Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-09-05
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Fcrtuna.-Fred DIN. . we'll known
young farmer near here. committed
suicide on account Of poor health.
Fargo.-Women workers In the fields
afe doing much to relieve the labor
shortage In North Dakota. and they
also are doing very efhcient work.
Bismarck. - Nine deserters and
Alackers were taken to Fort Smelling
from Bismarck during the last week
by army officers dstailed fer this pur-
pose.
jamestown.-Private Louis Foreman
OF Freid. listed as killed in action in
the United States army casualty list,
was member of Company H Of
Jamestown
Jamestovn.-Rsv.' J. s. Brayneld Of
jamestown has been advised that his
son. Capt. Cuthbert Brayfield. with the
Canadian army, has been wounded in
action.
Bismarck. - Three tons of cover
sheets for qusstionnaires alone now
arc in the mails for the general regis
ffation OF selects between the ages Of
~ and Is in North Dakota.
Grand Forks. German instruction
Will be entirely eliminated from the
Grand Forks high school this year.
Only three or four pupils signified
their desire to study German.
Fargo.-L. B. Mattieson Of this city.
who deserted from Camp Dodge, has
been captured at Milbank. 8. D., and
will be returned to camp on an order
ISSUED by Cass county draft officials.
Wahpeton. - The first deaths Of
Company l members in action have
been reported by the war department.
Milton G. Stevenson Of Fairmount and
Corporal John NJ. Hafner OF Wahpeton.
Fargo.-Fargo conducted "commu.
nifty picnic" for the Cass county draft
men who left for Camp Lewis. Wash.
Seventy-six men departed and several
thousand people were on hand to bid
them farewell.
Bismarck.-The government is call
ing on the North Dakota farmers to
maintain their acreage OF winter rye
the coming season. North Dakota pro-
dnces about one.third Of all rye raised
in the United States.
Mandan, N. DRANK Klingenstein.
aged 10, was struck by lightning at his
nome at Youngstown during big cleo.
frical storm and instantly killed. His
two brothers were both badly burned.
but not seriously injured.
Dickinson. - John Frenzel. a we'll
known farmer residing about IL miles
0Outh NJ nJ~k{uoon loot n ,o leo HI n
barn by lightning All Of the contents,
Including an automobile and full set
Of threshing belts. were destroyed.
q Jamestown: The new postotllce,
Community. which was recently All
thorized to be opened at Spiritwood
Lake. Is now in operation, serving a
largo number Of summer residents az
&e1l AZ the farmers that live in the
vicinity. ~~<9eA--.-->--
Bismarck. Schmidt, . Rich
ardton farmer, 10 dead a. the result OF
being sored by q mad bull several
weeks ago. He was taken to q Bis
MACK hospital after the attack and
xsse4iggly "a or he road t2 recoy
cry when he suffered q relapse.
Grafton. - Company c Of Grafton
which went into the American army al
. unit Of the North Dakota Nationa
Guard. has adopted a 10-year.olt
French orphan who Is constantly Will
the company In France and declare,
he will come to America with the sol
diers when the war Is ended.
During the fiscal year which ende,
June 80, 1917. the state expenditure
were s2.320,000. The expenditures du,
fng the previous year we're $2.124,00C
Practically every state department ha
recorded increased expenditures. Tn
leading exceptions have been the OF
hces of governor and state treasurer
Their expenditures have remained a
most stationary.
Bismarck-North Dakota will hav
to have more prisoners in its stat
penitentiary or close its Irvine factory
Today there are only 100 men i
prison. compared with prison pop,
1ation OF BAT about two years ago. B
January /, next, the number of pril
oners will be reduced to 81, and {
that number, IA are cripples and VI
able to perform any work.
Bismarck. Ernest G.. Wanne
founder of the North Dakota HON
Guard association and who retire
Sept. from the secretaryship of tn
state board of control after five year
service, has accepted an importar
post with Capt. l. P. Baker in the Fee,
eral fuel administration for North D.
kota. He will supervise the distrib,
ton of all bituminous and anthracit
coal.
Grand Forks.-An epidemic, more {
less of the familiar summer type, ha
affected 140 children here in a wee
three cases proving fatal. The di
ease shows Its first serious effects
commissions and loss of consciousness
The sickness lasts as long as three {
four days. Several explanations al
offered, one being that chemicals
the city water which have not bee
detected, are the cause, or that ra
vegetables may have been poisoned.
Bismarck - Assessed valuation
Northern Pacific. Great Norther