Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-06-02

Manning-Good. crops this year as
sure the completion of the Manning
Mandan-Freda electric line.
Pleasant-The local postoffice being
discontinued the patrons will be served
at Tolley.
shlelds-Prairie fires have several
times lately endangered property in
this vicinity.
Minot-Ward county is negotiating
for an 80-acre tract of land for fair
ground site.
Maxbass-The explosion of can of
gasoline inflicted fatal burns upon Mrs.
Katherine Korty.
| 0ary-The local ball team starts the
season well, with 5000 left in the treas
ury from last year.
| Faroo-The annual convention of
North Dakota Gideons is scheduled
here April 16, IL, 10.
croshy-Exploding gasoline severe
~ burned A. G. Cornelius and damaged
his tire repair building.
New saien,-The largest vote in the
history Of the town was polled here at
the recent city election.
cassslton-1fay % has been set
aside for play day and the presenta-
ton Of school pageant.
mapteton = William P. Mortenson
has been named leader Of boys and
girls clubs for Cass county.
kenmare-Bonds in the sum Of
$1O,O 600 will be issued for the cOnstruc-
ton Of a sewage disposal plant.
ksnsal-Trapped by ire which de-
stroyed the local livery barn, O. B.
johnson, 81, was burned to death.
Jamestown-A camp meeting will be
held here June to 10 by the North
Dakota Lutheran Evangelical church.
Diektnson-The 1921 conclave Of the
Grand Commandery, Knights Templar
Of North Dakota, will be held here
May 1919.
Linton-B. 81. Tong, former assis-
tant city engineer at Bismarck, has
been made Emmons county highway
superintendent.
Misunderstanding male oppo-
| nent by decisive majority, Miss
Laura Sanderson won a place on the
local board of aldermen.
Jamestown-:"We a poppy in the
coat lapel on May 30'' is Legion and
War Mother slogan which will meet
with statewide response.
Mott-A silver medal for bravery in
rescuing comrade from drowning has
been awarded by National Boy Scout
headquarters to Elmer Walker.
rNo..s.-A>NZ.'A
H. Moellring in district court names
G. w. Reichert receiver of the Con-
sumers United Stores company.
MISUNDERSTANDING in the path of
the blaze where men were burning off
a stubble field, four-year-old Margaret
Dessinger was burned to death.
MohalI-M. o. Hall, founder Of this
town and father of the federal seed
loan plan, is prominently mentioned
for treasurer of the United States.
Leith-"Where the West Begins"
the slogan chosen by the Mandan Com
mercial club, was suggested by A. w.
Patterson of this village. He won a
$35 prize.
charbonneau-The Great Northern
station here may be closed. The com.
pany also has asked permission to
close the stations at Rawson, Dore.
and Buford.
MISUNDERSTANDING work on the
superstructure of the Missouri river
bridge has been started and it is pos
sible the structure will be ready for
use this fall.
keene-E. B. Kvernstoen is the new
postmaster. Other North Dakota towns
where postmasters recently were COM
missioned are: AIapes, Stady, Sheldon,
Dickey, and Swartwood.
Fargo-A young Austrian who lived
on the refuse he collected and slept in
the moderator building at the city
dumping ground all winter has been
taken in custody by the police.
Farao-Nearly half of the seed loan
fund available for North Dakota
drought sufferers had been checked
out by April 10. About one-third of.
the Montana fund had, been used.
Grand Forks The federal crop re-
port for April shows improvement in
the condition Of rye, gain in number
Of brood sows, and more satisfactory
labor conditions throughout the state.
Blsmarck- Ornamental plants and
shrubs native to North Dakota are as
numerous as in eastern states, accord
ing to George F. viii, pioneer North
Dakota seed man. He says that their
cultivation in town will give better re-
suits than the attempted acclimatiza-
ton of imported shrubs. 3s
Agricultural College Through erad-
ication of ground squirrels and grass
hoppers, Introductory Of rust resistant
varieties of wheat, control of plant
disease, instruction ia home work, and
so on, extension workers in North d.
kota saved an average of $40 apiece to
the farmers ofsthe state in 1920.
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