Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-07-05
GROUND THE STATE.

GROUND the STATE.
A bear was recently killed at Mary
VILE, Rolette county.
Tie Bismarck people are expecting
great things Of the new creamery.
Careless shooting In the woods along
the river at Minot causes some Of the
residents alarm.
The new settlers in the state didn't
seem to take much stock In the In
surgenis.- Forum.
The Lawt0n Leader tells OF . Nor.
wegian who claimed the Irish Ill came
from Norway originally.
Hon. L. p. HayervOld, Of Benson
county, former member Of the legis-
lature, was recently drowned.
The school election at Stanley was
invalidated because Of the removal OF
the polling place without proper no.
tice.
A Washburn man had . hot time
after taking drink Of formaldehyde
when lie Thought he WAS getting
bOLze.
A. C. Dewey, cousin OF Admiral
Dewey and for many ysars . resident
Of Sargent county, recently died In
Duluth.
The Minot papers are Advertising
baby girl. The widow, whose hus-
bsnd died six months ago, Ii unable
to care for the infant.
Editors keene. Ut Sherwood, and
Smith, Ut LaFoliette. were both candi-
dates for representative In Ward coun-
", but feilby the wayside.
The Stanley Sun thinks that II M.
jor Murphy had muzzled Joe Devine
the insurgents would have stood y
better show In Ward county.
There are thirty -four papers in
Ward county. Twenty-six were for
the regulars and eight Tor tile insur-
gents tn the recent campaign.
The Stanley Sun seems to discour-
age marriage by claiming its easier to
buy theater tickets aud suppers for y
lot OF girls than to support one.
Two fif,een-year-old Minot boys
fought tistic duel to decide which
should be the winner Of the affections
Ot . pretty maid with whom both i'm
agined they we're in love.
Plans are being made to establish
denatured alcohol distilleries in Far.
20 when tile new measure becomes
operative. The distilleries will be
as thick over the state Is crsameries.
In Mclean county farmer object
ed to the road running across his prop.
erty and prevented the crew from
working till the sheriff arrived and
hsndcufied the man, after y fierce
fight
The authorities at the state peni-
Tertiary figure that IL will take lots
Of beans u carry their boarders over
the next year. and bids are asked for
$1,000 pounds Of them, together With
other delicacies
A Velva man took q girl for ! drive.
When he got into the country some
distance his horse balked aud refused
u, return home except when LED. The
beau had to lead the animal all the
way and down through the street.
with the girl in the rig enjoying the
fun.
A twenty-etght-year-old girl In
Grand Forks is reported to have &C.
cepted . marriage proposal from an
acquaintance back In Illinois wll0 IL
stxty-nine years older. She assigned
- the reason that his insurance would
have cash value sooner than that 0l
ayounxer man, and that she had ~.
ways noticed widows stood better
show OF catching some nice fellow
than an old maid.-FOrum,
The largest horse-deal ever know
TO have taken place near Williston Il
recent years was closed . fortnigh
ago. when Matthews Bros, OF thu
city, sold their entire bunch Of Perch
eron-bred horses known g the Be-
Mug" brand. $50 in number. for III
consideration Of e33, $50. or at the ral
Of e75 straight, to Canadian buyer
Matthews Bros. have taken pride
breeding up such high-grads hume
and have always purchased the be
Of stations, changing them eve
second year. The Beer Mug" bral