Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-12-05
AROUND THE STATE.

The Edmore Herald-News is an in.
surgent newspaper, but is supporting
Senator Hansbrough.
NJ. n. Johnson seems to be more of
live one than he was given credit
for several weeks ago.
The Fargo Call thinks the insurg-
ent dope was badly mixed at the
Grand Forks convention.
The Wahpeton Globe Gazette wants
a Richland county man as either state
auditor or state treasurer.
Insurance Commits sioner Cooper is
receiving considerable newspaper in
dorsement for another term.
The mad rush of the insurgents for
places at the piescounter is-amusing
If not structive.-Forum.
The Devils Lake Journal uses a six
column head to call attention to the
fine weather-and it's worth it.
Many foreign-born residents Of
North Dakota are planning to spend
the holidays in their former homes.
Nearly all of the papers are taking
up the issue Of state officials being
required to reside permanently at
Bismarck.
HankinsOn's postmaster has held
the Office eighteen years, and will be
reappointed for still another term
next month.
The Bismarck Tribune notes that
over three-quarters of million dollars
have been spent there in improve
ments this year.
1t doesn't look as though Commits.
sioner Gifbreath would have any op.
position in his candidacy for another
Tribune.
The Carpio News thinks the con.
.gressional announcements all sound
alike-but that the job belongs to
Ward county, no matter what the 9th
Ter fellows say.
There are 3OS cases on the calendar
for the December term Of the district
court at Minot, Of which 50 are Grim
inal and 239 civil. 1t is thought that
the Minot term will consume several
weeks.
Hon. NJ. N. Johnson says he's been
knocked out by the old gang several
times; but they never did such q raw
job as the Marshallites did at Grand
Forks, and he'p appeal to the people
for vindication.l
Many people are starting for the
south and Pacific coast for the win
ter. It's dollars to doughnuts they'll
never find such weather as North Da
kota has been enjoying for the last
six or seven weeks.
The result Of the Grand Forks con
lsvention (?) will not throw anything
in Col. Little's way as a candidate
for the United States senate. In fact
the colonel's chances look better thar
ever now.-Bismarck Tribune.
c. K. Reiswig, Of McClusky, got all
his wealth together-some $1,000
and started to California. He was rob
bed on the way of everything he had
He had declined to take bank drafts
for fear the banks might bust.
The people in four townships along
the southern border Of Mclean county
want to be annexed to Burleigh. II
seems the townships once belonged te
Burleigh, but in the carly days were
transferred to Mclean to give Wash
burn the county seat
The Forman school board, at 9
meeting held last Saturday, found II
difficult to put the $1,000 cash which
they have on hand into an interest
earning capacity. but finally induced
| the First National bank at Forman tt
take the money.
"A man from Eckman was at Bottin
eau suing the bank there for cashine
a check which had been issued in q
poker game and cashed before he
could get around to disavow it. accord
ing to the evidence put in by the bank
Any how. the bank got judgment.
Forty seven carloads of lager bee
is the average for each month fol
North Dakota since the adjournment
of the legislature. Broken shipments
would almost total an equal amount
This is about two carloads per montl
for each county in the state. A goot
ad for the manner in which the pro
hibition law is being enf0rced.-Pal