Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-11-21

body who listens glecfully to anything
harsh you may say of your nclghbor,
either pettishly or in joke, and then
carries it--magni1ied and patched up 10
suit himsclf--and pours it scorching hot
into the ears of perhaps your best friend,
and then, after succeeding in getting him
or her to say something equally as harsh.
returns to you laden with his precious
burden of strife and adds fuel to tic smol-
dcring fire.
Dick Thistlethwaitc says that his sheep
have just about paid for themselves al
ready 1t was formerly thought tha. the
successful shcep-raiscr must be man
with long experience in the business but
Mr.. Thistlethwaite' S only previous knowl
edge of sheep was such rs he gained from
devouring mutton-chops in the city of
London. But the fact is that three
fourths of North Dakota's flockmastcrs
never knew anything about sheep
until they went into the business in this
state. 1t is a common remark made by
experts in the raising of mutton and
wool that, owing to the absence of the
diseases common to sheep in other sec.
J tions these. ANIMALS require in this Sec
tion little more experience on the part of
their owners than horses or cattle. Scab
has been the only disease that has done
damage in this state so far and those
best qualified to express an opinion on
I nj hot
and inexpensive preparation the scourgc
named can be wholly prevented. AS Il
matter of fact, all the deaths from scab
in this state are directly due to diseased
sheep brought in from other regions.
1t prairie fires can be kept out, North
Dakotas chief products will IN few
years be mutton and wool.
Mr.. A. Croghan, one of the pioneers of
the Willlnmsport country, pulled up stakes
last December aud left for the state of
Washington. Last Sunday lie returned
to Wiiliamsport, and his statements re-
gardlng the coa,t country are by no
means flatterlng to That region. Mr. Gro
ghan's stamping-ground was Whutcom
and Fairhuvcn, He says that the country
has been greatly uvcrratcd, and that the
situation of affairs is wholly expressed by
the one word-"boom." 1t is all boom
boem--boom, with nothing but the tim
Der interest US II foundation for the BOOM
Lots in the cities lave been bought up ut
fancy prices, largely by men of small
means, and, under the weight of heavy
assessments for public improvements,
these lots have greatly decreased i'll price.
Mr.. Croghan bought lot for SIS, Which
he aflerwad sold for $40 There is but
Il small amount of land suitable for agri-
cultural purposes, most of the country
being heavily timbercd. There are also
hard lines in store for the man who takes
a claim. He must first procure the SER
vices of cruiser" Oocator) who is f,-
miliar with the paths through the forest,
and to whom ne must paw $50 or upward.
Hc settles on his claim, and puts IN most
OF his time and the remainder Of his sub
stance in purchasing and packing from
tine nearest settlement the ncccssarles of
life. About the time that lie is to make
proof emissarics of some lumber company
appear and threaten to contest his clam
He believes his proof would be all right,
but it takes considerable money to fight a
contest and lie knows that the company
will bring paid witnesses to swear against
him. He has no money! he becomes dis
gusted, Is PAID a few dollars, pulls out,
and creature of the company takes The
claim as pre.emption. Mr. Croghan
says that fruit and vegetables are about
l5nll that can bc raised in that region, but
both are of poor quality. If any of our
settlers contemplate going to Washing
ton, they should first have talk with
DR. Croghan.