Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-05-23
AROUND THE STATE.
Dickinson is to have a band.

race-track.
Minot officials have put slot-ma
chimes under the ban.
Uncle Toms and Little Evas are
roaming over the state.
ExChief Justice Corliss will be the
Memorial day speaker at Lakota.
Wire-fence grafters are said to have
turned few tricks i'm the northwest
ern part of the state.
The Brinsmade baseball team is
said to be one of the best in the north
central part of the state.
A Bottineau county man had
lively time in exterminating his pet
dog, which had become mad
The western part of the state is
we'll filled with strangers looking for
new locations and investments.
Lakota elevators must be moved
back seventy-tive feet from the track
to make room for improvements
\ lot of new postOttices are needed
in the southwestern part oi the state.
as result of the rapid settlement of
that section.
There has been great increase in
| the business done by many North
Dakota postofiices, showing the rapid
growth of the state
Since April there have been thirty
two new babies at Lansford, and some
people think the stork must have
headquarters near there
A charivari party in Mclean county
got too fresh, and some of the men,
bers paid $66 to keep the matter from
breaking into the courts.
David Clark. of Bcttineau went to
Canada on II land-seeking expedition,
but found that North Dakota had
King Eds country faded.
Some of the editor; think il is no
worse To fish ON Sunday than To run
down II acknowledged chicken for Il
dinner for the preacher-FOrum.
The demonstration farms establish
ed at FlaXton and Ross, in Ward
county are expected to prove of great
benefit to the farmers of that section.
Rugby held AN election last week
for the purpose of bonding in the
amount of $l1 900 for the installation
of waterworks. The prop Dsition was
carried by majority of % votes.
A couple of Michigan young men
dug into what they supposed was a
VOLTS den and found it tenanted by =
family of skunks-Grand Forks Her.
aid. That must have been the Bat
cave
The editor of the Fairdale Times
has purchased motorcycle and is go
iEg after the delinquent subscribers
When he starts out he will make &
noise like an automobile and col
lectOr.--F Forum.
There is difference of opinion In
Wells county as to the town entitled
to county aid for the fair. Both Fes
senden and Harvey are holding fairs
The county commissioners refused to
make any appropriation.
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Il NJ Is
spring from the editors garden, hav
ing lain in the ground all winter, anG
being discovered sound and all righ
while preparing the soil for this sea
sons crop.
Peter Johnson, of Buxton, is sad
der but wiser boy in consequence of I
dangerous experiment he tried re
Gently Hereafter, Peter will not pu
a ghtly-corked bottle of water Il
the midst of blazing bonfire. Th'
only thing that could happen di,
happen, with the painful result OF ;
piece of flying glass cutting him Sc
verely just above one eye.
Report has it that disastrou
prairie fire ragged i'm the vicinity Q
Schafer, the county seat of McKenzi
county. the first of last week TIL
Der of several hundred and tough
the flames heroically, saving larg
part OF the property in the track q
the fire; but some houses and larg
tract of prairie was burned over.
Dickinson is TO have a big hors
. market rvaling the famous marke
at Miles City, Mont. the creates
horse market in the world Monthl
sales will be held at which goo
many cars of horses will be dispose
of during the year. No better horse
are raised in the world than right
this country North Dakota horse
are noted for their good feet, sOun
limbs and muscle-DickinsOn Press
What might have been a very ser
Gus accident happened to a travele
named Bushnell at the depot at Ra
recently, says the Grand Forks He
aid. He had large automatic Colt
rsvoiver and was trying to learn no
to shoot. He had fired two shots, an
he third one struck some hard su
stance and the bullet came direct
back and struck him in the forehea