Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-07-22
FACTS ABOUT The
FL|CKERTAIL STATE.

railroad company is constructing a
car shed here. The shed will be sOx
14O feet and will be located near the
railroad shops.
Jamestown.-Arnold Ecklund, an H.
year-old boy living near here was in
stantly killed while riding horseback.
The horse stepped into hole, throw
ing the boy and pirfhing him down.
Oakes.-Fred Wedel, 2O-year-oid son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wedel of this place.
was drowned in the james river while
bathing with number of his friends
kenmare.-Fred Hansen, aged IL
years, residing six miles from this
city, was killed by bolt of lightning
while loading hay. His father, who
was nearby, was uninjured.
Lisbon.-The annual commencement
exercises for the eighth grade gradu-
ates Of Ransom county were held last
week. sThere were SO students on the
class roll.
Fargo.-Roy Winchell and Loren
Bump, switchman and engineer on the
Northern Pacific railroad, were arrest
ed recently for stealing various dairy
products from refrigerator car.
Bismarck.-Records of the motor We.
hicle department shows that lis more
car owners have applied for licenses
this year than during 1919. The total
applications received to date are
$1,000, and it is expected that another
thousand applications will be received
before the season closes.
DickinsOn.-RQbert Smith, an auto
mechanic, was arrested here, charged
with the theft of an automobile, and
facing possibility also of being
charged with abduction. With Smith
was 14-year-old Bismarck girl. The
girl told authorities that they We're
headed for Wyoming where they were
to have been married.
Fort Yates.-Jack Guyer is again
on trial accused of cattle rustling in
one of the most sensational cases
brought to light in recent years. The
original trial Of the case was held
June 10 at which time the jury dis
agreed. A special term of court for
the trial of the Guyer case was or
dered by Judge ]. NJ. Hanley.
Dunn Center.-The final count on
the vote on the question of moving the
county seat of Dunn county from Man
ming to Dunn Center was very close.
The vote was 1850 in favor of reten-
ton of the county seat at Manning
and 1,245 for removal. Residents Of
Killdeer. rival to Dunn Center, voted
149 to 5 in favor of Manning.
Wahpeton.-Funeral services were
held at Mooretown, Richland county,
for Doris McDougall, Is, who with a
boy chum, Leo Martin. 20, was
drowned while rowing boat on Lake
Elsie, near Hankinson. Their bodies
were recovered by the aid of search
light about 100 feet from shore in
eight feet Of water. The holiday trag-
edy of Lake Elsie numbers five deaths
in the last five years.
Wahpeton.-An advisory board to
act in conjunction with the Salvation
army is to be formed for Richland
county. A meeting will be held to elect
officers and perfect the organization.
The purpose of the study that the
board will make is to learn what serv-
ice the Salvation army can render to
the county. Subjects which will in
clude property, the unemployed, with
particular reference to the dependents,
juvenile delinquencles, missing per-
sons, illegitimacy, prison work, pauper-
ism, Americanization, children's homes
and reconstruction work of soldiers
and sailors. The army is thoroughly
equipped to handle these activities for
the county, but hereafter only upon
advice Of the County Advisory board.
Langdon.-1n an alleged confession
made by Mrs. Godon, aged IS, to G..
, Crimson, states attorney of Cavalier
county, she related the circumstances
leading up to the shooting of her hus-
band, Louis Godon. She told the states
attorney that she had three children
by a former husband and that five
years ago Godon was convicted of a
statutory charge on her daughter,
then about -16 years old and sentenced
to serve Is years in the state peniten-
tiary. Godon served about five years
and last spring received parole in
spite of protests made by officers Of
this place who asked prison authori.
ties to make an investigation. Ever
since GodOn returned home the couple
have been fighting, according to Mrs.
Godon's confession, and she was liv-
ing in constant fear Of her fife and the
lives Of other members Of the family.
Early one morning after quarreling all
night Godon got up out Of bed quickly
and; went into another room where
there was shotgun, and fearing that
he was going to kill her, she says she
went into another room where she had
38-calibre revolver which she had
her 26-year-old son buy. When her
husband entered the room carrying the
shotgun, Mrs. Godon aimed the revolt
yer at his head and fred, killing him
instantly.
Sheldon.The school census taken
here recently by the clerk of the school
district shows that there are 157 chill
,dren Of school age In the district.