Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-04-10

on the Burke county seat location,
now ut Bowbells.
Grand FOrks.-The state high school
basketball tournament resulted I'm
first honors being carried OF by the
Petersburg team, with Afandan Sec
ond.
FargO.-Lieutenant Donald Hall and
Sergeant Garth Rowland, Fargo young
men In overseas service, have been
awarded scholarships In European
universities.
Edgeley.-The 164th Infantry (for-
! mer First North Dakota) Regiment
band Inns been received with veritable
ovations during It's victory tour"
through this section of the state.
Bismarck.-The daylight saving law
agnin became effective on Sunday
morning, March 30, bring North Da-
kotans. with others, out Of their beds
m hour earlier until the 18th Of next
October.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Dairy
mems association will award prizes
aggregating $11O for the best dairy
calves shown by boys and girls of the
state Mt the Interstate fair to be held
here this summer.
MOtt.-A monster reception =. was
held here in honor of Hettinger
county's returned soldiers, Judge Han.
ley Of Mandan, himself returned
military officer. giving the principal
address of the day.
Valley City.-COmpany b arInory In
this city was destroyed by fire which
originated from an explosion occurring
while local Indies We're preparing II
banquet for returned soldiers. The
loss is estimated ut $4,000.
Williston's Commercial club, which
was recently recognized as Com
munity club, is laying plans for de-
velopment along many lines in which
not only townsnen hut adjacent farm
ing people will be Interested,
Minot.-With the Minneapolis Sym
phOny orchestra scheduled to play
here on April IS and Sousa's bhnd
asking for II date in the near future
northwestern North Dakota music
lovers will have opportunity to enjoy
their favorlte pnstime.
Finley.-COnsiderab enthusiasm is
being aroused here over the prospect
of securing about forty pieces in the
Instrumentation Of the new local band,
Of which Il. J. Sluggett has just been
elected president and Il. Ii. GilbertsOn
secretary-treasurer.
Valley City.-GOvernment control
of telephone companies, regulation of
public utilities and wOrkmenS COM
pensntiOn laws were subjects of dis
| cussiOn mt the thirteenth annual con-
vention of the North Dakotu Tele-
phone association held here last week.
Fargo.-Arrangemen have been
made to carry forward the work of
the Fargo branch of the United States
| employment bureau under support to
be furnished by the Fargo Commercial
club. A number of other cities in the
state are considering similar arrange
| mentS.
Pembina.-A wolf pelt measuring
six feet in length. and we'll proper
toned, was brought into town by b.
A. Humphrey. IL farmer living Il few
miles west of here. who had killed
| the animal The skin is believed to
be the largest Of the kind ever taken
| in this section.
Devils Lnke.-The late William ].
MOrgridge. pioneer merchant Of Grand
Harbor, small village In this county
| left an estate valued mt $SO.OOO, which
| he sought to dispose of by II WILL
Two disinherited nephews, in the east,
| 1t Is said, will contest the will and
in the event of their being successful
would inherit the entire property.
misunderstanding the shortest ju-
dicial opinion ever rendered by IL state
supreme court is that which was
handed down for the North Dakota
| court by Associate Justice Robinson
few days ago affirming district court
decision in suit for drayage charges.
The decision contained just seven
words: '"rhe laborer is worthy of his
hire"
Bismnrck.-The U. B. NJ. w. +. and
X. S. l.. is the latest labor organiza-
ton to be perfected ut Bismarck.
For the benefit of the uniformed. it
may be explained that the new or
| ganiZntlOn'S name in full is the
United Brotherhood of Maintenance
of Way Employees and Railway shop
Laborers-the last of the railroad
crafts to be organized in this section.
! Bismarck Through the efforts of
| Adjutant General Fraser n recruiting
officer has been assigned for work in
his office in connection with the GER
LITIGATION of soldiers discharge papers
| to be sent to Washington with appli-
cations for the $50 to which discharged
soldiers are entitled. Many dis
clarged men dislike to mail their orig.
inal papers to Washington. owing to
the chances Of loss in transmission.
Fargo.-The following have Been an
nounced as winners in various boys
and girls club contests held in the
state: Glenn Eikenberry, Wells county,
potatoes: Mabel Lundy, Barnes county,
pigs: Arthur Gralund, Sargent county,
corn Rosa Buria, Stark county. gar