Emmons County record., 1921-08-04

way in this section,
/ Wahpeton-Wm. 81. Thiel Of Idaho
Falls, formerly. a farmer near Wyno-
mere, is dead.
cooperstown-M. F. Washburn, q,
resident since 1881, is dead. Apo.
lexy was the cause Of death.
Wahpeton-Contract for a $1O,25O
combination firetruck has been award
ed the American LaFrance company.
Fargo-The harvest Of early oats
and rye is under way according to ].
w. Haw. state leader of county agents.
Hilisboro-Fred Clark was injured
when the auto in which he was rid
ing struck rut and overturned.
Valley city-Billy Sunday, evange-
list, will appear at the Valley City
chautauqua July %. II
Mandan - The Mandan Electric
company has announced restoration
of the old rates for lighting. %
carpio-Rev. j. G. Rugland, who has
been located in Carpio for eight years,
has resigned and accepted a call to
Belfield, N. D.
Fargo-Members Of the second Y.
N. G. A. boys camp at Lake Cormor-
ant have returned after q Today en-
campment.
kenmare-The Ministerial and Sun
day school convention Of the church
Of the Brethren was held in Kenmare
July II to IA.
Efein-G George Horeauf. is dead as
the result Of injuries received when
his car backed OF an embankment
into the Cannon Ball river.
eoWbeils-By vote Of It's to 80
.Bowbells approved bonding for 1885,
600 for building an addition to the
present school building.
Minot-Albert L. Echner, former
500 agent at Makoti, has entered
plea Of guilty on charge of embez-
element.
velva-Fire, believed to have been
started through the negligence of
tramps, destroyed the L. G. Heap res
idence here.
Minot-,The county commissioners
have awarded the contract for the
construction of 18 miles of improved
highway in Ward county.
Farso-Gunder Olson of Grafton,
who has just taken Office as collector
Of internal revenue for North Dakota,
announces that for the present he will
make no changes in the office staff. i,
Mandan-Tax Commissioner Wal
lace has advised local officials that the
city of Mandan will be re-assessed.
Judge G. L. Crum has been named to
make the re-assessment.
GranviIIe-The potato growers of
the Granville district met recently
and discussed organizing potato
growers association to solve market
ing problems IS
6tsmarek-The commissioners of
Burleigh county have rejected petit
tions asking for a division of the Iowa
school district No. 2. Two petitions
were submitted.
vslva-The new bridge across the
Mouse river Mt this point is just about
completed. The old bridge will be
thrown across the river east Of Fall
sen.
Mtnot- Saturday was Minot's Gath
birthday. 1t was on July 16, 1887,
that the residents Of Minot voted to
incorporate the town. The city was
named after Henry D. Minot who was
an officer Of the Great Northern rail-
road.
elsmarek-The Mckenzie County
bank oftWatford City, capital $1O,--
900, has closed, the state tslnk exam
iner has been informed. o. e. Lotus,
state examiner expects three or four
closed banks to reopen within the
next week or sO
Bismarck - Reduction Of freight
rates on grain by action of the inter-,
state commerce commission will be
asked by the North Dakota railroad
commission in conjunction with SINH
lar requests by the commissions Of
other western states, it has been an
nounced.
Minot Minot was awarded the.
1922 convention of the North Dakota
Title Mems association. A. d. Dennis
Of Grand Forks was reelected presi-
dent. George Phelps Of Bowbells, vice
president; r. w. Durron, Bismarck,
eCSACtdAy, dAO Az ~ uCARSs VI olcclc,
treasurer. 5,i5
arlington Settlement Of an estate
case which has run 20 years, has just
been made by Judge J. A. Graham.
John Edwardson, farmer, died 20
years ago, leaving no will. The case
was left pending until his three sons,
John, Theodore and Olaf, became Of
age. &. "a i. ss
Glendale Nature Of the observa-
tions Of air conditions carried out at
the United States aerological station
at Glendale, one Of the six Of the
kind maintained by the government,
is described in q statement by c. s..
Ling, supervisor in charge. The Ell
tendale station at present employs
seven men. fss3 n 81 f.
Bismarek-;A special committee has
been named by the North Dakota
Farmers Mutual Insurance ,associa-
ton In conferences here to work out