Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-11-11

Ns>eiiN u'AastciiSu ANU uIuulcu, SlIlk-
ing Mr.. Sullivan with terrible force
on the head. He is at present so
we'll bandaged that he doesn't need
to comb his hair, and il will be some
days before he can resume work.
H. H. Beall, who has been here for
some time past in the interest Of
lodge of Moose, left Saturday morn
ing for Bismarck He reports
charter membership of more than
fifty. and we may soon look for the
organization Of the lodge in kla-
bundles hall.
W. NJ. Matthews returned Tues
day afternoon from a business trip
west Of the Missouri "Wednesday
he went to Bismarck to see Mrs.
Matthews, who is in the hospital re-
covering from a long siege of ty
phoid fever. She is steadily improv
ing. but will not be able TO rcturn
home for some months.
Farmer Buchanan was in Tuesday
to take in the institute and incident
| ally TO decorate Our subscription
book. He and Mrs. Buchanan are
at present alone ON the farm. rs
Robert Junior is Attending the agri
cultural college at Fargo, and Will
is In st. Paul, where he went 10
market a carload Of cattle.
Alfalfa seed grown in this state
seems to be quite rarity. and $ H.
Brindle is to he congratulated on the
fact that he this year thrashcd about
fourteen bushels of it from por-
tion of his siN-acrc patch. So far as
we have learned, he and 5. T.. Kurt
are the only two in this section. if
not in the entire western portion OF
the state. who have produced home
1 grown alfalfa seed. The institute
speakers made special allusion TO
this fact, and predicted that great
results could he expected from the
sowing of this native seed Mr.
Rrindlc farms on a large scale, and
! the fact that his entire crop Of hard
wheat averaged nineteen bushels per
acre is worthy of note.
+. Jaszkowiak, of Bismarck, the
pioneer wcll-drillcr of this county.
was in town yesterday On APP
preaching town Wednesday evening
he came near having a serious acct
. dent. 1t seems that some one had
fenced the road Just northwest Of
town, but had placed his warning
signs so close To the fence that they
did not serve their purpose, but al
lowed Frank to go slam-bang into
the wire fence with his auto. or
course he damaged his lamps and
otherwise ripped up the machienry;
and, had he not stopped it almost
instantly. he and his companion
would have been badly injured In
these days of automobiles, parties
fencing roads should set their bars
! or warnings two rods or more from
the fence, so that drivers Will hav,
! some space within to stop before en-.
countering the fence.
S. G. Nickel, of Clayton, had an
accident while coming to tow
Wednesday that rendered hmm un-
conscious for time and which viii
cause him some soreness for few
= DAYS. He was within Il Elalf-milc OF
y town, his wagon partially loadeo
with 81 .58 flax, and while lnedltat
S ing on what to do with so muci
t money, his team shicd at a pile o
G rubbish. the wagon ran up banl
G at the side Of the road and Mr.
Il Nickel was thrown TO the grount
with considerable force His team
S came on into town, and a rig wa
e sent out to where he laid in TIT
d road. For nearly an hour he was j,
IS a dazed condition, but was soon at
n terward shaking hands with friend
and feeling none the worse for hi
4 experience, aside from the brulse
and shaking up receive! when h
!, struck the hard road.
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