Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-06-20

received by friends today from ser.
seant Ingvar Altman Of the Harvey
band.
Bismarck.-In q proclamation IN.
nouncing War Savings Stamp week
June 20 to %. Governor Frazier, sets
aside National War Savings day. June
%. ~ q time when all citizens are
urged to sign pledge cards to invest
In these Baby Bonds.
jamestown. - The Marstonmoor
country near here was swept BY q
windstorm and some hail few days
ago. The large barn Of George Dahl
strom. about three miles from Mars
tonmoor. was blown down and scat
tered about the yard.
BIsmarck.-Fifteen out Of twenty
minor offenders whose terms would
soon expire, pardoned or paroled from
the North Dakota penitentiary. will
Immediately enlist for service over.
seas, according to Nelson A. Mason,
secretary to the governor.
Jamestown.--Walter Priest. former
postmaster at New Rockford. charged
with embezzling $500 in government
funds. was found not guilty by Jury
In Federal court here. The jury
found that the shortage was due to
an error In bookkeeping.
Fargo.-Rev. e. Lee Howard. elect
ed president OF Fargo college has an.
nounced his first step will be to raise
the salary Of each member OF the fac.
ulty. SOM Of the teachers are get
ting $1,000 year." he said. Il know
they cannot live properly upon IT,"
Bismarck 300 and 400
telephone officials and operatives,
with their families. assembled here.
for the twelfth annual convention Of
tire North Dakota Telephone associa-
ton. The visitors were welcomed to
the city by George N. Remission. Sec
rotary OF the Bismarck Commercial
club
Dickinson.-Walter Thomas Mills,
VOCALIST. tutor of Kate Richards o..
Hare. convicted at Bismarck of sedi.
| ton for likening the mothers OF North
| Dakota soldiers to brood sows, and
declaring the soldiers themselves II.
| only for fertilizer. was hooted of the
| streets of Dickinson in the midst Of
7, an address.
| Bismarck. Jurisdiction Of the state
council Of defence in the peremptory
leasing Of idle nonresident lands IL
challenged in an injunction suit to
be tried before Judge Allen at Wah
| no1 10 10
owner. is the plaintiff and Johnson
who was breaking up the land under
authority from the council of defense
| the defendant A temporary restrain
ing order has been granted
Grand Forks.-The grand lodge o.
Odd Fellows. in session here, elected
and installed o. A. Webster. Grand
Forks. grand master: W. E. Byerly
Velva. deputy grand; George II Moerl
ring. Ray. warden; Don Mcdonald
Grand Forks. secretary: Ole Serum
gard. Devils Lake. treasurer; T. u
Richmond. Portal. chaplain: George
Manternoch. Velva. instructor: H. A
Armstrong. Hazelton. marshal: W. A
Wtckersham. Glendale. conductor: H
". Gill. Portal. guardian. and A. Outs
dale. Dickinson. herald.
Fargo.-During the harvest season
ard until further notice farmers ant
men engaged in construction and log
ging camps in the state are to b.
allowed an increased ration OF flour
according to an order issued by DR.
f. F. add. Federal food administra
tor Under the ruling these person
are permitted to purchase two an
three-quarters pounds of wheat fou
per person each week with an equa
amount Of substitutes.
Grand Forks.-The government
crop report for June LIST, issued b
the U. S. Bureau of Crop. Estimate,
shows that the farmers of North DE-
kota, and of other states. have gon
over the top in very commendabi
manner in answer to the natIons
call for a greater wheat acreage thi
season. Spring wheat acreage
North Dakota is estimated to be Z