Emmons County record., 1906-12-13
at a st. Patrick's day celebration
Kuhn Messenger.

Kuhn Messenger.
There are few states which can
boast of SO many farmers who have
the means of spending the winter in
some of the best winter resorts in the
world The list of this class OF citi-
zens who winter in California, Florida
Cuba, and even in Bermuda, would
make an interesting exhibit to prove
the prosperity of our farmers to the
skeptical of other states.
One of the sacks of mail fell be
meath the train wheels at Anamoose
and was burst open and the con-
tents scattered. The mail was gath
cred up and was found to consist
of bundle of German papers
man who cannot read German, who
aided in picking them up, said the
language did not seem to him any
more mixed than it was in the first
place.
Clifford Jarvis, Il pupil of district
So near Wimbledon, has remark
able report just received by Super
intendent Barnes relative to corn
growing. Clifford is in the corn
growing contest and year ago he
received thirty kernels of corn from
the superintendent's office He
planted this, and last fall saved all
OF his corn for seed. which he planted
this spring. From it he raised
twenty-five bushels of we'll matured
corn this year.
The insurgents have already begun
to fix up a slate for Gov. Burke, says
the Devils Lake lnter-Ocean. Win
ship will want the Oil inspectorship,
the privilege to name district Judge
as we'll as a judge of the supreme
court, and several other Offices to be
distributed among his friends. If the
newly elected governor will pay the
slightest heed to the demands of these
hungry insurgents, he is lost. They
want the earth That is why they are
insurgents
The Grand Forks Evening Press
claims to be the only democratic daily
in the state, says the Bottineau Cour-
ant Why, you are thirty years be
hind the times. Away back in the
seventies George Winship was run
ming democratic paper in Houston
county, Minnesota, and he is still at
it. Don't try to read him and his
paper out of Your party i'm the hour
of its great success. He has richly
earned the reward and should be al
lowed TO enjoy it.
Dan Peterson, of Darlington, and
his driver were out in the recent snow
storm for twenty-five hours. They
stopped at house. but the inhabit-
ants would not let them in. or even
open the door They found shack
but had to abandon it, as the roof was
conspicuous by its absence. The last
few miles they had to walk and lead
the team, as the horses We're played
out 1t it had ben cold it would have
| been a more serious matter, but was
! bad enough as it was.
News and Stocknan: We doubt if
| there is another city in the west any
| where near the size of Towner that
has as fine public buildings. When
we speak of public buildings we
mean the 100000 school house, the
| $4,000 county Jail, the $1,000 city
hall, and last, but not least, the new
| 100000 county courthouse that is
to be built next spring. There is
also a $4,000 hospital in sight.
| This is going some for a town of
| about 500 inhabitants.
When Rector Burleson of James
town was at New Rockford recently
| he took snap shot at 10000 bushels
of wheat piled in an open bin be-
| side the railroad track-"and all
elevators full He has put the pic
tire out in the form of postal card
and has already disposed of over a
hundred. the funds being used for