Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-03-06

Farg0.-A class Of IS new members
was initiated into the local council Of
the Knights Of Columbus last week.
WillistOn.-A high school alumni as
ISOLATION is being organized here an,i
gives promise Of being large and
active organization.
Acknowledgements IL ON budgets
for state institutions total q half
million dollars above the budgets for
the last biennial period.
Grand Forks.-The University Of
North Dakota may establish q fitting
memorial to Its student soldiers who
lost their lives in the world war.
Fargo.-Two hundred fathers and
sons were present at the annual
''Father and Son" banquet and pro-
gram Of the boys department Of the
Y. NJ. C. A. +. VIZ
Minot.-L. 7. Larson of brady,
south Of here, brought two dressed
hogs to the local market witch Melted
him $1O0.51. One Of the porkers
weighed 275 pounds.
Beach.-Mrs. L. w. Richards has
sold her famous IL. W." ranch, north
of this city, for consideration Of q
little upward of $4,000. Peter Col
liGt Of Fargo Is the purchaser.
/ Grand Fqrks.-St. Valentines day
brought one application for marriage
license at the Office of the county
court here, after seven days in which
not license hid been called for or
issued.
Amidon.-Local merchants report
their sales for the past two. months
much larger than for the correspond
Ing period Of year ago. and u gen.
eral quickening of activity In all lines
of business
Halliday.-Paul, Nick and Tom
Baer, three well known farm boys liv-
ing south Of here. all died within a
week from influenza md It's compli-
cations. The mother is also reported
In critical condition.
Williston.-This city and number
of other towns are c0ngratulntIng
themselves OH the improvement of the
Ice situation, which for many weeks
threatened to be serious, owing to the
protracted period of warm weather.
FargO.-W. T.. Chestnut, succeeding
j. r. Hardy as secretary of the Fargo
Commercial club, was the guest of
honor mt local get-together banquet,
Mt which numerous other local and
state organizations were officially rep
resented.
Bismarck.-President Anthony Wal
ton of MinOt was reelected president,
+. NJ. Casey of Lisbon vice president,
and NJ. V. Boldly of Fargo secretary
treasurer of the State Union of the
American Society of Equity, at its
annual meeting held here few days
ago.
SheldOn.-Because he had changed
his physical bearing, 1t took residents
| of the town Of Sheldon several minutes
to place sailor boy who arrived in
the city. The boy was Ray Fender,
son of Alex Fender, and had been
in the service Of the navy for two
years. ~
Grand FOrks.-NOrth Dakota funeral
directors completed their annual ses-
sion here last week. after electing as
president, c. V. Ferguson. who has
acted us secretary of their organlza-
ton for many years. Next years
meeting. It was voted, will again be
held here.
Williston.-A movement is under
way to secure an accurate list of Will
liams county men who have lost their
lives in the service during the world
war. The WillistOn Home Guard con-
templates the erection Of Il fitting
monument of memorial in their honor,
costing probably in the neighborhoOd
of $1,000
Mandan.-An appropriation of $780,
100 is being provided for the purposes
Of the state training school here for
the coming biennial period. This Is
more than has heretofore been appro-
prlated for the institution but is not
enough to permit the removal of the
buildings to higher ground, which Sup
erintendent Devine feels is greatly
| needed.
Grand Forks.-Promoters of the
wonderland Trail" running through
Minnesota and North Dakota, have
been called into conference to deter
mine whether to merge this UNDER
taking with the Roosevelt Transcon-
tinental Highway" movement, which
Is designed to cross through this Sec
ton of the northwest on Portland-to-
Portland route. ~
| Devils Lake.-Observers on the Fort
Totten reservation notice a marked
decrease In the number Of badgers and
field mice since the gopher poisoning
campaigns which have been conduct
ed there. The badgers prey upon the
gophers, and upon the diminution of
the supply, they have apparently gone
elsewhere. It Is probable that the
mice have been poisoned from the
grain put out for the gophers.
Drayton.-Eight citations for con-
spicuous bravery Is the record of Ser
geant Peter A. Olson, son Of Ole Olson,
a farmer living near here. Olson was
selected as guide for General Pershihg
during certain action in the Toul
sector. and noticing German rifle
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