Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-30
Notes From County
Superintendent

Don't forget the Community PlcnlcS
to be held at Center Valley Farm,
three miles east of Braddock, Monday.
June 10th. At Haggard's ranch on
the river, June 18th. At Glanavon
Hall, June 18th. At Westfield, June
18th, and at Home Sweet Home Farm,
seven miles southeast of Strasburg,
on Friday, June 14th. Community
singing each day at II a. m. Pro-
gram starts 1870. Play day and
school nurse for children, prominent
speakers for the Satte Department
of Education and State Agricultural
College for grownups, patriotic sing
ing for all. Ice cream and lemon.
ade stands will be run by local parties
for Red Cross Fund. The bulk of
the spring work being over, come
and enjoy one or more of these pic
MICS.
This year the National Educational
Association will meet at Pittsburg,
July LIST to 9Th. p. P. Claxton.
Commissioner of Education, has ar
ranged that special session of the
convention will be devoted to thu small
village and consolidated schools. Com
missioner Claxton, by questionnaires,
is collecting number of facts con-
corning the small rural and village
schools and expects to launch a spec
ial campaign for their Improvement.
i His questionnaires are already in the
hands of the principals Of our city
and consolidated schools.
The case Of the State against o.
o. Adams, which was tried in Bur-
leigh County District Court, on
change of venue taken by the defend
ant, resulted in a conviction of Mr..
Adams. The charge was bribery.
and the defendant was fined $1,000
and costs.
The defendant, o. O. Adams, came
into our county in September, 1917.
and against the wishes of this Office,
proceeded to sell certain Geograph-
! ical Portfolio, and did sell about 40
of the portfolios to various school
districts of our county before being
arrested. He was arrested twice,
the first complaint being mads by
Phillip Pfeffer on the grounds of OBJ
tanning signature by misrepresenta-
ton. The justice court released the
defendant, claiming there was not
sufficient evidnce to warrant the case
being bound over to the district court
The second complaint was filed by
i Mr.. H. o. Peterson Of Glanavon
district. The charge in this COM
plant was bribery and the evidence
was so strong that there was no hes
itation in bringing the case to the
district court.
4 At the February term of court,
Mr.. Adams asked for change of
venue on the grounds that it was his
belief that he could not have fair
and impartial trial in Emmons coun-
ty on account of the prejudice Of the
judge, w. l.. Nuessle, of the district
court. Further stating that he be-
lieved that the superintendent Of
schools had an undue influence over
the minds of the people and had
prejudiced them against the defend
ant to the extent that it would be
impossible for him to have a fair
trial in Emmons county. The change
OF venue was granted and the above
verdict rendered by Burleigh coun-
ty jury.
The only interest we had in Mr..
Adams case was to sea fair dealing
with the school boards of our county
and the placing of proper equipment
in our schools. Mr.. Adams testified
that these portfolios cost him ST.
so and he sold them at SAT. SO. This
seems to us very unreasonable
profit, and we doubt whether the
charts are of any practical value to
our schools. And our opinion has
been verified by it's use in our schools
) and the opinion of higher authori-
ties.
A certificate for nine months per-
feet attendance was issued to Ger
trude Porter of Williamsport dis
trict.
Certificates for three months per-
!. feet attendance were issued to Raw.
mond Porter, May Porter, Florence
Porter, Willis Shepard, Martin Zir-
bes, Elvira Wholman, Vincent Zirbes
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