Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-12-12
AROUND THE STATE,

Milton has plague of rats.
Many new settlers are locating in
Oliver county.
The Hettinger Record is to have :
stone building.
Lakota has it's first electric light
plant private one.
Crosby is also having . series Of
wrestling and boxing bouts.
Plans are being made for a 10000
Masonic temple at Berthold.
There are some rumors of . second
incendiary attempt to burn Bowbells.
The State Line Herald thinks Adams
county Is 10 the clutches OF the book
trust.
New settlers in the southwestern
part OF the state protest against the
herd law.
The people Of Rudser turned out en-
masse to fight prairie fire and saved
the town.
At Richardt0n some one started the
report that the literary society was
Sparkling club
In some localities of the state the
barley was sold out so clean there isn't
enough left for seed.
Great things are expected Of the
new commission system OF municipal
government at Mandan.
A Minot man was convicted Of fail
ure to support his family. He had
given them s1.44 in = year.
Final proofs 10 the Bismarck land
district average about eight day
all the land-office can handle.
Some OF the people feel resentment
over the effolts Of the insurgents to
force slate ON the voters.-Forum.
Secret-society organizers have been
getting in their work in the new towns
in the southwestern part Of the state.
AS a result Of the recent fires in
some towns Of the state, there will be
more fire. proof buildings in the future.
The people of Valley City are fight
ing the possibility Of . dual telephone
system as bitterly Is Fargo did q year
ago.
The fight started by the insurgents
nvoc thu connA <ei~1 v,na ~ 10 eoua ~ Al
as being helpful to Col. Little.-Fo-
rum.
Two boys near Pembina set traps
near the remains Of q defunct horse.
They caught pig, a dog. q skunk and
wolf.
Some banks have been barred from
accepting county funds because coun-
ty officials are stockholders. Bismarck
Tribune.
Alex. Mckenzie went to Washing
ton to attend the meeting Of the re-
publican national committee, OF which
he is a member.
The Hankinson postmaster is a
lucky cuss. He has held the position
eighteen years, and has been indorsed
for reappointment.
1t is rather strange fact that all
the insurgents who urge the republic
cans to get together them to do
soon their plan.-Forum.
Ramsey county has woman with
an invalid husband. A strong, husky
man insulted the invalid. The wife
took up the battle and licked the in
sulter.
L. B. Hanna is making q favorable
impression everywhere he speaks, and
receives many pledges Of support In
the interest Of his candidacy for con-
gress.
The editor Of the Wishek News
serves notice that he is after some
fresh youngsters who tap on the win
dow Of his Office and kick on the door
at night.
Matt Erickson, q Finlander, was ar
rested at Glendale on the charge Of
setting prairie fire. lie was bound
over to the district court and is in jail
| for lack of bail.
Col. Dick Copeland is to associate
himself with Editor Wood, of the Steele
Ozone. The old Williston war.horse
should prove a booster for Kidder
county.-Forum.
The Walhalla Mountaineer is con-
yinced that II there was a law leaving
the election exclusively In the control
of the Grand Forks Herald, that paper
might be satisfied.
The robbers who went through DIR.
Trips house at Kenmare, and then
set it on fire to conceal the burglary,
also slit the hose while tircmen were
fighting the flames.
i a Grand Pacific hired girl was ar
rested and put in jail at Bismarck.
charged with unlawfully transferring
to her own stocking six dollars that
belonged to another employe of the
hotel.
Having had enough OF rows In their
recent convention, the insurgents will
not risk another, but the unselfisll
patriots will have the rest of the
places on the insurgent ticket filled
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