Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-06-18
AROUND THE STATE.

The boomer ball club has invaded
North Dakota again
i'rinsmadc has Il brand new chem-
ical engine With two 60-gallon tanks.
There is either some gas around
Westhopc or lot of hot air is being
cur loose there
Secretary Of State Blaisdcll is get
Ilng 4 lot of credit for lacking up the
Standard Oil company.
gold watch, lost on the prairie
near Dickinson two years ago. was
recently found 1t wasn't running.
The Minot Optic investigated the
gas wells in Bottneau county and
concluded they We're the real thing.
NJ Wahpeton Il COW straycd close to
Ihc siaughter-housc. No butcher was
around, so the lightning struck the
animal.
'Ilie gopher hunter who can show up
a l'rinsmade ON gopher day next
week With the largest number OF tails
gets a 50 prize
X bismarck woman used yarnsh in.
stead OF liniment ON her ankles and
teei 10 euro rheumatism. She is not
Nrolnd OF The decorations.
With forty-onc brand now lawyers
tHred loose in North Dakota The
state may need an extra Judge or two
10 Keep M With the business.
itlaisdell is getting lot OF boost ing
il Inc northwestern part OF the state
in the interests of his candidacy for
reelection as secretary of state.
iherc is some talk about the With
drawal OF some of the candidates for
railroad commissioner. There are
ahollf three times as many candidates
as there are positions
!'ar8o IS getting some notorietN over
he fac that a former president OF
the board Of education has had part
OF his blind pig sentence reduced by
he state board of pardons
Indian; Oh the Turtle Mountain res
esyaton held {, sun dance commencing
on Tuesday and continuing until
Thursday evening. Preliminary Ia
tho dance they indugcd i'm a dog
fcast.
Robert Wilson, an cmploye OF a
Eiillshoro livery stable, gets IA share
of a S.23p,0OD estate left by a wealthy
cetton-broker uncle i'm Liverpool and
Viii have an annuity of $500 as long
as hc lives.
That little old log Jail nj Willistor
is % be replaced by structure large
enough TO hold u good share OF tlls
people out thcrc who ought 10 be il
Jail, providing the people at the pri
mary election authorize the issuanc,
OF sl9,o0o bonds.
Commissioner Gilbreath is receiyn:
| 4 lot OF congratulations on tho new is
Especial attention is given in th.
| number To the educational institu
| lions OF the state and besides tn,
/ good reading matter there are a lot o
excellent Illustrations.
4 H., ,Ia.t t.,ii
turned in for the bounty Offered b.
| sstltsman county. Some years ag'
ono county had gopher scandal-a
the hunters would cut off tho tails ant
tuln The 'varmints'' loose to propo
gate their species-and grow NOR
lails Forum.
AS a state, North Dakota has settlet
nj more rapidly in the last ten year
4 than any other northwestern state
e0nsdcring its area and surface chat
4 acteristics. The state west of IN
I. center fine was practically unoccnpie'
at The beginning of the last move
ment TO get emigration from other states
The carpenter who used poor laih
iM his job Oh the Stntsman count
CONT house is busy just now tearing
4 oil thc ath and what plastcring ha'
lAsSl done before the discrepancy be
4 tween the material and the specifici
lions was discovered and will put o
tla kind of atll ordered by the colr
9ads
.l'he best thing yet is an orainanc
aa on IFS way through the Minor cit
/ eeuAcil prohibiting the scattering c
lanaBjlls and advertisements abot
tlse streets of that city. The ordinanc
I'll q penalty attachment OF fin
ali 81 10 so One of the worst M
sMces hinderiiig cleanliness IN tn
tFets Is that Of scattered dodge
sments
slhordar Johnson attempted fei
5 8liion that came very near proNln
g..8as. if not fatal in its result
rlar claims quite i reputation
/ an ssucker and placed a WAGER n;
i ga could ..uck TWO dozen raw eggs ;
ana session He accomplished the tas
1 iiehl. l5iH Immediately The fes'l
oser.indulsonce became appa
j eaf and d physician had 70 be calle