Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-01-06
AROUND THE STATE.

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The river at Dickinson is frozen
SO deeply that the city's water sup
ply has been cut off.
The farmers elevator companies
have been doing big business in
North Dakota this Year.
Editor Mitchell, of Hunter, calls
attention to the folly of the publica-
ton of cards of thanks.
a Bismarck dispatch insists there
will be at least six candidates for
the United States scnatorship.
The editor of the Portland Re
publican wants to get together
with his delinquent subscribers.
The sale of Red Cross stamps in.
aid of the fight against tuberculosis,
has been most gratifying through
out the state
Letters from North Dakotans who
went back east TO spend the holidays
indicate that some Of them fell into
bad weather
A man at kentou is publishing an
advertisement in the local paper
offering ten dollars for his missing
dog, dead or alive.
Purcell, of Wahpeton, is getting
some nice notices on his candidacy
for the democratic nomination for
United States Senator.
Some of the state papers evident
ly do not regard Governor Burke 5
national political ambitions with a
great deal of seriousness.
The young people of the state
have had an unusual amount of fun
sleighing The snow is plentiful in
every part of North Dakota.
At the sale of school lands in Steele
county, recently, the average price
was the highest realized at amy
school-land sale held yet. Some of
the parcels sold up to $40 an acre
While Furnishing a youngster, in
the Church's Ferry school, the
principal accidentally struck the
boys head against the radiator,
causing an injury that necessitatec
treatment by a physician.
Despite the big ''spud" crop i'm
North Dakota this year, there are
indications Of shortage in the
spring. Potatoes were recently solo
at Overly and Kramer direct from 9
car at eighty cents per bushel.
Carl Adams, of the Winnor Adam:
Lumber Company, having yards al
Steel and other North Dakota points
has left the state for the west. where
| he will be located at Victoria. y. G..
| in the future. Poor health com
PEELED the change.
| Editor Streeter, of the Linton
| Record, is said to be candidate fol
| the senatorship from his district
He has served the state we'll in tn,
| lower house and would be a powel
for good in the upper chamber.
Bismarck Palladium.
Attacked by would-be murderer
while alone in his claim shack nea
| Flasher, Ike Barton was shot in thu
head and now lies in a Flasher hom'
in critical condition. The shot a
Barton was taken by men who's
names are already known to the au
thorities, Barton having been abl,
to identify his assailants. No rea
son is known for the crime.
Walter Page, the six-year-old sol
of LYMAN Page. of Sentinel Butte
had an extra rib removed from hi
right side at the Mayo hospital il
4 Rochester. Mimi, the other day 1t
4 presence was detected few month
ago in the form of a hard luml
4 growing on his side. The rib wa
articulated on the breast-bone, jus
i as a normal rib is attached
T. Minot Democrat George Weather
head, supreme state organizer O
4 the Loyal Order of Moose. write
i from Bismarck TO the effect that tn
Minot lodge will be instituted Jan
1lth. About lO5 applications hiav
been made for membership in tn
i Minot lodge, and it is proposed I
make the institution of the new lodg
a most interesting and enJoyabl
affair. A special train will be ru
from Bismarck, and it will carr
= Howdy Paps' from the Capt.;
City, Washbu,n and Underwood
Devils Lake. Jamestown and othe
places will send large delegations.
Dickinson may have a touch q
the blue laws if the proposition
recently considered by the cit
council arecarried out in good fnittE
Ordinances preventing Sunda
baseball. Sunday theatrical produ'
tions, pool-rooms, etc, We're intro
duced, but action was taken only 0
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