Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-13
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|PassingGhmpses
ofLate Events in
North Dakota

Dickinson-The Stark County Bank
ers association Is being formed.
Deering-A $4,000 addition will be
built to the local school,
| M!nOt-J. G. Webster, secretary of
the Minot normal school, is dead.
COOperstOwn-The New Year has
witnessed three fires here.
Fargo-The first hockey game of
the season was a victory for Fargo,
Grand Forks losing nine to two.
Des Lacs-A reduction in Ignite
from So to $3.50 per ton has been an
bounced by the Farmers coal mine.
South Heart-A cat upset lantern
and caused the burning of the Christ
Malone farm buildings. &
Lunds Valley-Fire starting from
an overheatedl stove destroyed the
Anton Strommen store here.
Tioga-Erhest Bylin is new presi-
dent of the North Dakota division Of
the Roosevelt Highway association.
Bsmarck-Attorney Phil Elliott of
Fargo has been named as the En-
plOyers' association representative on
the workmen's compensation bureau.
MinOt-Three men niraculOusly
escaped with their lives when their
Car went through bridge railing and
rolled down 4O-foot embankment.
Rugby-Andrew o. Moe, SO, vet
eran of the Civil war, who saw Presi-
dent Lincoln shot In FOrd's theater,
died here.
Drayton-Seven hundred fifty pa
irons and friends We're served lunch
at the opening of the new quarters Of
the First National bank.
NIilnor-Throwing a blazing Christ
mas tree out Of the door resulted in
bad burns for Mrs. NJ. f. Barnes but
she saved their home.
| Langtlon-A motor. propelled sleigh
with Tugs on the rear wheels to grip
the snow is the invention of local
garage man.
killed and Roy Lutz badly injured
when their car ran off bridge and
down a 20-foot bank.
Mayville-H. T. Monsoon heads the
North Dakota Brotherhood OF Thresh-
ermen, recently organized at q state
wide meeting.
Bismarck-W. A. Anderson. secre-
tary Of the state industrial commits
sion, has been named first assistant to
Attorney General William Lemke.
Grand FOrks-A North Dakota war
history is being compiled by Il special
commission headed by Professor o. G.
Libby. e.,
Agricultural College-Students in
that department have formed the
Architectural society headed by Phil
Moe
New England-After a month of
darkness, while repairs We're being
made in the electric plant, lights are
again turned on here. Y
| kensal-A change in levying school
taxes looking to greater equaliza-
ton Of cost with benefit is asked of
the state legislature in a resolution
>adOpted by the local Commercial club.
Ryder-This city and Roseglen are
now connected by an extension on
the Queen City Telephone company,
which has strung 80 miles of wire and
placed "A new phones in use.
Stanley-This city's annual ship
ments of about 100000 pounds of but
ter fat will hereafter be made by the
newly organized Stanley Cream Ship
ping association.
Observation-Disclosures to the state
constitution calling for statewide
system Of trunk highways is called for
in u concurrent resolution now before
the legislature.
Werner-The state operated cream.
cry here has been closed by the de.
partment Of agriculture and dairying
because of the high cost of opera
ton.
Dickinson-During five years of
service as juvenile officer Walter
Sterland has disposed of 269 cases
and made 100 personal calls at homes
of juvenile delinquents.
Bismarck-A million dollars dam.
age is asked by North Dakota in q
damage case against Minnesota now
in court. 1t involves drainage over
flow in the Red River valley.
/ Mandan-The A. o. U. w. banner
for increase in membership during
1920 comes to Mandan. This is the
second consecutive year the local
lodge has won this. prize.
Sanish-The ice broke and a cal
carrying John Goodall, his wife and
child, sank in 10 feet of water in the
Missouri river. 1t went down slowly
enough to enable the occupants to
escape.
! Hillsboro-One missing finger is
the evidence the little son Of Andrew
Christianson will carry of his narrow
escape from death when the Christian
SON home burned not long ago. HIS
mother rescued him from the flame
envelOped house and his condition was
for several days precarious.
| Fargo-The banking firm of Kardos
& Burke has been organized in New
York with John Burke, former COVER.
nor, as a member. He recently resigned
as treasurer Of the United States.
Beach-Since the addition of the