Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-08-23
GROUND the STATE.

Bismarck is to have central heat
ing plant for the downtown district.
Professor Weeks, OF the Valley City
Normal, urges the teachers to form
union.
Line elevators are putting in extra
sheds and bins to. hold the large crop
OF wheat, as they anticipate a car short
age
A tramp was prevented from riding
on a Great Northern train near Minot,
and attempted to wreck a freight In
revenge.
Ryder, one of the new Ward county
towns, with population Of about IS
people, will have its fourth bank with.
in few days.
This is the time OF year the average
man places more value on his hunting
dog than on almost any other posses
Sion.-Forum.
One of the reasons that a Bismarck
man was adjudged insane, the other
day, was that he persisted in quoting
from the scriptures.
Mike De la Bere is authority for
the statement that Sheldon dog
chased a rabbit, and, without touch
ing it, scared it to death.
Joseph Chisholm, a Lisbon veterin-
arian. is suffering from a badly
poisoned hand, the result Of doctor
ing horses in Cass county.
The horse and buggy stolen from the
state experiment farm at Dickinson
has been located at Everett, South Da-
kota, and the thief was placed under
arrest there.
Some Of the land which was restored
to public entry in the vicinity OF Will
iston last week has been again with
drawn, ON account of its supposed
value as coal land.
Some Of the land which was restored
to public entry in the vicinity Of
Williston last week has been again
withdrawn on account of its supposed
value as coal land.
The insurance companies are re.
rating North Dakota towns, and prop
erty-owners whose rates are being
raised are registering some pointed
objections without avail.
The Wahpeton city council at its
last meeting adopted resolution or
dering the Great Northern railway to
build gates at the points where the
railroad crosses the business streets Of
the city.
The Finley Farmers Elevator com.
pany just declared an annual dividend
Of % per cent paid outof the profits of
the last year. Incidentally, the stock.
holders engaged the same manager for
another year.
kenmare brick manufacturers are
shipping large quantities OF brick over
into Canada. They claim they can
successfully compete with Canadian
manufacturers after paying the duty
and the freight.
DIR. III. w. Coe, formerly of Mandan
Is evidently prospecting at his new 10.
cation at Portland, Ore. He is build.
ing $4,000 residence in which te
celebrate the twenty fifth anniver.
sary of his marriage.
Tie United States Fish commission
will send several cars of fish to North
Dakota during the next month, to be
planted in various lakes and streams
Pike, pickerel and black bass will be
included in the shipments.
Albert township, in Benson county
has forbidden hunting by non-resi
dents. aud offenders in that distric,
will be prosecuted for trespass. Thu
owners of the farms intend to kill lllt
game In that territory themselves.
The Dickinson wool clip this yea
is placed at 100000 pounds. Th'
fieeces were about a pound lighter II
weight than, last year, ON an average
but the price was 2cents higher, AND
the sheep men are feeling fairly well
satisfied.
Judge Winchester Is interesting
himself in the organization Of Hettin
ger county. petition is being died
and the question of organization viii
be voted 90 10y residents of the count!
this fall. Mott will I've the tempOrar!
county seat.
The Sheldon Progress says the dem
ocratic platform demands the repea
Of the Strccter libel law. The demo
cratic party had one out OF the 10
votes In the last house Ut Representa-
tives, and the newspapers are tina
much encOurdHed.-FOrum.
Mayor johnson, OF Fargo. has in
structed his chief Of police to kee
two Of his best men stationed all nigh
at the Fargo end Ut the two bridge
connecting that city, with instruction
to turn back every man under the In
fiuence OF liquor, unless j. be know
| that I've is 4 resident ~ Fargo, In Whic