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

fights,
There is said to be new species
If wild duck in the state this wear
larger than mallards.
The harvesting machinery can
now stand in the rain and SHOWS for
another eleven months. Forum.
The Minot city Jail was scrubbed
recently, and some of the timers
threatened to leave the institution.
At Kermit load of wheat and a
bundle rack caught on fire near a
g-machine and went up in
smoke.
Now it is the car shortage. A lit
tie later it will be a coal shortage.
The cash shortage is always with
the editors. Forum.
If hunters violate the game laws
il will not be the fault of the news
paper boys. Sufficient publicity has
been given all phases of the measure.
According to the Hillsboro Blade,
President Worst. of the agricultural
college, may soon announce his can
lidacy for the United States senate.
Shade trees in some sections of the
state are reported losing their
leaves. Many of the fallen leaves
have black edge, as if singed by
ire.
The trade of the catalogue houses
is reported to be falling off in every
section of the state where the local
dealers are good advertisers. Fo-
rum.
Warden HelIstrom thinks nearly
al crime is duo to drink. North
Dakota has had prohibition law
for score of years hence there
should be no crime here Forum.
At Grand Forks man went into
a bank and began to pray loudly and
earnestly for a bank deposit. That
is a better method than attempting
to hold the bank up. Forum.
The Chronicle estimates that at
least 100 horses died in La Moure
county from the excessive heat dur
ing the harvest. Editor Taylor notes
the fact that some people don't rec
ognize much difference between
horse and an engine.
The Darlington Independent pub
lished a cut of a traction engine
pulling a string of binders across a
Foster county grain field The
owner cut the grain at a cost of 80
cents per acre, while his horses en-
joyed themselves in the pasture.
"A S14,0OO real-estate transaction
was made in about s'teen seconds at
Fargo. and drop of 81 600 took
place in the price of the property
inside fraction of the same min
ute. Harry O'Meale met Mrs. Russell
Smith on the street and asked her
what she would sell her block on
for. She told him Sl5, ,O00.
He intimated that he might give
$1,000 and she said "all right. :"
Harry handed over SlOO bill to
bind the bargain and the transfer
was made.
The building occupied by the
Journal at Lansford. in Bottineau
county. was recently set on fire, and,
but for the heroic efforts of the fire.
would have been totally de-
The journal suffered loss
Of about 5000, and Harmon's UNDER
taking rooms. i'm an adjoining build
ing. also suffered quite a loss. That
the fire was of incendiary origin
there is no doubt. as kerosene had
been used. This is the second at
tempt that has been made to destroy
the journal, the other attempt hav-
ing been made ON the 22d of last
May. The people of Lansford are
very much wrought up over the mat
ter, and, should the guilty person
be caught. he will be severely dealt
with.
jealous, it is alleged. because of
neglect of her on the part Of one of
her admirers. Mrs Hannah Madden,
on the Joe Mutz farm,
east Of jamestown, attempted TO
commit suicide the other day by
swallowing the contents of half
ounce bottle Of chloroform and half
the contents of a bottle of hair
tonic. 1T is thought the foolish
,.,.,,,,ot, will raanyay NrS Madden