Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-08-13
AROUND THE STATE,

The girls of Cando refuse 10 he
married in public on market days.
The Rugby Optimist asks its read
ers If they are shooting prairie chick
ems ahead of the season.
The Enterprise thinks it will not be
healthy for those who violate the
game laws around Cogswell.
At Rugby some one stole fur coat
from an unfortunate man who was
being taken to the insane asylum.
School-houses over the state are
being renovated and put in shape
for the opening OF school next month.
Two young men of LaMoure may be
arrested for indecent exposure as re-
suit of exhibitions in swimming
hole.
Mrs. Nick Longworth = Princess
Alice recently passed through North
Dakota Ell route to the Yellowstone
park
The editor of the Forman Independ-
cnt offers reward Of $25 for the ar
rest and conviction OF volators Of
the game laws.
The farmers in Traill county are.
kicking because the Canada thistles
were not destroyed, but were permit
ted to 80 to seed.
A milk famine was threatened at
Mandan when the town herd was
taken into custody by a man whose
grain was damaged.
The farmers in the new counties in
the southern part Of the state are
starting right by mixing stock-raising
with their other farming.
Numerous complaints have been
sent from around the state To the
different game wardens, because OF
violations of the game laws.
Editor Sherman, of the Cando Her.
aid is something Of an authority,
and has figured that there are 92l6
ounces in twelve cases of beer.
AT Mohall Fred Hall missed his
bird dog FOR eight days, finally finding
her in the pit of an elevator, where she
had been without food or water all
tile time.
The farmers claim that there are
many more crows in North Dakota
since this became corn state; that
crows follow corn like the constitution
meanders along after the flag. Forum.
In shipping car of beer from Glen
wood, Minn., to North Dakota the
numbers OF two cars we're switched on
the shipping bill and the man at the
North Dakota end received car OF
coal instead.
The Abercrombie Herald tells how
Celestine Beaudine endeavored to i'm
itate the Spanish bull-ighters, and af-
ter session with gentleman COW
was laid up till he could patch up a
broken shoulder.
| Dr. Hill of Fargo said that once he
paid "A bill. The man to whom the
money was paid had forgotten his
name, and, not wishing to ask outright
said, "Do you spell your name with an
sc" or an .si''? Forum.
The Mcintosh Republican at Ash
| ley ran line in red ink announcing
\ its Goth anniversary, and it takes Oc-
casion to turn over a new leaf by
cutting off all delinquent subscribers
of over one years standing.
| Postmasters in this state are receiy-
ing exchange stamps, which can he
secured and sent TO friends and rea-
tives in any of the old countries
There they can he exchanged for the
stamps of that country and letters car
be forwarded to this.
The Grafton roller mill manage
ment believes that winter wheat
might help to solve the question "l
clearing land In that section of weeds,
and will purchase q car Of winter
wheat f,r seed. tn be sold t., farmers
at G, ST, with view OF boosting the
change.
Whether the North Dakota national
guards receive an appropriation
amounting TO ST., 600 from the federal
| e nr nm
depends entirely upon the showing
that hc company makes at the in
|struction camp which this year is al
American Lake, Wash.
If The prairie-chickcns are killed b,
ea'i seed grain which has bee,
tire ed with fprmalin, why would il
NOT be good idea for farmers VIII
treat their wheat in that manner u
post notices IL warning T. the Chick.
| ens2 They would be read With rs
much result as llanlbilIs dis ribuled
hN 5 me merchants Forum
A man who has been doing scmt
soliciting in North Dakota this yea'
among the farmers after spending
wear, in Michigan and other states
reports that he is astonisled al tht
{, nvrniences the Norti! Dakota farm
ers have in their homes and on t'ieil
farms being far superior in that re
spc,t TO he farmers in most Of tn
older states.
Nels. y. Rasmussen nf Val1y Cit,
added to his large holdings OF rcA