Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-07-30
]. W. Wescott. the Jolly sage of Omlo
was In town Saturday.

was IN town saturday.
Who loaned a pocket.knife to tho edi-
tor, during court, and didn't get II baeks
Miss Margaret Yeater was taken very
sick on Monday night, and for two days
continued serlously i'll. She 10 improving
slowly. Miss Grace Yeater took charge
Of the school during her illness, and II is
said that she got along very we'll.
Jamestown Alert: 1t is to be hoped
that the report of the meeting Of the
State Press Association will not 20 into
fulsome laudation of the transportation
companies for giving the editors free
ride to their state conventional the pa
pers earned it at fair rates for publishing
the companies notices.
1t costs between 81 and sS to publish
the reports Of the school districts. The
amount is small to the newspapers, as it
only pays trifle more than the cost Of
setting the type but since the law was
passed the defalcations of school treas
urere have decreased to about SO per cent
of the usual number. Doesn't that show
that it pays the district to publish these
statements7-Fargo Forum.
The attention of school boards is called
to the following changes in the law:
Section III was amended last winter so
as to require the annual settlement to be
made on the Tuesday succeeding the
regular meeting In July, after which set
tlement the board must cause to be pub
llshcd an itemized statement OF the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the preceding
year. There will be only six months to
appear in this settlement, as the last six
months of 90 we're reported in January.
The unfortunate Indians charged with
completely In the spicer murders have in
Messrs. r. N. Stevens and Geo. w. Lynn.
their attorneys, champions who leave no
stone unturned in the interest of their
clients. Their persistency and loyalty to
them is all the moro commendable from
the fact that the pecunisry reward is
necessarily meager. The Indians have NO
property themselves. and the United
States government is not taking any
interest in their defense.-Mandan Pho
neer.
Tribune. Monday: A disastrous hail
storm formed over the city. yesterday
from out Of an apparently clear sky. Il,
passed south and returned as rain, Of
which there fell over half ON inch in half
an hour. ]. D. McDonald's crop wae
completely wiped out, He had in 13c
acres. half wheat and half corn. The
wheat he says, was as fine crop ~
j there was in Burleigh county. Dan Fal.
, coner also lost from fifty to sixty acre.
Of grain. Wash Burton's place wat
! struck and his entire crop-principalls
wheat and oats-was destroyed. Wesley
! Burch also lost about 200 acres of grain
The storm was exceptionally severe south
; Of the city. although 1t was not accompa
, MED by heavy wind. None Of the
: farmers who suffered loss had any insur
ance. John Ericsson. whose farm lie.
just north Of the Chase farm, was struck
by lightning during the storm, and is ont
: Of the few who lives to tell about it. H.
was sitting on the bed when the Dol
struck him, and it seemed to strike OF
his thigh and pass In direct line through
. his body. The thigh was blistered ant
= he suffered much pain internally. A doc
tor was sent out last night to 60 to th.
farm and attend him.