Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-11-28
AROUND THE STATE.

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LaMoure people have been shipping
hogs to Iowa to be finished for the
market.
The Neche Chronotype hoists the name
of Secretary Taft as Presidential Posi-
bility No. 1.
The American Briquetting plant at
Williston will probably be in operation
by Jan. 1st.
There is a big rush on grain ele
vator construction in the southwest
ern corner of the state.
There is confusion at Hettinger
over the time. Some people use
standard and others central.
The Fargo Call has enlarged to a
seven-column paper and is support.
ing Col. G. B. Little for U. s. senator
J. E. Phelan's friends suggest him
as suitable candidate for the state
senate from Stark county to succeed
Leslie Simpson.
1 The Pembina Pioneer Express
thinks that the candidates for congress
should feel grateful to Marshall for
leaving vacancy.
The fact that four new counties
have been organized this year leads
us to believe the state Is developine
| faster than we realized.
| J. A. Ferris of Medora-an old pal
of President Roosevelt-had an excit
/ ing time last week jumping from !
swiftly moving freight train.
Bottineau county papers have
started the new campaign by digging
up a lot Of old-time skeletons that
should have been kept buried.
The reception with which his can.
didacyfor congress has been met pleases
the friends of Hon. L. B. Hanna at
Page, where he formerly resided.
A Bathgate farmer lost his life last
week while removing a bobsled from
the upper portion Of his granary. In
falling 1t struck him on the head.
A survey is being made Of the old
Berthold reservation and it is though.
that $4,000 acres can be irrigated on
the same plan adopted at Buford and
Williston.
The Macroom Pioneer stands by
Secretary OF State Blaisdell in his
congressional race, but is not enthused
over the senatorial race Of Congress-
man Marshall.
Carl Semler, clerk of a Mercer
county school district, was fined by
Judge Winchester for contempt in
evading subpoena to appear before
the grand jury
The people Of northern Bottineau
seem to be sure they are in the midst
Of gas belt. Candidates are prob.
ably thicker there than elsewhere.
Bismarck Tribune.
The Dickinson Press calls attention
to the fact that the people of that sec
tion expect to elect State Senator
Simpson Judge rather than to make
him candidate for congress.
Tht big batch of new and stringent
insurance laws passed at the last ses.
sion of the legislature is evidence Of
how Commissioner Cooper has pro-
tected the interests of the people Of
the state.
1t is said that former United States
Senator Casey of Jamestown has
stated that the announcement that
he would likely be candidate again
as given out by several state papers
was unauthorized.
Some of the editors of the state are
Dragging about how much they have
collected on subscriptions. A few sub.
scribers have the paper paid for in
advance for such long period that
the editor may never get caught up.
The Fargo city council wanted to
appropriate $1,000 for the benefit of
the widow OF Hartman, who was
killed in the Fargo fire; but the law
wouldn't permit such an appropria-
ton. The money is being raised by
subscription.
Commissioner Gilbreath will strike
a popular chord wherein he states in
his announcement that he will con-
tinue to reside at Bismarck and per-
sonaly manage his Office instead Of
farming it out. Mr.. Gilbreath has
established an enviable record as a
public official and no doubt will be
returned to his Office without much
opposition. Bismarck Tribune
The high price for barley during
the past season has the farmers Of
North Dakota hypnotized. says the
Upham Star. Advices from all over
the state indicate that there will be
an immense acreage Of barley in 1908,
and the thing may be so Overdone
that the cereal will be drug on the
market and the price too low for
profit. It's good thing for the wise
farmer to do just the opposite to what
the other fellow is doing. Grand