Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-05-01
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NASuAGWuuAuu.--Ns r.. kuulHUIl, ZOE
fifteen years auditor OF Benson coun-
ty. has resigned.
Jamestown Delayed seeding opera
ti0ns were coming TO be generally
under way In this section ut the close
Of the past week.
Mlnot.-SOusa's band will appear at
Afinot on June 9th under auspices Of
the Chamber OF Commerce and the
Town Criers' club.
Montpelier.-One thousand Russian
goats. 1t Is sud, will be put on aaplace
recently leased by two local farmers.
who wish to try out this variety Of
stock.
Devils Lake.-The second annual re-
union of the North Dakota Association
of the Deaf will be held here In June.
1t Is announced by Miss Inga Ander-
son. secretary.
GRIND Forks.-J. Nelson Kelly. sup
erintendent Of city schools, resigns his
position to take effect at the close Of
this year. after quarter Of a CEN
fury Of service.
Grand FOrks.--A free dispensary and
clinic for the treatment Of children hns
been opened at the settlement house of
the suite university. 1t will be open
for inspection and treatment Of pa
tients every Saturday.
Devils Lake.-A roster of pioneer
settlers of the Lake region is being
complied here for transmission to the
State Historical society. Three of the
men whose names appear on the list
settled here us early as the latter COS.
Fargo.-Police Of Fargo and Minot
are lOking. for Miss Agnes Manning, a
fair young forger. who has left trail
of worthless checks behind her here
and. II is believed, Mt the Magic City
as well. The young woman is but %
years Of age.
Valley City.-Barnes county commits
siOners have passed resolution pro-
posing an expenditure Of 1926, 900 for
road improvement during the next
three years, a similar amount to be
available from government funds estnb-
lished for that purpose.
BlOom.-Amateur safe '.crackers"
ut this point so mutilated the safe Of
local elevator that neither they nor
the agent has since been able to get 1t
open. After mussing up their chances
of haul from that quarter the In
truders made of with $500 from an
outside cash drawer and couple Of
automobile tires.
pIc,no a.,
met In conference with the state In
dustrial commission In this city APP
pointed n committee Of Ave Of their
number to assist in arranging plans
FOR the organization of the new Bank
Of North Dakota. w. @. Macfadden,
secretary of the State Bankers asso.
citation. heads the committee.
Bismarck.-Silas Edberg, 14-year-
old~Bismarck boy. is missing for sew
eral days past. He was last seen leav-
Ing the Johnson farm near Wilton,
where he was working, with gun on
his shoulder. The youth was of a
quiet and mntter-of-fact temperament,
and his relatives are Mt loss to nc
count for his absence. as he is believed
to be n hoy who would not entertain
idcas Of going out in search of nilven-
ture and romance.
Bismarck.-With about 10000 bust.
ness places Of the state due to take out
licenses to operate, under new laws
recently passed. less than 1000 of
these have actually yet made nDpllca-
ton. according to information just
given out here. e. Fl. Tostevin, newly
appointed chief of the license bureau,
expects to begin active working round
ing up the situation and seeing TINT
the necessary applications are made
and licenses issued.
Bismarck.-North Dakota leads the
United States in the number of banks
per capita of population 1t is dlvulged
by statistics just compiled from gov
eminent sources. From the figures
given, the 85S banks in the state aggre-
gate one for every 93s of the popula-
ton. South Dakotn, which is next in
the order of prominence, has 642 banks,
or one for every LIZA persons, while
Nebraska comes next, Iowa fourth and
Montana fifth in the showing.
DIinot.-Booze saved AIlnot mans
life few days ago, 1t is argued,
although others may insist that 1t was
booze that first endangered 1t. For
tunately for-temperance statistics, 1t
may be stated that the life saved was
not TINT Of the man who drank the
booze. The thing happened when Nike
Cunningham, drunk, fred four shots
from Il revolver In an attempt to .'get''
F. A. Fiala, who had discharged him
from railroad section crew. Cum
nlngham was within fifteen feet Of
Flala when he began firing, but
though he discharged four shots. all
went wild and he was unable even to
wing his intended victim. A bystander
pintoned his arm before the fifth shot
could be fired, and the would-be muir
derer Is now in jail. Too much drink
not only saved the life OF Fiala, but
also saved his assallant from having
to face o charge of murder.
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