Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-06-13

Hannah.-Some unknown parties
extracted $3.50 from the till in the Of
fee Of the Lampert Lumber company
here. There are no clews. :,
Fairview. The Fairview postOf
five was robbed OF few pennies left
in the till and some mail matter
mostly letters and packages.
Crary.-The Farmers Club Of Crary
will hold their first annual picnic Sat.
urday. June 20. 1t is expected that
the affair will be one OF the largest
held In that part of the county.
Minot.-Bert Van Hook was fined
% and $1o costs in police court on q
charge OF speeding. being the first
victim OF the crusade against reckless
drivers which has been inaugurated by
the Minot Automobile club.
BISMARCK. B. WEIGH, who left
Bismarck as captain of company in
the Second North Dakota regiment
which was later split up. is now a
major In the national army in France
and has been recommended for a col.
onelcy.
Devils 1ake.-Rev. T. T. Hansen
builder of the local Bethel Free church
and for seven years its pastor has
resigned to take parish at Litcll.
vile. this state. He will be succeeded
by Rev. John Killeli Of Minneapolis.
a newly ordained minister.
Steele.-Being shaken from the plat.
form OF an engine pillow by the rough
road. the nephew of George Gulbreath,
residing near futile, narrowly escaped
death when ground beneath disc and
soil packer attached to the pillow. SUI.
fering severe cuts. several Of which
exposed the lungs. Mr.. Galbreatk,
who was driving the engine. dis not
see his nephew fall
Bismarck.-The N. d. Council Of De.
Tense is petitioned by resolution adopt
ed by Labor's Loyal Legion in state
convention at Fargo, to close all bill
lard and pool halls. bowling alleys
and other unnecessary games" ex.
cept from Z to 10 p. m. each week
day. as means of removing an incen.
tive TO .loafers and with, further
view to releasing employees for other
occupations.
Tappen.-William Altman, 49, was
instantly killed while blowing with g
gas tractor near here. He was alone
in the field at the time. and is believed
to have become entangled In the fly
wheel. His head and Jaw were brok-
en-. his right arm torn from his body
and the body thrown 20 feet from the
engine, where 1t was found by search
ers hours later. His widow and young
son survive.
Grand Forks-At the Twenty-ninth
annual convention Of the North Da-
kota Sunday School association. held
here, the following officers were cleo
ted: Observation-Disclosures H. Simpson,
Neville. Treasurer-sM. B. Cassell.
Hope. Recording Secretary--W. J.
Lane, Fargo. Employed Force: State
Observation-Disclosures C. Garrison.
Field Worker-Bertha Rachel Palmer.
Office Secretary--Ethel Coover.
Fargo. - The state convention
Knights Of Columbus in session here
elected: George B. McKenna. Bis
marck, state deputy; p w. Clemens,
Fargo. state secretary; T. e. Flaher-
ty. Bismarck. state treasurer; ]. ].
Coyle, Minot. state advocate; H. L.
Reichert, Dickinson. state warden;
delegates 20 the national convention
to be held at New York City August
6 and :. Fred ]. Traynor, Devils Lake;
George B. McKenna, Bismarck; T. F..
Renwald. Mihot.
Napoleon.-Charged with responsi.
bility for the robbery Of the Napoleon
bank March 81, when the assistant
cashier. Henry Bersdorff was found
dead beside the open door of the safe,
from which $636.30 was missing, Sheri-
dan 2. McElroy. printer, who came to
the Napoleon Homestead last Septem-
Der from Grand Rapids. Wis. is held
In the county jail under bonds Of
$4,000 The charge against McElroy
does not connect McElroy with the
death OF Biersdorff.
Bismarck MAY. 1918. was the wet
test since May. 1915, the year of the
biggest crops in North Dakota's his
tory. according to the monthly meteor
illogical summary issued today by C.
w Roberts, chief of the North Da-
kota weather bureau The precipita-
ton for May was 203 inches. Al Of
an inch below the normal for this
month since 1875. which is $50 inch
es. but vastly in excess of the 90 Of
an inch total for 1917, and well ahead
OF the 1876 inches recorded in 1915.
Fargo.-At the seventh annual con.
vention of the North Dakota Fedora
ton of Labor Minot secured the 1919
convention and the following officers
were elected: S. S. Mcdonald, Fargo,
president; Con Meyers. Fargo. Sec
rotary -treas urer; vice presidents and
members Of the board of directors
Frank Milhol.an, Bismarck; Harry
Pitts, Burlington; Lee Brundage, MI.
not: Peter Morgan. Grand Forks. and
J. NJ. Johnson. Fargo. In set OF res.
olutions pointing to the loyalty OF or.
ganized labor as shown in the large
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