Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-10-24

sls per acre.
Grand Forka-"Tag day" offerings
tor the work Of the Associated Char
tiles here netted &1.22O.
JamestOwn.-A scarcity Of milk ID
causing great Inconvenience as well az
suffering to young children here.
Disrnarck.-North Dakota has raised
its Quota Of applicants for admission
70 the national student nurses reserve.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES county de-
cided no on the proposition to engage
movement.
Bismarck.-The call for entertainment
of $500 North Dakota selective draft
men on October q has been temper
arily postponed.
| Grand FOrks.-The funeral Of Lyle
] Heimkny, former state university foot
ball captain, was held here a few days
ago.
Beulah.-Local Ignite mine opera.
tors have succeeded In establishing
agencies for their products In Bis
marck and other important points in
the state.
Williston.--A night school ia being
established here for the benefit of en-
ployed persons and others who cannot
, attend the regular sessions of the
public schools.
! Grand FOfks.-Merchunts here and
In various pnrts of the stute ure unit
ing In IL do your Christmas shopping
extra early" campaign on account Of
the traffic congestion due to the war.
WntfOrd City.-Seven Mckenzie
county soldiers are reported dead from
influenza since the breaking out of the
epidemic In camps where they have
been stationed.
Anetn.-Rev. e. c. Tollefson, local
pastor with charges here and ut Shar-
on, has Pensioners SO appreciutive
that they presented him with purse
Of $3.50 and an automobile Il few days
ago
Fargo.-AIany North Dakotn women
are volunteering for special service In
the care of influenza victims in var
ious parts Of the state, owing to the
shortage Of regular nurses for this
sirduOus work.
Valley City.-Dr. Carlos +. Allen,
vice president of the Southern Illinois
university. has accepted the presidency
of the North Dakota state normal
school at this point, to succeed DIR. G.
A. Mcfarland.
Misunderstanding tests made by
prominent local farmers developed the
fact that barley has meat producing
value of $3.50 u bushel. The test was
made with soaked hurley fed to me-
dunn sized hogs.
Fargo.-About seventy head Of pure
bred hogs were disposed Of ut auction
at a recent live stock sale held under
auspices of Cass county breeders as
sOciation. Some of the animals
brought about $50 head.
Fareo-Louis J. Holzer, well known
ioeal character. better known us
'Skidloo," died few days ago. The
young man had been more or less
extensi~eiy employed on detective
work by the local police force.
Grand PROVISIONING to the neees-
Etty Of postponing the annual confer
encs Of the Methodist churches Of
North Dakota this month, the assign
n,ent Il ministers for the ensuing year
has been made without waiting 1os
This nssunS
HiDot-XrA J. A. johnson Of this
sy asd Mrs. Ole Johnson Of Botti-
n0u. dsters-in-lav. died within m
hour Of each other last week The
husbaDds are brothers Of c. A. John
years ago was twice nominated ns the
Republican candidate for governor Of
thb state.
Fargo.-A. w. McMnsters, farmer
residing near Donnybrook. has con-
fesssd having issued n seditious let
ter to which the name Of Represen-
tat1ve Dell Patterson OF Renville
county was signed. He was sentenced
to three years imprisonment In
federal psnitentlary on each OF three
counts In the indictment against him
tho sentences, however being arr1ang-
ed to run concurrently.
Maddock.-Spunish influenza has hit
North Dakota railroads hard. In re-
spouse TO nm inquiry from the state
railway commission MS to why the
Maddox Farmers Elevator %. was
not getting moro cars, Supt. ". z.
Berner Of tho Northern Pacific ut
jamestown advises that his company
at that point has Is engineers, IS
tainmen. four train dispatchers and
10 operators on the sick list, due to
the epidemic. I'VE have been unable
to run all the trains which the bust
ness demands" says the superintend-
ent.
Agricultural College.-Dr. Il. r.
Ladd, federal food administrator for
North Dakota. calls attention to adj
vice received from Commissioner Her.
bert G. Hoover, in which farmers In
this state and elsewhere are. recom-
menled not to place wheat on the mar
ket vt less than the governments
STIPULATED price. Owing TO temper
arg diversion of shipping tonnage to
other necessities of the war, and to
i.ittunr,s pf thp .nrly TlnSn ,f t,,ctu;r;n,