Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-01-05

into skating rink.
streeter-Defect!ve flues caused an
$4,000 fire in two adjoining store
buildings here. t+a%t
Mandan-The city commission will
purchase fire truck to cost not more
than $1,000.
Mandan-It is strongly rumored
that railroads Of the northwest may
revoke all passes except those for COM
pany employees on company business.
Bismarck-J. A. Kitchen, commits
sioner of agriculture, is taking steps
to reduce the expenses Of operating
the state employment bureaus.
Washburn-The residence Of "King
John" Satterlund of Mclean county
and an adjoining store were burned
with $4,000 loss.
selfridoe- Fire caused by the ex-
plosion of an oil lamp destroyed
Milwaukee passenger coach on the
branch line here. I &
Agricultural coilsoe-professor ].
II. Shepherd will speak at a grain
growers convention ut Saskatoon the
middle Of January.
Valley city-A prosperous future
for the horse raising business In this
state is predicted by Ed s. Delaney,
prominent breeder.
Notwithstanding through the ice
while crossing Des Laos lake, valua-
BILE team owned by Enger FERN was
drowned.
Farao-Of applications for SIT, OO0,-
600 in loans from the War Finance
corporation during the past few weeks
from North Dakota banks, more than
S1O,OOO,OOO has been allowed.
Faroo-Many problems, chief among
them the prevailing price level for.
the current year, will come before the
state convention of implement dealers
here January 25-27.
Dickinson-The Office of police mat
ron, at salary of IS day, has been
created blythe city commission. One,
of her main duties will be the super
vision of dancing.
Velva-Summer projects in the city
schools netted the students last sea-
son $500 in cash and products. Po-
tatoes and corn headed the list of
profit makers.
Faroo-The driver of truck which
struck small automobile and killed
the young driver on Christmas eve,
was exonerated from blame by a cor
oner's jury.
"aItnA
attempted to start a FIRE In his cream
station with gasoline. the can was
blown through the roof and his cloth
ing was set aflre. He rolled in the
snow and escaped with few burns.
Bismarck-Taxes levied for, state
hail Insurance were delinquent in the
sum of 1857 .938O5 on November 80.
More than $4,000 Of these unpaid
taxes are due from 1919 and the re-
nainder from the 1920 levy.
.Farpo-After a search of % years, a
now wealthy st. Paul woman found,
living in humble circumstances on the
west coast, her only daughter who had
been left with the North Dakota chill
6ren's home when wee tot.
smarck-Intrastate reductions on
freight rates for grains and forage to
conform North Dakota charges with
the interstate level just established
have been ordered by the state rail-
road commission.
Wtse Fargo The Equity Co-opera-
tive packing plant may apply for An
ancial assistance to the War Finance
eOrporati0u, endeavoring to obtain the
necessary capital to continue opera
lions. @
AaiInes-Herbert u. Warner, newly
elected president Of the boys and
girls clubs of the state. Is the North
Dakota corn champion, having raised
1868 bushels this year o. . three.acr
plot. sg.., IA ..is, u G3s.
Bismarck Crop acreage covered By
state hail insurance and on which
losses were reported totaled $4,000 In
1919, $4,000 Id 1920, aud 21.O89 ii
1921. Twenty thousand nine hundred
eighty-three Of the last years losses
have been paid at $4.874,30O.
Powers Laks-A %, ride was accI
dentally discharged while Clifford OF
con was playing with It and the bullel
struck him In the abdomen. ranging
downward and lodging a the Rip
from. where It was removed without
serious copsequsnces. rs 3ss y 4;
Il 0srthold leanar Hagen, 8, injured
ii an 4utopobile actide1t at the ran
roa6. crossing near here Chi Sfimai
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