Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-06-19

gr0e-WtltOn branch OF the Northern
Pacific after June % IL hailed with
pleasure by the towns along that line.
FargO.-The death Of ID. G. Tufts.
former receiver Of the United States
land Office ut this point, IL announced
from Yakima, Washington. where Mr..
Tufts had resided in recent years.
Park Kiver.--Arthur Gullickson. for
mer student Of the state university
and we'll known In athletic circles Of
the Northwest. died as the result Of
injuries received here In an autOmo-
bile race.
Devils Lake.-A class Of six gradu-
ated from the state school for the
deaf, nll the members returning to
their homes prepared with suitable
vocational training for a place in the
worlds work.
Bismarck.-The Farmers Insurance
company Of Dickinson has been grant
ed certificate Of authority to trans
act business by Commissioner s. A.
OIsness, head of the state insurance
department here.
Grand FOrks.--A. J. Surratt, North
DakOta field agent Of the United States
department Of agriculture, estimates
this states potential wheat yield for
1910 as S6ODO.O 900 bushels as compared
with a finnl production Of 1O1 900, O0O
bushels Inst year.
Observation-Disclosures county farm
ers are rejoicing Mt figures given out
ut the local weather bureau. which
show that May of this year was the
dampest May in recent history except
that Of the year 1915 which produced
this county's hummer crop.
Bismarck. western c0un-
ties III the stnte received needed rain.
fall last week in amounts ranging us
high as 2.OS Inches at WlllistOn, ac-
cortiing to government reports. The
precipitation hns been greatly needed
to help check the growth of the grass.
hopper pest.
Enderlin.-Rev. Robert III. Craig.
one of North DukOta's AIethodism's
best known clergymen died suddenly
Of heart trouble nj his home in this
city, He Ind bt.en pastor ut Lisbon.
Bismarck and Dickinson, before being
assigned to the pnstorate of this place.
He was ut one time missionary to
India.
FargO.-A total of 1874 real or al
legged cases Of Juvenile delinquency
have been handled In the court of
Judge A. b. Guptil. Juvenile commits.
sioner for the Third judicial district,
with headquarters in this city, during
his tncumbency In Office during the
past four years. Judge Guptil's court
was one of the first Of it's kind to be
established In this state.
Farg0.-Ohe of two important Judi
clal decisions announced in this state
Saturday was that Of Federal Judge
Ghnrles r. Amidon in diSmissing the
action brought by AZ North Dakota
citizens seeking To- enjOin the state
industrial program upon grounds Of
alleged uncOnstitutionulity. Judge
Amidon held that the matter was not
Of natnre to permit federal jurisdic-
ton. and therefore dismissed the suit.
Grand FOrks:-FOur hundred and
seventy-three students. faculty men,
bers and alumni of the stute uniyer-
sity saw service in the world war, ac-
c0rding to "a list which has just been
issued from the institution. Two hun.
dred and ninety-four of these were
students ut the time they enrolled
for service; eighteen were faculty
men. and the remainder were previous
students who are known to have join-
ed the cOlOrs.
Fargo.-Local papers featured a
story last week of Shrine visitor
here from Portland, Oregon. who adj
mitted that IS bill earned by him 81
years ago for riding q vicious bull
through what Is now the principal
thoroughfare of this city gave him the
start in life from which he subse-
qnently secured q. comfortable compe-
tence. The man who made the start
Is G. Il. Grisim. police inspector Of
the western town.
Bismurck.-The supreme court Sat
urday issued writ of mandanus re-
curing Secretary of State Thomas
Hall to sign the 100000 capital
stock bonds Of the Bank Of North
Dakota. four Of the FIVE justices, in.
Guiding Justice Robinson, concurring
In the decision. Secretary Hall, be.
fore the commencement of the action
In the supreme court, declined to sign
the bonds until the court should re-
view the question and establish the
legality Of the procedure. Justice
Robinson was quoted as commencing
his course in deferring the matter
pending judicial decision.
Mandan.-The North Dakota State
Sunday school association Is holding
its annual convention here.