Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-10-31
AROUND THE STATE.

Nobody seems to be kicking on this
October weather.
According to Pettibone's directory.
Valley City has population OF s..
500.
The Messenger is located at the
corner of Main and Second streets. :"
in Mofiit.
Frank Webber, Ward county farm
er, thrashed twenty-four bushels Of FAX
per acre
A prairie fire in western Traill coun-
ty demolished granary containing
800 bushels OF grain.
The farmers who could not get their
grain threshed early are rejoicing over
the long stretch Of fine weather.
People along the irrigated belt in
Williams county are planning on
flooding the market with potatoes.
The Forman News thinks the man
who predicts q long, hard winter may
yet find he is very badly mistaken.
Speaker Twichell says his big farm
has kept him too busy to pay much
attention to the present campaign, so
far.
About seventeen years ago the peo-
pie of the western part Of the state
We're greatly excited over the Indian
scare
The Valley City Journal sounds
like it was in favor of resubmis sion.
Minot is hustling to secure that
Methodist hospital.
Someone fired giant firecracker
at Donnybrook late one night recent
ly and the, citizens thought yeggmen
were blowing safes.
Editor Winship Of Grand Forks re-
fuses the crown offered him by Editor
Bloom of the Devils Lake Journal, who
suggested Winship for senator.
The Neville Journal thinks some
of the editors might overcome the
printer shortage by pulling off their
coats and digging in themselves.
Col. C. B. Little's candidacy for
the United States senate seems to
meet with more favor every day in the
state generally. Tribune. .
The members Of the American Soc
iety of Equity are strongly endorsing
the propositions to have farmers ele.
vators at both local and terminal
points.
Senator Hansbrough lost nothing in
his tilt with ex-Secretary Shaw over
the wheat drawback matter-judging
| from the comments of the state press.
Forum.
The people over the state do not
seem to have any complaint to offer
as the result of the work the board
of railroad commissioners has accom-
plished this year.
At Martin, woman-indignant at
the failure of her husband to bag any
wild game-took a gun and went a
field for the festive ducks and geese,
with success.
The Jud Leader in LaMoure coun-
ty thinks that with Congressman Mar
shall switching to the race for the
United States senate. he is making the
mistake Of his life.
Down in the Red River valley plow-
ing has been greatly delayed this fall.
Unfavorable weather has delayed the
threshing and this, with a shortage Of
help, is given as the reason.
The northwestern part Of the state,
with Ward county as center, seems
to insist on having one or two of the
most important Offices to be submit
ted to the voters at the primaries.
( A man at Grand Harbor was arrest
ed for violating the prohibition law,
but was released on bond till he could
get his potato crop dug. He then
turned himself over to the authorities.
| r. s. Hardy, Druggist Of Bismarck,
went before Judge Winchester and
| pleaded guilty to failure to register
and advertise his government liquor
tax receipt and was fined 800. which
he paid
1 A constable at Ryder undertook to
close the blind pigs there, but not
| till after he had devoured consider
able quantity of the booze. The cfti-
zens resented his action and the con-
stable finally landed in Jail.
Washburn Leader: That the people
are beginning to appreciate the con-
venience of the short line between
| Minot and Bismarck is shown by the
number of people who now travel that
way Monday before last Conductor
Russell said he had over 200 through
passengers.
1 To prevent the public lands from
falling into the hands Of SPECTATORS.
the commissioner of the general land
Office has issued a new order to all
United States land Offices restricting
the sale of isolated tracts Of public
lands so that they can only be sold
to actual settlers The new order
provides that the buyer Of the land
nust make his appNcation in person