Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-16
AROUND THE STATE.

| The Minto tow-mill starts in oper-
alton the first of next month.
There are more North Dakota
Iapples this year than ever before.
There is law against burning
straw without first blowing FIRE
breaks.
Several sections of the state have
successfully grown sweet potatoes
this season.
The transient hoboes who refuse
to work are made uncomfortable in
many towns.
| Stockmen are complaining of
the rough handling of stock by some
of the railroads.
The opening of the Standing Rock
and Cheyenne Indian lands is about
the last call for homestead.
Only one work OK was returned
for assessment in North Dakota
and it eats hay in Cass county.
The experience of a good many
farmers is that wheat does better on
corn land than on summer fallow.
The Methodists will soon hold at
Mandan the first conference that
ever met beyond the Missouri in this
state
The railroads are rushing in cars
to haul ont the grain, and thus far
there is M indication of scarcity
of cars.
| a weary Willie swiped pair of
diamond earrings at Darlington. II
is said they were not down ON the
assessment book.
The state papers have some fun
over the fact that a hobo was arrest
ed I'M Fargo on the charge of steal
ing Il cake of soap.
Emmons, Morton and Richland
counties are said to raise more corn
than amy other three counties in
the state. Forum.
Frederick Sears, of st. Paul
caught seven-pound bass in Fish
lake, Turtle mountains. which is sale
to be the record for North Dakta.
Alexander, out i'm Mckenzie coun
ty, had very ugly prairie fire to
deal with last week, and large guam
titles of grain and hay were de
|stroyed.
There is at present an epidemic o.
spinal meningitis around Marion
! and Kathryn, a number of cases o.
] the disease being reported in faml
4 lies in that locality
i Mrs. George Hyslop, of Superior
4 Wis, has had the remains of he
I three-year-o -old boy, who died twent.
. years ago in Fargo, disinterred ant
! removed to SUPERIOR
Langdon will enforce the ordi
!. nance prohibiting thrashing ma
!. chimes being moved over the cement
Z block crossings. 1t cost one ma
. S15 to find it out recently.
The reports of the sales of thrash
7 ing-machines out in Billings count
Y listen funny to people who used t
. think that section could raise on
. cattle, cow boys and hades.
One thousand horses were dis
: posed of at the Minot sale durin
the past week. The animals range
all the way from 1000 pounds I
\ heavy registered Percherons.
There is a growing sentiment TO
D uniformity of state laws. 1t woul'
d be a great convenience to have mat
i tiers arranged in that manner j
Il North Dakota and adjoining state
i along most lines.
i j. M. johnson, of Jamestown
i swallowed a steel spring about thre
+ inches long, and did some llvel
:, jumping Till the medics ramme
:. something down his throat ant
= yanked it back Forum.
= Robert Wilson. of Baldwin, j
: Burleigh county. is there with tn
y goods when it comes to raising
= large gooseberries. He exhibite'
q in Bismarck pint jar of them, no
b a berry smaller than walnut.
The Masonic fraternity OF Dick
z inson has commenced the erectio
q of a fine temple, which will cost owe
q s25 600. Work is now being don
on the excavation, and will be push
: ed as rapidly as possible. The built
ing will be - by l4O. and is to b
thoroughly up-to-date.
The little son of Mr.. and Mr.
Matt. I'eltzer, who reside abol
twelve miles south of Glen Ullin, w;
drowned in creek near their hon
recently. Mr.. and Mrs. Peltzt
were away at the time, leaving II
little hoy at home with some old'
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