Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-12-23
AROUND THE STATE.

1t is reported that c. H. shiels.
of Edgeley, will be a candidate for
lieutenant governor.
| Senator Thompson can look back
to North Dakota from Washington
and see a horde of candidates seek
ing his job.
The Minot Democrat wonders why
some of the state newspapers CON
tain political announcements that
are not paid for
| The political rumblings are grow
ing into a roar throughout the state.
and the campaign is on in full blast.
So says the Fargo Forum.
The parents who neglect TO send
their children to school are piling
up trouble for themselves. accord
ing to the superintendent of several
counties.
Salt will save almost anything
says an exchange. but it is reported
to be bad when used on snow or
sidewalks. causing pneumonia and
diphtheria.
The Glendale Record, edited by
Mr.. Bsveridge, formerly with Gron-
na's Lakota American, doesn't en-
thuse much over Gronna S senatorial
announcement.
The sportsmen were greatly agi-
tated over the reported destruction
of many prairie chickens by the
sleet and snow in the eastern part
of the state.
The N. 2. may extend its line from
Edgeley to the Missouri river, says
the Forum. to connect with the line
to Mott, and then on to Miles City,
and thus secure shorter route to
the Twin Cities.
The postotfice department order
that rural mail-carriers can stop
delivery along routes where the
roads are too bad is having the effect
of improving conditions in most sec
tions of the state.
/ The Valley City Times Record has
4 just finished printing and binding an
edition of one hundred thousand
catalogues for the Northern Seed
Company. More than ten tons Of
paper were used in the work.
\ The owners of fine dogs through
out the state are preparing to enter
them in the show to be held in Fargo
Jan. 18th. 10Th and Goth. No pedi-
grees are necessary just so that
the dogs are of recognized breeds.
| The development of North Dako-
ia is theme on which the editors
of the state can write many col
umns. Nearly every issue of every
paper has something to say about
Improvements being made in its To-
cality.
Over in Adams county there were
fifteen applicants for the vacant
Office of sheriff; but the county
commissioners were equal to the oc-
casion, and appointed one of their
own number, who resigned the com
missionership.
| About fifty families from Ana
moose and vicinity have gone to
Montana for the purpose of filing
on homesteads and desert tracts OF
government land. Large settle
ments are being made in the vicini-
tv of Havre. Miles City and Glas
gov.
Mrs. Fannie Dunn Guam, of Bis.
marck, secretary of the state tuber-
culosis society. estimates that l5O.-
600 of the Red Cross Christmas
stamps will be sold in North Dako
ia, bringing ST. 800 into the treasury
of the society to be used in prose
cutting the work of fighting the
White Plague in the state.
Scott Derrick. division superin
tendent of the 500 line, with head
quarters at Bismarck, is doing
switching in the Minneapolis yards
Of the company And it's dollar:
to the holes in the doughnuts that
Scott, who came up from the ranks
doesn't like the job, and would much
rather have seen the men get thell
raise than to go on strike.
Some of the newspaper boys OF
the state comment adversely on the
violation of the spirit Of the pri
mary law by the team work OF
Marshall and Gronna in making
their senatorial announcements in
joint circular. What a howl there
would have been from the 'trul.
good" press had brace of stalwart.
made you-tickle-me-and-l'll
tickle-you'' announcement.
William Wright, who was convict
ed in the Burleigh county distric
court of breaking out of the peni