Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-09-11

track in good shape for racing. it is
hoped to make the fair bigger and
more complete. Several thousand
dollars have been collected from
various sources throughout the res
ervation for the program. and liber-
al prizes will be offered for agricul-
tural exhibits, live stock, Indian
handicraft and art work. in addition
to purses hung up for horse-rac,ng
and athletic sports. base ball, etc.
Hurd, N. D., Sept. s.-Robert Tul-
loch, manager of the store at this
place. is raising red foxes for their
furs. He dug out all the fox holes
he could find during the spring and
secured a supply Of the animals.
which he keeps in captivity in large
inclosure. If the finds the foxes will
thrive and propagate in captivity he
intends to breed them on a large
scale. as the furs have considerable
value.
Throw not the bottle into the
roadway. No matter whether it
be beer or a catsup bottle. beware!
There has been on the hooks for
some time a state law providing a
heavy fine for II rowing bottles about
the highways. Probably ignorant
of that fact because the law never
has been enforced to any extent, per-
SONS have tossed their bottles indis-
criminately over city and country
roads.
The journal says it is surprise to
most visitors and as many of the old
settlers to see the fine apples and
cherries and other fruit that arc
grown in the city of Oakes. 1t is
only another fact inevidence that
good fruit can be raised here. One
thing needed is to plant good wind.
breaks of willows and other hardy
trees. This country can; be made to
blossom like The rose in a few years
if the people will give attention Il,
the planting of good groves and
wind-breaks.
Gwinner, N. D., Sept. 8.-A COW
moose wandered across Sargent
county recently. 1t is supposed to
have been driven out Of the timber
in Minnesota by the flies. 1t was first
seen near the Nels Lunneborg place,
southeast of Gwinner. Mr.. Lunne-
borg noticed the moose standing ii,
mn artificial pond, and later found ii
eating the low limbs from the trees
in his grove. He phoned to friends
in town and they brought kodaks.
Several snapshots we're secured be-
fore the moose disappeared.
White Earth, N. d.. Sept. s.
Horace Tracey Of Grinnel and his
nephew are building boat on the
Missouri in which they intend to
make n trip this winter to New Or
leans. They will start soon on their
long river ride, as they want to get
we'll down the river before the cold
weather sets in. After reaching New
Orleans they intent to go tothe Pan
anna canal zone, and will return up
the west coast as far as Seattle or
Vancouver. The boat will contain a
small gasoline engine and will be
large enough for comfortable trip
for the tourists.
Daniel Patapenko, Pole living
near Shields. decided to marry. He
wrote to relatives in Poland asking
them to pick him a wife and send
her to the United States (Morton
county,, using the money he sent for
the purpose. The relatives did SO,
and the latter part Of the week Mary
Lashvosky arrived in Mandan and
was met here by Patapenko. Each
took a good look at the other. and,
after greetings, the man took her to
a local store. rugged his new love
out with a new dress. and the two
hied themselves to the Office of
County Judge Johnson. where at g
o'clock Friday afternoon lthey be-
4 ...se.