Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-03-18
FACTS ABOUT THE
FL|CKERTA| STATE

LeOnaru.-An electric light ana
power company has been organized
here and state charter applied for.
Jamestown.-Mrs. Thomas Joyce,
who has been asleep in local hospital
for over week, died without regain.
ing consciousness.
St. John.-Julian Peltier was ar.
rested, charged with bringing liquor
onto an Indian reservation. He is held
in the Rolctte county Jail in default
of bail.
lodge has increased it's membership
since January II, from 81 to 80, a
large class being initiated at the last
regular meeting.
Stanley.-J'he Charles l.. Hartman
post Of the American Legion has been
recently organized and officers elected.
Roscoe G. Fenstermacher was elected
post commander.
Devils Lake.-David Upland, former
cashier Of the Security State bank at
Knox dissolved recently by the courts
was found guilty in the Ramsey
county district court of grand lar.
ceny.
Nlinot.-J. F. Walrath, veteran Great
Northern conductor, sustained cuts on
the head and arm when he fell from
the platform Of the Surrey depot that
had been lacked up several feet from
the ground.
misunderstanding to Fire Mar.
shall H. L. Reade applicants for
licenses as practicing electricians will
be given examinations by the state
| board in various parts of the state
beginning at Minot.
Bismarck.-More than GOO wholesale
houses, jobbers and manufacturers
will soon be asked to submit bids for
furnishing the state institutions with
food, clothing and other supplies for
six months, beginning April 1.
Bismarck.-Salaries Of school teach.
ers in this city will be increased under
contract from $40 to SIS with the
school term commencing September 1,
1920. This is due to the high cost of
living and the shortage Of teachers.
Grand FOrks.-Bnptists of North
Dakota have been assigned quota of
| 100000 as their share of the $780,
100000 fund to be raised by the New
World movement for the Americaniza.
ton and capitalization of the nation
and the Far East.
Sheldon.-Three Indians who escaped
from the Indian school at Wahpeton
were held here after they had asked
for lodging in local livery barn. The
students declared they could not get
along with others in the school so had
decided to leave.
Fargo.-The Commercial club Of this
city authorized the payment by the
club of special prize of 5000 for the
best herd Of pure bred dairy cattle
exhibited by North Dakota breeder
at the state fair in Fargo next sum
mer.
Fargo.-A building permit was is
sued to the Advance-Rumley Threshel
company for the erection of new
building on Northern Pacific avenue
The building will be a two-story struc
ture with ground dimensions of 100 BY
$50 feet and will cost 100000.
Ellendale.-The 3h-year-old daugh
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Klipfel was burned
to death when the mother left the
child in the kitchen and went to dc
an errand. When she returned. hall
hour later the child lay lifeless on the
floor with her clothing burned from
her body.
Mandan.-Business men Of the city
are talking in favor of an apartment
building to cost over 100000 which
will contain 40 to so apartments. With
building material so high and rent
climbing 1t is imperative that some
move be made to take care of the
many families looking for homes.
McKenzie.-A farm account school
for farmers will be held here this
week for farmers in this section of
Burleigh county, under the auspices Of
the county agricultural agents office,
Rex Willard Of the Agricultural college
will conduct the class, which will in.
| struct farmers In keeping farm &C.
counts in a book prepared by college
experts.
Fargo.-Seventy-fve per cent Of the
children Of the public schools Of this
city are not up to the standard weight
and measurement as set by the Ma.
tional Child Welfare association, ae-
cording to tests made by Mrs. Il. q.
Stevens of Lawton, field agent for the
North Dakota Anti-Tubereulosis asso-
citation, who spent week In Fargo
weighing and measuring the school
children.