Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-03-19
AROUND THE STATE.

L eAS OS0sV Va CWWC0IlVu al MlUOt is
opposed to high-school dances and has
adopted resolution.
Wonder whether Peewee ever saw a
venerable young editor? He calls
Streeter q venerable old" editor.
If Adcr Jovnager Of McHenry coun.
ty gets into the legislature his name
will be picnic for some reading
clerk.
The Optic at Minot publishes a
splendid half-tone picture Of Repre-.
sentative c. A. johnson as the next
governor Of North Dakota.
Some Of the editors must be awful.
ly busy with job work there is SO
much clipping from the boys who have
something to say editorially. Forum.
Last Saturday night there was over
5000. 900 in cash reclining in the coun.
ty treasurer's burglar proof safe at
Grafton-and it was under argus eyes,
too.
There is man SO mean at Dogden
he won't allow his neighbors to take
water from his well unless they pay
something toward the wear and tear
of the pump handle.
A justice Of the peace at Hettinger
is a believer in the dignity of the
court room-he fined one man g for
rudely striking match when court
was in session, and another man So
for making rejecting remark on the
court.
There is such an outpouring Of new
settlers into Dunn county, according
to The News at Manning, those who
filed last year are taking up perma.
nent residence this year, and new peo.
pie making filings that big hole will
be- made In the available government
land this year.
Dad" Clinch. who has recently been
employed on the Starkweather Times,
but who for number Of years was
foreman Of the Minnewaukan Siftings,
has accepted the management Of the
latter paper while Editor Miller looks
after Uncle Sans business in the
Devils Lake land once. Brother
Clinch is already at the helm and the
paper and patrons will not suffer while
Dad steers the craft.
J. E. Phelan is not complaining on
account Of North Dakota's fine wealth.
er. He has 10000 head Of cattle on
his Berthold Indian reservation that
are rustling mighty good living on
the range. Mr.. rnelan has something
like eleven townships under lease. the
tract being enclosed by something like
one hundred miles Of fence. Such
winters as the present one are what
makes western North Dakota the
stockman's paradise.
In the winter it is worse than cruel
to neglect having your horse rough.
ed" when going is hard and slippery.
The danger lies not only in an actual
fall but also in the straining of unus.
ual muscles, which the poor brute is
compelled to resort to-in order to keep
his footing. A horse that is not sure
Of his footing becomes very nervous
and restless and soon tires. The pros
pect Of fall throws him in a panic
for horse breads nothing SO much as
falling down.
A farmer south of Uphan. McHenry
county, who sent to a Chicago mail
order house for overshoes. just receiv.
ed them, Notwithstanding the fact that
the order went In some months ago.
The poor fellow had no money to buy
other shoes, and depended upon get
ting them quickly from the catalogue
house. He froze his feet during the
cold snap SO badly that he is now re-
ceiving treatment from doctor. This
is another argument in favor OF leav-
ing your money at home.
A Darlington paper prints the pic
ture Of a remarkable family, the
group showing five generations. The
first or oldest member is the grand
mc.her of Mrs. j. p. Kidder of Mel
Vile, and the old lady will be ninety.
two years old next August. Her name
is Mary Smith of Colfax. Pa. A son
seventy-five years old lives in the
same place. as we'll as grandson,
great-grandson. and a great-great
granddaughter, all shown in the pic
ture. Mrs. Smith has over 200 de-
scendants living and during her life
time has never been more than ten
miles away from her birthplace.
In another column We print the an
nouncement Of F. E.. Smith, superin-
tendent Of city schools, who has come
out fer the republican nomination fol
state superintendent Of public lnstruc
ton. Mr.. Smith is a man we'll quail
fled for the position he seeks. Hi
education and early training was such
as to admirably fit him for such po-
sition and his many years Of expert
enee as an instructor in school work
in all grades from the bottom up have
given him an insight into school work
such as few instructors in the state
have. Mr.. Smith Is strong man men.