Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-06-17
AROUND THE STATE.


ers have been stocked with fish.
Valley City has set aside SO, 600
for the building Of a city hall.
Rains caused some high water in
the streams in the western part of
the state.
Bismarck is to have weekly con-
certs by United States regulars
regimental band.
The little son of MIR. and Mrs. N.
w. Carlson. of Sherwood, died from
eating gopher poison.
Housewives throughout the state
are publishing recipes for the max
ing of dandelion wine.
The newcomers are astonished at
the rapidity with which vegetation
grows in North Dakota.
A Mckenzie county farmer has in
vented a potato planter that has
proved a complete success.
Former Governor Fancher, of this
state. but now of Sacramento. CAL,
will soon start on a two-years' trip
over Europe.
A monument has been erected at
Mandan to mark the grave of George
II. Harmon. the first settler i'm Nor
ton county.
New buildings are being con
structed at l.angdon to take the
place Of those destroyed by the re-
cent cyclone.
The Salvation Army corps at Bis
marck is planning the erection of a
two-story cement block building to
be used as barracks.
At Bowbells it was discovered that
a Nebraska emigrant to Canada had
his wife and other live stock all in a
car together. Forum.
A farmer from the northern part
of Ward county went into MiNot
and celebrated so much that he took
a shot at bus driver.
Patrick Healy, of Rugby, sold out
a year ago and removed to Spokane.
He now insists North Dakota is the
best state in the union, and will re-
turn here.
Joseph Till. the man from Penn
bina county who was pardoned from
the pen after serving fifteen years
on murder charge, will make his
home in Fargo.
There is big demand for school
teachers over the state. Ward coun-
ty alone needs seventy-fve more
teachers than they now have in sight
for the fall term.
Judge Amidon, of the federal
court, wants men for jurors who are
sinconvenienced by their jury SER
vice. He wants to get away from
all professionals
The little daughter of Henry
johnson. of Grand Forks, was struck
by spent bullet from a rifle, while
walking near her home, and a wound
of some depth inflicted i'm her neck.
Down in Sargent county Julia Moe
and Otto kuster were married. The
Rutland Leader headed the item
"Moe-kuster. That was starting
profanity rather early in the game.
Forum.
In some sections of the northern
counties the wheat acreage is re-
ported to have been decreased TWEEN
ty-tive per cent as result of the
late spring. More barley was seed
ed, however.
The Maxbass Monitor still has
faith in the success of c. A. john
son, of Minot, and thinks that if he
should be nominated again as the re-
publican candidate for governor he
would be elected.
The Williston Herald doesn't think
Gov. Burke could be elected pound
master in Williston, after the way
he threw the people of that city
down on the selection of a vice-pres-
ident for the Missouri river associa-
ton.
Some objection was raised to the
use of dynamite in an effort to raise
two bodies supposed to lie drowned
in Spiritwood lake, for fear it would
kill the fish. The dynamite was
used, however. and both bodies
came to the surface.
Thieves stole $4OO team of
horses from c. M. Hills barn near
Stanley, the other day, and took a
buggy belonging to f. A. Copeland.
The thieves cut the telephone lines
to head off attempts at capture by
the use off the wire. and at last ac-
counts were still going.
Frank Duff, who was captured by
the sheriff of Ward county, recent
Iv, for horse-stealing in Canada. and
taken back to Moose Jaw for trial,