Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-11-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Landlord Pettibone, of Dawson, has
recently sold $4,000 acres of land in Nc
Lean county.
One night this week the ]. 200 band
of sheep at Belden's ranch "stackcd"
and twenty-three OF the number were
killed. Homestead.
A Lisbon young man came home
the other night in a dazed condition.
He took off his clothes and put them in
bed and then crawled into the ward
robe. And this in prohibition North
Dakota.
The Fargo Forum is eight years old
to-day. We understand the second lin
otype has. been ordered, and, any way,
Messrs. Edwards & Plumley are get
ting outa splendid daily every day Of
the week except Sunday.-G. f. Her
aid.
According to the commissioner Of
general immigration North Dakota re-
ceived 2,616, South Dakota 1000 immi-
grants last year. Or this number the
greater part were Germans and all but
three, laborers OF the three with pro-
fessions one was clergyman, one a
physician and one not designated.
Nine of the editorials in the Sunday
edition of the Grand Forks Herald
were stolen from the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. Another one, headed "John
Sherman was taken from the New
York Commercial. None were given
any credit. We don't know where the
Herald got it's other editorials.-Val-
ley City Times Record.
All signs point to an open winter.
The old miners who have been in South
Dakota for quarter of a century say
that "they feel that it will be warm
winter" The old Indians look on the
trees along the mountain streams and
say that no snow will full to speak Of
because the leaves have died on the
limbs Of the trees before falling to the
ground.
The North Dakota Agricultural Col
lege offers girls good literary and
scientific education, and, in connection
Herewith, practical training in house.
hold economy. Circulars, giving full
information regarding advantages
offered by the Agricultural College,
will be sent on application. Adress
j. II. Worst, President, Agricultural
College P. O., N. D.
Col. w. G. Treumann writes from
Grafton to the editor of the Settler:
s'I saw your article on Otis, comment
ed on in the Herald. 1t is more popu-
lar to roast him, but l agree with you
entirely and think he is being criti-
cised by many who do not know what
they are talking about. He has hard
task before him, but l think he will
come out master Of the situation"
Up at Devils Lake there is discus.
sion over the wisdom of the policy Of
charging farmers tuition for their chill.
dren who attend city schools in the
winter. 1t is claimed that, If no tuition
is charged, citizens of the town will be
able to rent all the vacant houses and
business men will sell more goods. The
board of education asserts it will cost
an extra teacher and necessitate fur
nishing another room.
| o. T. House and w. L. Belden
started for Braddock one foggy eve
ming this week with bunch Of cattle
and darkness overlook them before
they reached the end of their desti
nation, with the consequence that
they had the misfortune to have theil
cattle get away from them that night
They have been picking them up il
small numbers here and there eve
since, and thus far nave found all bu
} two hcad.-Napoleon Homestead.