Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-06-24
AROUND THE STATE.

Va ~ per cent.
A lot of North Dakota farmers
are hoping that the harvester trust
will be investigated.
For the first time in twenty-eight
years a trip has been made by water
from Grand Forks to Winnipeg.
The store OF +. w. Franta of Lid
gerwood, was entered last week by
burglars and $50 in currency taken.
Work on the Williston irrigation
project is progressing. Irrigation
of hay land is now in progress; also,
winter rye.
Flowing water has at last been
reached by the artesian well at Dew
lis Lake, with pressure enough for
fire purposes.
1t is claimed that lngebret john
son. who was convicted at Bismarck
Of committing murder in Hettinger
county, is insane
Congressman Hanna has intro
duced bills asking for fish-culture
stations at Fargo and Sykeston. at
cost of 5000 each.
Mrs. Gertrude Phillips Miller, of
Manning, kidder county, died on a
sleeper while en- route to Mime
sofa hospital for an operation.
Ed Mcnamara. who had claim
north of Bowman. was convicted in
Iowa Of the murder of his father
and sentenced to eighteen years in
the pen.
Receipts the Fargo postoffice ex-
coed those of the same month year
ago by SLIGO. the total receipts so
far this year exceeding those Of
1908 by more than 5000.
Dan and Milo Lahey. south of
Antler, heard that j. L. Rookie was
ambitious to lick them. and they
beat him to it. He had both Of the
sanguinary cusses arrested.
Farm-implement dealers expect
a record breaking wear for sales
this season. The fine crop prospects
and immense new acreage give them
good reason for their belief.
Oscar Jacobs. formerly of kidder
county. this state. was recently con-
victed and sentenced to life impris-
onment, for the murder of his
sweetheart at Sturges. S. ID.
Lewis Weber was asphyxiated by
gas while digging we'll near Flash
er. The body could not be recovered
until the next day, on account of
the deadly nature of the fumes.
Fargo seems to be rapidly coming
to the front as center for the man
ufacture Of brick and concrete ma
terlals, many companies there de-
voting themselves exclusively to
that industry.
At Jud not a resident Of the town
aside from the regular election Off
GERS participated in the recent
school election; and the editor of
the Leader proceeded to read the
riot act to them.
Stockmen in Mckenzie county got
together and erected corral. When
cattle stray on 10 the fields they are
promptly rounded up. The result
is the exercise of more care in herd
ing by livestock owners.
Emil Hanstrum, Bottineau coun-
ty farmer, was given nights lodg-
ing IN the Minneapolis police station
for giving the blue-coats fake sto-
ry of having been held up. The
money he claimed Ia have lost was
found on him.
Douglas Hennesey of Grand Forks.
sold the frame from the picture Of
his little daughter to procure money
with which to buy whisky. His
wife had him arrested. and he re-
ceived twenty-five days in which to
mediate on the evils of drink.
With George Duis and Tracy
Bangs of Grand Forks and State
Senator Purcell Of Wahpeton being
groomed for the democratic nomi-
nation for governor. there are indi-
cations that something will be do
ing in the campaign next fall. Fo-
rum.
Charles Washburn, prominent
farmer living south Of Edgeley.
sprung one on the local branch of
the Enforcement League the other
day. He caused information to
reach the ears of the league people
that he was running blind pig out
at his farm. The report turned
out to be true, for he produced a
genuine little grunter that was
blind in both eyes.
Even the democratic editors admit
the special fitness of State Senator
Taicott of Buffalo for the guberna-
torial nomination. Editor White
head, of the Williston State, in
dorses him. and Whitehead is a