Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-08-05

Bismarck.-The quarterly report of
the state treasurer submitted to Gov
ernor Frazier shows the cash worth of
the state at s3.691.216.s2 distributed
among the various funds. The general
fund contained $S45.779.23 on June 80,
the date on which the report is based.
The next, biggest fund is the motor
vehicle registration fund which stands
at $685., 206.62 The state hail insur-
ance fund is reported at 5000, 69O96.
Bismarck.-A modification Of the
order of the women's minimum wage
commission announced lately suspends
section Z Of order No. II, prohibiting
the employment of female workers in
mercantile establishments later than
$3.50 in the evening. This section was
practically the only one imposed by
the bureau that had met with gen
eral protest. 1t was argued that the
enforcement of such a provision would
mean that stores would be practically
forced to close at 6 80 every night In
the week.
Bismarck.-Further investigation of
the Turtle Lake murder case is being
made by detective hired by Cover
nor Frazier. Although Layer is serv-
Ing life sentence through his confess
sion of the crime Of killing the Wolf
family and their chore boy. the case is
not closed. Late developments have
caused many people in the vicinity of
the crime to greatly alter their opin-
ions and the outlook at present is very
doubtful.
FargO.-An unidentified man was
instantly killed last week when struck
by the Great Northern fast mail train
No. u. The man was crossing from
Fargo on the railroad bridge and was
approaching the eastern end before he
noticed the train coming. Seeing that
he could not make the end of the
bridge before the train. he laid down
on the bridge between one rail and the
edge. The engine struck him lust
above the left eye, tearing off the top
of the head. The body was hurled to
the ground Is feet below. The man
was about 20 years old and thought to
be harvest hand. He had nearly
500 In cash on his person. It is
doubtful If he will ever be identified.
Devils Lake.-Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Holt Of Voltaire, N. D., are held in Jail
here pending hearing on the charge
Of having deserted their 17-day-old
baby at local hotel here last March.
The couple came back here last week
looking for the baby which had been
legally adopted by farmers family.
When the child was found in the hotel
room it could not be identified and no
one knew whose infant it was until
Mrs. Holt confessed that she was its
mother. No plausible reason for de-
sorting the child can be obtained.
M*ndan.-Jack Guyer, notorious
character on the Standing Rock reser-
walton. drew sentence Of three and
one-half years In the state peniten-
tiary at Bismarck. Guyer has headed
various gangs of cattle rustlers. who
within the last few years have made
off with thousands Of dollars worth of
cattle belonging to ranchers and In
dams of the reservation and have de-
fed officials who have secured the
country In an~ effort to take them. The
specific charge on which Guyer was
arrested was made by Peter Black
hawk, Sioux Indian who charged
Guyer With cattle rustling. The case
has been dragging about nine months
and in imposing sentence, Judge ]. M.
Hanley Of Mandan, stipulated that the
court would consider that nine months
Of the sentence had already been
served. lg fs
DickiHson.-Edward Flanagan, is
years of age, son Of James Flanagan,
an employe Of the Northern Pacific
railway at jamestown, died in a local
hospital as the result Of injuries sus-
tanned when struck by a through
freight just west Of this city. The
tragic accident was the elimination OF
q joy1de In which three young boys,
Of jamestown engaged with the object
In view Of seeing the world. While.
one Of the boys was seeking food at a
nearby farm house Flanagan and his
other companion went to sleep an the
railroad track which resulted Ia the
doth Of Flanagan. = ;ssss .