Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-11-07
AROUND THE STATE.

man MarShall political Straddler.
The Hanah Moon refers to the
splendid isolation Of Editor Win
ship.
The state press takes kindly to the
candidacy of the Hon. L. B. Hanna for
congress.
The Bottineau News figures Mar
Shall and Little as the leaders in the
senatorial race.
1t is claimed that hunters have been
killing deer along the Missouri oppo-
site Underwood
Editor Falley, Of Wahpeton, notes
the changed attitude of Boss Winship.
and finds he's tame.
The Bismarck Palladium despairs of
keeping the states school affairs out
of politics. Why so?
Since the fall in price of wheat there
seems to be no corresponding reduction
In the price of flour.-Forum.
The dealers at Egeland got into
scrap and put the price of kerosene
down to eleven cents for awhile.
Some Of the editors think the candi-
dates should send along a check with
their long political announcements.
There are lot of people in the state
carrying around money in their pock.
cts that belongs to the editors. -Fo-
rum.
1t has been suggested that the sale
of the school lands be posponed for
some time. ON account of the financial
furry.
l Some of the postmasters have con-
cluded that their jobs are not snaps
since they have both to weigh and
count the mail.-Forum.
Some of the political candidates evil
IDENTIFY want to sneak into office on the
strength of what the people don't
know about them. Forum.
The Ryder News found out that one
of its delinquent subscribers at San
born was dead. 1t didn't ascertain
where he had gone, but surmised.
The development by Professor Boil
ley, Of the A. c., of fax plant that is
immune to wilt is causing lot of re-
joicing by the farmers over the state.
The Grafton News and Times states
that the North Dakota democrats are
at peace and in harmony. There aren't
enough of them to get into a scrap
Forum.
The Lawton Leader calls down the
Grand Forks Press for butting into
the republican senatorial fight, and
wants "Reiny' to get a democratic
candidate Of his own.
| Superintendent Hall, of the North
Dakota Children's Home, is placing
many youngsters in good homes over
the state, but always manages to keep
the supply equal to the demand.
The Wahpeton Globe Gazette notes
that the newspapers have to pay the
freight on political announcements, IS
the candidates do not ask for adver-
tising rates when they send in their
copy. Forum.
Some of the editors are opposed to
the law which will knock out the
third-grade teachers, because they feel
that some schools will have to be
closed down. as teachers are hard to
get at present.
Herman Breitzke, of Balfour, whose
wife figured in a sensational get-rich.
quick scheme once by advertising her
self as widow looking for a job as
housekeeper, has been arrested on the
charge Of selling booze.
The International Harvester Trust
is said to have instructed its agents In
North Dakota to wage war against
Hansbrough and do everything to pre-
vent his reelection. That shouldn't
hurt Hansbrough much. Forum.
Editor Pierce. Of Grafton, can't see
much hope of any of the senatorial
candidates receiving the nomination
at the primary election, as to receive
such nomination candidate must OBJ
tain forty per cent of the total party
vote cast.
Mary Ann, the eight-yeaI .old daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Pat Lafrombois, of
Belcourt, accidentally shot herself
with a 32-caliber revolver last Sunday
morning and died from the effects
Tuesday morning. The little girl
took the gun from her fathers pocket
while alone in the house and in.some
way accidentally discharged it, the
charge taking effect ia the abdomen.
A physician was summoned, but the
wound was too serious to make any
remedy etlcacious.
Dakota's Ignite coal is almost in
exhaustible. The production in North
Dakota alone, last year, according to
4 the head Of the Z. S. geological sur
vey, f. w. Parker. was over 100000
tons. having mine value OF over
s450.ooO. Extensive beds OF Ignite
are known to exist under the greater
part OF the western half OF the state.
According to reports of the state geo.
logical survey, ninety y-seven townships
contain in some part Of their area at