Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-03-07
AROUND THE STATE.

North Dako,ans are doing some
Justly Kicking on the present eNorbi-
tant express rates.
Valley City has sent an invitation
TO Roosevelt. asking him TO visit
North Dakota.
An Italian learned to read and
write English while he was serving
time in the county Jail at Medora.
H. ". Wallace, who was recently
killed at Drayton BY his son. left an
estate valued at $500. 600 He had
made no viii
Fargo Forum: The Emmons Coun-
ty Record is reprinting some very
interesting Items taken from its
issues of twenty five years ago.
Some of the settlers who left the
southwestern corner of the state
during the drouth last summer are
returning to be ready.for spring
work.
Fargo Forum: North Dakota NO.
men are not very enthusiastic over
the suffrage question as they see
the trouble the men have-with the
numerous elections to be held this
year
What's the use of leap year any
way! A siXteen-year-old girl at
kenmare proposed to her boy lover
and the latter accepted, only to have
the proposal vetoed by the girls
mother.
Miss WEIGH, homesteader near
Scranton, was saved from a horrible
death when aroused by the barking
of her pet dog. The roof of hei
claim shack was on fire and just
ready to fall in.
Forum. From every corner Of the
state come reports of better farming
methods. Livestock raising and
crop rotation are boosted every
where, and dairying where the con.
ditions are favorable and the people
experienced.
Forum: Secretary Of State Nor.
ton an admirer Of LaFollette-
stated at Minot that he realized the
Wisconsin man had no chance for the
nomination. That is more perspicu-
ity than Norton has sometimes been
supposed to possess.
Steele Ozone: Our democratic
friend. Frank Reed. of Bismarck. is
out for a delegate to Baltimore
and, if Slope Democrats do not in
clude him in their list. they will miss
a bang-up man. both in politics and
as citizen. He should get every
vote that is cast on the Slope. fol
he is we'll known personally to many
and they can vouch for him to those
who do not know him.
st. Paul, March Alfred Blais
deli, of Minot. N. D., former secre
tarv of state of North Dakota anc
Republican candidate for congress.
from The Third district, is visiting
his uncle, Oliver Crosby, Of thi:
city. While there is strong La
Toilette sentiment in North Dako
| ia" he said, II am of the opinion
that Roosevelt will get the state
Mr.. Blaisdell is former Minnesot:
man. He lived for a number o.
years in Fairmont. and was candi
| date two years ago for congress il
| North Dakota.
Fessenden, N. D.. March q
James OBrien. former agent for thu
Phoenix Lumber Company at Har
vey. is under arrest upon charg'
of embezzlemennt. The complain
was made by G. L. Ingram, audito
Of the company. The preliminar.
hearing was set before Judge Jan
sonius as committing magistrate. thu
defendant being represented by At
torney j. O. Hanchett Of Harvey
The defendant is under an $500 bone
at present. 1t is intimated tina
O'Brien has in his possession CORE
spondence which might show some o
the inner workings of the ALLEGED
lumber trust, but what the play j
in the case is not known at present
Scranton, N. D.. March 2.-Mis
4 WEIGH, who lives near Pierce, cam
near losing her happy home by fire
Shortly after retiring she wa
aroused from her slumber by he
pet dog barking and bowling, an
when she became sufficiently aroused
to take in the situation she foun'
the roof Of her house on fire, it hav
ing caught around the stove-pipe
Quickly putting on pair of slippers
1 she mounted the roof with pail o
water, and in short time had ex
tinguished the flames. Had it no
been for her faithful dog giving tn
alarm, the fire would soon have bee
beyond control. and Miss Welc