Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-24
AROUND THE STATE.

ed at Hazelton.
Public drinking cups in the schools
appear to be denounced all oyer the
state.
The sale of lots along the 500 indi-
Gates prosperity in that section of the
state.
The railroads appear anxious to get
the crop moved during the summer
weather.
| Students complain about the high
rates for board and room charged
them at Fargo.
There are complaints at Valley City
about the manner in whichthe streets
are Uttered with flying paper.
| The continued drouth for everal
weeks has made the danger of tire
a serious matter in some localities.
| Thrashing crews that have been
working in North Dakota this fall
have started east in large numbers.
| There isa battle royal ON at Minot
over the selection of a queen for the
harvest festival soon to be held there.
Fargo's city tax levy this year is a
round hundred thousand dollars
nearly 20per cent more than Grand
Forks.
The Hankinson News wants dogs
assessed at the valuation placed on
them week before the hunting
season opens.
\ bantam rooster spurred Fargo
boys eye the other day Other
children of the neighborhood had
been teasing the bird.
i The police at Fargo seem to have
their hands full these days. The
fines in police court there aggregated
S2lO in one day this week.
4 The thrashing machines are pulling
in and the thrashing season i'm North
Dakota this year is about the short
est on record, owing to the exception
ally good thrashing weather.
The fact that the law provides
murderers shall be hanged by the
warden OF the penitentiary instead of
the shcritls doesn't make much
difference to the convicted men,
Forum.
Grand Forks seems to have some
thing OF a corner on the ice market
this year as many of the towns of
the state are sending there for a
supply OF that article-since the
warm weather continued so long this
fall.
North Dakota's tomato crop this
year is a record smasher The warm
weather of the past two weeks has
ripened thousands of bushels that
wouldn't have lived to tell the tale if
the usual September frosts had drop
ded around.
| The Minot Independent editor is
taking trouble on his shoulders he
will know more about later. He
advertises baby show as one of his
special contributions to the harvest
festival there and offers prizes for the
finest babies brought to the show.
The frequency with which fatal &C
cidents occur around thrashing rigs
makes the work a dangerous occupa.
Ition. Between deaths from exploding
|engines, falling into separators and
being caught in belts-men engaged
in that work are not good risks fol
insurance companies.-Forum.
The state is receiving many favor
able notices and a great many cOmpli
ments upon the state exhibit which
| is being shown in the eastern states
Commissioner Gilbreath's S exhibit has
been shown in Indiana and the papers
have devoted great deal OF space t.
North Dakota and its resources.
Peter Anderson, the bandit, who
was captured after a desperate fight
a few weeks ago for being implicated
in the hold-up of the New Salem res
taurant, escaped from the STARK
county Jail on Tuesday evening
Sheriff Bectold and his assistant!
! secured the county for him, telephon
ed sheritfs from other counties, and
marshals at various villages, and fin
ally offered a reward. Thursday
morning the prisoner returned OF III
own accord and claimed he had moi
1 been over mile and half from
town at any time.
Thomas Welch, harvest hand
was badly hurt as result OF desir
i to beat out the price OF fare OF
the Great Northern railroad. Wclcl
GOT NO into what is called the "D!ln'
baggage" between two OF the passen
ger coaches of No. 3 while the en-
CINE was at the water tank. and IN
engine made sudden, short backu
movement Unexpectedly TO Thomas
who was pinned and ueezed Wit
great force between the two smoot
walls OF the cars, the pressure PR
ducins serious abdominal injurle
from which il was thought he woul
die. but al last reports he was recove'
ing He is in the hospital.
Milton has couple Of young lad
that show remarkable aptitude in tn
direction Of high finance. The othe
those Two ..asEnrhiltS" were ol