Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-08-03


Shockey, old friends of theirs.
One day last week fire broke out in
neighborhood in Bismarck occupied
principally by Russian-Germanp people,
and, before the fire could be conquered,
several houses and most of the fnrn-
tarc therein were consumed.
Under the provisions OF a law that
went into effect June Sta last, any one
who committed !. homestead entry
previous 10 the date u passage OF the
law can make another entry; but he
cannot commute the second entry.
n The Fargo Forum says tlh,t orders
have been issued for one company of
the Eighth infantry, returning from
Cuba, to take the station at Fort
Yates, N. ID. Another report is that
cavalry troop from Fort Keogh will
be sent to Yates.
For the Farmers National Congress
to be held at Colorado Springs, Col,
Aug. 2lst to 31st, the G., Nj. Il ST. p.
one fare plus $500 for the round trip.
For further information inquire of
any agent OF the c., M. s. St. p. Ry.
CO.
Yesterday a warrant of arrest was.
served on Christian Isicdlingcr, who
lives about nine miles les of Linton,
on a charge that he set the prairie fire
that did so much damage in Horse
head valley and adjacent ncighbor-
hoods. The trial was to take place yes
terday before Justice Weller at Hamp-
ton.
!: Billy Belden, the old-timer Logan
county stockman, was in town Satur-
day night. He came up from Eureka
and the southern part of this county.
and intended to visit Cedar creek and
Cannon Ball country before his return
home. Hesswas accompanied by two
other gentlemen. who are interested in
live stock-Messrs. Beard and Reaum,
of Decorah, Iowa. &
w. e. Morris, Of Dale, was in Linton
last Friday. He came to have DR..
lShockey get Il splinter of iron out OF
his eye. The mote flew in his eye
while'he was pounding a rivct in re-
pairing a mowing-machine. The doc
tor extracted the splinter and w. G.
returned home in a great deal happier
frame Of mind than when he came
north.
| For the National Encampment Of
rune sGrand nr1ny.,af The Republic, te
be held at Chicago Aug. 25th to Sept.
lst, the c., NJ. s. st. p. Ry. Co. will
sell excursion tickets at one fare for
the round trip. Tickets on sale Aug.
25th to Goth inclusive. Good to re.
turn until Sept. Both by dcpositing
ticket with joint agent at Chicago be.
fore Sept I'd.
| Wednesday was probably the hottest
day that the people Of this part of the
state have experienced since the coun.
| try was settled. Often, for an hour OF
two, it has been quite warm. But
! day before yesterday it was red-hot
/ all day. In the sweat-box where the
county Officers hold forth the ther.
mometer marked '110 degrees con.
siderable part of the day. 1t was a
great day for ice-water-and as Major
Ed ards d say-things like that.
| In a letter from Frank Jaszkowiak
the well-drill man, formerly of EN-
mons county, but now with headquar
ters at Bismarck, he writes: II got
back from west of the river yesterday
I made fifteen wells in Glenullen. The
Epeople there have tried for fourteen
years to get water. I find the town
4 underlaid with water enough to make
a river, at depth Of 85 to lis feet
! At Richardton, however, drilled 29(
| feet, and found no water. will be in
Enmons county soon." ~.
y If any one gets back by mail copy
of his first or second papers that went
with his filing or proof in 1903 or 800
lis because the question as to wheth
er ten-cent revenue stamp must q
4 OH copies Of naturalization papers was
4 unsettled in those days. But at the
fgeneral land Office in Washington i,
was decided a year ago that the stamp
was necessary. Hence the return OF
the papers for the stamp. II your
copy is returned to you, send it with
ten cents in postage stamps to d. r.
|Streeter, clerk Of court, Linton, and
the stamp vii! beaflixed, Cancelled and
the paper again forwarded to the land
4 Office.
4 Elsewhere will be founi! tie text oi
a circular sent out by President Worst
of the state agricultural college at
Fargo. 1t is devoted to the sswate,
hemlock, a plant that is believed to
have caused some Of the deaths Of cat
tile that have been credited to black.
leg. Any one who will lserd his address
4 to Mr.. Worst will receive the bulletin
giving an extended description OF the
poisonous plant. Treasurer Allen
pulled up one of the hemlock weeds on
the bank Of Spring creek the other day
;The weed somewhat resembles will
4 parsnip. Luckily, it is not very plen
tiful in these parts. It grows in mois,
: ground and is easily pulled up by the