Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-11-12
AROUND THE STATE.

Nursery agents report good business
in North Dakota.
The thick haze caused by campaign
cigars has disappeared.
Election contests are being talked
Of in several close counties.
| Burglars are still doing business up
in the northern part of the state.
The lookup at Oriska was convert
ed by private citizen into a hen-coop.
The big vote cast in the state this
fall gives some idea of how North
Dakota is going.
Many Of the larger towns are already
laying plans for the municipal cam
paign in the spring
The Farmers Elevator Company Of
Russell has handled more than 100, 90 10
bushels Of fgrain SO far this year.
The new Catholic school now nearing
completion at Devils Lake is said to
be one of the finest school buildings
i'm the state
Bowman is to have an up-to-date
hospital. a two-Story and full base
ment building 32x5O is being erected
by DIR. Baker.
The school superintendency fight In
Cass county was hummer, with Mrs.
Davis winning out for her seventh
consecutive term.
\ young man at Sheldon was killed
by train just after he had let lapse
his life-insurance policy, which was
payable to his mother.
AT the second auction sale of lots in
Bowman held the otherday an aggre
gate of $l4 600 worth OF lots was dis
\ posed of at good prices.
A A Fargo man is exhibiting branch
OF an apple tree from his garden with
full developed blossoms Sand in Mo-
| vember in North Dakota.
N The hole for the artesian we'll at
IIettinger has gone down 500 feet
without striking water, and the hole
is still being made deeper.
N Many Pembina county farmers are
fencing in pOrtionS of their farms and
engaging in raising of stock and di-
versitied farming more extensively.
Judge Lauder, Judge Engerud and
Judge Corliss are a trio who are re-
sponsible largely for the Endorsement
of NJ. N. johnson for United States
senator
The Benton Packet Company will do
a lot Of freighting down the Missouri
river to Fort Yates, this fall, If the
present style of weather continues for
while longer.
Now that the lid has been clappcd
on in Fargo, many Of the people there
are watching with an eager eye TO see
how we'll the authorities will keep the
lid from working loose.
NJ. n. johnson was given a great
ovation in his home town, Petersburg,
when his fellow townsmen learned
that lie had received the majority fol
United States senator.
There is food of applications fol
farmers Institutes. The state boarc
will undoubtedly favor new localities
and the old ones where enthusiasm
n was shown i'm former meetings.
The agitation during the presen'
campaign over the failure Of state of
:. ticials to reside at Bismarck shoulc
. have the effect uf making some OF then
Z stay where they draw their salary. :
D Forum.
y A freight train was wrecked the
Il other day near Emerado, and in check
h ing over the car several cases of Pc
I. nuna were missing said to hav'
|! been glommed by the laborers VIII
Y cleared up the wreck
Y Mayor Elliott, Of Fargo, as the out
y come of a stormy session With tn
II council, recently, ordered all OF tn
n houses in "the hollow" closed, and de
Z clares he will keep them closed dur
I. ing the remainder of his administra
Y tiop.
y The Neville Journal man received
y communication of seven pages o
Vi closely written views on polite u cor
Vi ditions, and the article was unsigned
4. The devil had some material wit
= which to kindle fine office fire mex
( morning.
z The growth of North Dakota Meth
Y odism is indicated in data given j
" the various reports at the recent COZ
ference. The total number Uf men
beers in the state is 1885, an increas
!. of 639 over the last year. The valu
of churches and parsnnages Is given
s7l72,sl5. Last year there was Pal
3 out for improvements and for buildin
> the sum of s42, ,929 Pastors and di.
trict superintendent received in Sd
aries Sl2l,l35. The amount raised fC
all purposes for last year tntaled s2a'6
942.
Indianapolis News: John shlwna
has friend living at Williston, y.
His name is IIoller and he is q typic;
; nor wester. lie says that the crol
= groan in that section are simp
enormous large, in fact, that u
ground is titled only every other yea
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