Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-01-11

leather, topreyent 1t from absorbing
water, which is said to be the great
est discovery of the age.
Bowman Pioneer: Taft can't vim:
La Toilette stands no show. Roosc-
Welt won't get look-in; Harmon is
out OF the question; Wilson can /
carry his own precinct; Bryan. for
get it. These are opinions cullrd
from various newspapers. Now
how in thunder is fellow gong to
pick the winner
There is a project under discussion
by the authorities of the Northern
Pacific in regard to establishing at
Mandan the only gravity yards On
their line between 81. Paul and Ia
coma. 1t is claimed at Manian tie
location is ideal for such wards, fot
over mile down the yards 10 grade
crossings exist to interfere with
gravity switching.
The ticket sales for the Northern
Pacific station at Bismarck for the
month of December just past en-
ceeded those for the same period
last year by ST POO The total sales
amounted to $4,000, which is the
best record since the agency has
been established at the Slope me
tropolls. Now, perhaps. thu N. r..
can afford to return to the peopl,, of
t.mmons county the money they
were beaten out of by the reduced
rate-eNcursion-train fake last Octo-
ber.
Minot, Jan. ). Miss (,unhild
Ness, who was SO terribly burned
while starting a fire with Kerosene
at the residence of Martin jacobson.
IN this city, several days ago, dieu
from her injuries AT first it was
thought she would recover, but ei
demise followed sudden sinking
spell. She was forty years of age.
Through Information furnished by
the postoiiice authorities, Joseph
Sherman, an Indian boy, was arr asted
recently in Bismarck by Chief OF
Police Mcdonald, charged with rais
ing money order for Sc to SIG. He
will remain i'm the county Jail until
the United States Inspector arrives
there from Fargo The prisoner re-
fuses to speak, and docs not seem to
worry about his detention.
Northwood, NJ ID :, Jan. .. The
record land price for the Red River
Valley was paid here in u transfer of
eight acres of unimproved lands, ~
ing three miles north of Hatton, for
) $s5 an acre, or $500 for the tract.
p. l.. Spoonheim made the sale, with
Edward johnson as the purchaser
The tract has never been broken,
J having been used by Spoonhem for
!, wild-hay purposes.
Mandan, N. d., Jan. 3. The first
tragedy of the season was reported
from a point near old Fort Abraham
Lincoln, when John Driner, an old
settler, while loading large stone
on a flat-car slipped and, falling
backward. had his head crushed be
meath the stone, which killed him
instantly. The face of the dead man
was crushed to pulp and the bones
of the skull were fractured. Death
was instantaneous.
An important opinion has been
handed down by the state supreme
court, as it positively settles the
question of colnmon-law marriages
lin North Dakota. The case lust
passed upon is where an empoyc Of
a railroad company had lived with 3
woman at Minot as man and wife
without ever being legally welded
that is, they had never had mar
rlage ceremony performed. Later
I while working as brakeman, The
man was killed, and the woman
brought suit for damages from th,
railroad company. The court nov
holds that conlmon-law marriges arr
9 not valid in this state, and the Wo
e man is not entitled to damages.
Elk. If merchants could be ia The
country homes when the country
papers are received they would ap
preciate more fully the value of ad
vertising. The country papers are
. read from top to bottom, and every
advertisement comes in for its share
of comment. Bargain sales are al
. ways scrutinized and discussed, and
if the bargain is a good one, the ad
vertisement never fails to bring re
suits. There would be little money
sent to the mail order houses if mer
chants would advertise prices mort
than they do. There is no use talk
t ing against such firms as Rears-ssaw
g buck, Gummely Wad and numerous
othre mail-order houses unless The
5 merchant quotes prices and deliver.
n the goods he advertises.