Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-03-06
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poInss o. Last Few Days Throughout,
North Dakota condsnssd for
Hasty Psrusal.

the dates set Tor the midwinter fair
to be held here.
Grenora.-The local Commercial
club has petitiOned the Northwestern
Telephone company to extend toll line
connections between this city and
AiInOt.
Grand Forks.-This county's honor
roll Of men who have lost their lives
In military and naval service In the
great war now numbers Al.
Mandan.-Sales Of pure bred horses
and cattle are to be held here March
q and June 3. under auspices of the
North Dakota Breeders Sales organi-
zatiOn, the local Commercial club CO.
operating.
Dickinson.-North Dakota checker
champions had their annual state
meeting here February d and o.
Missouri Slope chess players are hay
Ing big meeting in the city ut the
same time.
Marmarth.-James Adams, living
near here, suicided by shooting him
self In the head with shotgun, after
carefully wrapping his head and the
gun barrel with coat, SO as not to
disturb the family.
Bismarck.-A boy bandit, just over
TO- Is being held In the county jail
here. following an episode In which he
confesses having cut out two panes Of
glass from reur window of u local
confectionery store.
DickinsOn.-Lbcnl MnsOns are .cele-
brating the completion of handsome
lodge temple, holding banquet on
Friday night of this week, which is
planned to surpass anything In that
line ever given by the Dickinson lodge.
DickinsOn.-The city council Inns
agreed to finance the Dickinson band
to the extent Of 500 month, pro-
vided some Of the music will be serv-
ed to the local public without further
charge, when wanted on suite occa-
sions.
Fargo.-A new precedent Is being
set in North Dnkota by the recently
promulgated determination of District
Judge A. 4. Cole to permit the giving
out of no further divorce news for
publication through the officials Of the
court.
Fargo.-North Dakota hardware
men In session here elected John Vetre
OF Drnyton us president of the state
association for the ensuing year. The
place Of the next meeting has been
left to the selection of the executive
committee.
Drnyton.-"Kid curriers'" here are
not what you think If you get your
idea from II lady's toilet accessories.
The local kid curling team took all
the honOrs for juvenile work mt the
Grand Forks bonspiel the other day
and Is being mentioned as the cham
pion boys curling organization Of the
stnte.
FOrman.-The Sargent county high
way project of 31.4 miles of road,
running from this city north and west
TO the county lines, is the first North
Dakota project to be contracted for
under the terms which provide for CO.
operative stnte and federal mid. 1t Is
estimated that the work will cost not
less than S;55.OOO.
FargO.-The death of Lieutenant
Colonel Gilbert c. Grafton. well known
North Dakota military man, Is report
ed from overseas. Colonel Grafton
was for many years IL resident Of
Fargo and was an officer in the Unit
ed Stntes volunteer army in the Phil
ippines and prominent in the North
Dakota national guard.
Williston.-Much interest is being
shown by farmers in this section in
the development of their herds by the
addition Of pure bred sires. The Mis-
souri-YellOwst0ne Pure Breeders as
ISOLATION held n sale of blooded ami
mails here February 25 and &C. which
was we'll attended and at which much
enthusiasm was manifested.
DickinsOn.-Five counties in south
western North Dakota last year util-
lied material amounting 35.454.OO in
value, In their campaign against grass
hoppers which were infesting this
region. The work of poisoning was
performed under direction of Stewart
Lockwood, field agent for the extern
sion division of the North Dakota Ag-
ricultural college. Among the items
Of material used We're: 400 tOps Of
bran, 1914 tons of arsenic, 4S3 cases
Of oranges and lemons, and 249 bar
rels Of molnsses.
Fargo-Opera bouffe warfure was
hardly the name for the pistol duel
which was fought here n few nights
ago, although no one was seriously
injured after an exchange Of about
twenty shots within range of hundreds
Of people. John Cole, local bad man,
pulled gun to shoot Officers Welsh
and Wick, who had arrested him for
Bookkeeping. In the duel which fol-
lowed, shots went through the door of
the Orpheum theatre, ranging across
the building just over the heads of
the audience. Other buildings were
nicked or penetrated by the shots, and
Cole and two officers were Slightly In
jured. The man was successfully ar
rested.
Minot.-North Dakota retail lumber
dealers will hold their next years an