Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-10-23


honey, aged 13. and Floyd hahoney.
aged 8. together with Nick Lyons, d
former Fargo man, met death In the
burning of the Lafayette hotel here.
Lisbon.-Albert Thompson. an es-
capped inmate of the state asylum. VINO
was shot down by members of a posse
seeking his capture in this county a
couple Of weeks ago, has died OF MS
wounds.
Bismarck.-LOcal citizens gave an
enthusiastic sendoff to Rev. w. j..
Hutchinson, Methodist pastor here Tor
number of years. who has been des-
ignated as superintendent OF the Grahu
Forks district of his denomination.
Grand Forks.-The first show anu
sale of the North Dakota Livestock
association to be held at GRIND Forks
has been set for October %. Other
sales hive been arranged for various
purts of the state by local Organlza-
tons.
Targo.-R. d. Griffith of Grand
Forks was again chosen president ana
Rev. Frank Hall of Fargo recording
secretary of the Baptist state conven-
ton in session here last week. BIS
mnrck was chosen us the place for the
1920 meeting.
Page.-The sale of numerous
village residences has forced the re-
moval of several families Of renters
here this full. Il condition in which
the experience of Page is said to he
similar to that of many other North
Dakota towns.
Bismurck.-A hearing will be held
before Major II. L. Ward, district
engineer, ut Kansas City, Mo-, on OctO-
Der 20 to consider plans and specifica-
tiOns for the proposed milliOn-dOllar
wagon bridge across the Missouri
river. between Bismarck and Mandan.
SIinot.-North Dakota Methodists
closed successful annual state con-
ference here. ut which Nil North Da-
kota ministerial appointments were
made for the ensuing year. BY resolu-
ton 1t was decided that S1.4O0 should
be the minimum SALARY for ministers
in the conference.
FargO.-The annun. contest of the
North Dakota seed growers will take
place in connection with the State
Grain Growers association meeting to
be held here January 2O-23. A large
space has been set apart in the Fargo
auditorium for the display of contest
Ing seed exhibits.
Crystal.-The discovery of Dan ].
Mcneil, local druggist, whose disap-
pearance occurred September II, has
aroused local interest. The man was
not seen until he appeared ut farm
house near Bathgate few days ago
in n disheveled and enfeebled condi-
ton, and unable to give an ineligible
account Of his wanderings
Grand FOrks.-LOcal and county or
CARNATIONS are being perfected for
the Red Cross annual Christmas roll
call drive. through which several thou.
sand memberships are desired to be
secured for the coming year. Persons
familiar with the present trend of Red
Cross work believe that with the home
nursing and community betterment
programs the organization now has on
foot the requested support will prove
an unusually profitable investment in
better public health conditions.
Bismarck.-All federal employment
offices in the state were closed on
October 10. That these offices had
been busy is attested by the fact that
the records for the five which were
maintained show that since August /.
of 1914 soldiers who registered for
work. 1,4T5 We're referred to Jobs and
886 placed. During the two months
period the government workers placed
a total Of 4,451 men in all classes Of
work. The order abandoning the ON.
plOyment bureau comes from Washing.
ton and is national.
acknowledgements Lynn T. Fra.
zier has called special election IN he
held in Towner county. the twenty
second Legislative district, October II
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator A. s. Gibbons.
administrator with Dnrolvs;s
from which he is not expected TO re-.
cover, Albert Brooks, aged 70. con.
fessed here to the murder of his wife
20 years ago mt Columbus, Ohio. when
during n quarrel he struck her across
the breast with heavy piece of iron.
He Immediately fled and has been n
wnnderer nbont the country until nenr
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