Emmons County record., 1919-07-17
FACTS ABOUT THE
FllckERTAA STATE

fuCktklllL SIAIk
BisMnrck.-The state cnnvassIng
board meets to review returns from
the referendum election on Friday Of
this week..
Mandan.-The state grand lodge
Knights Of Pythias closed most sue
cessful convention here on Wednes-
dny Of last week.
bismarck. wolf b0unties regis
tered and carried over from 1917,
when the state wolf bounty law was
repealed, have now been paid up.
Minot. .--Waylaid In an alley near
his place 0f business, Jnmes Bamf0rti,
a baker. WAS beaten and robbed Of
$41 by No men. who succeeded In
escaping.
Grand Forks.-C Clarence Parker Of
Afinot was elected president Of the
North Dakota Gun club ut the annual
meeting and tournament held here
last week.
Rolla.-Cnited States Treasurer
John Burke was welcomed by his
former .neighbors, on his appearance
here as speaker Of the, day Mt u recent
homecoming celebration.
Lakota. AttOrney j. f. T. O'COnn0r
Of Grand Forks gave the address Of
the day at big homecoming cele-
bratiOn for Nelson county heroes Mt
Stump Lake last Thursday. q
Dickinson.-T'his city's newly organ-i
ized post of the American Legion has
been named in. memory Of Matthew
Brew, first Dickinson soldier to have
given up his life in action In the war;
Farg0.--A contract has been let for
the erection of 4Ox4O foot addition,
three stories high. to the brick office
buiMing owned by the North. Dakota
A. q. o. w. near the pOstoffice in
this city.
Devils Lake.-A deal is reported in
process of cOnsummatiOn by which Col.
Joseph NJ. Kelly Of this city will dis
pose of his $500 acre farm near Blsbee.
In this state ut consideration OF ap-
proximately $225,00O.
MISUNDERSTANDING Spencer, who
handled II government overland freight
train from Saltwater, Minn.. to FIT
-Assinaboine. Canada. by way Of Ft.
Totten in early territorial days, died
at his home here recently.
Farg0.-Insuranc losses in the
storm that swept northwestern North,
Dakota are estimated mt 100000 1by
G. S. Whittlesey. an adiuster In this
city. Mnny additional losses are
probably yet to be reported.
Fargo.-Restaurant Keepers on lower
Front street We're arrested Inst week
on charge of disobeying the eight
hour woman's employment law. A
to have worked In one week. total
Of q hours.
|, Grand Forks-This cdhnty Is one Of
the first to have organized a county
post Of the American Legion. the or
ganization having been effected In this
city II few days ago with DIR. II. n.
Campbell iis president. Over 100 we're
enrolled as charter members.
Bisnlnrck.-Because Ole Isandvik's
neighb0rs inserted with great positive
ness that he had his dance hnll on
Cranberry lake. two and One-half miles
southeast of Fillmore. In Benson cOun-
ty. us Il ''side door to hell" Mr.. Rand
vik has been denied II license for the
further operation of this resort.
Risnarck.-One hundred thousand
dollnrs additional bonds have been
required of State Treasurer Obert A.
Olson in his new capacity as treasurer
of the North Dakota Workmen's Com
pensatiOn bureau. recently organized
under new state law. Premium re-
ceipts of the bureau nre now coming
in in sums Of several thousand dollnrs
per day.
Fargo.-Robert b. Blakemore of this
city. former member Of the state leg
islature and for n number Of years
head of this city's municipal water de-
partment, has been appointed manager
of the North Dakota Home Building
association. organized under state law.
and will draw II salary of 5000 per
annum by designation Of the state in
dustrial commission.
WillistOn.-The farmers club In the
vicinity of Truax In this county staged
n new one at their annual picnic held
Mt the Gimberiing farm. at which up
ward of 800 people were present. The
picnic was held in a grove" all the
trees in which were brought up from
the river and transplanted. ut unusual
outlay of time and labor, affordlng
ample shade for the large number in
attendance.
Grand Forks.-Late state crop re-
ports issued from the Office Of A. j.
Surratt. North Dakota representative
of the United States department OF
agriculture. place the state's crop as
near the average. with better than the
average annual prospect for this sec
ton on corn. Rye, however. falls mo-
tably below the usual prospect ut this
season for the state. The month Of
June is recorded by the department as