Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-06-15
Recently. while

Kindred from Aboterombie. an au.
toist drove behind two loose horses
for a short stretch and when he
reached his destination he received
news over the phone that one Of the
horses had dropped dead 1t is pre-
sumed that the animal died from
heart failure caused by fright
Let our farmers now take note of
the superior results which follow the
sowing Of wheat on land which was
for season or two previously oc-
cupicd by a cultivated crop. saws the
Washburn Leader The wheat gets
the benefit Of that cultivation prac
tically to the same extent as the
preceding crop. IN the diminutiun
of weeds and of certain insect pests
Children playing With matches
We're the cause of a FIRE which de-
troNed the two large stock barns
and hog houses on the farm Of Coun-
ty Commissioner l.Aness. five miles
south Of E'essend n. one day last
week a large quantity of oats.
SIXTY tons of hay and some other
feed were destroyed Two prize
Berkshire hogs and two blooded
colts were burned to death
Judge Cowan is IN demand as the
orator at public gatherings. He
has already this season spoken to
two assemblages IN his district
June 10th he will address the people
at Brinsmade. thu occasion being
Gopher Day, a big function in those
parts He will deliver the Fourth
of-July Grafton at Pleasant Lake. and
ON Saturday, Jun 2ith. he will
speak at the old settlers picnic at
Minot. an annual event that brings
out big crowd.
+ T. Cole of Fargo threw bomb
into the Burke boom for president
when he was called on to make a
speech at the big Democratic meet
ing held in the auditorium at st.
Paul last week MIR Cole said that
politics and commercialism went to-
gether and that the Democrats of
North Dakota did not expect to have
a president, nor did they expect to
land a candidate for vice president
but they thought they might land a
way up job for Burke in case Dem
ocrat should be elected president
next year.
Forty chickens, peacefully engaged
in picking up living in the farm
yard of C. F Backus, southeast of
Hanklnson. were treated to a de
cldedly rare experience. recently,
when they were suddenly sucked up
INTO a big whirlwind and carried
across half a mile of territory to the
farm of Peter Hentx, where they
were dropped Not single chicken
in the entire flock was injured by
| the unusual prank of the wind, but
promptly resumed their work of
scratching for food
| l. l.. Grezeska, living near Daw-
son, had piece of bad luck last
Thursday He vent to assist one of
his horses that had stumbled into a
badger-hole AS the horse threw
out one of his fore feet quickly. the
shortness of the halter rope. To
which MIR tirezcska held, brought
him within range of the hoof. and
he received blow on the left leg
which broke that member The man
had to crawl three blocks, To Mrs,
I8Coulter 5 place, where he made his
|5prcdicamcnt known and secured aid
There is great mourning among
the children at the Ike Foster ranch
says the lsathgate Pink Paper.
Tom, the old turkey gobbler which
was such pet and which Herby
Foster drove in harness and cart at
the Hailton fair ast year. took cold
in the storm of thursday and died
of pneumonia few days later
Most of the visitors at the fair will
remember the odily assorted team
driven by Hefby. consisting of pet
lamb and old Tom, the gobbler The
matter of loss Of turkey. more OF
less. may not seem great matter
to most people, but To the dozen
young Fosters he was an institution,
a playmate, an Old friend, almost a
member Of the family and his going
left them quite disconsolate For,
had they not raised him from chick
and taught him many things, most
important Of all that of driving in
harness. They had made him unique
in his line the Only track turkey in
the state and it vas the result Of
their efforts No wonder they fee
bis los.