substitutes now on hand in tn
state. This survey will include tn
amounts in the hands Of the miller
, the merchants and the people, it
, announced by E. f. Ladd, feders
food administrator. In addition til
, merchants of the state will be asxe
to keep record of every sale
a wheat flour, flour substitutes All
sugar. Cards are being distribute
and samples of these will be furnie
Q ed to the merchants on which ind