Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-05-20
Mattson, president Of the Minnesota

conference.
Napoleon.--Adam Gerber, one of the
early pioneers Of this community. died
here recently following severe at
tack Of asthma and other ailments. He
leaves widow and 13 children.
Grand Forks.-Boys of this city will
take the opportunity to join the Y. NJ.
G. A. camp to be held at Devils Lake
June Is to %. The camp will be To-
Gated on the high ground across the
lake from the Indian camp grounds.
Minot.-The city commission reject
ed petitions calling for vote on June
30 for the establishment of munich
pal electric light plant. 1t is said that
the commission acted accordingly, on
account of an insufficient amount Of
signers on the petitions.
Devils Lake.-The good roads COM
mittee Of this city has designated a
day this week as Fort Totten road
day. A pick and shovel brigade will
be organized to repair the road as far
south as the narrows. Farmers re-
siding in the territory will assist with
the work.
Mandan.-Three local merchants
were summoned to appear in justice
court here last Monday to answer
charges of having sold artifcially
bleached flour. DR.. L. F. Ladd, state
pure food commissioner, was the COM
planning witness. He charges that the
flour was manufactured by the Rus
sell-Miller Milling company.
Fargo.-The executive committee of
the North Dakota Press association
held meeting in Fargo recently to
make arrangements for the annual
convention to be held here August 6
and Z. NJ. 1. Forkner of Langdon,
president of the association, stated
that he expected the 1920 session to be
the best in the history of the organiza-
ton.
Minot.-W. J. Evans, Burke county
farmer. reports the loss of Is head of
horses from poisoning. A new farm
hand on the place had gone to feed
the horses and got oats that had been
treated with strychnine for poisoning
gophers. 1t is reported that Mr..
Evans lost is head of horses last win
ter, which leaves him badly crippled
for farm work.
Observation-Disclosures by the state
school and university fund are approx
imately $1.OO0,0O0 below the normal,
according to a notice that Miss Minnie
j. Nelson, state superintendent of
public instruction. has given to county
superintendent. She says that the
information was given to her by the
state land commissioners. Poor crops
in western North Dakota and other
conditions have operated. to reduce
fund payments that We're due this
year.
Fargo. M. A. Hildreth, United
States district attorney, has announced
from his office in the federal building
that prosecutions would follow if evil
dence was brought to him where
wholesalers in North Dakota were re-
ceiying more than 1-cGlt margin of
profit on sugar and cents profit for
retailers. He declared that the action
is in accordance with instructions re-
ceived from the department of justice.
Misunderstanding in Slope county
is unusually backward, most of it is
done although many have been retard-
ed because Of adverse weather and
still have good deal of field work
to do. The farmers are devoting most
of their attention to forage crops, the
wheat acreage falling off u little.
There will be a good deal of oats but
practically no rye. Flax is not much
in evidence. An energetic campaign is
being waged by County Agricultural
Agent Max Morgan in an effort to get
the farmers to build pit silos. The
county corn club is also making itself
felt, the number of members pledged
to plant corn being about so.
Zap.-W. e. Cowan, financial
broker of Fargo, spent day here and
completed details in which the new
Lucky Strike Coal company takes over
the property and has secured the right
of way for spur which will be built
to the mine. Outside capital and
prominent mining men are Interested
in the new company and modern ma
chinery run by electricity will be in
stalled. AS the plans now stant
everything will be in working order
by August 1. There will be a daily
output of about 400 tons with {
monthly payroll Of between $12,OO(
and $4,000. About so men will bt
employed at the beginning and thu
number increased us fast as workins
conditions permit.
Devils Lake-Michael Doyle, an OLE
settler of Ramsey county. died at hi.
home following long illness:
Bismarck Dakota soon viii
be in the creamery business, its initia
venture in this industry will be a
Werner. where a creamery owned by {
cooperative company has been LEASED
by the department Of agriculture ant
labor. The industry is to be supported
by the fund created on the so cent.
on each 1000 pounds of butterfat han
died in North Daleota creameries, nm,
which tax, since it became effective
| year ago. has created fund of an