Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-08-22

| tAN.
Langdon.-More than 1000 gallons Of
gasoline was destroyed here recently
on account Of its poor standard.
Fargo-Fargo registered fifty-six
young women in the student nurse
reserve. The city had been asked
to register twenty-three.
Minot.-Dorothy Eloise, the eleven
months-old daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
II. E. Silver, was accidentally drowned
in tub Of water at the home OF her
parents here.
| MinOt.-Nap Lafleur, prominent Mi
not travelling salesman. has received
an appointment for Knights of Column
bus war work in France, and will leave
Minot as soon as passports arrive.
| Minot.--An electric coupe. owned
! by Mrs. s. Robbins of this city was
destroyed by fire while the upholst-
ering WAS being cleaned with gasoline.
( The heat of the sun ignited the gaso-
line.
| Minot.-Cecil Innis. driver for a
4 local motor company. was killed under
an automobile today when 1t turned
over on the way to Grand Forks.
where 1t was to be delivered to the
buyer.
Langdon.-Willis o. Gish % years
old, of Clyde. n. D.. who left here on
May II with contingent Of volun
teers for Colorado, was found dead
in San Francisco bay. He evidently
had been murdered.
Sargent.-An enemy alien, who was
detected here, was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Jackman here. after a long
chase which ended only when shot
from the officers revolver frightened
the German into submission.
Observation-Disclosures Focht, counter
girl in cafeteria here, was severely
burned while filling coffee urn with
high test gasoline while the fire was
burning under It, She will recover.
The damage to the building was slight.
Sutton.-Robert P. Lyle. %. son of
Peter S. Lyle, prominent farmer re-
siding near here, has been killed in
action in France, making the first cas-
ualty for Sutton and vicinity. He vas
in the first draft quota from Griggs
county.
Schafer.-The farm homes Of Frank
Oeder and John Hively, near here,
were struck and fired by lightning
during severe electrical storm, the
Oeder home being burned to the
ground. The Hively infant was slight
ly burned.
Valley City.-The closing exercises
Of the summer school at the state nor
NAL were held and the 300 teachers
who have been attending will leave
for their various homes for rest
preparatory. to taking up school duties
in the fall
Naturalization, with population
OF approximately j 200 in the city and
vicinity. has given ninety-five men to
the service Of the United States. This
is approximately s per cent of the pop.
ulation, which is believed record
for the entire country.
Dickinson-Archie Dingnan, OF this
city, one of the Oldest engineers on
| the Northern Pacific, died in the com.
pany's hospital at Glendive, Mont.
after lingering illness. He was GO
years OF age. and had been in the
company's employ thirty-five years.
Mandan.-Wm. N. Doty of Waterloo,
Iowa, who arrived in Mandan to &C.
| cept a position as switchman for the
N. p, was arrested by the sheriff of
| Morton county only few hours after
he commenced work on the charge of
failing to register. He will at once
be indicted into military service.
misunderstanding to the state
board Of health bulletin. just issued,
North Dakota births in the last quar-.
/ ter .totaled 3,71S; the deaths 1.168
This is an increase of 227 deaths over
the number for the same quarter last
year The infant mortality figures are
commercially lower than the 1917 fig
ures for the same period. Last year
80 children under 5 years of age died
during the summer. This year the
number is %.
Fargo.-There were no irregulari
county IN June when Finley and Hope
were nominated as contestants in a
spirited fight for the location OF the
county seat. now at Sherbrooke, Judge
A. T. Cole held in district court in
overruling demurrer to prevent the
matter being put to vote in the gen.
eral election this fall. The case will
be taken to the supreme court, it was
announced this afternoon.
Jamestown.-The Jamestown Com
mercial club has gone into the employ
ment agency business. Eighteen young
women, most Of whom live in the
city. have been placed in positions
through the instrumentality OF the
:, club. It is not the policy to find EN-
ployment for girls already at work
but members of the association may be
put in touch withscandidates who are
out of work or who are completing
business or other school courses.
Berthold.-Mrs. Steve Avery, wife
Of farmer residing miles south OF
this city, was picked up, carried 81,
rods and set down upon her feet by a
cyclone which demolished the farm
home and practically all of its con
tents. Her infant babe was thrown