Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-21

here.
eottineau-A tablenu representing
the evolution Of farming methods will
fenture the Bottineau county fair In
June.
Mandan-The Twin City Council.
r. 4 S. NJ, has been Instituted among
Mandan and Bismarck members of the
order.
Denhon-Ligbtning struck and in.
stantly killed George Thompson. sec.
ton foreman, while he was riding on
a .speeder
stanIey-While, auto riding with a
party Of friends, Sam Gray fell quietly
asleep. When they tried to arouse him
he was found to lie dead.
EdoeIey-Albert Peterson, ex-servIce
man, was drowned when his car
backed down an embankment into a
river on a Sunday outing in Minnesota.
Faroo-The Norwegian Lutheran
church is the largest Protestant body
in the state, according to figures re-
Gently made public, with $1,000 MEM
bers. f
Ambrose-The will Of Claude Bers
gan be1ueathing $4,000 to grand
mother, sunts, and cousins, will he con.
tested by the stepmother of the de-
cedent. & II
Bismarck state railroad com.
mission is fixing schedule of charges
to govern telephone companies in max.
ing service connections, moves, and
changes.
Jamestown-The North Dakota
Christian Endeavor Union elected Mrs.
w. K. Butler of Bismarck president
and Miss r. e. Beach Of Bismarck
secretary.
Faroo-Episcopal laymen Of the
state formed an organization at the
state convocation of the church here.
John Il. Green of Minot is the first
state president.
Aebron-Edwin Korky, 10, transi.
ent, fell asleep on the railroad tracks
and sustained injuries when the North
ern Pacific flyer struck him, that re-
suited in the loss Of an arm.
eismarck-The minimum wage case
in which the telephone and laundry
companies Of the state challenge the
schedule established by law, will go
again to the state supreme court.
Drake-That interior decorations
rather than hered!ty or ''incompati-
bility' are responsible for most d..
vorces end grouchy children is the
theory of Bertha Palmer, local educa-
tor and club woman.
Barney-The longest beard in the
world, IA feet inches, is claimed by
Hans Langseth, 72-year,old local
farmer. He travelled for time with
the Rarnu,n & Bailey circus when his
beard was less than half its present
length.
Farao-Melvin w. Anderson, 8, was
run down and killed by local motor
cycle rider.
eismarck-The one hundred million
dollar Foreign Trade Finance corpor-
ation of New York has filed in this
state.
Faroo-Six episodes win comprise
the American Legion pageant IT the
Red river valley to be presented here
June 1O-11. They begin with the Red
Men and carry the history Of the val
ley through the World war and the
return Of the soldiers. The coming Of
the railroad will be one Of the fea.
lures.
verona-The city viii vote soon on 4
municipal light plant.
Mott-A chautanqua for this vicinity
will he held here June 14.1S.
Jamestown-The Christian Scientists
have occupied their new church.
Observation-Disclosures looted the post
office here of $50 worth of stamps.
cooperstown-June % and "a are
the dates for the Griggs county fair. L
Faroo-The North Dakota Pharma-
ceutical society meets here August "a.
carson-Dates for. the Grant county
fair have been fixed on September
1916.
Marmarth--A local man has invent
ed what he claims to be a nonfreez-
able radiator.
Great Bend-,rhe Evangelical Asso-
citation Of North Dakota met. here in
annual session. +,
Grand Forks-A big picnic will tca-
ture the bankers convention hero
June % and 80. js33l
Dore Noah A. sneek, worrying
over financial matters, drank Paris
green and died.
verona-A special election resulted
in approval Of a $4,000 bond issue for
| new school house.
Jamestown-An initial membership
of 81 is enrolled in the recently or.
ganized Country club. IS az
Schafer-McKenzie county has or
dered caterpillar tractor and five
five-ton trucks for road work. 4
Sherwood Driving into an old well
hole over which the grass had grown
cost William Wildish broken arm.
Mandan----''eNo peace without Berg
doll" is the gist of a resolution adopted
by the local post Of the American Le-
giOn.