Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-02-27

oolnss o. Last Few Days Throughout
North Dakota CONDENSED for
Hasty Psrusai.

| NIulstOu.-S. a. MAnSuel0 OF TN
United Suites land Office ut this poin
died suddenly last week.
JamestOwn.-The reported death o.
Cecil II. Tracy Of this place, on tn,
battlefronts of France, has not We
been confirmed and no information II
available regarding him.
Observation-Disclosures BOrkhart, a well
known Bnrleigh county farmer, wa.
instantly killed by the overturning o.
his car when 1t struck rock. He wa!
not found until an hour later.
Mnndan.-Morton county's Rec
Cross organization realized nearly
$1,000 from acre" contributions
made by farmers throughout the
county during the past season.
Mott.-The February term of the
Hettinger county district court, rec
emily convened here, Is expected t.
require several weeks in order that
the calendar may be disposed of.
Fargo-Nbrth Dnkota's Retail Hard
ware Dealers association held one OF
the most important sessions Of Its
history In this city last week. large
attendance being present and valu'
able program being given.
Grand Forks.-C. ?. Trepanier, Sr.
for many years II prominent druggist
of this city. is dead from IL complica.
ton of discusses following influenza
Mr.. Trepnnier has been resident and
business man here since 1880.
FargO.-The Fargo Rifle club last
year qualified eight mnrksmen, nine
shnrpshooters and one expert. One
hundred and twenty rounds Of ammu-
milton are provided free for each mem.
Der. under an arrangement with the
government.
LnMoure.-This city will do its part
towards inaugurating revival of in
dustry along building and public i'm.
provement lines this spring by making
important additions to the housing of
It's fire department and establishing
new system of water supply.
Grand FOrks.-The North Dakota
Dairymen's and Buttermakers' asso-
citation holds it's twenty-fifth annual
meeting here on March and 6. Three
cash prizes are offered for the best
essays to be given by young people
showing the development of the dairy
industry throughout the state.
DlckinsOn.-A local meat market
contracted to sell 1000 jackrabbits to
n Minneapolis firm. and base been in
citing n hunt for the furry fellows
throughout this section which prom
Uses to prove beneficial to the farmers
In general us well as to the hunters
and other parties commercially inter-
ested
Harvey.-The desirability Of state
ownership of Ignite coal mines was
the subject Of an inter-high school de-
bate tween Harvey and Anamoose
teams, which was held here recently.
A number of other schools about the
state are discussing the same topic
in preparation for state champion
ship debating contest to be held later.
Fargo.-Bichloride of mercury was
used in an effort ut self-destruction by
John Maggie, local printer, last
week. He was rushed to hospital,
where his condition did not immedi-
tately develop any serious symptoms,
but owing to the insidiOus character
of the poison it was believed that an
unfuvOrable condition might develop
ut any time. Domestic troubles are
said to have been the cause of the act.
Fnrgo.-Former United States Am
bassndor Henry Morgentliau. who rep
resented this country at Constantine
ople before Americas entry into the
war, was Il speaker at the Agricultural
college armory February 13, dealing
on the country's relations with Tur-
key and the European powers and the
advantages to be derived from par
ticipntiOn in the proposed league Of
nations for the enforcement of peace
killdcer.-The project of extending
this branch of the Northern Pacific
on through to Sidney, Mont. bids fair
to be taken up for fuliillment this
doubt as to which of three proposed
routes will be accepted. 1t Is under
stood that Killdeer will be division
point when the extended line is put
into operation. and that much through
freight will be hauled this way owing
to grades being less over this line
than ut certain points on the main
line of the railroad.
Mandnn.-Sergeunt Ira Place, who
has just returned to his home in this
city. is being discussed by his friends
as to his proper classification among
war heroes rs to luckiness or I'M
luckineSS. The sergeant had the
unusual experience of having been
"submarined" on his way across the
water. then being gassed and wounded
in action while over there and strand
ed for time on the steamer on which
he returned to America. Two days
before he arrived home the war de-
partment notified his parents That he
was missing in action" and upon his
arrival safe and sound, he further sur.
prised them by presenting to them
his new wife and baby.
Werner.-This city has added two