Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-02-10

ness to thus Slur man who as
parliamentarian, platform speaker
and all-around orator is not equaled
in this state, and who stands as
peer of the foremost in the de-
bates on the floor of the senate.
The editors of many of the news
papers of the state are not i'm
pressed with the reliability Of the
vital statistics published by the
state board of health, Judging by
numerous comments. The trouble is
that many people do not obey the
plain mandate of the law in regard
to reporting births. deaths and CON
tagious diseases.
The Columbus Reporter tells of
meteor which made several circles
in the air and finally dropped to
earth few miles west of that town.
The meteor appeared TO be about
sin inches in diameter. and at times
woulc almost fade from view. Then
it would reappear bright red. 1t
was engaged in this monkey-work
about half an hour
The action of Station Agent I.u-
ther, of Sanborn. says the Bismarck
Palladium. in scrubbing the floor of
| the depot, is being commented on
quite widely in the press. 1t is
feared that a dangerous precedent
has been established, and, if followed
! generally. that an epidemic may en-
sue by the disturbance of so many
long rooted microbial colonies.
Carington Record With all this
multiplicity of candidates and con-
| fusion of ideas, there is one man
who stands out pre-eminently as the
right man with the right ideas.
That man is Senator p. j. McCum-
ber. He seems to be more interest
ed in looking after the welfare of
his constituents than in making
grandstand plays for popularity
| Fred bennett, the commissioner
of the general land-otfice. has been
charged with cruelty TO government
mules, ,and resents the charge humor-
ously while discussing the matter
with a newspaper correspondent.
The mu.es in question were used by
a dealer in delivering coal to the
department, and the s. p. C. A. have
decided to make Mr.. bennett the
goat
| Balfour Messenger Senator Nc
| Cumber address, made last Thurs.
day under the auspices of the Amer
ican Society of Equity, at Fargo, is
full of good, sound sense. The SEN
| ator reasons from cause to effect
He is a true student of economic anG
social conditions, and his great hear,
goes out to help those who need it.
He saws that the farmers must or
ganize to secure what they want an(
are entitled to.
A Grand Forks l,ank was recently
victimized to the extent Of $50 b!
telegraphic draft issued in the
name Of one of its depositors VIII,
was visiting at Salt Lake City. Thu
sharper who turned the trick had Sc
cured the name of the bank from
the visitor, and, on the latter's leav
ing the city. Immediately wired fol
the money, which was forwarded
On arriving home the true depos
itor repudiated the draft.
The coroner's S jury reported a Yer
dict finding that Miss Sophia Gaar
came to her death at Fargo by an &C
. cident. through playful carelessnes
with Barney Cinnamon. alias Rober
j Davis, without criminal intent Tn
young woman and Barney fell fror
bridge across the Red river Will
, returning from an evening trip t
Moorhead. striking on the ice belos
and sustaining injuries from Whicl
her death resulted a few hours later
. The monthly report of the Unite
States weather station at Moorhead
Mimi, across the Red river fron
; Fargo, for January. shows bu
: thirteen days during the entir
) lmonth during which the tempera
turc went below zero during an.
. portion of the day. and the ith q
, January was the only day during tn
: month when the maximum tempers
ture was not above zero. Not
( very bad showing for Januar
4 weather in the Red River valley
. Senator McCumber's address d
. the recent grain growers conver
tion at Fargo. says the Aneta Pane
: rama. was a mastery treatise on tn
e fundamental principles of a farmer
b organization. and should be read an
S considered by every tiller of the sol
t 1t was practical discourse full {
! valuable information. and prove
b that he gives thought and study
S the subjects Of vital Importance
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