Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-08-06
AROUND THE STATE

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Napoleon is great cream and egg
shipping point.
The Pembina ball team won seven.
teen games straight.
Horse-thieves are still working their
game In few sections OF North Da.
kota.
The town OF Crete in which a pa
per was recently started is said to
have only forty-four people.
Park River has stirred up a row as
result of the criticisms of the fire
men for having a beer session.
| Postotilce inspectors continue to
drop into town and collect for writing
inside Of packages that have been
mailed as merchandise.
The destruction Of the livery barn
at ilettinger with twenty-five horses
was one of the largest fires OF that
nature in the state this year.
| A Fargo boy ran out of cartwheels
and used the merry widow hats of his
two sisters-till caught and now he
eats standing Forum.
Sportsmen in the southern and
western parts of the state claim that
prairie-chickens are numerous and
larger than usual at this season.
The Pink Paper wants TO give Casey
a chance at the bat. but the indica-
tions are that Hanna and Gronna will
win the game with smashes for all the
bases. Forum.
A Mcfenry boy swallowed silver
quarter the other day and became
seriously i'll. Late reports of his con-
dition indicate that there has been no
change. Grand Forks Herald.
There is little disposition to blame
the Texan who has predicted the
world was nearing an end. Any man
who has lived long in Texas has a
right to feel that way.-Forum.
1t seems to be settled that NJ. f..
Williams, of Minot, is to be the re-
ceiver of the Williston land office,
succeeding to the position made
vacant by the death of Victor ClafTee.
Bank statements published in the
state papers indicate remarkably
prosperous condition throughout the
state. At present there does not seem
to he any shortage of money with
which to move the crops.
There has not been = season within
the memory Of anybody in which
showers we're more local in character
than this The pleasing feature this
year is the remarkable small damage
from hail.-Grand Forks Herald.
| A Minot horse contracted typhoid
fever from drinking impure water:
but the horses owner, who has been
drinking the same water, is feeling
quite we'll yet. 1t takes more than
water TO please some OF us. Grand
Forks Herald.
Neche people got it into their heads
that there was to be a steamer ex-
cursi0n from Grand Forks To Winni-
peg during the Winnipeg fair. a local
joker blew a big horn one morning
and most OF the population got up to
see the steamer come i'm.
The Grand Forks man who wants
a divorce because his wife drew Il re-
volyer OH him, stuck hat pin into
him while he slept, threw dishes at his
count enance, and few things like
that, must he an irritable sort Of IL
1 fellow to be worried over such trifieS.
Forum.
Nate Upham, of Grafton, has COW
that has developed liking for soap.
On several occasion she has been
caught trying to eat the stuff, and the
other day she got away with ten bars
during the absence of the family: or
at least that is what Mr.. lIpham says.
and he is a truthful man. There is
plenty Of foam on that milk.
\ train loaded with soldiers passed
east over the n. p. Wednesday morn
ing of last week on their way from
Alaska to Indianapolis, after two
years service in the far north. where
they have been stationed at Fort
Liscom. They occupied eight coaches
and two pullmans and included near
| ly 700 men, officers and families.
There has just been delivered to the
Indians on the Standing Rock rrser
vation some S2OO,OoO worth of horse.
some time since contracted for by the
government. About $4,000 of thi-
sum goes to the st0ckmen in the
vicinity OF Dickinson. i'm exchange
for bands horses numbering from . u
200. Every bit helps, and there is nc
branch of productive industry that is
out OF place in a state like ours.
| At Scotland, n d.. residents sur
rounding the farm of Michael 10!
nowsky, about four miles southof tina
place, have been terrorize1 by the re
port that monster snake is at lib
erty in the neighborhood. Seyera
men say the snake is not less than II
feet i'm length and from 6 To $ inchs
thick. Women and children on sur
rounding farms are afraid to go out o
elx..rs N flor do RI A drav load nf Scot