Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-03
AROUND THE STATE.


and sustained q broken leg.
Judge Spalding, Of the supreme
court, has secured rooms for the win
ter In the Lucas block at Bismarck.
Dickinson has secured a reduction
OF its Insurance rates since Its new
water.works system went into com.
mission.
Many Of the hold over state senators
have publicly announced that they
will vote for NJ. y. johnson for United
States senator.
Judge Corliss, Of Grand Forks, de-
MES the statement that he is candi-
date for one OF the new places on the
supreme bench.
Matt johnson, OF the Omemee Ca
zette, was elected as representative
from his district by majority of five
votes over his opponent.
In Minot the flowers which grace
the Presbyterian church on Sundays
are distributed later among the pa
tients at the city hospital.
A recent farm auction-sale in Traill
county broke up in row, and one
man was knocked senseless and lost
two of his front teeth during the me-
lee.
| A real-estate dealer at Towner re-
Gently disposed of seventeen quarter
sections Of good North Dakota soil to
different eastern purchasers inside Of
forty-eight hours
Three Of the five men who were
hunting with Editor Phil Short, when
he was killed in Mckenzie county
were hunting without permits, and
each was fined $32. 10.
| Many of the editors of the state are
OF the opinion that the legislature
should alter the primary law in some
shape so that poor man may have a
chance for nomination to state of
fee.
A number Of valuable hunting dogs
have been stolen at jamestown dur
ing the past month, and the officers
have no clew thus far to either the
whereabouts of the dogs or the
thieves.
DR.. Thor Moeller, of Minot, has
been bound over to the district court
on a charge Of performing criminal
operation which caused the death OF
Gina Lien at a hotel in that city, early
last month.
The officers of the Fargo state-fair
association are sending out circular
letters beseeching the people Of Fargo
| to purchase s2O, 600 OF the new stock
in order to clear the association Of its
debt incubus.
| There has been quite change in
newspaper circles at Dogden. Miss
Foster, editor OF the News, has married
the postmaster of that town: and Miss
4 johnson, editor OF the Observer, has
married j. A. johnson, recently elect
ed to the legislature.
AS one OF the results of row at a
wedding near Richardton, the other
day, several of the guests we're badly
damaged. One man suffered the frac-
ture OF two ribs, a dislocated shoulder
and numerous bruises, and lost roll
Of bills amounting to $3.50.
The Valley City correspondent OF
the Minneapolis Journal has huncll
from personal friends of Col. Peake
that he is to be named as adjutant
general of the state guard, to succeed
lGen. Tom Poole. The correspondent
further declares that Col. Peake viii
accept the place If it should be ten
dered to him.
The Minot Optic does not think the
democrats OF the state we're yer,
consistent In ousting Ed. Cole from
the democratic party because he sup
ported republican candidates-wher
the democrats themselves had beer
making an open practice of urging
republicans to support the democratic
candidate for governor.
i The Government "Crop Reporter
shows a considerable increase In the
corn crop Of North Dakota in the pas
wear. With the development OF corr
that natures easily in the state. ant
produces splendid quality Of grain
there has been more attention paid U
corn-erowing, and there will be mor'
in the future. No crop is better Io
the land or for the country.
The state reform school at Mandai
has very neat new building designed
for the use of the Misunderstanding de
partment and as an engine-room. !
was built entirely by the boys OF th
school. under the direction OF Super
intendent Brown. of cement blocks
which we're also manufactured by tn
bows. The Misunderstanding portion Q
the building is three stories high AM
32x5s in size.
A peculiar affair took place receh''
in the courthouse at Mlnot, in WhIc
Helen Besselte, Of MinCt, and 9. w
Royd were the principal actors Boy
had been confined two months in tn
Ward county Jail. awaiting term
co,rt On charges OF embezzlement pre-
ferred against him by the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company. The other da