Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-03-12

"vote for Bjones- good old Biones.
Hes the candidate nobody owns. y
Nh. Bjones believes he has thought out
2 grand idea for politicians, and in
tends to have 1t patented.
II our friend Charles IS going to run
for the legislature, he should have his
picture withdrawn from his land no.
tice IN his paper. Such . black. look
tng, sour-visaged dutier a. the picture
makes him could never expect to sue
coed. Get picture Of the sheriff, the
states attorney, the county Judge. the
representative or some other good
looking chap and print II 40 your own,
Charles. That would help some.
Frank Irvine Is fright smart" Of a
gasoline doctor, a. our southern
brethren would say. The Records
engine-whtch by the way has, since
We adopted 1t two years ago, shown
itself to be Of steady habits and good
reputation-had been getting logy
and pokey Of late. DIR. Irvine vas
called to treat it. He pulled out it's
tongue aud examined that member,
then patted It encouragingly, and off
1t vent just the same as when it was
young.
An Emmons county old-timer was
10 Bismarck the other day waiting for
the Scrap-Iron Express for these dig.
gins. Two other old-timers were
with him At the depot-one Of them
waiting for the train ON the main
line. Jacob, formerly of the Billsport
country, but now Of Bismarck, also
was at the train as company, and he
and A. d., who is an Emmons coun.
ty man by marriage, amused them
selves by making believe" that
they were train dispatchers, and each
promised that he would have his GAR
ttcular train nearest on time. Well,
the mainliner came along just q little
late; but the bulgine Of the scrap-iron
branch kept snorting and wheeling
about the Bismarck yards, shunting
cars back and forth on side tracks, un.
I'll supper time. Train Dispatcher
A. d. came out ahead, and nows hes
sure he'll be elected commissioner in
Burleigh county.
Deputy United States Marshal Gil.
Stout came up from Fort Yates Sun.
day with three prisoners. Ben White
and Yellow Lodge were charged with
introducing Whisky on the reserva-
ton, Is the complaint reads. Why
On old rounder like John Barleycorn
needs introducing" anywhere is
something ''no Teller can tind out. ;,
The examination took place Monday
before United States Commissioner
L. A. Weatherby, who, though
himself part Mohawk, held the two
men to the United States court. They
gave bail. Mr.. Stout had another
prisoner, also an Indian. who had
been arrested on bench-w arrant for
stealing . horse or horses. We did
not learn the prisoners name. The
marshal took him to Fargo. Taken
Alive and Good Dog, Indian police.
men, we're here u witnesses, and En-
rond ID. White acted as interpreter,
at the hearing.
Pat Kenney, the one. time Linton
tonsorial artist, but present agricul-
turist, created considerable hubbub
out 10 his neighborhood last Thurs
day night. He sat in his bachelor hall,
BY his fireside, smoking his dudeen
and musing on the harp that once
through Tara's halls, ETC., and Of the
glories Of Brian the Brave, when, be-
coming sleepy, he yawned q great big
four-ply yawn. His jaws widened un-
til they resembled the pictures we
sOmesttmes see Of an alligator about to
swallow q pickaninny, down on the
Mississippi. But-horror Of horrors
when the yawn had been, accomplished
and he wanted to shut his mouth, It
refused to shut. So Osmer Pettis. q
neighbor, was requisitioned and ct
once started to Linton for DR.. W0lver.
ton. But the night was hazy and
stormy and he lost his way. Finally
he saw Albert Bredberg's light, and
there, getting his bearings, he struck
the right road to town. The doctor
hurried to the country mansion Of The
Kenney. Pat was in bed with poul.
ticcs on his face and his mouth open
as though he we're about to swallow q
big boiled potato, whole. Doc. got
one crowbar and Pettts another. These
we're inserted In the sufferers mouth,
some hard prying done, and soon Mr..
Kenney's gruh-trap was SO much in Its
normal condition that he could II he
wanted swear Is vigorously and under.
standingly as anybody.
he Worked Liaton Folks.
A deaf and. dumb man was in Linton
the other day and worked several people