Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-01-29

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Minot.-Breeders of pure livestock
from eleven counties will meet here in
February.
Bismarck.-The annual meeting of
the Burleigh County Bar association
will be held here this week.
Napoleon.-An auxiliary to Barry
Hoof post No. 70 of the American
Legion was organized last week.
Selfridge.-Farmers of this COM
munity purchased a large grain eleva-
tor for consideration of $4,000.
Fargo.-Hundreds of farmers at
tended the Tri-State Grain Growers
convention held here last week.
Fargo.-The North Dakota Imple-
ment Dealers association is holding its
annual meeting in Fargo this week.
Ashley.-At n recent election the
voters decided to Incorporate as city.
Only % votes We're cast against the
proposition.
Dickinson.-H. NJ. Gilmore, laborer
in one of the mines at Zenith, was
badly sculded and is in a serious con-
tlition in one of the local hospitals.
Ellendale-The sale of 500 tons of
hay to Montana farmers by producers
of this vicinity has been announced by
the Dickey county farm bureau.
Bismarck.-The first home con-
structed by the North Dakota Home
Building association, erected for John
Adams, railroad commission employe,
has been completed.
Ellendale-H. J. Alderman has been
appointed Dickey county auditor by
the county commissioners, to fill the
unexpired term of L. w. Sullivan,
resigned.
Devils Lake.-Petitiops have been
placed in circulation placing Major
General Leonard Wood in nomination
for the presidential endorsement of
the Republicans of North Dakota.
TT. Yates.-Numerous Indians who
fought in the ranks of Uncle Sam on
European battlefields are among the
service men who are Joining the newly
organized post Of the American Legion.
Fargo.-Business men of this city
acted as hosts at smoker given in
the auditorium III honor Of the 1000
delegates and visitors attending the
Grain Growers convention last week.
Fargo.-A federation of livestock
shippers and associations in North
Dakota was formed here to affiliate
! with the National Livestock associa-
ton in order to enhance the marketing
conditions in the state.
Ki111oor IcStrovoH 1non1
lumber yard here last week, causing a
loss of about $4,000. This is the
fourth disastrous fire for this city
within the past six weeks, and makes
an aggregate loss of $4,000.
Mohall.-The Cooperative store has
been closed by creditors, and unless
the stock is taken over by private
later under Il receivership.
Drayton.-At meeting of former
service men held here post. of the
American Legion was organized and a
committee appointed to report on a
constitution. +. S. Wallace was named
post commander.
TT. Yates.-Leo Gruiguire started
for the farm school near here. The
car broke down, compelling him to
walk several miles through the deep
snow, and his feet were frozen so
that amputatisn may be necessary.
Lisbon.-Three buildings were de-
stroyed here last week by fire, causing
total loss of $4,000, partially COW
cred by insurance. The buildings de-
stroyed were the Commercial hotel,
the Chicago store and the Ork millin-
cry store.
Fargo-Many cases of flu have been
reported in the city during the past
week, but in most instances in a very
light form. Only one death was re-
| ported and the health officers of the
city are doing everything possible to
keep the disease from spreading.
Dickinson.-Adolph Lehman, ac-
cused of numbering Matthias Wetzstein
at Richardton in 1917 has been taken
to the state penitentiary to serve a
term of 20 years. Lehmann's attor-
neys failed in their attempt to have a
rehearing Of the case.
Dickinson-,William Lenneville has
been nominated postmaster by the
United States senate. according to
word received here. The postmaster.
ship has been bone Of contention for
some time, and the nomination Of Mr..
Lenneville brings to close a long
drawn out fight.