Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-08-02
GROUND THE STATE.

SOsVh h0Not1 DNukluS ilSItIu-
tions have increased from 300 to 1863
during the past year.
The capacity Of the cement mines
near Milton will he increased from
go to 500 barrels IA day.
The Grafton Record tells Of the
''envious record that Fred Leistikow
made at the tennis tournament at
Winnipeg
In freight wreck at Hobart, three
miles east Of Sanborn. Tuesday night,
two men were killed and four others
badly injured.
Sister Boniface, who for fourteen
years has been In charge of st. Alexius
Hospital, in Bismarck, has given up
her position and gone east, owing to
impaired health.
Word has been received that Earl
Robinson, Wahpeton boy, who was
recently nominated by Senator Nc.
Cumber to the Annapolis Naval Acad-
envy, has successfully passed his ex-
animation.
Denny Hannatin is back in the state
after an absence OF two years and is
surprised to see how every place Is
growing. He has been following up
the Milwaukee's new line, and has
taken claim in Montana.
At Bismarck the foliage OF the cot
tonwoods is being seriously injured
by a plant louise that deposits it's egg in
the leaf. The result is swollen, de-
formed leaf which falls early. There
is no satisfactory remedy known.
At the celebration of the golden
wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob John
son at Portland, this state, there were
present sixty-nine children and grand.
children. 1t will thus be seen that
the old people are not entirely alone
In the world.
At the Npure-food congress held at
Hartford, Conn.,, last week, Prof.
Ladd, North Dakota's pure-food COM
missioner. gained well-earned recog-
milton by being elected first vice-presi-
dent of the Association of State and
National Food Departments.
L. II. White, of Cogswell, has a
herd OF $50 Shetland ponies on his
farm. Every animal on the farm is
registered: and he has horses, cattle,
hogs, sheep. goats, fowls, rabbits and
squirrels He has q revenue of So, 600
year from his stock besides the
pleasure.
Gerald Pierce, formerly of Bismarck.
was injured at Valparaiso. Ind, July
22d. Hc and his wife, with their
daughter Catherine, were riding with
friend. The horses, being frightened
by an automobile, ran away. upsetting
the carriage and dragging the occu-
pants about fifty feet. Gerald had
his left hip dislocated and was bruised
about the head and body. His wife
and daughter were only slightly
bruised. Mr.. Pierce is business man
ager OF the Record Herald Of Chicago.
Il
In the compilation of the new re-
vised codes of North Dakota break
in the numbering Of the sections was
made between the political code and
the civil and other codes Thus the
last section in the political code Is
1861 and the first one IL, the civil code
IS 4OOl. This was done 50 that the
political code might be added to from
time to time, and possibly another re-
vision madea few years hence without
REMEMBERING the sections of the civil
and other codes that are not subject
to so much revision and extension.
Willie Read, OF Bathgate, seven
years old, while playing in the back
yard, last Thursday. almost met his
death by playing with matches. 1t
seems that the little fellow. i'm com.
pany with several other children
about his age, was lighting matches
and throwing them in the air, when
one OF the burning brands fell on Viii.
lies clothing. setting them in blaz'
ing flame almost instantly. and before
his playmates could cxtinguish the
fire his left arm and side were almost
burned to crisp. The little fellow
j Is in a painful condition, but is getting
along nicely.
The Coburn Case, from LaMoure
county, which has been ON trial at
Jamestown, has now been tried f0ul
times. The case las not been exactly
the same in each instance: but there
were two trials In South Dakota OF
practically the same set of facts AZ
those which gave rise to the Nortf
Dakota horse stealing case. Then Co
burn was tried once In La MOure coun
", and now in Stntsman. The tw'
trials In this state are said to hav'
cost LaMoure county q sum running
nto the thousands. The defendant
has used up all Ills own funds. h
,mortgaged his homestead, and ia
drawn on his relatives for all tina
they could raise.