Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-07-08
FACTS ABOUT THE
FL|CkERTAIL STATE

Sheldon.-A three day Chautauqua
will be held in this city commencing
June %.
Bowbells.-The second annual en-.
campment of the boys Of Burke and
Divide counties will be held at the
fair grounds at Flaxton from June
p to 20.
Churchs Ferry.-A class OF l3 grad
uated from the high school this year..
AS q part of the commencement week
the class presented the play, "What
Happened to Jones'"
L Williston.-The largest play day
event ever held in Williams county
was held here with nearly 5000 people
from the rural districts and the sur
rounding towns in the county present
Sheldon.-The Farmers Elevator
company Of this place held their bust
ness meeting recently ut which time
new officers were elected for the com
ing year. A stock dividend Of II per
cent was declared by the company at
this time.
Minot.-,S. X. Woodward is the dele
gate of the Town Criers club to at
tend the annual meeting OF the Asso-
cited Advertising Club of the World
which Will be held in Indianapolis.
Jamestown.-Work on the construc-
ton of the new four-story mems ward
at the state insane hospital will be
started soon. The contract price for
the ward is S139,92O, and for the
lei ,1
let by the state board Of administm-
ton.
Linton.-Miss Minnie Nelson, SUPER.
intendent Of public instruction, deliv-
cred the principal address at the
eighth grade graduation exercises of
the school children which were held
in connection with the Emmons coun-
| ty play day for school. children.
Hatton-The annual meeting Of the
fifth district Of the North Dakota w.
G. L. U. closed last week following an
election of officers Rev. o. A. Fon-
kalsrud Of Fargo delivered the prin-
| cipal address of the meeting.
Bismarck.-Dr j. A. HIgren of this
city has been appointed by Governor
| Frazier to be member of the stat
board Of health He assumes the vice
presidency succeeding DIR. H. o. Coop
erman Of Mimic, who resigned to do
| postgraduate work in the east.
WahpetOn.-Richland county's 40
acre corn contest is progressing nice
ly. There are few communities which
have no entries, but efforts are being
made to have every community in the
county represented If possible. A
series of stock judging contests are
| to be held during June.
Observation-Disclosures have been
doing considerable damage in Mercer
county according to J. w. Haw, assis-
tant state leader of county agents.
Where flax on spring breaking last
scar was followed by the discing In OF
whee. this year, the grasshoppers
have practically destroyed the crop
.Oriska.-An election will be held tc
vote on the proposition of erecting a
$4,000 addition to the consolidated
school. If the proposed building is
erected there will be an auditorium
with. q seating capacity of 200 aid
will be suitable as a gymnasium.
| Bismarck.-The automobile registra-
tiou department is 10000 applications
behind schedule on delivery of license
tags. Applications have been made
for $4,000 tags and the department
! has only been able to secure $4,000.
! At the present time there are no tags
on hand.
Farg0.-Afiss Irene Duanne was APP
pointed assistant boys and girls, club
leader for North Dakota to succeed
Miss Louise Fitzgerald (resigned) at a
meeting of 3 the board Of administra-
ton recently held at the Agricultural
college, DR.. j. H. Worst was granted
years leave as student counsellor
without pay. The board also author
lied the paving Of theTcollege drive
from the front Of the administration
building. ys...
Bismarck. North Dakota bankers
had better watch their safes and
vaults is the opinion Of w. e. McFad-
den fof the North Dakota Bankers
association. Mr.. McFadden has been
warned that complete acetylene out
fit has been stolen from the garage in
Willow Citys Prior. to the robbery of
the bank at Hastings, N. D., an acety,
lene outfits:was stolen from Fargo. par.
i ties. &. Mr.. McFadden is of the. opinion
that the men who stole, the Willow
City outfit are preparing to make a
raid on some bank In another locality.
Fargo. The first annual encamp.
ment FOR boys of the Red River valley
which will open for farm boys of Cas-.
and Richland counties will be held on
the Agricultural college campus June
21.26 inclusive. Any farm boy a resi-.
4 dent Of the. two counties between the
ages Of "A and 20, is eligible to ut.