Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-03-11
FACTS ABOUT THE
I. FLfCkERTAI STATE.

pany will open here soon. .
Hazen.-Plans are being drawn for
an extensive sewer system for this
city.
Golden Valley.-The Golden Valley
American has just moved into mod.
ern fireproof building.
Grand Forks.-Fire broke out in
local confectionery store, causing dam
age to the extent of about $4,000.
Grand Forks.-The North Dakota
Farmers Grain Dealers association
was in session here last week.
Williston.-At meeting held in this
city a local council of the U. c. I.
was organized with about fifty charter
members. @
Douglass Atlantic grain eleva-
tor was destroyed by fire. Very little
grain was on hand at the time but the
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Golden Vulley-The local creamery
has been sold to George Larsen Of
Sheyenne, N. D., and will be opened
for business about April 1.
Mandan.-The annual meeting of
the North Dakota section of the Ma
tional Parks highway will be held in
this city on March Ii and is.
Devils Lake.-The Commercial club
is planning one of the biggest events
ever undertaken in this city in the
nature of Lake Region Market
Day"
Bismarck.-Dr. John II. Worst i'm.
migration commissioner, has left for
st. Louis to represent North Dakota
Mt the industrial and agricultural ex-
| position. ~
McGregor.Aa John Snyder, who shot
and killed William B. King, former
pool hall owner of this place, received
a l0-year sentence in the state peni-
Tertiary ut Bismarck.
Washburn.-A local Ignite coal
| company has made arrangements to
have about 1000 feet of moving pic
| lures taken which will be used for
advertising purposes.
WillistOn.-At a meeting of the
county commissioners contracts were
let to furnish Williams county with a
complete new set of road machinery
which will be used quite extensively
during the coming summer.
Kenmare-The Peoples Coal COM
pany has let contracts for the cree
ton of large building in which to
house machinery for the manufacture
OF brick and tile: Construction work
will start as soon as the frost is out Of
the ground.
Devils Lake. - Laundry workers
comprising every woman except two
employed in the three plants perfected
a local union. The action followed a
near strike in which workers threat
ened to walk out unless, higher wages
were paid. x;
Lidgerwood.-J. w. Stitiler, former
cashier Of the Farmers National bank,
Is under ATTEST charged wie, issuing
$4,000 worth Of certificates of deposit
to ]. A. Nelson of Minneapolis, form
erly of Fargo, when the latter had no
deposits in the bank.
Mandan.-County Treasurer A. W.
Furness of Morton county has been
handed the biggest check ever re-
ceived in this city, in the sum Of
$161,7OO in payment of taxes by the
Northern Pacific Railway company.
Flaxton.-At a meeting here Of
Burke county school supervisors plans
were made to stimulate athletics in
the grade and high schools and to en-
courage participation by all classes of
students. Other counties are expected
to follow the lead of Burke
Dickinson.-The large tabernacle
which was erected for the purpose of
holding evangelistic meetings is COM
pleted and Rev. Robert johnson has
been engaged for series Of meetings.
Arrangements have also been made for
choir of $50 voices. +
Bismarck.-The state railroad COM
mission will probably be moved from
the state capitol building where they
have heretofore maintained offices to
a downtown office. The capitol build.
ing is badly crowded. because Of the
new departments created at the last
session of the legislature. +,
Beach.-ElabOrate plans for new
flower garden to be located on the
Northern Pacific right-of-way are be.
ing drawnt by A. A. Sather of the
Agricultural high school. The garden
will be 60 feet wide and 100 feet long
and 1t is planned to have the flowers
and hedges planted in time SO as to be
in bloom this summer. ia
Fargo. - The First Presbyterian
, church Of this city and II churches 81
the same denomination In as many
North Dakota towns have paid theil
debts and paid their mortgages, &C
cording to an announcement, by thu
Presby terian general assembly that 34s
Of their churches in the United States
are now free from debt
Van Hook.-The house on the farm
Of Mike Nicolenk0. who died recently
: was broken open and every article ii
!. the line of furniture, stoves and cook
ing utensils were confscated. Severn
bushels Of grain and Y several grair
sacks were also stolen. There is Il
clue as to who gerpetrated the deed