Emmons County record., 1920-06-03
FACTS ABOUT THk
FL|CkERTA ALL STATE.

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superintendent of the city schools.
Finley-The senior class Of the
high school will put on the popular
play, '"rhe Time Of His Life" the lat
ter part of this week.
Wahpeton.-An unusually interest
ing program was arranged for the
26th annual Sunday school convention
Of Richland county held at Great
Bend on Saturday and Sunday.
Lisbon. = Bids for laying maple
floors and redecorating the Ransom
county court house have been rejected
by the commissioners. A contract was
let for stuccOing the building on bid
for $1,S94.
Devils Lake-A minimum salary
basis for. school teachers for the 1920
q term has been definitely announced
by Superintendent Sullivan. The av-
erage increase will be 25 per cent
over that Of last year.
Manning.-A county seat fight has
been precipitated in Dunn county by
the circulation of petitions asking
that Dunn Center be made county
seat. Killdeer has countered with
petitions, and other towns may enter.
Mandan.-This city is making i'm
provements hle Civic league has pur-
chased an additional lot on Collins
avenue, and will improve it with the
setting out of trees and shrubs. The
services Of landscape gardener will
be secured. The work on the highway
is nearly completed and the boule-
wards are to have many improvements.
Observation-Disclosures Of the four
teenth district gathered in this city
last week. The visitors included
grand lodge officers and delegates
from Hazen, Flasher, Steele and Lin
ton. The. address of the evening was
delivered by w. L. Stockwell Of
Fargo ut a banquet given in the Ma
sonic temple.
i Ray.-Arrangements have been COM
pleted by the Study club to promote
the garden contest in the city during
the summer months. The prizes will
be paid from fund raised by the
business men and will be awarded
when the gardens are Judged in the
fall. A committee is in charge of
the work.
Fargo.-A strong bid will be made
by local Odd Fellows for the location
of the new home to be built by that
order in North Dakota. An appro-
prlation of $155,OOO has been author
lied by the state lodge for the erec-
ton of the edifice. The location will
be determined at the state convention
to be held in Dickinson early in June.
Sheldon.--A 500 line speeder was
wrecked and two men injured when
the car struck rocks and bolts placed
on the crossing by three children from
six to ii years old. The men were
coming home from work when they
i struck the bolts and rocks. causing
them to be thrown into u cattleguard
with serious results.
Lisbon.-At an enthusiastic meeting
Of the Ransom County Fair associa-
tion the site west Of this city was
selected for the fair grounds. 1t was
decided to appoint two committeeman
from each commissioners district to
push the sale of stock. From the SEN
timent expressed, there is no doubt
as to the popularity of the fair. The
project is backed generally by farm
ers and business men.
Stanley - Two Syrians, Solomon
Hodge and Hamid Hassen participat-
ed in Il shooting affair two miles
northwest Of this city last week. Legal
trouble over piece of land was the
cause Of the melee. Hodge was so
badly hurt from being shot in the
arm and side that he is expected to
die. Hassen has been placed in Jail
to await the outcome of Hodges in
juries.
EDderlin.-John June was seriously
injured and Nick and Peter Petropolis
were cut about their bodies when a
party of 500 railroad men started a
disturbance in a local restaurant.
r. w. McAIillen, engineer; f. A. Duke;
fireman and ]. w. Fredericks, n round
house hustler, We're arrested by Sher-
iff Peder Hill on a warrant charging
assault with deadly weapon. They
were held in $1,000 bonds each for a
preliminary hearing by Judge Under.
wood.
Bismarck.-Henry G. Layer, con.
fessed murderer Of the Jacob Wolf
family of Turtle Lake last month, was
permitted to have his first visitor
Monday. Layers brother, John Layer
went to the penitentiart here and was
granted permission to see Layer, who
is serving life sentence. There has
been rumors current in the city OF
late to the effect that Layer is claim
ing his innocence of the crime tt
which he pleaded guilty. Warden Nc
Donald stated that If Layer had made
any such statement, he had not done
so to him. The authorities do no.
attach any Importance to the state
ment. Layers wife at Turtle Lake
has not seen her husband since his
arrest, conviction and incarceration
She has moved to town with her si1