Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-20
State SUMMARY
PassiingGhmpses
ofLate Euents in
North Dakota

Dlck!nSOn-Ihe Stark County Bank
erS association is being formed.
| Deering-A 100000 addition will be
built to the local school.
MinOt-J. G. Webster, secretary of
the A1inot normal school. is dead.
Fargo-The first hockey game of
the season was Il victory for Fargo,
Grand Forks losing nine to two.
Des Lacs-A reduction in Ignite
from $3 to $3.50 per ton has been an
bounced by the Farmers coal mine.
South Heart-A cat UPSET a lantern
and caused the burning of the Christ
Malone farm buildings.
! Lunds Valley-Fire starting from
an overheated stove destroyed the
Anton Strommen store here.
Tioga-Ernest Bylin is new presi-
dent of the North Dakota division Of
the Roosevelt Highway association.
Observation-Disclosures Phil Elliott of
Fargo has been named as the EN-
plOyers' association representative on
the wOrElnen's compensation bureau,
MinOt-Three men miraculOusly
escaped with their lives when their
car went through bridge railing and
rolled down a 40-foot embankment.
Rugby-Andrew 0. Moe, 80, vet
cram of the Civil war. who saw Presi-
dent Lincoln shot in Ford's theater,
died here.
DraytOn-Seven hundred fifty pa
irons and friends were served a lunch
at the opening of the new quarters of
the First National bank.
Misunderstanding blazing Christ
mas tree out of the door resulted in
she saved their home.
LangdOn-A motor propelled sleigh
with Tugs on the rear wheels to grip
the snow is the invention of Il local
garage man.
Marmartll-John Summerton was
Killed and Roy Lutz badly injured
when their car ran off bridge and
down Il 2O-foot bank.
Mayville-H. 7. Monson heads the
North Dakota brotherhood of Thresh,
ermen, recently organized at u state
wide meeting.
Bismarck-W. 4. 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 a special
commission headed by Professor O. G.
Libby.
Agricultural College-Stulents in
that department have formed the
Architectural society headed by Phil
Moe
New Englan(-After month OF
darkness, while repairs were being
made in the electric plant, lights are
again turned on here.
Kensal-A change in levying school
y taxes looking to Il greater equaliZa.
ton of cost with benefit is asked OF
the state legislature in Il 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 so miles of wire and
placed fl 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.
Bismarck-Amestlmen to the state
constitution calling for statewide
system of trunk highways is called fol
in IL concurrent resolution now before
the legislature.
Werner-The state operated cream
cry here has been closed by thel de
partment of agriculture and dairIin:
because of the high cost of opera
ton.
Dickinson-During five years OF
service us Juvenile officer Walter
Sterland has disposed of 269 case.
and made 100 personal calls at homes
of juvenile delihquents.
Bismarck million dollars dam
age is asked by North Dakota in (
damage case against Minnesota now
in court. 1t involves drainage over
flow In the Red River valley.
Mandan-The A. 0. U. w. banne
for. increase in membership durin,
1920 comes to Mandan. This is tn,
second consecutive year the loca
lodge has won this prize.
Sanish-The ice broke and a en-
carrying John Goodall, his wife an,
child, sank in 10 feet of water in tn
Missouri river. 1t went down slowl
enough to enable the occupants t
escape.
Hillsboro-One missing finger. /
the evidence the little son Of Andrew
Christiansen will carry of his marrow
escape from death when the Christian
son home burned not long ago. Hi
mother rescued him from the flame
envelOped house and his condition wa
for several days precariOus.
Fargo-The banking firm of Kardo
& Burke has been organized in Ne,
York with John Burke, former Cover
nor, as member He recently resigne
as treasurer Of. the United States.
Beach-Since the addition of tn
powerful new freight engines on tn
Yellowstone division Of the Norther
Pacific, Beach may become a divislO