Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-04-07
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Devils Lake-April 8 has been pro-
claimed bird day" by the governor.
Fessenden-Bonds may be issued for
the erection of a new water tower.
cooperstown-The third big engine
has been installed in the local electric
plant.
charbonneau-A Girl Scout troop
has been organized with Is charter
members.
carrington-Farm wages have been
fixed Mt $50 and $40 n month and $3.50
by the day.
Davenport-The recent special cleo
ton went 43 to IL in favor of erecting
town hall.
6ismarck-Printed copies of the
1921 session laws will be available
about April 20.
Mandan-The city is considering the
proposition of levying tax for the
maintenance of band.
Hatton-Fourth of July will he cele-
brated under the auspices of the local
Legion post July and 5.
Minot-F. l.. Watkins, group chief
of the state prohibition officers, will
establish headquarters here.
eismarck-A salaried supervisor for
boys welfare work will be employed
by the Bismarck Rotary club.
lawton-Swept from the top of a
windmill he was attempting to repair
during high wind, Gideon Thelin was
instantly killed.
Dickinson-H. f. Skauge heads the
newly organized Town Criers club.
One Of their first undertakings will be
boosting good roads.
New England-Negotiations with the
Milwaukee road have been concluded,
whereby line from here to Dickinson
is to be completed by October /.
SteeIe-E. G. Parizek has been
transferred to Richland county as
agricultural agent, and r. T.. Arnold
has been assigned to Kidder county.
Watford city-A special cash fund
has been created from the county pen.
atty and interest fund from which to
pay cash salaries to county officials.
misunderstanding Of growth in
North Dakota is evidenced by the fact
that good lumber is being sawn from
trees started here from the seed in
1882.
Mandan-Because of conflict in
dates with other western North Dako-
tn fairs, it is likely that the dates Of
the Mandan fair will be changed from
August 24-27. .
Garrison-The branch of the Con-
sumers United Stores company located
here will be taken over by the farmer
stockholders and operated as cooper
alive institution.
Emerson-l'eter Polypink. local
soldier who came through many
months of A. f. r. service unscratched
was recently killed in machine gun
practice at Fort Bliss.
Marmarth-Work on big new
school for the city has been halted
after the contractors have $4,000 in
vested because of nOn-payment by the
state on $4,000 worth of school bonds.
kindred-That farm help will be
plenty in Cass county and the eastern
part of the state is the general belief.
Some agitatOrs who are sndeavoring
70 nix so scale are meeting with
no success.
Beach-Drilling for oil in this region
has had an incentive in the report that
soldiers of Generals Custer and Reno
buried % barrels Of whisky somewhere
around Beach or Golva during their
campaign in 1876.
Jamestown-Under North Dakota
law jamestown has been operating for
some years with four too few alder
men. Cities between four and ten
thousand are supposed to have II
aldermen, whereas jamestown has had
but eight ever since passing the 1000
mark. -
Hilisboro-After % years of resi-
dence in Alaska, where he went from
this community during the gold rush
Of 1898, Ole P. 'Gaustad is back in the
States to file his petition in Washing
ton for appointment as United States
marshal Of the fourth district Of
Alaska.
FL Washburn-Killed at the head of his
company in the Meuse drive just four
hours before the signing of the arm
istice November II, 1918, Lieutenant
Victor B. Wallin has rested in France
until n short time ago, when the re-
mains We're brought to this country.
A military funeral was given here, in
charge of the Legion.
Devils Lake-A recall election early
in November leveled against Governor
Frazier. Attorney General Lemke, and
Commissioner Of Agriculture Hagan
was decided upon at the independent
convention here with Il. A. Nestos to
oppose Governor Frazier and Svein-
bjorn Johnson to oppose Mr.. Lemke.
The third candidate will be chosen by
the special campaign committee of q
men and. p women endorsed by the
convention.
Grand Forks-Harry Meyers, pilot
of the big monoplane resting here on
an antarctic fight from Ohio, served
in the aerial forces of the United
States during the world war, and his