Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-06-13
AROUND THE STATE.

county are c0nsuueting SITES tins
spring.
The Steele Oozne has good worc
for the candidacy of CD l'at,le f.,
| congress.
There are nov eight candidate.
Tor the three places On The state
railway commission.
Col futile was given q big ova-
ton at Kuhn. He was met al the
deuot by the town band
Never was there a tiMe When the
| farmers of the state We're 50 much
| interested in dairNine as Row
Fargo had an autanehile collision
| daring the t.lks conventions when
orc man was severely injured
HE Mott papers prolaaS boast of
the ears Of tine butter from the Mott
creamery that We're set New
| Work
lho enactment Ct Tie three Year
homestead bill is a hlp boost tor |
3. Hanna who was one eli the hard
est workers for the measure
The McClusky Gazette Is another
prominent Second District neNspa-
per that has a good Werd for Col.
Iuttle's congressional candidacy
North Dakota is raising 50 mach
poultry that all its eggs can be in
one basket as has been the case
regarding its crops until recently
Louis scharf, Mercer county
banker, was killed by the slipping
Of a rock which he aud others We're
attempting To move from the road
Jack Charmley, of the Mot, Spot
! hight is getting great many nice
editorial boosts in the interest Of his
candidacy for railroad cGnlmissioner.
Some of the papers note that Billy
| Sunday did some good IN Fargo.
after all He got the women INTO
the habit of taking Oh their hats m
chulch.
| ! Eighty per cent Of the creamery
butter that Is made N ,he state is
| produced IN the Slope country, and
this amounted last year something
like a million and Il half pounds. But
| the rest of the state Is get ting busy
North Dakota needs strong bust
ness administration now worse than
at any other period IN Its history. The
people have confidence in the ability
OF Il. Hanna to stralghien out
| its present financial ,anglcs Fargo
Forum.
| The development OF the south
| western part of the state is matter
of great interest to the eastern half
of North Dakota In the old days il
was always insisted that the south
western corner was fit only for cattle
range. 1t certainly looks different
this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Christensen
had a marrow escape when their
farm home near Cleveland was
struck by lightning last week The
bolt bored a small hole through a
window and struck aniron bcdstcad.
This separated the current which
went down through the legs boring
holes in the floor Plaster was
knocked from the walls and some
dishes broken by the shock.
When Andy Miller made Stockwell
that handsome present Of several
thousands he was no doubt repre-
senting the commonwealth s inter-
ests. The Attorney General was evil
IDENTIFY unwilling 10 accept the re-
port OF thestate examiner as to how
much Stockwell should pay over
and voluntarily put it down about
$4,000, and then brought the sult
reluctantly The statement oi the
state examiner and the judgment
of the supreme court, when taken
together. would Indicate that At
I.torney General Miller Just made a
present of about s. .Auo u The tax
payers money 70 Mr.. StoclSaell
Mandan Pioneer Cong essmaB
lIanna's three year homestead bill
has finally won the mastery in CON
gress. and is "A great victory for
western senators and members, who
have fought tooth and nail for IL
passage. Western members are ms
sistent that the Department Of the
Interior must have more substantial
knowledge of the inherent rights
of homesteaders, and. unless more
| liberal treatment is accorded the
people who have gone Upon the
| gov srnment lands there IS hattie
| To be an explosion that vii express
Il ftpIitftr
equal 20 that IN the famous Bal
4 linger case 1t is pointed out that
| homesteaders everywhere are beng
subjectedto great tlardships through
needless delays ~ ISSUING patents,
| and by reason 0f expensive contests
worked up by the agents Of the land
office.
A hail and ram torn struck the
| Cedar country on sunday afternoon.
The rain fell nafd and fast and when
| the storm had easeG hail was streWn
over the ground 10 such an extent
4 as To form a complete covering q
white. The crops were not laf
/ enough advanced, however, Tor The
4 storm to do any particular damage.
/ This should serve az a renliider
however. that the e! = mould he m
!. surea against hai Prospects Tor 9
crcp were never better tnan lileN
1 are now. In fact il would ssefH hat
nothing bat hal ,rn could kp!
IL from. getti.g Al ast a tair crop
4 50 let Us guard AGAINST his pas.
4 bfiity The tanner Il net Hi Saet