Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-09-15
AROUND THE STATE,

Tlirty-two bushels Of wheat pcr
acre are reported from SLutSman
county.
Ward county prisoners are to he
used in building cement walks around
the courthouse.
The Ransom county immigration
society is giving prizes for the best
samples of wheat.
a settler near Crosby served notice
that he would provide Il dose OF shot
for the next party burgling his shack.
The school board Of a district out in
Morton county is advertising for bids
for the erection Of a sod school-house.
According TO government reports
there yet remain 1907, ,451 acres of
land in North Dakota to be taken IN
as homcsteads.
President Robertson is hard at work
gathering subscriptions for the Metho-
dist college at Grand Forks. 1t is
said TO be rather uphill work.
AGAR of gasoline in barrels caught
lire in the railway yards ut Grand
Forks. When put out it was found
the fire had burned the barrels almost
through.
The hotel ut Ashley will install u
hot-~ater heating plant. The firm
of Grambs g. Wolbert, OF Bismarck,
received the contract for putting in
the same.
S. Il. Look, Il Minot gardener, has
sold 5000 worth of young onions from
IL half-acre patch, and expects to har.
vest 300 bushels Of ripe onions from
the same patch.
From many points in the state
comes the report that tame grasses of
all kinds are coming in very thick
| this year. How the seed was so
widely distributed is not known.
An exchange notes that the farmers
constitute more than so per cent or
the population Of this country, and
that less than per cent Of the crimes
committed are charged up to them.
1T is rather unfortunate that there
are some things that don't exactly
suit Editor Andrews, Of Lidgcrwood.
but efforts will no doubt be made to
have every rything fixed to his entire
atisfacton-somc time.-Forum
|
Capt. Grant Marsh, who command
cd the steamer Far West in 1876 when
it brought in the wounded survivors
of Col. Bentcen's command, OF Gen.
Clusters forces, is furnishing the ma
terial for series OF magazine articles
about those memorable happenings.
AS the result of Il drunken row b.
tween 4 couple of men about eight
miles south Of Berwick, recently, one
man is dead and another is in Jail at
Towncr, charged with murder. 1t ap-
pears that in the row one of the men
drew Il revolver and pointing it at tile
other fellow threatened to shoot him.
The other man took it away from him
and hit him over the head with IT,
killing him instantly.
The boomers Of Ignite coal claim
that the recent tests with coal by
the United States experts show that
in making gas Dakota Ignite pro-
duccs Il larger per cent than any other
kind of Ignite 50 far tested. Compar-
ed Nth Texas and other Ignite Goals,
Dakota is far superior. The agent OF
the United States geological depart.
ment will make still further tests
from the Williston and Wilton mines.
| Contractor Kennedy, Of Fargo, who
has the contract for the Bismarck
sewer, has installed ditch machine
known us IL "steam Irishman.' 1t is
a traction machine, having two en-
gines, one for propulsion and one fol
work, and in good ground will dig ;
trench Of sewer width and 10 feet deel
at rate OF 3 feet minute. II
will take ten days to get the machine
in. working order and then the dirt
VIII 1ly on the sewer contract.
Young people like catches" Her
is one that is pretty good. 1t Is callet
"persona puzzle" says all exchange
and here is the way it is done
Put down the year you were born, t.
which add 4, then add the age whicl
, your next birthday will make, provid
, ed III comes before January l; Other
wise, your age at last birthday. Mu
+ tiply result by 1000 and deduct fror
, .this 694 ,423; substitute for the figure
: corresponding letters OF the alphabet
E A for l, B for 2, C'for ;, and so forth
c The result will give the name b
t which you are pspularly known. TT
1t once.
I Notice.
u The Board OF County Commissioner