Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-09-30
AROUND THE STATE.

horses. valued at 5000. in the pas
ture with a part of its side shot
away, evidently by charge of shot.
The animal died before veterinary
surgeon could arrive. 1t is supposed
that the animal was the victim of
some careless hunter. but the owner
is uniformed as to the person who
Ibid the shooting.
| At Garrison. the other day. an
Ilautomobile took bath in the Big
Muddy The owner of the machine
wanted To cross the river on the
| ferry boat; but the brake didn't
work, and the car went on into the
river. a team of ponies succeeded
in pulling the auto out of the water:
and then. before the machine was
dry, its owner traded it off for the
ponies and buggy.
| The democrats are organizing a
league to unite the party, says the
Grand Forks Herald A gentleman
named Parker is one of the chief
movers. 1t is desired, according to
a statement issued, to bring back to
the fold those who have wandered
away. No names were mentioned;
| but it is understood that Mr.. Parker
looked squarely in the direction of
Lincoln, Nebraska.
The son of the editor of the
Hunter Herald rugged up para
chute and induced Oliver Brandon
to make the first attempt at de-
scent from the roof of the barn.
The descent was all right, but he
stopped too suddenly: and. although
IOhver was long way from the
stars, he saw many. He cut his lip
badly and otherwise bruised his
face, which gave him quite swell
appearance on one side.
According to the Medora Herald
when a man ships stock to st. Paul,
and that stock is not sold at the
price offered, and the owner reships
| it to Chicago, some minion of the
trust wires from st. Paul to his su.
periors in Chicago all the essential
facts of his endeavor to buy. Wher
the shipper arrives in Chicago he
finds that, according to the packing
house buyers, the market is over.
loaded and they do not care to buy
| The trees which were planted
along the Great Northern right-of.
way, last spring, by the company
are in a fiourishing condition. and,
|so far, the experiment has proved
success. The company intends plant
ling trees all along the line of the
/ Great Northern through North Da-
Ikota and Montana. which will dc
|much to improve the dreariness OF
the journey and rest the eyes of the
/ traveller. as we'll as be a benefit tC
| the company as guard against
i drifting SHOWS during the winter.
i With force that tore the paper
i off of the ceiling, one end blew out
of a gas-pipe in the Walford post
otfice building. one night, recently
I The building is lighted with a gaso
|line system, consisting of a gene
rator and half-inch galvanized pipes
. and the postmaster had shut off the
gcnerator a minute or so before
but the lights were still burning
J when the explosion occurred. Nc
great amount of damage was done;
but the postmaster would like t.
know what made the blame thing
explode when the pressure seemed
to be least.
Senator McCumber and his private
\ secretary, X. W. Farrar. We're il
town a few hours yesterday morn
ling, coming over from Wahpetor
| by auto, says the Hankinson News
The senator has entered upon his
campaign for reelection with char
! acteristic energy, and by the time
\ primary-election day rolls around d
F good many misstatements and mis-
& REPRESENTATIONS as to the attitude
q of the North Dakota congressional
H delegation ON the tariff and Other
I public questions will have been ex
planned to the satisfaction of think
ing voters. III is expected that the
Minnesota wheat-ring will make
gigantic efforts to defeat the sena
tor, as they fear his federal grain
Il inspection bill. But this opposition
is apt to help rather than hinder
McCumber in his campaign whel
/ its true animus becomes known t.
the farmers.
BRADDOCK BREYITIES.