Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-03-10
AROUND THE STATE.

The Coteau Sentinels article on
Tom Marshal's refusal 10 pay for
his political announcements is gam
ing wide circulation
Some of the farmers in the west
ern part of the state are talking
about beginning their plowlng work
before March, the lamb. goes ou,.
Engineer Gregerson, who was
recently injured in the Northern
Pacific wreck at Beltield, later died
of his injuries, without regainlng
consciousness.
There will be the usual March
clearing up storm before winter is
over, but the people of the state see
the finish of the season SO ;ays the
Forum weather prophet
The creameries of the state have
made such good showing during
the last year that plans are beng
made for opening quite a number Of
new creameries the coming spring
Charles +. Funderberg, of Mnot,
who went west to grow up with the
fruit business, writes back that
North Dakotans should let We'll
enough alone and remain where they
are.
Phillip Boil and Henry Howard
hope TO be paroed at the April
meeting of the state penitentiary
board. if some one will sign a parole
card and give them employment
one at common labor and the other
as blacksmith
The tiftieth birthday anniversary
of DR. f. r. Robertson, president Of
the Wesley College at Grand Forks.
was the occasion of a surprise party
at the presidents 5 residence. a mag
niticent gold watch being presented
to him by the trustees, faculty and
students.
Clyde Russell, residing south of
| Schafer, returned home one evening
not long ago and found pile of
ashes where he should have found his
residence a kindly but careless
neighbor had started his fire for
him, but forgot to close the damper
in the stove.
Frank j. Thompson, Grand secre-
tary of the Masonic bodies of this
state, was recently stricken by
heart disease, and died soon after.
Mr.. Thompson was city Librarian of
Fargo at the time of his death. He
had been a member of the legisa-
ture, and was active in local affairs.
Capt. Massey, who had command
of the steamer Washburn, bet Neen
Williston and Bismarck, last season,
and who was an old-time Missouri
river pilot, died recently at hos
pital in st. Louis. He was upward
of seventy years old, and was con-
| sidered one of the best pilots on the
river
The organization of a humane So
ciety at Jamestown has resulted in
the discovery of a law on the statute
books providing for the teaching of
| humane work in the public schools.
Such law exists, although it has
never been put into effect, and
probably very few people have ever
heard of it
a touch of sorrow makes the
whole world kin. = and trials and
tribulations coming to one party to
a contention frequently cause enmi-
ties to be temporarily, if not per-
manently buried This vas shown
at kenmare, where the office Of the
News was destroyed by fire and the
paper was issued from the journal
plant.
a Dickinson report is 70 the effect
that Senator Simpson, who has been
in the lime-light for several months
past as the attorney for the claimant
in the Russell-will case, has as a
result of the ability shown bv him
4 in the conduct Of the case. had an
offer Of $50 600 a year from a New
4 York corporation to look after It's
legal interests
i James Metresse, a Greek laborer,
was badly frozen not long ago, hav
ing started to walk westward from
H Devils Lake without hat, coat OF
hand wear. He arrived at the home
Of County Commissioner Emigh with
i his ears and feet badly frosted He
was provided with coat and cap
and made his way q Minoi through
Grand Iiarbor H i evidently
mentally deranged
The celebrated Russeil VIII case
in which cowboy from Dickinson.
this state, who left ms home IN Mas
sachusets manv wears ago. and
whose father has since died, seeks