Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-03-04
FACTS ABOUT THE
FL|CKERTA ALL STATE.

the OOllluleFClstl CluD, ". ~. AlA SSA was
elected president.
Williston.-Christian Anderson, pio-
neer settler and rancher, died at h;s
home near this city.
Kindred.-An election will be held
here next week to decide whether or
not this town will incorporate.
Belfield.-A. G. SOrenson was elect
ed commander of the William c. Blair
post Of the American Legion.
Plaza.-A petition has been received
by the state railroad commissioners
for a station agent at Manftou.
Killdeer.-The First National bank
and the Northwestern bank Of this
city were consolidated this week.
Carson.-The state highway COM
mission will let six miles Of roadwork
between this city and He'll on Mar. IL.
Bismarck.-This city has been flood
ed with check artists who were sue
cessful in passing off several bogus
checks.
LaMoure.-O. M. Ellison, register Of
deeds, has rendered his resignation to
the board of county commissioners to
take effect OH April 1.
Noonan. - The Coalfield pub I c
schools were closed last week on ac-
count of the influenza epidemic. Many
cases are also reported in this city.
Grand Forks.-Pastors from over 40
North Dakota counties are attending
the Interchurch Movement Pastors
conference being held here this week.
Minot. The Town Criers club,
Nlinot Rotary club and the Builders
and Traders held housewarming at
the Association Of Commerce rooms
last week.
Minot.-About half a dozen of the
district court jurors are sick. One Of
the civil cases on the docket was tried
with only 10 members of the jury
present.
Fargo.-Governor Lynn J. Frazier
addressed packed house here Sun
day evening Of last week. The Com
munity Lecture course had charge of
the meeting.
Williston.-Representatives of the
various cities and villages along the
Roosevelt trail in North Dakota will
meet here to make plans for the COM
ing season.
Williston.-The Edgar NJ. Boyd post
Of the American Legion held memorial
services last week in honor of those
boys who made the supreme sacrifice
during the World war.
Fargo.-The body Of Judge John
Va
torney, was brought to this city for
burial frem st. Augustine, Fla, where
his death occurred.
Minot.-Auctioneers of northwestern
North Dakota, eastern Montana and
part of Canada held meeting in this
city last week, ut which time new
organization was completed.
Mandan.-1t is estimated that over
100 women are eligible to membership
in the auxiliary of the Gilbert S. Fur
ness post No. 40 Of the American
Legion organized here last week.
Bismarck.-E. ]. Taylor, former
state superintendent Of public instruc.
ton and now superintendent of schools
ut Hankinson, is seeking a market for
| $4,000 worth Of bonds which the city
recently voted for the erection of q
modern high school building.
Linton.-W. H. Robinson, chief en-.
gineer supervised the letting Of fed
eral aid highway contracts aggregat
ing $4,000 covering the construction
of nearly IL miles of earth road ex
tending south from Hazelton to 8
point near this city.
Minot.-County Agent D. German OF
Ward county, will be in charge OF
meetings at Sawyer, Foxholm an6
Donnybrook. These meetings will be
held under the auspices of the Ware
county farm bureau.
| Devils Lake.-The state bureau Of
compensation held meetings here las
week which were intended to lead tt
the fixing of minimum wage scale
women Of North Dakota. Twenty
dollars week was the point hit on b!
nearly every witness.
Hillsboro.-This city is the first IL
the state to complete the reorganiza
ton of its company Of the North Da
kota National Guard. A report sen
to the state adjutant's office state
that 1O1 men have already enrolled Ii
Company L, which was the towns uni
in the old Fighting First.
| Understanding to advices from
Minneapolis the heirs of Herald Thor
son are attempting to break a will
made by him in which he leaves $25,
600 to the Concordia college Of Moor
head, Minn., besides $4,000 pledge,
toward the erection of a president
home, on the grounds that Mr.. Thor
son was mentally incompetent at tn
time he made the will.
Bismarck.-The state highway com
mission and the county commissioner
Of Burleigh and Morton counties will
simultaneously open bids March II 70
the construction Of piers for the Bis
marck-Mandan bridge spanning tn
Missouri river. The construction is t
consist Of two shore piers and tw
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