Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-11-28

SUBJECT He was the school traehog
at Grand river when Sittina slil
I was Killed and was present al thas
time The Canadian boy of The Iona
ago has become post trader, lop-
llar and prosperous. He's one al
the leading men. and is an able and
constant champion Of the Indian
rights
\ man at Jamestown notes that
somebody saws that smokin rs
women IS bad for them and 6!lsas
'rous to their children lie says lbs
grandmother smoked clay plpe
for seventy Years. raised eleven fal
cren. did her own work and liked "a,
be ninety And all the chil,f n
were healthy
Fargo Forum: IL is hot improl,.
a''lc That the powers of the pardon
hoard wll be curtailed at the coming
session of the legislature. as a resl4l
OF the Remington case. There is tai-
doubtedly a widespread sentiment
that the board went too far in free
ing tins man, who confessed Ia q
cold-blooded, brutal murder. Ihve
are many people who do not believe
IN capital punishment. but isae
are Very few people who believe that
a man who commits murder In The
first degree should ever be Turned
loose on society again 1t would mol
be surprising if the coming eglsl a.
| ture passed law putting men X ho
have been sent To the penitcntiary
for life out of reach of the pardon
| board
Seventeen men were held up by
two masked men in pool room AZ
Rolette and $4,000 was taken from
them. The robbery was pulled ctl
in true Wild west style and the tWo
HlS'' nave Hidue sutctSSluI p'l-
away. Euntering the pooi-roon. The
| two robbers leVeled revovers al iit
crowd and told the men To throw
up their hands. Now. inc nr,
ordered the apparent leader Of the
two. And the victims stood up in a
row on one side of the room. The
4 first man that tries to start anything
gets plugged Now fork over 10
my friend as he passes among YOU.
said the same voice behind the black
mask The one stood on guard with
two revolvers covering the gang
while the other robbcr passed along
the line. From one man 81 Don
was secured, while from the Other
sixteen enough was secured to make
a total of 81, 200 The job complet
ed, the robbers backed to the door
AS a parting they fired at the tWs
oil lamps that lighted the place ans
| fled, leaving darkness and confusion
They escaped ON horses.
Mandan Pioneer More than ilt
bushels of potatoes to the acre ;iic
| l26 bushels of oats to the acre fnUst
are the two records established ii
| Morton county this year, the fifst
| here in Mandan and the second il
| Glen Illlin. The state trainiue
school was the grower of the bil
potato yield, and the oats were
raised ON the farm of A. M. lad
strom, SIX miles south Of Glen Hin
Both records are remarkable ann
will doubtless stand long unbroken
i There were five acres of the potatoes
grown, from which little more
Il than 1000 bushels were picked hN
the boys of the institution. The pc
tatoes were grown on the bottom
land just west Of the buildings
!. The piece grew corn and mlllet las
year, both of which yielded well
Tne potatoes are of two varieies
some being Early Ohios. but tl2,
greater portion being of a kline
known as Rural New York potatoes
They were all of fine quality, lasp
and smooth. hut. there is one lee
ord breaker, which is as remarkahli
as the yield. One of the Rural Nes
) Workers weighs just three pound
and eleven ounces one Of the lar
gest potatoes ever grown, 50 far a
records show.