Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-04-13
State Summary
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athletic field-day festival here May 20.
veIva-Eighty-ive applications were
received for the position Of city SUPER
intendent of schools next year.
Bismarck - The alleged malicious
shooting Of four horses is involved in
Justice case here.
Hatton-Petitions to congress to fix
a wheat price minimum have been for
, warded from here.
6ismarck-The city Is receiving bids
this month for the motorization of the
fire department. q
Grand Forks-Local Masons visiting
the Winnipeg, Can, lodge in an ex-
chang of courtesies, presented the lat
ter order with an American flag.
Minot-"Buy in Minot" is the city
slogan chosen by representatives Of all
civic clubs and organizations for a
stimulation of local business,
Fort Yates-A pioneer Indian fighter
and wealthy stock man passed in John
A. Stiles, whose remains were laid to
rest here last week.
Mandan Thirty interested men
have subscribed fund for the install
latfon here Of powerful radio tele-
phony outfit.
Sherwood - Notorious connections
with Antelope Mont, Afohall, and
other neighboring towns, have been
established.
Grafton-MOtion pictures projected
by q small machine onto transparent
screen in the window, which enables
them to be seen from inside or outside,
Is the new advertising device Of the
Jacobson & Olson Electric Co. here.
Grand Forks-Rye came through the
winter in this stat in first class shape,
according to reports of the federal bu-
reau of crop estimates. Favorable
crop and livestock conditions are said
to prevail this spring.
Haynes-An contracts for the year
having been filled, the miners in the
coal mines owned and operated here
by the state of South Dakota, have
been paid off and the works shut down
indefinitely. r
Agricultural coIIeee-A new strain
of wheat, a sort of hybrid of Marquis
and Kota, is being developed here from
varieties gathered from practically
every wheat-growing country in the
world.
Fargo-The second full carload of
Grimm alfalfa seed to be shipped from
the state recently has been sent to the
Michigan farm bureau for distribution
among its members, the North Dakota
Grimm Alfalfa Seed association, and
will bring this state $4,000.
Agricultural College ~ that grain
grades now geing considered by the
federal department of agriculture will
have wide effect on the grain mar
ket Is the opinion of President Coul-
ter, who attended the Washington
conference.
WilIiston - Resolutions adopted by
the executive committee of the North
Dakota division of the Roosevelt In.
ternational Highway association con-
denim the "false idea of ECONOMY"
which they believe to have operated
for the curtailment of many federal aid
highway projects this year.
Agricultural coliege-North Dakota
State college is the name for this in
stitution favored by 437 of the 449
students who cast their votes in re-
cent test ballot to determine how the
proposition would be received. It is
considered likely the change in desig-
nation will be made soon.
eismarck-In case the government
finds 1t impracticable to acquire land
around Fort Smelling. Mimi, IT has
been indicated that 100000 will be
expended in enlarging and remodeling
Fort Lincoln at this point for use as
a psycopathic hospital for veterans Of
the World War.
Minot-More than 1000 teachers
were expected to be present here at
the seventeenth annual convention of
the Northwest division of the North
Dakota State Teachers association
April 12-14. DR.. G. A., Prosser, presi-
dent of Dunwoody institute, Mime
apolis. and E. G. Nash, president of the
state normal at Bellingham, WASH,
are chief among the many notable
speakers to appear
Fargo = Public officials and club
workers from all over the state who
have directly or indirectly to do with
the enforcement Of the law, and espec-
tally Of the prohibition law, will meet
here in conference May Is and 26,
when Roy Haynes, national prohibi-
ton director, will be present to de-
liver several addresses
Fargo-John H. Cowles sovereign
grand commander Of the southern jur-
isdictfOn Of A. and A. 8. r. In the Unit
ed States, was the guest Of honor at
the big Masonic conclave here. Repre-
sentatives from many neighboring
lodges were present to hear MI.
Cowles while on his way to Washing
ton, D. q, from an inspection tour on
the west coast. . # 5.s$ Ma -
Mandan Thirty-two men, represent
ing ten different nationalities. win
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