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


Glen Ullin.-A municipal lighting
system is being considered.
Fort Yates.-A ferry boat is operat-
ing across the Missouri here.
Cathay.-The Cathay State bank has
been Incorporated for $4,000.
Sykcston.-The opera house will be
converted into a movie theater.
Leonard.-October 9 is the date for
the second annual corn and hog show.
Sanish.-The Mountrail County Agri-
cultural Fair association is being or
| ganiZed.
Grafton.-After seven months Of
ideness the rolleis-lill is again in op-
Grafton.
Belcourt.-The second annual agri-
| cultural fair will be neld here Septem-
Der II and 10.
Mott.-The 500 barrel -four mill is
now turning out its daily capacity out
put of Marquis flour.
Ellendale.-This city has Joined
Winship and Forbes in an enthusiastic
| trap shooting league.
Petersburg.-William w. Weatherly
is the publisher of book, NELSON
County in the World War;
| Kindred.-A special election will de-
eide the question of issuing $4,000
city bonds to purchase the light plant.
| Devils Lake.-The second annual
sale of the Lake Region Shorthorn
Breeders association will be held Octo-
Der II.
Williston-John Hamilton left 81 600
Of his fortune to various persons who
had befriended him in various ways of
late years.
Cooperstown.-At a recent mass
meeting first steps We're taken in the
plan for Griggs county soldier menu
orial hospital.
New England.-Samples of Hettin-
ger county grain will be sent to st.
Paul for exhibition in the Northern
Pacific showrooms.
Observation-Disclosures Of fans at
tended the funeral of Charles E.
Wertz, since 1902 star catcher on the
jamestown baseball nine.
| Sykeston-E. w. Abel from Concor-
dia Theological seminary, St. Louis,
has been assigned as resident pastor Of
the Lutheran church here.
Fargo.-Petitions will be circulated
asking that the city abandon the COM
mission form of government and re-
turn to the old aldernlanic plan.
Nandan.-Clifford Wh;tmer, 10. was
instantly killed when Il shot gun he
was carrying on his hay rake was dis
charged and blew his head Off.
| 14lkOta.-A steel rod was driven
through his foot and into the ground
when a pump he was lifting slipped
from the hands of Jacob Geritz.
Sherwood.-During the last 20
months the value of the dairy products
marketed here has Increased 400 per
cent. The July total was $1,000.
| Grafton.-NIartin Rasmussen, lost
over night, was found by his parents
the next day shot to death in the
woods where he had gone hunting. 4.
Williston.-Sw Swinging from the, fen
4 der Of an ice truck, 4-year-old Mary
Louise Bennett slipped and fell under
the wheels, being crushed to death.
\ Fargo-Desiring to "see America
as one Of the common people, Duke
4 Rudolph Rovigno of Montenegro is
employed in the Ford branch office
here.
Van NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and in
/, crease of the fire department and the
Improvement Of the electric lighting
service are marks of Van Hooks
1 growth.
Bismarck reward of $500 is Of
fered by the North Dakota Bankers
association for the capture, dead or
alive, Of any bank bandit operating in
this state.
i Shields. Several lock pouches of
first class mail for points along the
4 North Dakota branch Of the NIilwau-
kee were stolen from the platform of
the Milwaukee at Mclaughlin, S. D.
i Mercer. Arthur Weller, %, Mime
4 apolis attorney here looking after
farming interests, was drowned in
Brush lake while entertaining Sunday
j school picnicers with fancy swimming
7. and diving.
Jamestown:--The crops. at the state
hospital were good, barley running
about so bushels. A new grist mill is
! grinding feed for use on the farm, aud
a new milking machine has been in
stalled at the dairy.
i Dickinson.- "A railroad engineer who
]. had moved to California to make his
home recently, returned and resumed
his run on the Northern Pacific. Asked
why he had left California, he said he
4 "got tired Of shimmying.'' .
Ray.-Fred Jorgenson, husband Of
the woman who. recently awakened
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