Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-08-30
GROUND THE STATE.


STANLEY is to have another elevator
and new bank.
A cement block factory has been
started at Williston.
An Indian graveyard was unearthed
in the q. n gravel pit at Arvilla.
A business college has been organ
lied at Minot with capital ofs50, 600.
a prairie fire came very near de-
stroyng the village OF Alexander, IN
Mckenzie county.
Granville had i mad-dog scare. and
all the CANNES in the village have
been ordered either tied up or muzzled.
SteeI.rangc Eeddlers are again work
ing throughout the state Pass 'em
UP aud bu, What you need from your
home dealer.
A. H. iiarnack, publisher Of the
Drake News. is said to have skipped
out, leaving sick wife aud baby and
no one 10 look after the business.
Tie pos,oisice at Bowden. Wells
county, was robbed, the offenders get
tirg away with money and postage
stamps 20 lie amount of about 300.
I. J. Kelly. whose livery barn burned
at Lalimore the other day, received
the full amount u his insurance. 81, 800,
within f.riyeight hours after the Dire.
The iownsmen Of MaxbaSs have
subscribed $500 toward the improve
ment Of the city streets, and have
passed resolution To prohibit gam
bling.
The Bowdon postoiiice was entered
by burglars aud sl03. ~ in money was
secured. besides 50 10 in stamps. The
burglars have not yet been appre
hended
According 10 the Langdon Demo
crat, Col John Bidlake, who was for
several years consul at Baranquilla,
South America. has sold out his inter-
csts there for 5000, coo and will remove
TO California.
The owners of the greater part VI
the unsuld lands In kidder county
purchased from the n. r. have ad-
vanced the price to minimum OF
$3.50 an acre, most Of the tracts be-
ing at $l4 an acre.
Editor Brown, of the Abercrombic
Herald. is Disguised aud vows lie will
not print another darn paper unless
the business men II the town will
guarantee him at least $40 worth OF
advertising week.
North Dakota farmers will save
approximately 81, 500, 600 on this years
wheat crop, as result Of the action
OF the Great Northern, the Northern
Pacific aud the 500 railroads in grant
ing reduction Of 10 per cent in grain
rates.
The postotlice department has made
ruling that leather postal-cards re-
qutre two-cent stamp, as leather is
not recognized as proper material
for postal-cards: but, if there is no
writing IN them, they will be carried
at merchandise rates.
Monday Of last week, as Charles
Shelly WAS driving home with load
of feed he had ground at neighbors
mill, near York, his little son, CLAIR
cnce, about eight years old, fell off tile
wagon, The hind wheel passed over his
neck and head, killing him instantly.
Marvin Penrod, farmer living near
Eckman, Hottineau county, was shot
in the leg 10y q neighbor, Chas Shem-
enski, in n dispute over some llay
which tile former was cutting ON the
latter's place. Shemenski was arrest
ed and bound over TO the next term Of
district court.
Henry krouse and Frank Codett.
oil Crookstsn, Mimi, were cremated
In livery stable fire at Larimore.
Monday morning. \ negro who was
known to have been in the barn. but
cannot he found either dead or alive
Is supposed 70 have been responsible
Tor Tie holocaust.
While cxcavating for the foundation
OF Herman Nicholson S new residence
at Harvey. the laborers discovered
1925 In gold and silver, which had evil
IDENTIFY been buried there years ago.
The men engaged in working on the
Job claim the money and have dis
tributed the hidden treasure among
themselves.
William Benson. aged 49, is under
arrest at Ro"bells for an alleged at
tempt at highway robbery. The man
whom le attempted to hold up was a I
recent employer whom lie Claimed
owed him $40. Young Benson was
ue'etih'ned 10 yet his pay, even
Though he had to resort 10 rather
strenuous mcth, as.
~ Neiva. the other day, a team OF
mules ran away %itha wagon. A COW
aCoacheo 70 the rear of the wagon with
rope, couldn't maintain the nae.
set, and laid down. When the mules
were ilnally stopped it Was discovered
THAT the side Of the COW nearest the
ground had been clcanly sAay.u and
one of her horns was missing
A cold-bluodcd murder VAS commit.
ted north vi Dunseith last Thu rsday.
when Edward 1'noi xNac Shoe e,.....s