Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-11-21

Facts About the
Fhckertal State

public school have been begun with
an opening attendance Of so.
Aiinot.-"Dad" Marsh, famous pio-
neer restaurant man Of this city,
dropped dead Mt his place of business
few days ago.
sNoonan.-County Judge. Pierce has
received word that he has been ac-
cepted for cantonment work Of the
Red Cross. " - 3. ~ ~ ~
SFargo.-A number Of volunteers for
service in Y. NJ. C. A. work overseas
have received recent notices that their
services will be. called for in q short
lime.
Fargo.-The use Of ''flu'' masks in
Fargo disappeared almost us quickly
as it came, and the rather ungainly
lacking but very useful safety devices
are now seldom seen.
sMapleton.-Two wheat thieves, who
recently operated in this vicinity,
were given years sentence each, In
the state penitentiary, after pleading
guilty before Judge Cole at Fargo.
Observation-Disclosures Army Ensign
j. C. Bell, well known religious
worker formerly located Mt Grand
Forks, Fargo and Valley City, has
taken charge of the local s. A. bar
racks. r1
Mandan.-A sister Of Deputy State
Examiner q. A. Thorberg was injured
by discharge of q shotgun in the
hands Of careless Victory day ell
tl1usiast here last week. The injury
Is believed not serious.
gl1Iinot.-The local celebration Of
Victory day" began at a. M, and
BY the time business hours had ar
rived the spirit Of the occasion had
become so prevalent that none Of the
stores were opened during the day.
| Fargo-Fletcher Anderson, killed in
action In France just before the armis-
tice was declared, was son OF Rev.
James Anderson, district superintend-
ent Of the Methodist church for the
Fargo district. The family is well
known throughout North Dakota.
Bismarck.-With only 41.65 per cent
Of its winters supply Of anthracite
delivered as against $500 per cent for
i
an order has been secured from the
federal fuel administration requiring
the speeding up Of deliveries to this
state.
Grand Forks.-The Red Cross has
discontinued work in its surgical
dressings department, temporarily at
least, upon instructions received from
national headquarters. Other local
branches Of the department, it is un-
derstood, have also been closed.
Bismarck.-The lifting of the valua-
ton limit on farm building erection
and repairs seems to have occurred,
under conditions newly promulgated by
the war Industries board since the
armistice was declared. Unlimited
road, street, water and sewer improve
ments, it is said, will also be allowed.
Grand Forks.-Fifty automobiles,
with drivers, were placed at the dis
posal Of officials of the newly erected
packing plan here for the accommo-
dalton of visiting stockholders who
were here for the purpose Of inspect.
ing the plant and equipment last
Wednesday. HF
Finley.-Following the recent cleo.
ton of this city rs county seat Of
Steele, by q reported majority of 300
it is said the usual long legal fight
may have to be gone through before
the county's records and official quar-.
tiers may be removed from Sherbrooke
the inland town where the county
seat has been for many years.
Minot.-The non-return of Repre-
sentative Anthony Walton to the legis
lature from this district will remove
from the state assembly one of the
foremost figures in the deliberations
of the last session. Representative
Walton Is president Of the North Da
kota Society of Equity and leading
political supporter OF the Nonpartisar
league. SfG -z8ts. u g,,e
Fargo.-Major NJ. f. Steele, com
mandant Of the 8. A. T. G. at the Agri
cultural college, announces that the
officers training camp which was tc
be opened at Camp Fremont, CAL, De
cember /, has been abandoned. Appli
cations for entry already received will
be returned, and no further applica
tons will be accepted, so far as car
now be determined. 2ha
Fargo-A renewal Of the influenzt
epidemic has broken out in the stu
dents and vocational army training
camp here since the induction of {
new contingent of more than 800 mer
into the camp short time ago. TIL,
case are receiving the same careful
treatment as that which made thu
local camps death record last month
one of the lowest in the United States
Bismarck-State Fuel Administra
tor Baker wired Commissioner Gar
field TINT, with less than SO per cen
of North Dakota's anthracite Tonnage
delivered, the state would prefer t
pay enough additional for coal to per
NIT the payment of adde dwages de
manded to laborers at Duluth and Su
perior terminals, rather than be sub
jected to the. risks involved by furthe
delay in deliveries.
Minot-A. r. Slocum, for man,
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