Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-03-15
GROUND the STATE.

GROUND the STATE.
Dog prisoners are at work at Ken
mare.
Naxbaas has had It's first birth, and
the new arrival Is Z boy.
A hotel at Upham will he traded for
. Quarter-section Of land.
The new Methodist church at Steele
wss dedicated March 18th.
The Bottineau national bank has .
new safe, weighing 1900 pounds.
The Steele band has recognized,
with John B. Spangler president.
Rugby farmers are planning to con-
struct telephone line of their own.
Creamery associations are putting
their Affairs In shape for the work Of
The coming season.
The Stutsman county commissioners
have awarded contracts for the road
work Of the county.
The Anam0ose Progress advises that
great care should be taken in granting
franchises In new towns.
Mrs. Wilson johnson, OF Souris, has
nearly recovered from her illness
caused by being poisoned by 2 fiavoring
extract.
Spring excursions to North Dakota
have started, aud trains are now on
the way bearing loads of h0me-makers
to the state.
A Zero citizen was reported dead,
but he says he is very much alive, but
ID pleased to read the good things said
In his obituary.
DenhO6 Is assured q flour. mill II the
people will raise the necessary amount
Of bonus or subscribe for the necessary
amount Of flour.
Contrary TO expectation, q creamery
has not yet been established at Ashley,
and the Tribune urges that some
action be taken at once.
Editor Stickley announces that fully
- per cent Of the people Of Kenlnare
ore ready to serve or become candi-
dates for mayor OF that town.
Glendale people have organized an
electric-light company, and the town
will soon be lighted up. The stock has
been distributed In small allotments
There was dance ct Souris, and One
mangst sleepy and laid down. Another
poured pail Of water over the resting
Individual, and the result was quite q
lively fight.
The Dawson Leader In Il society note
undertook to say something compli-
mentary about lady's skirt, and the
c0mptSttOr made the paper tell about
her shirt instead.
Mayville boys have been having fun
hunting coons, which are said M be
numerous on the banks Of the Goose
river this winter, and large number
Of the little animals have been caught.
Fargo Is the scene of telephone
var. the T-i-State people asking for
franchise to operate local exchange,
and the Northwestern using all Its in-
fluence to prevent the granting Of the
franchise.
Doubleday, Page & Co. announce
the early publication Of a volume Of
poems by J.. w. Foley, Of Bismarck,
entitled Lays Of Schooldays." Mr..
Foley stands in the front rank among
the writer's OF short verse.
The Milton Globe wonders what the
Newspaper chaps will find to write
about now that Alice is married and
Col. Brewer, Of the Forum, has had his
vertmtf0rm appendix coaxed into
bottle Of alcohol. Forum.
The city Of Jamestown is bringing
suit against the owner Of the property
10 front Of which Ellen Pyke was I'm
jured by a fall on defective sidewalk,
to compel them to recoup the city for
the Is, 600 damages awardered to Miss
Pyke.
Editor Chambers, OF the Ckurch's
Ferry Sun, was criticized for charging
the church for printing admission
tickets TO an entertainment. He was
right In the charge; too much free
work is expected OF the newspapers. -
Fargo Forum.
Many Of the townships will vote on
The manner In which road taxes are
70 be disposed Of. and there is grow.
ing sentiment in favor Of the pay.
ment Of taxes In cash and the i'm.
pr0vement Of the roads by contract.
ab0r. Under the present system a
I arge share OF the tax is wasted
3sand Forks Herald.
Donald Mcintosh, a railroad man,
q yell known at Bottineau, was arrested
Q that city last week, charged with
Agapv. Mcintosh has wife and
amtty living In Bottineau and also q
slfe In Canada. After the arrest I,
~ found that nothing could be done
q the bigamy charge, As the culpri,
must be tried In Canada, where til,
Agamous marriage was contracted
md he was forthwith released and