Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-02-14

.rOm the IUTu6C0s UAu COubiu0s oO0
damage to the Pionser Press Office.
Valley City.-Mrs. Lottie Saunders.
severely burned when she poured ker.
osene oil on live Goals In stove at
her homo here. died at local hos.
pital later.
Park River-Ex-Mayor s. A. Cam
eron, Mrs. Cameron and daughters.
the Misses Ethel and Loreen. have
gone to Santa Monica, Cal, whore
they will make their future acme.
Eairview. - Fire totally destroyed
the Great Northern hotel here and
an adjoining building occupied by
bakery and restaurant. The fire start
cd in the basement of the bakery.
Minot.-Harry Wing, an Oriental.
caught in the raid on gambling joint
in the rear of the New York restas-
rant. pleaded guilty in the county
court and was fined $25 and costs.
Manfred. - Losses aggregating ap
pIoximately $4,000 were sustained
from fire which broke out In the
second story Of the Joe Biever ma
chinery Office and warehouse and
spread to adjoining structures.
Cooperstown.-.July 9, 10 and II
have been officially set as the dates
for the annual fair and racing pro.
gram for Griggs county by toe stock
holders of the County Fair associa-
ton at their annual business meet.
ing.
OVERWHELMINGLY 1000 North
Dakota men. including about $50 Cass
county registrants who have been &C.
cepted as soldiers, will make up the
final increment of the first draft which
has been ordered to report on Feb.
ruary %.
Fargo.-Again "Tne Star Snangled
Banner" has won first place. Miss
Ethel Tousley was awarded fret place
with this subject as her Grafton at the
23rd oratorical contest held at the
North Dakota Agricultural college
William Mortenson was second and
Miss Ethel Woldy third.
Dickinson.-Fire starting from an
unknown cause destroyed the big
Dickinson creamery, including the
home of N. C Jensen. the owner.
Eight occupants barely had time tc
escape in safety. Except fer an in
surance of $4,000. Mr. Jensen los.
nearly everything, including the fam.
| i!y's clothing.
Fargo.-Engineerin problems and
| the engineers part in the world war
will be discussed in Fargo February
! 81 and 90 wnen the 10th annual cor.
vcntion Of the North Dakota Society
Of Engineers will be held here. The
dates for the convention have been
announced Ly President ]. A. Ingram
Of Grand Forks.
Fargo.-Owing to serious shortage
of -four substitutes in the Northwest,
which the government has instructed
grocers to sell with all wheat flour,
DR.. z. +. Ladd, state food admins
traitor. issued a modification of the
| government order, cutting down the
ratio of flour substitutes in the state
from "llfty-ffty" to seven to three.
Cslvin.-The Masonic temple of the
Corinthian lodge of Calvin burned
down, the fire starting from an over.
heated furnace pipe. The building
was of stone and wvod and the stone
wall, seven or eight feet nigh, is still
standing. 1t was one of the most sub.
stantial buildings of its kind in any
town Of twice this size in the state.
Observation-Disclosures Kroeze. who
Is In New York city, sent another
check for $4,000 to the officers of the
jamestown college for additional i'm
provements at the institution. He
writes that this gift will enable him
to double the present central heatins
plant In capacity for the further prof.
ects on hand, and make some addi
tiOnal improvements on the campus.
New England.-A message has beer
received here of the death at Ogden
Utah, of John Connolly, editor of the
New England Herald. and one of thu
best known newspaper men in West
: ern North Dakota A short time ago
Mr.. Connolly left for California TO
the benefit of his health. From tn.
brief telegram it is inferred that h
was taken rapidly worse and died e,
route.
, Langdon.-The Grand Forks Com
mnrcial club, in anticipation of
change on the Langdon line of tn
Great Northern. took the matter u
with the Off Gals in St. Paul, and hi
been advised that no such change ha
been contemplated as yet. The com
panv states that it is impossible TO
: any railroad man to intelligently fore
cast what might happen in the nea
: future with passenger schedules an
other railroad matters.
Conway. which originated T;
vacant hall above the McDonal
= pool hall destroyed five buildings, II
GLIDING a large hotel The loss
estimated at from $4,000 to s5O,OO'
; The buildings destroyed were t.,
John Mcdonald pool nall. the John +
: Wertz hotel. Harry Rerg's sener;