Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-01-27
State SUMMARY
PassingGHm,pses
ofLate Euents in
North D akota|


Park River-The Standard Oil will
build service station here.
New England -Twenty-four hour
electric service has been inaugurated.
Hankinson-This city may be chosen
as landing place on the Quentin
Roosevelt airway.
Fort Yates-Seven tracts of Indian
lands, totaling 2,4O1 acres, brought an
average of $19.72 an acre.
Notwithstanding shotgun over
discharged it and Joseph Evans, post
master, lost his left hand.
Grand Forks-After more than ~
years of practice here, DIR. +. j. Dugan
Is dead at the age of 20 years.
HankinsOn-ClS.ined to light pole,
horse was electrOcuted before many
spectators when the chain touched q
ground wire.
Sawyer-A citation signed by Pres.
ident Wilson has been forwarded to
Ray Towns, former private, Company
| X, 32Sth Infantry.
CasseltOn - Farmers and business
men have united in the organization
and launching of the North Dakota
Farmers Lumber company.
LangdOn-Scotchmen from all over
the state will be invited to the local
4 celebration of the lend anniversary
of the birth of Robert Burns.
WillistOn-Free tests of seed wheat
and corn will be made by the agricul-
turnl department of the high school
for the farmers of this county.
MinOt-WOunded in pistol duel
with an alleged whiskey runner, who
! also was hurt, Lee s. Fahler, AIinOt
policeman, died short time after.
ward.
| Bismarck--W. c. Gilbreatl, former
commissioners of agriculture and labor,
and we'll known North Dakota pi0.
neer, died of heart failure. He was
| y years old.
! DickinsOn-To devote his entire
time to ranchfng, w. l.. Richards, one
OF the best known Dakota bankers
and stockmen, has retired from the
Merchants National bank.
: Beach-Because of the difficulty
the municipality is having in paying
the salaries of It's employees the city
attorney has ruled that the county
must pay in cash the city's share of
taxes collected
Tower City-Direct sounding of the
fire siren by the telephone central ex.
change is feature of this city's i'm.
proved fire fighting apparatus. A new
chemical engine. tank, and fire truck
have been purchased.
Bismarck-AIany schools are having
| hard shedding because of the inability
to get funds from the Bank of North
Dakota. 1t is feared that some in the
state may be forced to close before
/ their terms are over.
! LidgerwOod - With ten different
kinds of fowls entered ut the Fargo
poultry show. Mrs. Annie Lepovsky
had the distinction of having the big.
gest variety Of birds entered among
all the 30 or more contestants.
Observation-Disclosures the warehouse
and office of the Independent Oil com.
pany and the warehouse of the Him.
rich Implement company, thousands of
gallons Of Oil and gasoline were de.
stroyed in Il spectacular blaze here
which resulted in a $4,000 loss.
Kenmare-FOrmer1y a resident OF
this city, ]. c. Murphy, attorney gen.
era! Of Alaska, stopped here for a
visit. He says the territory is so bone
dry that all Of the liquor could he
carried in suitcase. He predicts a
development Of paper pulp mills in the
next few years.
Strawberry Lake-The remark in
!, July, 1917, that the world war was a
rich mans war has finally landed II. J.
Trelease In the federal prison for
three years. He was sentenced by
Judge Amidon of this state and sen.
/: tence was affirmed by the United
States circuit court of appeals.
Mapleton--Forty years. records on
Red River valley weather shows the
coolest winter to have been that OF
1883, with an average year-round TEN.
perature Of "a degrees. The warmest
year was 1900, with an average of AZ
degrees. The wettest year was 1882
with precipitation of 34.O1 inches.
Watford City-The duly elected
county superintendent refusing to
qualify, his election opponent declin.
ing the office when it was offered, and
the retiring superintendent insisting
that he was through, Mckenzie county
was practically up against 1t for a
county superintendent of schools until
Miss Edwina Knecht of Dore accepted
the Office.
Fargo-U. L. Burdick was named
president of the North Dakota Farm
bureau, organized here with approx.
mately 10000 members. The vice
president is Hans Georgeson of Mag
ara. and the treasurer is Louis Nolte.
meier of Valley City. The board OF
directors includes Franklin Page OF
Hamilton, H. r. Hartman of Page, w
w, Dennison of Cakes, A. G. Nelson
Of F;ngal, O. NJ. Hector of Crosby, and
Mrs. NJ. G. Cassidy of Dickinson.
Grand FQrks-The Commercial club
sent out a QUESTIONABLE among high
school students as to what the club
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