Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-09-18
FACTS ABOUT the
fLlCkERTAIL STATE

Tower City.1'he annual corn show
VIII take place here October 3.
Lorraine. The building on the farm
Of Sid. Eldred burned to the ground
recently, the origin being unknown.
Keeder.--A homecoming celebration
was held here Fridny for our returned
lighting men.
Walum.- Citizens propose the es-
Establishment Of IN electric lighting sys-
tenn here.
Mandan.--P0 stmnsters OF Morton
county held II convention here re-
Gently.
Kntlryn.- Eighteen blu. per acre No.
] wheat was the report OF Il. n. Even
son on his 15-acre field near here.
Towner.--A good hay crop Ia re-
ported from this vicinity and Is being
shipped to Montana ut $25 n ton.
notwithstanding tangled In the
machinery Of a grain separator. Ar
thur, Else is suffering severe injuries.
Devils Lake.--Eleven residents Of
this city have gone to the convention
Ut the Grand Army Of the Republic
held ut Columbus.
Devils Lake.--An estimate of from
II to IA bushels Of wheat per acre was
made nj the conclusion Of threshing
in Ramsey county.
Valley City.-GeO. Holman. North
ern Pacific ticker agent here, received
the CrOix de Guerre from the French
government for bravery In action.
MfnOt.-The contract WINS let for the
construction of IL new church for the
All Saints Episcopal congregation. 1t
Will cost about $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures fireiiien and
engineers have voted to secure one
of the cO-operative stores which will
be established In North Dakota.
Dickinson. G. Quinlivan Of this
city. who successfully lodged the @Big
Bertlms" in France returned to let the
little Henry" break his shoulder.
Northumberland Bros. think
sheep II good investment as they and
others made II trip Of 100 miles to
purchase $50 .yearling ewes which
arrived in Wnshburn recently.
Observation-Disclosures county farmers
have purchased ~ carlonds of Mon.
TINA sheep according to recent re-
ports. Six carloads were recently UNI
loaded ut Leeds for distribution.
Leeds.-Ihe city officials were com
PEELED to swear in thirty deputies In
order to maintain the dignity of the
village while transients were passing
through.
Misunderstanding ut the Des Lacs
Western Oil company's well lins been
held up this week waiting for 53-16
inch casing. The well is now down
1850 feet.
Bnlf0ur.-Two children burned to
sdenth when u double house north Of
Denbigh was burned to the. ground.
The house was occupied by the Rosen-
Grams and Wngar families. and one
clild from each famiiy was burned.
a1inot. Three Lutheran churches
We're struck by lightning during a
recent storm. Two Of the churches
are located in the city md one about
is miles from town. No great dam
age was done.
Cnrrington.-L. n. DAILY was COM
PEELED to resort to firearms in order to
defend himself from an attack made
by an ]. w. w. because he refused to
take n red card offered him by his
assailant.
Fargo.--W. o. Bruchman, formerly
manager Of the North American Tele-
graph company's Offices at Dubuque,
H., has arrived in FargoIto assume the
management of the Fargo offices of
the company.
Tower City.-Louis POmmerer.
prosperous farmer Of this section,
brought in one grain tank lOad.Of fax
recently which netted him STAG. Mr..
Pommerer has threshed % acres and
expects to get $50 an acre for his crop
Grand Forks.-A claim Of $4,000
brought before the city council OF
Grand Forks by Eugene Roy and his
father, claiming damages for injuries
! alleged to have been suffered while
the boy was playing ON the gtreets
was rejected BY that body.
Devils Lake.-Dave Denoyer sot
Grahnm's Island met five OF his Civil
war comrades for the first time In 81
| years when lie attended the Mime
sofa state fair. He had not seen them
since all were mustered out Of service
in 1865.
! Mayyille. The appointment by The
board of administration of DIR. Johr
j Evjen Of Augsburg seminary, Mime
apolis. to be president Of AIayvllls
normal, succeeding Dr.. Hilyer. wa.
announced today by Secretary Charlie,
i Liessman.
Fargo. announcement OF the Fargo
y. w. G. "A. Of a lot on Second avenue
north and Tenth street was made b,
Mrs. John +. Hnggert former ownel
of the property. While no consldera
] ton was made public. 1t Is general,
understood that the association i!
paying $4,000 for the property.
Minot. The annual stats Methods
conference will be held here. October
70 to IL. Rev. G. L. CLIFFORD, loon
Methodist pastor states that many 81
the leA(ifng church men az fha natfn,