Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-09-30
5tate SUMMARY
ofLate Euents in
North Dakota

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Van Hook-A new school building is
aow in use.
Calvin-Better fire protection is be-
ing sought.
Hazen-A Presbyterian church is
| oeing organized.
Crystal-Community mass meetings
will be held during the winter.
| Werner-The Dunn county agricul-
tural agent will be re-employed.
| Fairmount-The water works and
sewer system will be rushed to COM
| pletisn.
Sanish-Nine feet four inches is
the height reached by Rainbow Flint
corn here.
| Wimbledon Ninety-three candles
burned on the birthday cake of Grand
pa Martin Joos.
Rolla-Reduction in the expense of
threshing is the object of movement
among local farmers.
Dunseith-Rev. Wellington Salt,
missionary in the Turtle Mountain re-
gion since 1885, is dead.
Velva-A South Dakota buyer pur-
chased the section farm of Langridge
& Willis for $50 an acre.
| Northumberland crystal white bios
som is new variety of clover origi-
mated by Anthony Stonehouse.
| JamestOwn-A local grower has
1 nj of
muskmelon to North Dakota.
Van Hook-Skunk farming on a
large scale is the unusual activity of
w. G. Summons. He has IS animals.
NOtt-Contract has been let for a
two-span concrete bridge across the
Cannon Ball river here. to cost $45, 900.
Wahpeton-A tractor with valve
less engine, invented by local man,
was shown at the Richland county
fair.
Medina-W. H. Nye has moved the
Medina Citizen to jamestown and es-
tablished it as the Stutsman County
Citizen.
Minot.- N. B. Livingston spent
his vacation learning to fly, and has
purchased Curtis airplane for spring
delivery.
Washburn-Charles Sheldon drop
ped dead from tank of water he was
hauling and the wheels passed over
the body.
Bowman-Afrs. A. J. Spire has been
appointed auditor of Bowman county
to fill the unexpired term of Frank II.
Huff. resigned.
Portal-A good record was made by
A. r. Chezik who attended the ma
tional trap shooting tournament at
Cleveland, Ohio.
Killdeer-Eight, special trains of
stock have left here in ten weeks. One
shipment of three trainloads was val
ued at over 100000.
Spiritwood-Earl Gordon, Is, was
instantly killed when his clothing
caught on a revolving shaft at the
Spiritwood Equity elevator.
|; Carson-A demonstration plot. OF
sunflowers yielded 10 tons of silage
to the acre, while an adjoining plot Of
corn yielded only three tons. 3.
| Page-FOur individual Aberdeen.
Angus cattle won every championship
and grand championship in their
classes at the Minnesota state fair.
st. Anthony-After brave struggle
for his life, 13-year-old Martin Knoll
died of injuries sustained when he fell
from a disc and was laid open by the
knives.
Donnybrook-The button on his cap
was shattered when Kenneth Larson
was struck by lightning. He and his
father, on a load of hay, were stunned
but quickly recovered.
Cayuga-A neighbor was talking to
Charles Kiefer and holding loaded
shotgun when small Kiefer boy
pulled the trigger and shot his four.
year-old brother dead.
Melville-One thousand dollars re.
ward Is offered for information re.
garding the whereabouts of Peter p.
link, who disappeared August IA when
on trip to Darlington. 4
Sterling-John L. Baker, 20. died
as a result Of q broken back and other
injuries sustained when his team ran
away with tank wagon he was driv-
ing for threshang outfit.
Ranchard-An Illinois inventor sue.
cessfnlly tried out machine here Tor
threshing clover in the field. It bends
the plants and beats them, being
pushed BY four horses.
Jamestown Twenty pursbred Hol.
stein cows and heifers were brouxht
to Stutsman county from Wisconsin
for distribution among the farmers.
County Agent Goodhue has charge q
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