Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-04-27
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Noonan - Three business buildings
burned here with loss Of $500.
sykeston-C Current will be supplied
here by the Fessenden electric light
plant under a franchise just granted.
WiIliston Grading for double track
ing several miles Of the Great North
ern near here is now In progress.
Fareo-The national convention of
the Lutheran Free Church of America
| will be held here June 6 to IL.
! Fessenden - Three cents Il gopher
bounty has been authorized by the
Wells county commissioners.
FIasher-An unusually heavy sale
of tractors indicates greatly enlarged
crop acreage this year.
Bowdon-A Maccabee tent has been
instituted here with 20 charter mem-
bers. 81 Ss
Grenora-Application has been fled
for the Incorporation Of 500, 1000 COM
~pany to manufacture and market a
lock patented by two local men.
Bismarck-The restoration of an
Indian village near here as an attrac-
ton for tourists is planned by the local
organization of engineers.
Devils Lake-Ramsey county led
North Dakota in per capita sales Of
Red Cross Christmas seals, with more
than, seven cents per person.
Farpo-The North Dakota Fedora
ton of Wool Growers meet in annual
session here June 1. Twenty-nine
local associations belong to the feder-
alton and will be represented here.
Agricultural College and
market reports are now being broad
casted over North Dakota and north
ern Minnesota by a wireless outfit re-
Gently installed here.
Grafton-Walsh county heads the
North Dakota list in the efficiency of
school nursing according to recent
report from central division Red Cross
headquarters.
coteau-Sale of three carloads of
King potatoes, all grown on 10-acre
field and all hand picked, at 80 cents
per hundred, brought-a local farmer a
nice profit.
( Lanodon ~ The Cavalier County
Memorial hospital, authorized by a
popular vote two years ago, likely will
be pushed through to completion next
year.
Observation-Disclosures for the supply
of seed potatoes by this state to New
York state and other eastern commun-
tiles are being sought through the Of
fee Of the state commissioner Of agri-
culture by eastern seed dealers.
Finley-Sixteen safes located in var
ious banks and public buildings have
been declared unsafe repositories for
public records by a special investigat-,
ing committee, and contract will be
let for a modern Vault.
Larimore-Word has been received
here of the death in Los Angeles of
Mrs. N. G. Larimore, 70, widow Of the
founder of Larimore Mr.. .Larimore
launched this community In 1880 and
died in 1913. ..s. s...!3
shieIds-Losing 400 sheep because
of the severity Of the winter, "A. f..
Daugaard, local rancher, halved the
money loss byrskinning the frozen car
casses and utilizing the wool and
hides. -. 3.5s
Marmarth- M.scol is the name Of
a new community founded on the
Grand river, IS miles southwest Of here
by % families from Missouri. They
took up 5000 acres and named their
postoffice from contraction Of the
words Missouri and colony.
4 Bismarck Only eight other states in
the Union; are studying child welfare
with view to revising legislation for
child protection. Besides North Da-
kota, states having taken this step In
1922 are Kentucky, Maryland, New
York, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Columbus Six cubic yards OF ma.
terial can be hoisted $50 feet at each
dip Of a giant steam shovel Just re.
ceived here for, use by the Whittier
Crockett Coal Mining company. It re
Quired IL steel fiat cars to bring the
outfit from PENNSYLVANIA, and it il
said to be one of the largest evel
made. :. d,
Agricultural College - Changes IL
wheat grading recommended by a spec
inl federal commission headed by DR.
John Lee Coulter, president Of the
state A. c., will become effective July
II, according to announcement OF Sec.
rotary Wallace of the department Of
4 agriculture. The nature Of the
changes has not been definitely out.
lined. ..5,
New salem-A thorough investiga.
tion Of the possibilities Of developing
small irrigation projects in North and
South Dakota and Montana was plan.
ned By 40 business and professional
men called into conference by e. A
Williams, president pf the North Da.
kota Irrigation association. An az
preparation of 500 600 will be sough,
from the department OF the, interior
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the upper Missouri
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