Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-08-27
Local and PerSOn0Z.

Local and Personal.
Dan. Williams returned to Williams
port last Tuesday,
Mr.. Truman Redington has been
troubled considerably of late with that
painful atfiiction-a boil-on his good
right arm.
Mr.. George Walker was tripped by
picket rope, which he was unable to see
in the darkness. and had his left side
quite severely injured.
ErEmmons county has prisoner real
live burglar. In the absence of Jail, he
was taken to Bismarck to be boarded at
Burleigh county's hotel.
!, Assessor Tape has been quite ill lately.
Yesterday he left on trip to Bismarck,
where he will consult physician. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Tape.
Mr.. ]. w. Clarke, of Bismarck, and DR..
(sBurkitt, of Keokuk, Iowa, were in town
Friday, and called on the RECORD. The
latter gentleman thinks of investing in
land in Emmons county.
Nj. ]. H. Worst met with a pain
full accident recently. While cutting
wood the Ak slipped and made quite a
painful wound, but not bad enough to
confine him to the house.
Last Saturday Dan. Williams and
Judge Dougherty went out hunting in
the Goose Lake neighborhood, and re-
turned with fine lot of ducks. The
RECORD was not forgotten.
Sheriff and Mrs. Wade drove over to
Williamsport from the river Monday.
They paid the RECORD office pleasant
visit. The Sheriff looked ten years
older. Why shouldn't he2 Emmons
county has prisoner and no Jail. Never
mind, William when the prairie burners
commence work we'll be compelled to
rustic" a Jail.
As Williamsport has but one mail per
week, it would assist the RECORD greatly
if Williamsport people visiting Bismarck,
or Bismarck people visiting Williams.
port, would bring Bismarck pa
per down with them. 1t requires some
Cheek and a large amount of 'rustling'
to procure the news in community which
gets only weekly postal service from
| our Uncle Samuel.
There will me meeting Of the Repub-
lican voters of Logan township at the
residence of Joseph N. Roop. on Mon
day, Sept. l, at o. clock, for the purpose
+, of choosing five delegates to the county
convention at Williamsport, Sept. 4, to
choose two delegates to the Republican
| convention at Pierre. In the Williams
port township meeting to choose town
ship delegates WILDE held at the County
Building on Saturday, Aug. 30, at p. m
In Cherry Grove township the meeting
will be held on Monday, Sept. /, at p
H., at F. ID. Walkers.
Mine Host George Walker, of the En-
mons House, for the past week has p os
scssed the happiest countenance of any
man in the town. And the cause OF
it is that Mrs. Walker arrived in Will
Transport last Friday from the East. Mrs
Walker ceme direct from her old home
in Syracuse, N. Y. She says that, if the
farmers in New York State could but see
the grain fields out here, the rush to this
section would be tremendous. Mrs:
Walker is very pleasant, sociable lady,
and we are pleased to learn that she is
very favorably impressed with her new
home.
| An ex-member of Congress from the
West, who is largely interested in and
has spent some. months in Dakota, writes
Delegate Raymond as follows; IF any
man was ever entitled to be returned or
the score of good work you are !; and you
certainly will be unless the people in one
of their sporadic freaks say, Well done
good and faithful servant we will now
proceed to cut your throat"