Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-02-03
AROUND THE STATE.

AAVOO4N1 j x1A Cl "A i u.
The North Dakota stock-rai sers
are not yelling for lower prices for
meats. Forum.
There doesn't seem to be any op-
position throughout the state to the
establishment of a normal school at
Minot.
The population of Dickinson ac-
cording to the new directory and
directories never hardly ever lie
is ), ,65S.
The Hankinson News notes that
the friends of the late Senator NJ. N.
johnson appear to have been read
out of the insurgent faction.
A Westhope man is kicking over
the kind of clover seed he purchased
and for which he paid 81 bushel.
only to get fine crop of mustard.
There are still few papers in the
state that publish cards of thanks,
but, fortunately, the number is CON
tinually growing smaller. Forum.
A man who disappeared from
Marmarth. taking a l6 year old
daughter of a neighboring settler
with him. has been arrested at
Seattle.
The Stork was three times as
busy as the Death Angel in North
Dakota during the month of De-
cember, as shown by the state regis
try of births and deaths.
Some of the insurgent candidates
for congress are reported to resent
the attitude of the candidates for
the senate who are endeavoring to
dictate the insurgent slate.
The heads of the educational work
in the state are insisting on better
facilities for athletic work in the
schools in the winter time, when
the temperature out of doors is too
strenuous.
The antagonism to President Taft
started by a few insurgent kickers
is wearing away. The president
may be sure that the great majority
of American voters are disposed to
give him square deal Forum.
Two Ward county farmers who
have been down in Missouri have
returned, thoroughly disappointed
with their old home in the matter
of opportunities for getting ahead
without much means to start with.
The boys on the farm are greas-
ing up the fanning-mills, and the
harness-makers are urging that re.
pairs in their line be brought in be-
fore the big rush. Some one will be
reporting robins soon-let's hope.
Grand Forks Herald.
Many people in the state are anx.
ious to contribute to a fund to re-
store the library of Pure Food Com
missioner Ladd, who lost all of his
books and much of the data he had
gathered. in the recent fire which
destroyed the chemical building al
the A. c..
The Flasher Hustler remarks that
it dosn't t know whether Commission
er Gilbreath is stalwart or an in
surgent. and doesn't care, as long
as he continues to do such success
full work as he has been doing fol
the material advancement of the
interests of North Dakota.
In endeavoring to determine the
causes leading to the suicide of Roy
Rust, the young McClusky druggist
| the citizens of the town are con
vinced that it was case of tempo
rary insanity. He had been in poor
health for some weeks, and more re
Gently mad complained Of severe
pains in his head
| Father Edward Kenny. of Cando
died recently of heart trouble, after
an illness of few days duration
| He was one of the prominent Catho
| lie priests of the state. and woulo
shortly have completed his twenty
| fifth year of work in North Dakota
Father Kenny was born in Ireland
and before coming to North Dakot;
had done missionary work in Aus
tralia.
j. Spangler and Charles keim. q
/ Steele, were in the city Monday ant
Tuesday, says the Bismarck Tribune
on land deal. 1t appears that Mr.
Kelm has been resident of Tennes
see about year, having purchased
a farm there, and got all he wanted
of Tennessee in short time. He j
now dickering with A. b. Welch TO
another North Dakota farm. and h
states that he will be satisfied T
live in the best state in the north
west in the future.
In a fire which partially destroye'
the meat market Of Charles Good