Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-02-24
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new roundhouse here.
Amenia-A school booster program
here was well attended.
Sanborn-An American Legion post
has been organized here.
Grafton-The public library is being
enlarged and redecorated.
Minnewaukan-July 1915 are the
dates for the Benson county fair. -
lan0don-T'he Cavalier county mid
winter fair was marked success.
WiiIiston - Appointment to West
Point has been gained by Boyd Cor
many.
6inford-Pouring kerosene on fire
resulted in severe burns to Melvin
johnson.
New Enotand-When his auto struck
a dog and turned over F. L. Parkins
was badly injured.
Valley city-A statewide drive for
membership in the Good Roads asso-
citation has been launched.
Mandan-W. G. Black heads the
North Dakota chapter of the American
association Of Engineers.
Agricultural coIIege-The fourteenth
annual May festival for state high
schools will be held May 1921.
Genoa-His auto stalled on the
tracks and ID. Il. Fulton was killed
by Great Northern passenger.
Grafton - Fred Chounard, former
soldier who was found living in a
straw stack, has been adjudged insane
MISUNDERSTANDING and falling
with stick of dynamite caused the
loss Of his right hand to Melvin Web
ster.
New Acknowledgements are bright
for the early completion of the New
Rockford-Lewiston cutoff Of the Great
Northern.
6erthold-Six carloads of early tri-
umph potatoes were shipped from here
to Texas ut 90 cents Il busllel f. o. b.
BerthOld.
eeach-While he was tamping pow
der for mine blast, Earl Bakers cap
lamp ignitel the powder and lie was
badly burned.
6icmarck-None of the bills of the
present legislative session have as yet
received the governors signature and
become laws of the state.
Devils Lake-Bathing beach, i'm
proved bath houses, parking and road
ways are improvements planned for
Devils Lake Chautauqua park.
sherwood-Farmers Of this vicinity
are going over into Canada to visit
special train touring southwestern
Canada in the interest of weed pre-.
vention work.
FinIey-Stecle county wishes to
withdraw from the 10th legislative
district, leaving Griggs to be u separ-
ate district and making Steele a sep
arate district.
Park River-Fifty-one head of reg
fstered Jersey cattle were sold by the
Rev. s. Currie to Minnesota dairy
man. Mr.. Currie is retiring from the
dairy business. &
Fort Yates-Locked, with the COM
bination broken, for many years,
safe at the Indian agency has been
chiseled open and was found to con-
tain pint of ''fire water"
Roila-Overwork in conducting a
school scattered about town because
Of the destruction of the school build
Ing in n recent fire has caused the
of F. B. Harrington as
city superintendent.
Edseley-The youngest Legion Aux
liary member in the country is
claimed by the ladies of Henry Par
.hie post in the person of Doris Jean
daughter of the adjutant of
the post, who was. enrolled two min
ltes after her birth.
Fargo-A "get acquainted" week
was held here. during which home
products were displayed, home organi-
cations showed themselves to the pub
lie, and "A new brand of community
spirit was sent abroad.
Faroo-Truth, honesty, and industry
were the fundamentals of the charac-
Ter of Abraham Lincoln, according to
Smith Stimmel, one of the few sur
viving members of the great presi-
DENTS bodyguard. now an officer of
The National G. A. II.
Marmarth-The proposition to make
\ park of the site Of Fort Diltz has
brought forth an interesting letter
from H. FL. I.arned of Lansing, Mich,
who was one Of the garrison of the
fort in September, 1854, during a IT,
lay siege by the Indians.
Van Hook-Reservatio schools will
be financed, according to plan ar
rived at in a conference between local
and state officials, by
borrowing $25,OQO from the state to
be paid back upon the sale Of that
amount of school bonds. !
MarshaiI-A cave-in of the roof Of
the Julius Carson coal mine resulted
IN death to Harry Mingle.
: Fort Yates-That the white man has
ignored the Indians need Of money
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