The state-line herald. (North Lemmon, Adams County, N.D.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-21

oCeiio W oS auL one plduslDie ItdsoIi
for their wanting an abstract and that
is that they are getting in shape TO
build the 4 ad. They have had this
route surveyed fer some time and the
fact that they recently filed plats of
their right-o1-way at the United States
land Office at dickinson was construed
as meaning that they intended to begin
building the road soon. The fact that
they are now getting abstract of title
would seem to emphasize this as their
intention. The road il built in accor-
dance with the abstracts will enter
Adams county just east of Showers
pcstot1ice, extending in a northwest
erly direction along the Cedar to Sec
| tion y. town l32, range 9S. which is
| the extreme northwest corner of the
county. The road as outlined will tap
| a rich and we'll settled farming dis
trict and will bring JOY to many
Cedar valley homesteader. Hettinger
| Headlight.
| Rumor has it that Fleak is soon to-
/ have store. May it be more than a
| rumor. Let's make il a reality. Why
not get together, be enterprising. CO.
| operative. if need be. There is good
| field here for a store. Our village
school will soon be next door to the
post office. SO much interest is shown
in the congregational services, that
there is no doubt if the move were
made. funds would be forthcoming for
the erecting of a church even if it were
only temporary one. A blacksmith
| is a necessity in our community. Let
us offer him some inducement to locate
in our town. Arrangements could be
boring creameries to open depot here.
If we had such station, there would
soon be much activity in the dairy
line, which would be the best insurance
policy ever written against fail years.
There is some talk of connecting Fleak
with Leipzig and the northern cities by
have connection with the east by rail,
is no longer muted question. -Gl.
Illin News. Corr.
a few weeks ago Il rancher who lives
some distance from Meadow, decided
to send a poor innocent dog, belong
ing to a homesteader. to the happy
hunting grounds because his master
had sent him after the rancher's 5 cattle
when they We're trespassing on the
homesteader' premises. Evidently the
rancher had done considerable work
between the setting and the rising sun
Just previous to this. for after having
ridden to the homesteaders place and
| having secured a place of vantage
where he could get the canine whenever
it showed up, he dismounted and
kneeling in the grass waited for his
victim, and while in this position fell
asleep. Unfortunately for the good
along about midnight to call on the
homesteader and found the rancher
fast asleep in the farmers yard. The
honiy yocker recognized him and decided
to get Witnesses to corroborate his
statements should occasion demand it.:
SO he got the dogs owner and another
honiyoker and going back to the
rancher woke him up, after which the
following conversation took place.
Who are you?' ''Im-, the ranch
er.' what co you want here?'
will make it our business unless you
explain, well | was after the
honiy yocker's dog For few weeks
| the rancher stayed on his ranch but
recently he has recovered sufficient
courage to appear in public. Grand
Valley Herald.
The postot1ice department at Wash
ington have entered an agreement with
Great Britain whereby the letter rate
of postage has been cut from five cents
to two cents, and this in the face of a
yearly deficit And to make the
deficit all the larger, they are sending
out circulars to every business man in
the country advertising their willing
ness to not only furnish envelopes at
fat cost but in addition to print return
cards on the same and then send them
hundreds and thousands of miles alb
solutely free. For downright assin-
unity the half baked officials of the
United States postal department Ger
tainl .:..sc :.i :!.c all, Reeder
The sale of lots at Connolly, Dunn
| County, was held on Monday. August
3rd and u lots We're sold at prices
ranging from $500 to 5000. Com
nelly is beautiful location for a
town and the people in the eastern
part of Dunn County are trying hard
to make it the county seat town Of
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