Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-03-23
State SUMMARY
Passing hn,pses
ofLate Euents in
North Dakota

stanton-A Parent-Teachers' asso.
citation has been organized here.
Minot-A radio club will be organic.
ed here.
eonetraill-A fully equipped and
modern consolidated school house was
burned here with about $1,000 loss.
Cleaning a gun that wasn't
loaded" resulted In a wounded leg for
Lloyd Erickson.
Ryder-A leader has been chosen
and organization of band is well
under way.
Tiooa-Ernest Bylin heads new
organization to promote county immi.
grafton.
Wahpeton-A proposed ordinance
to create city park board was voted
down.
.Hilisboro- for an electric line
from Fargo to this point are being dis.
cussed.
Devils Lake-The Legion post here
not only voted to help support train
ed Scout executive, but will help with
drilling the Boy Scout troops.
Defiance-The mystery of local
fire has been cleared by the confession
of a school girl that she ignited the
curtains to see them burn.
carrlngton-One young man and two
girls were killed when the sled in
which they were riding to school was
struck by 500 freight train.
Sentinel 6utte-The Review will be
launched here by j. J. Hess, retiring
postmaster. This community has long
been without a newspaper. -
Ia. 6ismarck-One of the first moves in
school health campaign was the pur.
chase by the board of education. Of
1000 toOthbrushes.
EiboWoods-The U. S. commissioner
Of Indian affairs has authorized the
annual Catholic congress of Indians
to be held in July.
University Introduction to Econ
omic Statistics is book just publish.
ed by Professor George r. Davis Of
this institution.
MISUNDERSTANDING couple from
Minor was the first official act of Mrs.
A. T. Nelson, newly elected justice of
the peace.
Sanger-Examining-a running wind
mill, w. r. Atkinson had his hand badly
crushed when his mitten was drawn
into the gears.
Wiiliston-Dismissed as the defen.
dant in civil suit, Nels Ogland drew
60 days for contempt of court because
of having appeared during the trial
in an Intoxicated condition. )
Mandan-Elm trees will be distrib.
uted free by the city park board to all
who will plant them according to in.
structions and specifications looking
toward uniformity.
Lanodon-Local persons have been
held for trial following the finding Of
a dead baby wrapped in clothes and
old newspapers on a snowbank near
Wales.
Notwithstanding salary of
$50 month, Mr.. and Mrs. John Math-
ieson were the successful bidders for
the 1922 management of the Richland
county poor farm.
Dowbslis--In an address before road
boosters here state highway depart
ment representative, asserted that $685..
100000 was spent ON North Dakota
roads under the old county supervisor
plan, at an expense Of 100000 a mile.
BisnareIe-"More corn Ia the adj
vice Of the state department of agri.
culture to North Dakota farmers. The
reason IL that the acreage lis being
greatly reduced In the Irregular corn.
belt area. ~. Z.
Granville r. n Farrell. editor Of
the Herald here. IL president Of the
newly perfected Northwest North Da.
kota Press association, with F. G. Hoyt
Of the Portal international secretary
and treasurer. Two meeting a year
are planned by the new organization. =
Fares State Legion headquarters
report that the movement to AFFORD
employment throughout the country,
especially to jobless ex-serIicemen, by
the instuti0n Of local .clean up aud
paint up'' campaigns is meeting witll
much success in this state.