Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-01-09
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Williston.-The ONCE Of the Willis
ton Graphic was seriously damaged by

Willistons-The Office Of the Willis
ton Graphic was seriously damaged by
IRE.
Bismarck.-The state railroad com
mission has set dates for hearing
number Of public utility cases about
the last Of this month.
Grand Forks.-This city has the un-
usual municipal record Of having had
no city Improvement contracts carried
out during the war year Of 1918.
Lakota.-Nelson county's feat in
making its Red Cross enrolment
unanimous for 1919 established its
position as the banner Red Cross
county Of the state.
Grand Eorks.-The state university
reopened on January 2, after being
closed since October on account Of the
''fiu." More than 300 students en-
rolled on the opening day.
Valley City.-North Dakota's Flood
Control association held an important
meeting here last week. The associa-
ton outlined plans for organization
on a permanent basis.
Bismarck.-The trustees Of the state
teachers retirement fund held . re-
cent meeting to pass upon applica-
tons for annuities under the terms Of
the North Dakota teachers' pension
act.
Agricultural College.-The new $685.
900 7. n. G. A. building in process Of
erection for the use Of college young
men IL now ready for partial occu-
pancy and will be completed about
April /.
Grand Forks.-Proprietors Of the
Cottonwood meat market here are
glad we have begun another year.
Their place Of business was robbed
three times during the closing months
Of 1918.
Bismarck.-More. than. 300 Burleigh
county people. were innoculated with
anti-fiu serum at the Red Cross clinic
maintained at the federal building in
this city during the latter part Of the
past month.
Lisbon.-The recent death Of Tom
Curtis Of this city removes one of
North Dakota's oldest and best known
members Of the legal profession, a
former states attorney and one time
mayor here.
Devils Iake.-The local commercial
club Is planning season of unusual
activity in which community problems
and a "trade-at-home" campaign will
be given the prominence their i'm.
portance deserve.
Minot.-Lignite coal miners in the
Burlington, MinOt and NOOnan dis
tricts threaten strike on January IL
II they are not given 20 per cent
raise. So far, the government has
taken no action in the matter.
| oOdworth.-William A. Sunday, q
nephew of the famous evangelist Of
that name, died recently in Colorado
where he was receiving treatment fol
tuberculosis. The young man was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Sunday Of this
place.
Dickinson.-Gopher killers in STARK
| county claim to have conserved" moi
less than 10000 bushels of wheat dur
/
by destroying the gopher pests which
have hitherto wasted untold quaint
ties of grain.
Bismarck.-The state "blue sky" Law
commission passed adversely upon up
| plicati0ns for the sale of stocks ir
North Dakota of various domestic an(
foreign corporations with an aggre
gate claimed capitalization Of ovel
twenty-eight million.
Hanki1kon.-John Raum, loca
automobiles, barely escaped death b.
asphyxiation while endeavoring to re
pair his car with the engine runnin,
in closed garage. The fumes of tn,
burning gasoline so nearly overcam,
him that he succeeded in reaching tn,
door only by crawling on his hand.
and knees.
| Bismarck.--North Dakota, through
its state live stock sanitary board
has made exceptional progress II
stamping out bovine tuberculosis ant
other contagious animal diseases, &C
cording to reports presented at tn,
meeting of the United States Liv,
Stock Sanitary association. held IL
Chicago q short time ago.
Bismarck.-The excellent financia
condition of North Dakota Is again re
Elected in the report of the condition
Of all state banks and trust companie
on November 81, as just issued b,
State Bank Examiner J. r. Waters
In the 9O-day period closing Novem
Der 81 there was just SIG, 594. $50. 4,
more business done by the 7O4 stat,
banks and trust companies than in tn,
preceding quarter.
] Carbury.-Albert B. Drawing O
this place was awarded the dis
tinguished service cross when expose,
to machine gun and artillery FIRM
he supervised the search tor and re
moyal of wounded for 4S hours with
out rest. His achievement In con
stdered noteworthy either from tn,
standpoint Of personal bravery or tina
NJ tho ~ tv,a1 v,bvcino1 <vIr-n