Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-05-15

Bismnrck.-The farm labor situation
Is said to be serious In many parts
of the state.
Williston.-Sugar beet culture Will
be given Its first practical try.out IL
this section this season.
BerthOld.-The largest potato ware
house In the state, with capacity OF
10000 bushels, has just been opened
at this place.
Starkweather.-S. GudmundsOn, con.
victed Of embezzlement here was sen.
fenced to serve one year in the state
penitentiary.
Bismarck.-AutomobIl thieves took
Overland cars from this city and Fargo
and Ford from the streets Of Grand
Forks one night last week.
Grand Forks.-Joseph Coghlan Of
this city, former law partner Of Asso-
ciate Justice Bronson, has been mp
pointed . supreme court reporter and
law librarian for the state.
Ellendale.-Mrs. r. +. Bergendahl,
pioneer resident, business woman and
club lender Of this city. is dead. after
IN active career which brought her
"A wide acquaintance throughout the
state.
Minot.-JOy Hayes. I. w. w. agi-
tator, was arrested here for attempted
Indictment Of u riot when he coun-
seled striking power company EN-
ployes to blow up the works of the
employing company.
Bismarck.-F. w. CathrO of BOtti-
nenu hns been appointed general d.
rector of the S2.OOO,OOO Bank of
North Dakotn now being organized
under direction of the Industrial com
mission of the state.
Fargo.-Victory loan subscription
workers In this city and GRIND Forks,
still over 100000 of their combined
quotas on May first. insisted that the
campaign would he continued until the
full amounts were made up.
REPRESENTATIONS are that an i'm
mense chorus will be heard in Fargo
ut the convention. of the North Dakota
Young Peoples Lutheran league and
the State Choral union to be held at
the auditorium, June II ito Is.
Taylor.-The Community club re-
Gently organized mt Taylor has n
project on foot for the maintenance
of rest room and club rooms for
the use of townspeople and the farm
ers' families residing near by.
Fargo.-World war veterans of
North Dakota. In special meeting
here last Saturday, elected delegates
to u national meeting to be held at
st. Louis for the perfection of the
Veterans legion which is to be formed.
Fargo.-Harriet, the two and one
half-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Rosenblum, fell seventy feet down
the elevator of the PIONEER block, in
this city, landing on concrete floor,
but was saved from death apparently
by her clothing, which seemed to
break the force of her fall.
Minot.-Waiters and cooks Of this
city have organized local union of
their trade, following the example Of n
number of other North Dakota cities
und towns. Protection of women
workers against infraction of the eight
hour law to become effective July first
will be one of the activities of the or
ganlZatiOn.
Grand FOrks.-D. w. Willard, well
known in this section for work done in
connection with the better f,lrming
movement, has been designated as
field agent for North Dakota for the
federal board of vocational training
the organization which has in charge
the rehabilitation of disabled soldiers
and sailors discharged from the coun-
try's service in the late war.
Fnrgo.-Out of each others arms
and into the arms Of an officer Of the
law was the rudely cruel experience
Of two young clippers from Becker
county, Minnesota, shortly after their
arrival in this city few days ago.
Frank Pieche, q years old, the young
man in question, was placed under
arrest charged with abduction, but
pleaded not guilty to the charge. The
young woman was but sixteen years
old.
Hillsboro.-After two unsuccess-
to local grain elevator, incendlaries
one night last week finally succeeded
in firing the st. Anthony & Dakota
and Northwestern elevators stimuli
taneousiy and both burned to the
ground. The loss is estimated Mt $685.
900. Flying sparks started many other
small fires, hut these were extinguish-
ed without the loss Of any other
buildings.
Fargo.-What seemed II tragedy has
proved hoax in the case Of Mrs.
Maud Burleson, II former drug store
clerk in this city, whose death was re-
ported to friends through anonymous
letters received ~ few days ago. The
letters bore detailed statements OF the
young woman's alleged death from In:
juries said to have been sustained IN
an automobile accident near Overly in
the northern part of the state. Tele-
grnphed inquiries directed to Overly
revealed the fnct that Mrs. Burleson
Is still alive and well.
FargO-A camDaign for raising $40. !.