Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-03-16

6urnstad-Death followed 80 min
utes after two-year-old Ovedia Rau
drank cresolene.
6ismarck-North Dakota was Offici
ally represented at meeting of the
Sunshine trail in Aberdeen.
sanger-An overheated stove caused
the burning of the Sanger hotel with
loss of $4,000.
stanton-Addition and Improvements
to the Mercer county court house will
cost $4,000.
WiIton-An active campaign for pre-.
cautions against fires is under. way
here.
EnderIin-The Arthur B. Marschke
post Of the American Legion has been
organized here.
Grand Forks - Extensive improve
n:ents are being made in the city filtra.
ton plant.
carrington-The newly organized
Winchester club of North Dakota is
headed by H. ]. Smith of this city,
with A. ]. Cole of Lisbon as secretary.
cathay-Falling from a boiler which
he was sweeping off, Martin Brodel,
20, school janitor, sustained injuries
which proved fatal within an hour.
Jamestown-A Teachers Council has
/ been organized to promote closer co.
operation in the public school faculty
and between teachers and patrons.
Minot-Superintend L. A. White
will represent the local schools at the
Chicago convention of the National
Educational association.
BelfieId-Fire destroyed the local
lodge hall.
sheyenne- tent of Maccabees has
been organized here.
BerthoId-A modern consolidated
school will be built near here ut cost
Of $4,000.
Hailiday-A sack of poisoned bran
for grasshopper determination caused
the death of fine team of horses, a
COW, and calf on a local farm.
Mapleton-Fou Fourteen horses and six
cattle were burned in stock barn
blaze on the Art Warner farm here.
The loss is more than $4,000.
eismarck-To have charge Of the
work Of the state land department,
Rheinhart ]. Kamplin has been named
assistant attorney general.
Maza-The first resident of this vii
lage, Emil Plath, recently died in Ore
gon. He opened blacksmith shop
here in 1892.
courtenay-Wheels of a passenger
train standing here for some time dur
ing the recent blizzard literally froze
to the rails and the engine had to
start the train piece at time.
| Minot-The city is fighting an at.
tempt to collect $4,000 damages fol
the death at the hands of whisky
runner of Leo. s. Fahler, city police
man, shot about year ago.
Fort Yates-The annual midsummer
meeting of the county school superin.
tendents Of North Dakota is to be hello
here July "a to %. An Indian reserva
ton outing Is the big entertainment
feature of the program.
eismarck- Questionaires sent out by
the department of agriculture and
labor to some 800 businessmen ant
farmers of the state favor state
supervised and controlled employment
|! agency.
New Liepxio-Having increased last
year the 1920 corn acreage in Grant
county by 100 per cent, diversified
farming boosters throughout the
county are engaged in campaign tc
again double the corn acreage this
year.
Fargo-The first full carload Of
Grimm alfalfa seed, Weighing 5000
pounds, recently was shipped from
Fargo to the Michigan Farm Bureau
by the North Dakota Grim Alfalfa
Seed Producers association, and the
consignment brought SO cent pound
or $27,5OO.
Grand Forks-J. L. Hulteng was
/ elected president for 1922 ut the Fargo
meeting Of the Builders and Traders OF
North Dakota. The organization went
on record rs backing the fight that is
being made to have alleged freight
rate determinations against this state
removed.
Devils Lake - John Burke, three
times governor of North Dakota and
nearly eight years treasurer Of the
United States, figured prominently in
one Of the most spectacular business
failures Wall Street, New York, has
ever chronicled. Press dispatches
credit the Junior member Of the firm,
Of sKardos 4 Burke with having sur
rendered the last OF his personal for.
tune, some 1900. to help take care
of his creditors. At the age Of 63 hs
expects to begin over at his formei
profession, law, and may return to
this state for his field.
Far0o-That there was remarkable
Improvement Of business confidence on
the part Of farmers and merchants
throughout the northwest, based
largely on recent advances in the
price Of agricultural products during
the past six weeks, Is the report OF
the financial agent for the Ninth Fed.
eral Reserve district. IS.