Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-05-05


suicide by hanging in his barn.
Misunderstanding into tub of boil
ing water caused the death Of Charles
Allen, four years old.
BaIfour-Whether or not this COM
munity will incorporate will be de-
cided at an early election.
WiIliston-With the election in
April Of park board, this city will
begni extensive park improvements.
Sentinel Butte - The new brick
depot for the Northern Pacific has
been completed here.
Sharon-A Red Cross class in home
aursing has been started here with As
enrolled.
,Rusby-Fred Olson, 20, United
States soldier, was drowned at Camp
Lewis, Wash.
Wilton-Falling into pail of boiling
water resulted fatally to the three
year-old daughter Of George Belknap.
Dickinson-Two thousand dollars
damage was awarded the owner for a
stallion killed by the Northern Pacific.
carrington-After 20 years in the
farm loan business the Farm Mortgage
and Trust company has dissolved.
Agricultural college-Max Morgan,
former county agent in Morton county,
is new livestock specialist in the ex-
tension division of the A. C.
Walla-The explosion of dynamite
cap with which he was playing, de-
stroyed the left eye of six-year-old
George Schaff.
Pingree-A line of parks from here
to Woodwork and Pettibone, land to
he donated to the state and upkeep
paid by the state. is suggested.
Observation-Disclosures of North
Dakota in mining, manufacturing and
intensive agriculture is foretold by
Dean Il. J. Babcock.
Wilton-After two months of illness
in Rochester, MIMI, hospital, S: c..
Ingalls, returned here with one OF the
nurses for his bride.
ParshaIl-Thirty or thirty-fve dol
lars month is expected to be the
average wage for farm help here this
season.
Bismarek-C. B. Little, prominent
banker, has. been named trustee Of
Dartmouth college, from which he
graduated in 1881.
Grafton-Most of the property Of
the late Ole L. Lander YVES left to a
friend, brother and a sister being
bequeathed only 81 each.
Jamestown-Sheriff Dana Wright
acted as judge at trial before six
jurors Of case involving the posses
sion of an automobile.
Farpo-Twelve hundred fifty per-
sens are expected here for the 18th
district Rotary convention March %
and 20.
GranviIie-A non-swearing society is
being organized among the men on the
the Granville-SherwOod branch of the
Great Northern by Conductor Wynn
ToWner-TwO medals awarded for
special service during the Spanish
American war have just been received
by A. NJ. Gieseler, who was captain
during the world war.
Minot-Despondent at being Jailed
for drunkenness, NJ. o. Tollefson, IS,
local real estate man, borrowed, a
knife from police sergeant and stab
bed himself to death.
Jamestown-Dr. Hotchkiss, former
superintendent of the state hospital,
is charged with appropriating some
$1,000 worth of materials from the in
stitution.
GranviIle-A community gathering
witnessed the burning of the mort
gage on, the Congregational church,
lifted through the efforts of the
women.
Minot-Damages in the sum of
$2,4OO were awarded Mrs. Isaac La
Point for injuries sustained when u
horse belonging to a, local transfer
company bit her.
Fargo-The jury disagreed, ten to
two for acquittal, in case involving
the guilt under the prohibition law of
person having in his possession malt
syrup and hops for sale.
Ryder-What is claimed to be the
thickeSt vein OF coal ever found In the
state wa sdiscovered just outside the
|.city limits Mt a depth Of 800 feet. It is
40 feet thick.
Devils Lake-At one day meeting
Of the directors Of the Roosevelt
highway plans for the summer work
were laid.
Minot-The district basketball cham
pions who will compete In the state
finals here are the-teams from Grand
Forks, Valley City, Bewbells, Hettin-
ger, Wahpeton, Egeland, Mandan, and
Minot.
Valley City, Action, Of the city park
board in issuing s, 600 worth Of bonds
to provide for the purchase Of more
park land has been questioned on the
ground that majority Of the tax:
payers oppose the action.