Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1911-10-26
AROUND THE STATE.

n tarSO chicken thief was SEN
fenced to spend thirty days in the
county Jail.
\ McClusky woman raised tur-
nip which weighed IL pounds and
measured So inches in circumfer-
ence.
A merchant in the northern part
OF the state advertised that be is sell
ing things so cheaply that thieves
cannot afford to steal EN-.
a great many people Will regret
Jimmy Foley's determination to re-
move to Los Angeles, and hope il
will te only for the winter.
August kaib!e. ten miles south of
Anamouse, raised 640 bushels Of
spudS on patch of land that meas
ures one and two-thirds acres.
At Abercrombie it is reported that
some one carried a large bunch of
newspapers into the vestibule of the
school-house and set them on fire.
North Dakotans are paying more
attention to dairying than for Wears.
They have acquired the corn habit
and now must have cattle and hogs
to eat the corn.
Forum: 1t is claimed the LIQUID
i'm fire eNtinguishcrs loses its effect
lveness after tour months and should
be renewed. or there will be no pro-
lection when a fire suddenly starts.
Forum 1t is reported that a
Mandan man wanted to put up his
lots IN cemetery as collateral for
an auto. 1T he got the auto he
might soon need the cemetery lots.
Judge Wltten is sand to have dis
covered several people who register
ed more than once in the Fort Bert
hold Indian reservation drawing
one OF them winning two CLAIMS
4 The parties may he prosecuted
Forum: Herrick Lowe, l4-year
old boy, raised siXty-tive bushels of
corn on one-third of AN acre near
! Wolford. Iflllinois land that raises
100 bushels of corn per acre is worth
$3.50, what is North Dakota land that
raises 1875 bushels worth?
Helen Summer of Tolna, Nelson
county, was bound over to the dis
trict court of that county at hear
ing in Lakota one day last week, the
charge against her being slandcr of
a female. Mrs. Arthur Deehr, nee
Stella Moore, who was welded Octo-
ber llth, is the complaining witness.
A Tagus merchant says that he
tried to reinsure his stock, and was
unable to do so because the town has
no proper system of fire projections
and he thinks that it would beprotit
able for the business people to equip
the town properly for iire-tghting
and pay the resultant taxes out OF "A
part of what they would saveln low
er insurance rates.
\ The Traill county fair shows d
l profit. and every one is Well pleased
both with the financial management
and the educational value of the
I fair. In many cases a fair is a prof
liable thing, even when the cash
4 balance does not show up we'll, but
when it scores at both ends it is
doubly a success.
4 Max Enterprise: The First State
Bank of Max has on exhibition po-
tato raised on the r. l.. .arkin farm.
north of town, that has no equa,
we believe, in size, weight and gen
eral appearance The tuher is
smooth, solid and we'll proportioned.
measuring IL !, inches in length and
Weighing four pounds.
Yeggs broke into the Minnewau-
kon postoiiicc Wednesd day night Of
last week, and, after blowing the
safe, made away with Sl3i in money
and stock. The yeggs secured AN
entrance to the building by cutting
out the panels Of the rear door. So
far, no trace of their Whereabouts
has been secured. "A postotiicc in
spector has taken charge Of the case
The Mott Pioneer Press says that
notwithstanding the fact that tlie
crop year has not been a good one
there, the town has gone ahead max
ing improvements in many lines
This is true Of most of the towns Of
the state, even where the crop wa:
short. With this sort of progress
lunler adverse conditions, a good
wear viii bring those localities right
to the front.
Minot Oct. 20. The Minot bank
ers have agreed to ship into Minot
five car loads Of mileh COWS for dis
tribution among the farmers of the
Minot territory. This is merely q
starter on the campaign to build w
the dairy industry in Minot The
banks are receiving many inquiries
frnna thn fartanrS The farmers a l4