Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-05-29

COoperstOwn.-The contract hns
been let for the construction of a new
live stock pavilion at the Grlggs county
fur grounds. ut the cost Of 1920. 1t
Is planned to hold the first sale in the
new pavilion July 3. the last day Of
the Grisgs county fair. .
| Kulm.-Al-. and Mrs. Peter Bender
of this place. born In Russia. of Ger
man descent, who came to this cOun-
try 10 years ago. recently disposed Of
valuable farm south of Kuhn and
invested the entire proceeds In Victory
bonds, each taking $4,000 worth.
! WahpetOn.-Seven teen thousand,
eight hundred fifty dollars In Liberty
bonds and $l5,143.75 worth Of war
savings stamps were sold by the Boy
Scouts Of Wahpeton during the last
four drives. The troop consists of 81
members and was formed In April,
1917. ST.
Fnrgo.-A four-day meeting of the
North Dakota Retail Merchants asso-
citation Is to be held in Ainndan, June
10, II, II and Is. Hon. james NJ.
Hanley will deliver the address of
welcome and subjects of general in
terest will be discussed during the
meeting.
MISUNDERSTANDING countyis plan
ming homecoming celebrAtionfor the
world war veterans in the near future,
and a meeting was held here with dele
gates from vurlous points in the county
to decide on 81 place for holding the
gathering and also to mike the neces-
sary arrangements. .
BisnIirck.-T'he stute boards of
North Dakota whose duties under the
new administration arctic be combined
are preparing to turn things over. to
the five-man board which will be In
control Of all state Institutions after
July LIST. The main duty of the new
board will be the administration Of
funds.
| FargO-According to figures. build
ing Operations in North Dakota this
spring. nre providing labor for thou
sands, and hundreds Of building pro-
jects are under way throughout the
state. 1t is estimated that the cost
Of buildings of public and private ma
ture In the various cities will total
several million dollars.
Observation-Disclosures Frazier will go
to Camp Dodge, Iowa, to attend the
'WelcOme Home" reception to be given
| the boys of the SSth division, who nre
expected to reach the United States
June LIST. The division is composed of
l nn1 TNs,5
kota, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri,
and the governors of these states have
been invited to the gathering.
Lehr.-After being reported killed
in action. Private jacob Holm of this
place. upon whose war insurance the
government had paid two nll0tments,
walked into his home sound and
happy. He had been wounded mt the
time his death In action had been re-
ported. and not knowing that this in
formation had been given ont had neg
lected to write when released from the
hospital mE3E
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS working m-
der the direction of j. ]. Osterhaus,
state dairy commissioner, have closed
a number Of the cream stations OF the
state recently, either because the
stations were not licensed or for not
complying with the regulations of the
department. Only n few Of them
have been closed permanently, the
majority having been given permission
to reopen again.
Mandnn.-Major j. NJ. Hanley has
i been chosen as ono Of two state mem.
bers of the executive committed. of the
American Legion, an organization OF
men who participated overseas and at
home In the recent war, and which
was perfected recently in st. Louis.
Mo. The state legion meeting will be
held in Fargo July p. and Lieut.. Col.
Theodore Roosevelt and Col Bennett
Clark have expressed their intention
Of attending the meeting. fSss
i Fdfgo.--An extensive program built
arownd the theme Ct Religious Edu-
cation and Reconstruction" il to be
given ut the coming state convention
Of Sunday school workers. which win
be held atg Aandan Juns l7.lo. The
object Of the meeting 10 to make the
workers OF North Dakota realize that
sthere can be no reconstruction with
out more adequate religious educa-
il ti0n." and TIE apeakers Will endsavos
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