Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-12-26
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PettibOne.-"Dad" Brown. u we'll
known pioneer resident here, suicided
by shooting a few days ago.
Fargo.-A dragnet set for petty
liquor-tlispensing offenders brought In
a dozen alleged infractOrs of the law.
Grand Forks.-Local officials threat
en- to arrest autoists who begin driving
their cars after January without the
new license tags affixed
Benedict.-A Good Roads association
with headquarters ut this point Is
projecting the perfection Of motor
truck line between Minot and WASH
burn.
Mandan.-The selection of Carson
as the county seat of Grant county is
contested in IN action filed in the
courts by G. w. Bleick of Elgia few
days ago.
Fargo-The case Of Mrs. Kate
Richards OHare, under conviction for
alleged seditious utterances made ut
Bowman, Is to be appealed to the
United States supreme court.
| Mandan.-A stock selling campaign
is to be launched, 1t is said, for the
promotion of Manning, Mandnn and
Freda railroad, connecting points north
and south of the Northern Pacific main
line.
Jamestown.-A cameo ring, stolen
from him 81 years ago. has just been
returned anonymously to Frank
Brown. n pioneer of this city, with a
typewriter note reading, God bless
those who forgive"
Mandan.-Captain L. B. Hanna,
North Dakota's former governor, re-
Gently returned from Red Cross work
in France, was the guest of honor ut
a testimonial banquet given by the
commercial club here few nights
| ago.
Fargo.-A. A. Trovaten, a former
Fargoan, is obtaining attention In
Minnesota to q proposition to require
gasoline dealers everywhere to register
autos by factory and engine number
as means Of detecting stolen ma
chimes.
Bismarck.-The arrest Of r. c. Tur-
ner. n prominent ranchmnn Of Sioux
county. on the charge of. "cattle rust
ling" brings up "reminiscences of the
frontier days to those who remember
the various real and alleged activities
of those times.
Fargo.-Wild Rice. a small village in
this county. was said to have had $40
memberships to the Red Cross paid up
for 1910 early in the drive last week.
There are just $40 men, women and
children in the Wild Rice district,
making 100 per cent efficient cam
paign.
LaAloure.-A government hospital
for the treatment Of the dreaded eye
disease, trachoma, has been estab-
lished here-the seventh of its kind in
the country and the only one west of
the Mississippi river. 1t, is said. DIR.
c. T.. Downes Is the physician in
charge.
Fargo.-The 1910 show of the North
Dakota State Poultry association will
be held ut the armory here january IL
to II, the dates being nearly the same
MS for the Tri-State Stock and Grain
Growers association meeting. which
opens January ID, continuing to the
18th.
Fnrgo.-A clever burglar made away
with 1881 Of diamond rings, wrist
watches and other jewelry by breaking
the show window of a local store at ar
early morning hour, just as n passing
train deadened the noise made by Ids
method of gaining access to the COW
eted wares.
New England.-Joe Arnold who
with his wife and three children, was
recently found dead from influenza ir
their home in the outskirts of Buffalo
N. Y. was former resident here
where he gained considerable notoriety
through the charge of having burned
soldiers pictures left with him for
framing.
Valley City-Private George HOlZ
man Of this city was awarded the dis
tinguished service cross for extraOr
binary heroisn in action Mt Gesnes
France. q month before the close OF
the war. His bravery was shown II
carrying messages repeatedly through
d heavily shelled urea in which eigh.
other soldiers We're wounded or killed
Fargo.-The sale of Red river ice
on coupons calling for Detroit lake ice
is charged against local compan.
according to statements appear
ing in one Of the Newspapers here
Local health officers and the fedora
food administrator for the state cal
attention to the fact that the river ict
is impure and therefore dangerous 70,
use.
/ Fargo.--The Y. NJ. g. A. of this cit,
is staging a sharp drive for PAS new
members to replace that number en-
gagged In war work of vari0us kinds
OF the entire number In the service nj
but ten are in the army or navy
Former Governor L. B. Hanna ant
Rev. II. r. Kloman were engaged II
Red Cross work, and eight member.
were participating in war activities Of
the Y. NJ. C. A.
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