Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-07-24
AROUND THE STATE;

hnUUNU I'LL SlAl Il.
Land in Richland county is selling
for $75 per acre.
Prince Yellow Boy, a freak with a
carnival company in Bismarck, died
recently and the authorities have
been trying to determine what dis
position to make of his body. 1t was
reported that the man had at one
time received from John Hopkins
University, of Baltimore, the sum of
$500 for which his body was to be
turned over to them after death.
Albert Viang.a farmer living near
Buxton. had thirty-four spring pigs
killed by single bolt of lightning.
Mr.. Wang had stretched large cam
vas between some trees for shade
for his pigs and when the rain be-
gan to fall, the swine got under it
for cover. The lightning struck a
large cottonwood tree above them
and then jumped down among the
pigs, killing thirty-four OF out of
nearly 100 damned together under
the canvass covering. Many others
were badly stunned but managed to
survive. The pigs weighed about
forty pounds each.
New Rockford, N. D., July ID.
While the crowd was still gleeful
over Ed. Walton's thrce-base.hit
that had practically won baseball
game for New Rockford against an
opposing club. Sheriff Geo. F. Fair.
observed warrant on the ball play.
er charging him with burglary. He
is held in connection with the recent
burglary of the New Rockford
Hardware company, and soon after
his arrest confessed being implicit.
ed. The booty has been recovered
, and Wa lton will go before Judge
Buttz to makea plea of guilty, fac.
ing a sentence of from one to five
years for the crime.
Edmore,N D., July ID. Opium
tablets. supposedly administered
in liquor, resulted in the death Of
Harry Freese. of Edmore, yesterday
and Dick Beneke and Geo. Moriarit,
are under arrest, held pending ar
investigation which is under way to-
day. Freese was taken sick while al
Lawton, accompanying the Edmore
baseball team to that city. Physi
clans found traces of opium table,
poisoning, and notified Coroner Gil.
bertson. VINO took charge of the
probe today. The dead man was
brought into prominence severa
years ago when he was arrested ir
connection with the shooting of Oar
Brennan of Devils Lake. He was 6
pool-hall proprietor in Edmore.
Northwood. N. D., July 10. A pc.
cullar accident happened on Monday
evening that might have had very
serious consequences. At the farm
home of Bernt Gulbrandson, Mrs.
Gulbrandson and Mrs. Nygaard were
engaged in turning the cream sepa.
rator to separate the cream, when
without warning the cup or bowl OF
the separator suddenly burst, max.
ing report that was heard in the
field. Several flying parts hit Mrs.
Gulbrandson, tone inflicting deep
cut on one arm and injuring the
other arm. She also received q
slight cash on the forehead. The
force of the explosion knocked her
over. She is doing nicely and will
be little the worse for this unusual
experience.
| A fire which started in the Stod-
dard and Dyer hardware store at
4 New England. due to some unknown
cause. completely burnt and de-
stroyed a business block Tuesday
morning at 2:30 a. M, and although
attempts were made to stop the
spread Of the flames, they were not
under control until late that night.
The buildings destroyed were the
following: Stoddard & Dyer. hard
ware, Moreau. hardware. Moreau
Lumber Co., Tallmadge & Myers,
implement shop, Simon's Office build
ling, Miller & Trees and The Hub
clothing store. The buildings were
totally ruined and left as charred
masses. The dynamiting of the
burnt structures for their re-
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