Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-04-03

March 16.
Farg0.-Fifty-two naval recruits
have been enlisted through the local
recruiting station within the past six
weeks.
Hazen.--Private Walter f. Johnson.
who enlisted from this place, is named
In n recent casualty list as having
died as the result of accidental In
jurles.
| Fargo.-U. S. employment offices in
the state were closed this week by
orders from Washington. Clerks in
charge Of the various branches, 1t is
said, will in some cases continue the
| business privately.
Williston.-The sum of 100000 will
be available in Williams county for
road improvement purposes this year.
| One-half the sum will be used In
| federal road making project between
WillistOn and Ray.
Fnrgo.-Bernard Lee of B company,
In the old First North Dakota regi-
ment. who was reported killed In
action In France last October, is now
said to be alive and stationed with
| the American army Of occupation near
| COblentz.
Mlnot.-Alumni of the local high
school will contribute $1,000 to equip
a room for the maintenance of con-
tinuous dental clinic in connection
with the school. Minot dentists have
agreed to contribute n hnlf day each,
In turn. for the work Of the clinic.
Grand Forks.-Agnes Rex, commits
sIoner Of the poor, has instituted a
project to have forty or fifty town
children from destitute families, pro-
vided with homes In the country for
the summer. The youngsters, who
will range from 6 to ii years of age,
1t Is believed will gain in health, eff
outing.
Grand Forks.-PatrOlman Vixen Of
this city fred three shots Mt party Of
young men who were attempting to
make off with some one else's auto
few days ago, and the chief of the de-
partment has given 1t out that persons
who undertake to drive off with cars
that do not belong to them will likely
soon find themselves "joy riding" in II
wooden box.
Fairmount.-A ratification of the
plan to install city wnterwOrks re-
suited from the election held here last
week. The Paramount town board
last fall voted to install waterworks,
but upon an appeal being made to the
supreme court by DIRECTORS an injunc
ton was issued restraining the action.
AS a result of the present election the
improvements can now proceed.
Grand Forks-Alexander Aas of the
University of North Dakota will par
ticipate in the northwestern interstate
collegiate orntorical contest this sea-
son, after winning the annual inter-
collegiate contest for this state. BY
winning the contest in this state, Mr.
Aas was awarded the Mortified prize
and also the watch given by the
Masonic grand lodge Of North Dakota.
Fargo.-A considerable influx of
Iowa settlers is noticed in Cass
county and other sections of the Red
river valley this spring, and real estate
men are making the prediction that 33
per cent more land will be cropped in
Cass county this season than in 1917.
Nine hundred and fifty-eight acres of
land transferred on the Cass county
records one day recently brought n
total of $1O6,624.
FargO.-COngressman John NJ Baer
Of this district has been awarded one
committee Craftsmanship and member
ship on three other committees in the
tentative organization Of the next
congress rs projected by the Republi-
cans under the leadership of Congress
man Mann. The craftsmanship as
signed to him is on the committee of
expenditures for the department of
agriculture. Congressman George NJ.
Young Of the Second district in this
state landed position on the ways
and means committee.
Dickinson.-One of the North Da-
kotans whose deaths have been most
recently reported in the American
casualty lists is Basil Skraba of South
Heart in this county, who is now
| iSul W lluNC OCSu hIIICu uNtloI
by artillery fire in the attack on
Scissors on July 18th last year. An
officer writing to the young mans
father states that of the automatic
rifle crew to which Skraba belonged,
oil were killed except one. Private
Skraba died heros death, according
to the writer.
CONFERENCE.-THE death Of little Eta
Mcdonnell, 12-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Mcdonnell, living
near here, has resulted in the deten-
ton of both the parents on charge
Of murder. knowledge of the child's
death was gained Sunday when the
father applied to physician for n
death certificate, which he had been
advised he would have to obtain be-
fore he could secure the services of
an undertaken. Upon examination of
the body it was found the child had
sustained many terrible bruises about
the head and body, her death having