Emmons County record., 1909-03-04
NEWS MorEs.

De Lamere-The little town OF De
Lamere contributed her annual quota
of blind pig" incidents the past week
9. r. Undseth, who conducts meat
market, and Thomas p. Foley. livery
man. we're arrested last Saturday by
Sheriff Mason on warrants sworn out
before States Attorney Bowen by
citizens.
Medina.-E. F.. Thompson and G..
Sheppard were arrested at Medina
early Tuesday morning by Constable
Koerner charged with stealing .
large quantity Of grain from farmer
in that vinici.y by the name of Ol.
son and from remarks that the prison
ers have made. it is alleged that they
have practically admitted the crime.
Bismarck Hannifin receiv-
ed check for $20.09 from the war
department this week, which has been
allowed in the court of claims. being
the interest and capital for forty
seven years on 31.00. the price Of an
Austrian bayonet which he was short
at the close of the Civil War. This
claim has been fought six times in
the courts and on the seventh time
1t was allowed. MIR. Hannifin is quite
elated at his success in making the
government come to time.
Desart-A fatal accident occur
red Friday night near Desart. The
victim was Thorstein Holt. young
homesteader who had returned from
Minnesota week ago with four
horses to be used for farm work Mr..
Holt was driving one OF the young
teams home from Mike Pierces place,
where he had borrowed hayrack.
and from what evidence could be
Cleaned the following morning II is
thought that the horses ran away
with the Young man and that he was
knocked senseless by being thrown
against the side of the wagon box.
There was scar ON his face which is
supposed to have been received by
the blow that caused Inconsistencies
and 1t is also considered that the ,ln.
fortunate man froze to death without
regaining consciousness, the night be-
ing very cold.
Jamestown.-A herder found Oscar
Berg dead and Martin Torgenson
nearly dead In lonely shack on the
prairie Berg had drunk milk that
had absorbed poison from tin YES.
sci in which the liquid had been
standing. and died almost Instantly.
Every effort was made to save Tor
genson and 1t is believed he will live.
although he is in horrible agony. Tor.
genson drank from the same can.
Langdon-John Hewitt for twenty
years resident Of this county, is
dead at his home in this city at the
age Of 55.
Samuel Burns. who stole
three OF David Hardings horses last
fall. and took them across the inter.
national boundary line and sold them
at Morden. was apprehended last
week near Russell, and pleaded guilty.
He will probably receive a state
prison sentence.
Grand Forks.-August Hanson. for
merly OF Grand Forks. who escaped
from Minneapolis hospital several
weeks ago. where he had been for in.
sanity treatment. was located on the
prairie near Warren. Mimi, and sent
to the Fergus Falls asylum.
Edgeley.-It has been definitely set
tied that the work of drilling for oil
will commence near this place he
tween the middle of April and the
first of May. All OF the necessary ma
chinery and casing have been pur-
chased and the drilling outfits will be
in operation day and night until a
flow of oil is struck.
Pittsburg parties have been here
investigating the natural gas and q
number of capitalists are making ar.
rangements to bore for gas and pipe
The same to the neighboring towns -
this part Of the stats.