Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-02-14
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AROUND THE STATE. :

are Just arriving at Cando.
The Sheridan hotel at Wishek is
quarantined for diphtheria.
The Enterprise of Egeland dated
Jan. 10, reached The Forum office
Feb. Z.
A large number of trees will be
planted in the cemetery at Hannah
this spring.
The Palace drug store and the post
office next door at Fessenden were de-
stroyed by fire
Mrs. r f. Powell of Towner broke
her wrist by falling from the chair on
which she was standing.
Enderin merchants received over a
ton of groceries by express to help out
until freight could get through.
Editor Smith of the Plaza Pioneer
has gotten nineteen farmers to give
distinctive names to their farms.
The FlaXton Times pays hand
some tributes to the work of Senator
Hansbrough in behalf of the settlers.
The Darlington Record proposes to
have the railroad franchises Cancelled
unless transportation is opened up at
once.
Cashier Mortenson, of the Sawyer
State bank. states that its deposits are
three times as large as they were one
year ago
The Towncr Tribune has been Offer
ing prizes for the best stories written
by local people. and has secured a
large number of contributions
The jury returned verdict of So
in favor of Minnie Proefrock VS..
Henry klindworth i'm an alleged SLAM
der action. The amount sued for was
$4,000.
The I-angdon Republican wants a
penalty applied to the railroad com
pany which does not get it's lines
cleared up i'm two or three days after
a storm.
The Sheldon Progress says that
those who become dissatisfied with
North Dakota and try it somewhere
else always come back again and are
we'll cOntentcd
Recently the city council at Lang
don reduced the annual appropria-
tions to the city band from 5000 to
$3.50. There is great dissatisfaction
among the band boys over the action
of the council. and the organization
will disband
The Adams Budget is authority for
the statement that a refrigerator car
loaded with beer was burned up
there last week by the explosion of a
kerosene stove which was kept in the
car to keep the stuff that made Mil
waukee famous" from freezing.
Over at Edmore the scarcity of po-
tatoes is becoming alarming and at
other points south and west of us is
equally as bad. AT Edmore potatoes
are selling for 81 per bushel and
there are none to speak of to be had
nj hot
The commissioners of Cavalier
county have instructed the county
superintendent and the states attor-
ney to see that the compulsory school
attendance law is observed in Cavalier
county. and that all children under
fifteen ycads of age attend school the
entire time it is i'm session.
Milton Globe. Why does not the
railroad company run rotary snow
pillow up this line and widen out the
cuts, is question often asked these
days. There is a very good reason.
Many of the depot platforms along the
branch are built too close to the
tracks to permit a rotary to pass. A
rotary pillow was once started up this
line and only got as far as Inkster.
where it ripped the station platform
into shreds.
Hans Halvorson tells a wolf story
that's too good to keep. Returning
from Milford one evening he was set
upon by four wolves that seemed de-
termined to get his dog. Hans got
out and basted one of the gray boys
horses became frightened and plunged
into the deep snow and ii required all
of Hans time to get them straight
ened out. Looking up he spied the
wolf pack tearing across the country
with the poor dog between them
yelping for dear life.
I.angdon Republican: The school
rrlmpls i'm Munich, mention of which
was made last week, seems to have
reached the stage where Mr.. Jahnke.
the teacher in the upper grade, was
requested by the school board to hand
i'm his resignation. which request he
complied with and left town. The
trouble is reported to be that the
teacher displayed too much affection
fer one of the female students in his
school, and the same was resented by
the young lady. who brought the mat