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

The women at some churches show
! disposition to remove their hats.
Fifteen thousand gophers have
been killed this year in Wells county.
Corn and potato contests are pop
ular with the school children over
the state
There is considerable base ball
rivalry between Jamestown and
Valley City.
Judge Cowan doesn't seem much
alarmed by the opposition to his
denomination.
Stark and Hettinger counties are
showing more interest il dairying
and creameries.
Billy Sunday got more money for
FIVE weeks in Fargo than some
preachers get in FIVE years.
While some Of the towns are hav-
ing trouble over Sunday ball games
they seemed to be pulled off at the
penitentary successfully.
Senator Gronna gos the senate to
repeal the reciprocity act but by
doing so the duty on paper from
Canada will be stuck on again and
the editors will suffer.
The Bismarck Times went after
Bessesen. Packard thinks Bessesen
should not claim to have originated
and to have passed single handed all
the insurgent legislation.
The Benedict Banner thinks the
Fargo people gave the evangelist
more money for FIVE weeks work
than they do some of their preachers
for FIVE years strenuous effort.
Griggs county officials had an ex-
citing time while taking a bootleg
ger named Hall to the penitentiary.
Hall jumped through the train win
dow. and almost made good his es-
cape.
The wheat acreage of North Dako-
ia may De slightly reduced as a re-
suit of the late season in some sec
tions but there will be an in
creased acreage of other crops
especially of corn and potatoes.
Fargo Forum: Out in the Second
district some criticisms are being
made Of Geo. M. Young. candidate
for congress, because of the comic
supplement style Of campaign he is
conducting-''Let George Do IT,
Forum: Buchanan. one of the
insurgent candidates for governor,
is an awfully nice and honest man.
There is not great deal else to say.
That's what is worrying the insurg-
ent papers. They can't say much
more except that he was defeated
two years which doesn't listen
good.
George Langworthy, Of Mott,
was attacked by an enraged bull
while riding horse and he and the
horse were injured, he suffering a
broken leg and internal injuries.
After escaping from the bull, he
rode five miles to secure medical
aid and was exhausted when he
reached doctor.
Grand Forks Herald: The Bis
marck Times has dream that Alex
Mckenzie expects to be the the re.
publican candidate for governor two
years hence. The chances are that
Mckenzie has as much idea of run.
ming for governor as he has of run.
ming for the position of sultan OF
Turkey. If Packard cannot dig UP
more real looking ghosts than that
he will not succeed in soaring many
people.
Bismarck Tribune: The candidacy
of Col. w. P. futile, of Dawson,
Kidder county. is meeting with ia.
vor throughout the entire second
congressional district. The straight.
forward declarations of Mr.. futile
as to his political beliefs. his sound
republicanism. his splendid business
qualifications for the position, and
his clear knowledge of the needs OF
the people of this district and state
and his eminent fitness and ability
to go and get the things that the
people of the district need in the
way of legislation. make him the
best equipped candidate of those
now before the republicans of the
district for primary choice. Tut
tie is being supported by repbuli
cans of his district who are thorough
ly tired of factional pickering anC
auarreling;; who have had enough OF
empty protestations and virtue anC
merit; who do not care whether thi.
leader or that leader gets a persona
vindiation, for who want candidates
for office who have an interest il
the people themselves and who stanG
for principles rather than persona
aggrandizement. As candidate
for congress, Mr.. futile brings. first
the successful business record Of ;
life time; as a boy on the farm. a.
the operator of a mill at a youthful
age as business man with interest.
running in the hunrdeds of thous
ands, as an investor il North Da
kota farm lands he has been success
full. His judgement is sound. hi
knowledge of affairs thorough. ant
his record is that of capable, hon
est and reliable business man. Mr.
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