Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-09-28
AROUND THE STATE.

The travelling peddlers are busy
now when they Know the farmers
nave money.
The Missouri river went up ave
feet at WilliSton. caused by heavy
downpaurs in the Milk river valleys.
AT Towncr the sportsmen have
been shooting over a bird dog that
recently sold for $4,000 it is az
legged
Two sons of Ham who were incar-
cerated in the kenmarc Jail took
French leave and hiea themselves 10
Canada.
There are an awful lot of drunks
reported for a prohibition state o..
a wet state as far As that goes.
Bismarck Tribune.
Devils Lake papers are wing
with each other as to which can tell
of the biggest vegetables raised in
that neighhorhood.
The democratic Bowman Citizen
serves notice on the North Dakota
| Democrat that the delnS of the state.
will not be for Harmon.
/ Nine counties. including Ramsey,
tobc knowna as The Lake Region. will
be widely advertised at the state M
dustrial and the Twin City land
shows.
a kid at CROSBY stepped ON a
match on the floor which was satu-
\ rated With oil The loss is partial
/ ly covered 10y Insurance. Bismarck
+ Tribune.
At Hope some one removed the
shot from the shells two hunters
took with them on their trip. There
was trouble when the unsuccessful
\ hunters returned.
\ G.. p Burnstad, the Logan county
horseman. has combination of
twelve men and thirty horses for re
lay races. They are said to put on
i some fancy races
4 Miss Clara King, of Sweet
Springs. who has been visiting at
Granville. was shot in one knee
when rifle which she held IN her
lap accidentally exploded.
1 The Mott Pioneer Press has
learned through sorrowful expert
ence when newspaper man aud5
bonehead' the latter quickly for
gets all obligations to the lauder.
Forum.
/ An Ellendale woman who was Wis
iting in Minneapolis slipped and fell !,
i striking her head against bathtull
and knocking her teeth out and rem
4 dering her temporarily unconscious.
H Farmers living in the vicinity of
Paramount are said To be Interested
in silos. There are seven farmers
near Salem who recently erected 81
los, and the filling process attracted
a number of their neighbors.
i A Winnipeg man spending a few
/ days in Grand Forks left his wallet
on the writing table in one of the
/ hotels while he went out on the
street tohail a friend. and upon his
4 return found that he was minus his
roll of Sl12. in addition To a draft
for 5000.
Near I'ingal a man was racing
along the road in an auto, with 9
pointer pup in the car. The animal
suddenly made a point as the auto
progressed. turned around, keeping
his head toward the same spot. lhe
car was stopped and the owner got
out with his gun. a covey of chick
ems was found not far from the foaC
in the direction the dog had located
Grand Forks, Sept 2l The fut
neral of Henry f,otzian, cneot Crane
Forks early settler 5 was held yes
terday. Mr. Gotzian had the dis
tnction of constructing the IN =
brick business block IN this city. a
!, we'll as erecting the first opera
house. He served in the Franco
Prussian war. and was at Sedan
where Napoleon III was captured
and also participated in the siege q
Paris.
jamestown. Sept. p While N
p. train No. 6 was passing through
the jamestown yards. J w. Whit
mer. of Beach, n D.. stepped int
the tollet-room in one Of the day
coaches and shot himself through
. the right breast with a ',22-calibel
pistol Passengers heard q sho
fired, and when the train topped a
the station the brakeman foune
Whilmer breathing his last He hac
a ticket from Beach to Washington
D. c.. and some money on his per
son. He is supposed To have heer
farmer by occupation, and wa
probably partly dcmented The re