Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-03-13

/ TuTRV.-A RENEWAL OI Iue l0NUe0zU
epidemic is reported In various 10.
calities.
Casselton.-Th Order OF the East.
ern Star held an important district
meeting here last week.
Grand Forks.-LOcal home guards
had big reception for this city's te
turned soldiers and sailors.
i Grand F0rks.-Local knights d
Columbus has just initiated class
Of about one hundred new members.
Blsmarck.-The Brotherhood Of Am
erican Yeomen is showing unusual AZ
tivity in many parts of the state.
Churchs Ferry.-A. w. Woods, a
former resident here, is reported ia
have been killed In sugar factory
In Idaho.
FArgo.-An attack of influenza re.
suited In the death of DR.. w. n. Ad.
Olson, well known dentist Of this city
a few days ago.
Drake.-G. L., Stronger. the Drake
baker, has placed in his shop IN cleo.
trio cake baker. The device is said
to be valued at about 5000.
Grand FOrks.-Mrs. A. Il. Hilsebeck
Of this city has received information
OF the whereabouts Of n brother whom
she had not heard from for 26 years.
| Minot.-A district tournament Of the
North Dakota High School Basket Bull
league is scheduled for this point on
Friday and Saturday, March and 8.
Devils Lake.-A local Builders Elk
change will be organized here, it is
hoped. in order to help promote build
Ing interests in this section of the
state.
RichardtOn.--A local bank is en-
rournging the raising of pure bred live
stock by purchasing, large number
of high bred animals for use and
sale here.
Grand FOrks.-A splendid program
Is being carried out ut the 25th an
nual convention Of North Dakota
Dairymen and Buttermnkers, in ses-
sion this week mt this point.
Crosby.-Seager Wheeler, local crop
predictor, has bumper wheat crop
scheduled for the coming season.
based on n four-year cycle theory
which is said to have worked nd
mirably.
Willist0n.-Local home guards have
agreed to undertake the work Of help
Ing returning soldiers in securing p0-
sitions and otherwise assisting. them
In again taking their places in the
community.
Grand FOrks.-The hearing on local
gns and electric lighting rates before
the state railway commission has
again been postponed, February &c be-
Ing the last date fixed after num-
Der of previous postponements.
Fnrgo.-Presldent G. Il. Stone and
NJ. A. Baldwin. amusement director of
the North DukOta State Fair associa.
ton, have returned from nn eastern
trip OH which they booked. numerous
attractions for the fair to be held
next summer.
Devils Lake.-A permanent execu.
tive committee of the Y. NJ. C. A. has
been formed for Ramsey county with
a view of carrying the benefits Of the
organization to young men and boys
throughout the county. A fund of
$4,000 Is being raised to curry on the
work.
Bismarck Auditor Carl Ko.
sitzke hns submitted for the approval
-Of the state equalization board II form
Of assessment blank suitable for use
of assessors th:s spring under the new
tax laws. Twenty-nine different
classes of property will require to be
listed.
Rugby.-A jury In Judge Burr's
court reported disagreement. after q
hours deliberutiOn on the cnse of Olaf
A. Olson of MinOt. charged with re-
ceiving proceeds from the immoral
use Of rooms In his hotel mt that point.
The case was development left over
from Attorney General Lunger's raid
New Leipzig.-T'he guardian of Il
local boy has just been awarded a
verdict Of $1,000 against railway
company in the lads behalf for the
loss OF an arm and leg when the boy
was run over while sleeping on the
track ut the age of nine. The rail.
way attorneys set up the pleu Of con.
tributary negligence
Fargo.-Word is received from mem.
bers of North Dakota Southern Cali.
fornia society that the sixteenth an.
nual reunion of the organization has
just been held near Los Angeles md
that more than 5000 people We're pres.
emit A partial list of officers. speak.
ers and visitors contains the names
of many former well known North
DakOtans.
Bismarck.-Col. i. 2. Quain, well
known Bismarck physician who went
to France at the head of an Ameri.
can hospital unit organized ut this
point, has returned home to this cOun.
try and has been ordered to report
ut Fort Smelling for duty in physical
reconstruction work. Many members
of the Bismarck unit are still engaged
in overseas duty.
Bismarck.-The North Dakota SUI
preme court has issued an alternative
writ, returnuble March 10, directed to
telephone companies operating in the
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