Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-03-24
AROUND THE STATE.


ing Of a park at Devils Lake.
One Of the worst features Of the
elimination committee business is
that some of the fellows refuse 10 be
eliminated.
North Dakota shows a per- capita
sale of farm products of more than
500 per annum during the past
eight years
Bismarck has new dog license
ordinance, and the vagrant dogs
will get it in the neck or somewere
else hereafter.
The people in the eastern part Of
the state are rejoicing over the fact
that the North Dakota coal-rate
law was upheld by the big court at
Washington.
\ shortage in the supply of seed
drills throughout the Northwest,
says the Fargo Forum, threatens to
seriously interfere with farming
operations in the spring.
4 Lawyer Boucher, who was in the
penitentiary at Bismarck many
4 years as warden didn't like Cali
fornia and has returned to his old
home at the Capital City.
Harvey Allensworth. an old-time
Burlelgh county farmer and stock
man, returned Recently from an
extended trip through the south
west, more than ever satisfied with
his home in North Dakota.
The 500 railroad bridge across
Apple creek near Bismarck was
washed out during the recent high
water, giving the road lot of
trouble in handling lis trans over
the Hankinson branch.
] Over at Lidgerwood, the other
day, when Leo Jonitz chopped wood
under the clothes line the AK let %
and took off one Of Leo's fingers at
the middle joint. The doctors
sewed it ON. and believe it will stick.
Hon. l.. A. Uieand, leader in in
itiative and referendum legislation
or, rather, attempted legislation
during past sessions of the leg gisla
ture. is about To leave the state anc
take up his residence on the Pacific
coast.
4 The Ashley Tribune opines that
Judge Lauder won t hustle much for
Tom Marshall one of his compatriots
on the inurgent ticket, if the Judge
| still holds the same sentiments he
expressed in a speech al Ashley dur
4 ing the last senatorial campaign.
The Marshall -Gronna senatoria
combination. which was launched
with such a flourish of trumpets
so long ago that people are glad to
forget it would not appear any
fiatter if it had fallen from the toy
of the Washington monument
| Devils Lake journal
The losses caused by the fire in the
/ N. T. freight-house at Mandan ag
gregated more than s3o,Ooo hy ,he
company alone and there were thou
sands of dollars worth of merchan
| disc in the structure. a new con
crete building will be erected II
place Of the one destroyed.
There was fun at Minot when the
/ theater manager stopped a show ii
the middle Of the performance be
cause he heard the soubrette had
said something that sounded like
i Damn. when addressing the gent
/ that tortured the piano, because
said gent had made a whole lot Of
! what sheconsidered unmusical noise
Rural mail-boxes on some Of the
routes in the state are being tam
pered with, according to reports o1
the carriers. If Uncle Sam shoulC
get his grip on some of the interfer
ers there would be some very dis
cordant music in the air, as the GOV
ernment has drastic laws for the
punishment Of offenders of this
4 class.
Ed Iantz has invented winter
automobile. The machine is mount
ed on runners, says the Hannah
Moon. 1t goes along an ordinary
sleigh road at a remarkable speec
and with perfect safety Ed is :
mechanical genius, and those NilC
have ridden with him in his new 90
devil says he has the corree!t idea
Of getting over the country aher
there is snow on the gronnd
Burdick the BOLD and l}ar,i tn.
Icelander refuse II he eliminated
and will appeal q the people W.
wonder if these gentlemen give i
their unqualified adherence o. the
principles 81 forth in The pro
gressiveN platform. especially the
one commencing the primarg elec.
ton law The star-claiaber caucus
and packed convention we're some d