Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-07-28
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soctation held it's annual convention
N this city
1 Grand Forsss-.T'he grand cfl0pter OF
the Order of the Eastem Star will he
entertained here June % 10 "a.
| Farso-Recently published crop ~
ports show conditions generally favor
able on small grains in an parts Of the
state.
Rugby-The Pierce equity Fair 10 be
held here June 30 and July i lis prom.
tsed to be the best ever held i'm the
county.
| CooperetoNn-The Stnte Bank OF
Walrum in this county hns been closed
upon order Of State Examiner o. &C.
Lofthus.
Bismarck M. I. Forkner OF
LanRnon was elected president Of the
state Rebekahs at the annual meeting
held here
| eismarck-The kfny superintendent
to counties from the state school fund
is $1.S0 per capita. The amount Is
SS6s, 1850.
@andan-1nmates Of the stare ,trnin-
ing school have unanimously accepted
selfgove,nment plan osfered them
by Superintendent w. n. Mcclellan.
hamilton-A !S56;OOO federal road
project has been contracted for con-
struction between This point and .Joli-
cite, towards the enst on The Red
| river.
eismarck-The newly formed Lions
club here was organized with former
State Treasurer Obert Olson as official
tail twister," according to press re-
ports.
eisnarek-New rules governing the
classification Of farm lands for taxa
ton will I've promulgated by Stare Tux
Commissioner George E. Wallace about
July L
! Minot-Lynn Arnold Christensen.
17-year-old youth, died here from
burns sustained while helping to put
ont gasoline blaze at neighbours
residence
Fort Standing Rock Indians
fe:ed T. ]. Reedy, agency farmer and
chief Of police here for many years,
upon the occasion of his transfer to
reservation at Klamath, Ore
, Hettineer-The persons accused of
| the murder of NJ X. Bowen in Golden
Valley county a couple of years ago
| will be tried at term of court to he
/ held in this city beginning June ..
cooperstown-Sons of Norway from
| North Dakota and parts of Montana
| gathered in district convention in this
city June 10 to u, and were addressed
by number of promiaent speakers.
Mandan-A ci,y-wide referendum re-
| suited in heavy vote favoring return
to mountain time. which gives Mandan
an hour of daylight saving. The
| change became effective Immediately.
Minot-Hon. Joseph NJ Devine. pio-
neer North Dakota education and at
one time acting governor, has resumed
his residence here since resigning as
superintendent of the state training
school.
Fareo-A vaudeville program as
good as that furnished by any circus
In the country is promised by Secre-
tary F. W. McRoberts as feature of
the interstate fair to be held here
July IL to 16.
eiemark-The state railway COM
mission has denied the application Of
the American Express company for
permission to raise rates in North
Dakota, but has granted permission to
rearrange the classifications.
Grand Forks-Frank o. Lowden,
former farmer governor Illinois and a
prominent candidate last year for the
Republican nomination to the presi-
dency. has been engaged to address q
county farm picnic at Bachelors grove
on the 10Th of this month.
Far0o-Tentative arrangements ap-
pear to be in progress for series of
debates in this state between a. C.
Townley and former Attorney General
William Langer. who have recently
been discussing the value of North Da-
kota league achievements before audi
ences in Nebraska, South Dakota, and
Minnesota.
Hope-A Bemidji, M:nn., dispatch
brings word that George Quinn,
m!xed.blood Indian, has confessed to
having shot and killed Walter West
fall of this place last fall, while hunt
ing on the White Earth reservation.
Quinn claims that the killing was ac-
cidental, but fearing arrest and con-
viction, he secretly buried the body,
which was recently found by another
Indian.
Tower city-The John B. Raymond
post No II Of the G. "A. r., Depart
ment of North Dakota, once the strong
est in the state, has passed into history
| as an official post. Organized in 1886
with membership of 81, the number
has steadily thinned. until now only
two living members are left at Tower
City, and in accordance with Grand
Army regulations, the charter must he
handed in and the post closed. The
rule applies where there are less than
three members. or less than the requi-
site number of officers,
w. G. T: U. meets the nrst First