Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-07-18
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Grand Forks-The Grand Forks
Fair will be held July 90 to u. inclu.
sive. and promises to be the greatest
Interstate exposition ever held there.
Observation-Disclosures will be made
an additional delivery point for al.
legged draft evaders, according to Off.
cial information received here from
Washington
Arnegard.-The stockholders Of the
farmers elevator here are considering
the advisability OF forming livestock
shipping association among the farm.
ers of that vicinity.
La Moure.-Robert Fleming OF
this city has been awarded the Croix
de Guerre. the highest honor the
French government can bestow on q
soldier, for gallantry in action.
Bismarck.-The month just passed
was by far the dryest June in the his.
tory Of the Bismarck weather bureau,
which was established in 1875. The
precipitation for the entire month was
SO of an inch.
Kindred.-Mr. and Mrs. Toilet Han.
son. pioneer residents. celebrated the
golden anniversary OF their wedding
with large number of friends and
relatives present. The couple came to
Kindred So years ago.
Fargo-Thrown down by team Of
mad horses, George Curron. 30. was
trampled to death on a farm near
Mapleton. this county. The mans rel
atives reside in Saskatchewan, Can,
but have not been located
Jamestown. Stutsman county Is
confronted with the problem of pro-
viding fifty.one more men for the July
draft call by the process of reclassifi-
cation. Only 102 men are left in Glass
] and the July call asks for 153 men.
Fargo.-Over half OF the fund re-
CURED fer the purchase of dental
motor ambulance. to be the gift of the
North Dakota Dental association for
service in France, has been raised.
The movement was launched at the
recent meeting in Grand Forks of the
state association.
Minot.-Fred Rem. % years Of age
of Epping. was killed in action June
20. according to information received
here by his sisters. Mrs. Henry Scher.
degger and Miss Alta Rem. He was
q machinist at Epping and enlisted
with Company r ut Williston, where
his parents reside.
Kulm-Rev. o. F. Felth of Fargo
was elected moderator of the North
Dakota Swedish Baptist conference at
the annual meeting held here, attend
ed by delegates representing all
churches in the conference. F. A. AS
lund was elected secretary: John Nor.
dell. vice president. and j. A. Tjern.
lund. treasurer.
Grand Forks.-Gladys Allen a teach.
er near Merrifield. is running 2S by
sc tractor on G. w Asbury's field
these days. Miss Allen started in as
a ''reg'lar" farmer the day after the
beginning of the school vacation and
has been at 1t ever since, working
from early till late in the regulation
womau's farming outfit.
Tower Citv-Harold Beltmann. 90
OF Tower City. was killed in action
with the United States marine corps
in France. according to a cablegram
received by his parents from another
son. Albert Beltmann in France. Belt
mann is the second Tower City man
to be killed in three days, Sergeant
George Slime being the first.
Grand Forks.-Grand Forks Is tc
have another daily newspaper. estab
lished by the Nonpartisan league
which has sold stock to several hun
dred farmers in this section of the
state. The date for launching the new
paper has not yet been fixed. new
building being in course of construc
ton for the housing OF the publication
Bismarck.-The North Dakota Bill
1iardmen's association is to be giveI
the privilege of doing its own house
cleaning with no aid as the result O
action taken by the Council OF De
Tense. The matter of closing billiard
and pool halls during harvest season
all or part of the time also was left tt
the discretion of the association mem
bers
Oakes.-Richard Washdal, a promi
nent farmer residing near here. is III
der arrest. charged with seditior
United States Deputy Marshal Scot
OF Fargo made the arrest. the accuse
being taken before United States Com
missioner Perry of Glendale H
furnished bonds and his case will b
tried at the fall term of the Fedora
court in Fargo.
Bismarck. - Rains which fell 4
amounts varying from one-tenth to a
inch over central North Dakota hav
revived scorched wheat fields, brigh
ened up corn. potatoes, oats and ba,
ley and have saved thousands of acre
of fax which was slow in germinatin
or which would not have terminate
at all but for this timely rain. 9TH
rain in itself is not sufficient to saw
the crop, but 1t Will tide 1t over for
few days until we get more rain, an
It Is of inestimable value to Mort
Dakota" said Weather Observer o. y
Roberts
Stanton. Sheep owned by JIG
Nfophenc have haan noisopad IN, Ia re