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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24
WILLIAMSPORT, D. T., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER "A, 1884.
IN TOWN AND OUT.

The postof11ce of Buchanan, Enmons
matter.
The first tax on real estate in Emmonle
County was paid on the 10Th inst. by Or. H. r.
Porter of Bismarck. +
''Professah" Rupert is again down at
the tin,bsr-as real hunter there says, fright.
ening the deer across the river"
Last week Mr. P. F. Wilcox, Of the
Capital City, visited Williamsport and pnid
s67s.44 taxes for Bismarck parties.
Landlord Walkers heart has been made
glad by discovering the whereabouts of his logs
chain which was 'rustfed" last winter.
The other day Mr.. w. w. Goodwin, OF Bu-
chanan, saw an owl worrying prairie chicken,
the latter being almost exhausted. He interfered
and captured the chicken alive.
AT Winona, on December Is, a sol1ief
named Gray disappeared suddenly H was
seen starting across the river on the fte, and Is
supposed to have fallen through an air-hole.
The Record is in receipt Of letter
from Mr.. Lucius Byington, Of Ella Pepin County,
Wis, an Emmons County landowner The gen.
lIcIlltil bldtoS tLhL UlD uC&AltN HOt SOOu, uuu
that he will probably come out to Dakota next
spring.
One day last week Philip Alexander
started from the timber for his claim about four
| miles from town. Darkness coming on, he lost
his way and slept in ravixe about two miles
| from his place. He escaped with nothing worse
| than experience Of an uncomfortable night.
To those who have experienced winter
weather in Dakota there is no question regarding
the fact that the thermometers registry Of great
cold is evidence whatever Of an extreme de-
gree of discomfort. Mrs. D. r. Streeter, being in
| Bismarck last week, on Thursday, with the mer-
| curry ranging from rs to 30 below, came down on
the stage to Williamsport-a distance Of thirty-
| five n,iles-wthout suffering In the least. Thi.
trip, at Is below, would have been not only un-
comfortable, but extremely dangerous, In the
damp. atmosphere states With the registry at
10 below, the writer has seen, in Chicago all the
drivers and conductors on the various street
railway lines refuse to take out their cars. After
passing last season up to the oath Of February in
North Dakota, the writer made trip to the Il-
nois metropolis, and suffered more from the
| damp-cold weather during the balance Of the
month and in March than in all his winter sxpe-
| rienee in this region. There 10 no "shivering''
weather here, like that in the lake states-westher
| which freezes the marrow In your bones.
Fine Cottage paints, from 75c to 81 90
per gallon, at Peterson & Vcedcr's, Bis
| lnarck.
Try Frisby's Liver Pills for ali bilious
troubles.
Dahl Bros, Fourth street, Bismarck, il
the place where you can purchase win
ter outfit for the least money. Emmons
County people should bear this in mind,
and, when they visit the Capital City,
call in and examine their stock of Fur.
nishing Goods and Hats and Caps, which
is now complete in every particular.
| Winter caps specially.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24
Last Winters Heather.

The following table shows the points
marked by the Thermometer during December,
1888, from a record kept by Postmaster Arm
strong. The month ''came inn on Saturday. A
minus sign (-) indicates below zero" The table
will be found interesting for purposes Of oom-
parison with the present month:
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24
The Right WAy.

The residents in Buroak School Town
ship are pursuing wise and farsghted policy in
the building Of their schoolhouses. Instead OF
bonding the township and squanderinE the pro-
oesds, when building is needed they talk the
matter over in neighborly way. Each citizen
does his share of the work, in cutting, hewing or
hauling logs This gives q comfortable house
and it can be sided at leisure. When finished /,
is neat and warm, and no heavy debt is piled up
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24
.A,, Important Decision.

In contested-land case from Iowa Sec
rotary Teller has rendered the following import
ant decision:
I'm weighing testimony in contested-land
cases reference will be had to the condition in
life Of the man whose claim Is contested. II it
appear that he showed good faith and an honest
intention to secure . home for his family, strict
compliance with the homestead laws will NOT be
required III the matter Of cultivation aud resi-
dence. especially where the party is too poor to
erect comfortable house, and u obliged to be
absent from his claim to earn an honest liveii-
hood. To sustain a contest for abandonment the
entryman must be shown to be in abandonment
of the land when tho contest was commenced.
Poverty excuses non-continuous residence"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

Asthe RECORD circulatcs in all sections of En-.
mons county, and as every dollar expended Jjor
goods by her Citizens must Of necessity 90 to Bis
narck, the columns Of this paper are an erccNent ME
dun, through which the merchants Of that city can
reach our citizens
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24
Christmas-Coane One! Come Ill.,!

C71TlSLntUS-CODIe VNe! COUte |Itt:
The public generally are cordially in
vited to attend Christmas entertainment to be
given at the Williemsport Schoolhouse on Christ,
mas Eve, December a. commencing. At O'Clock .
exercises, follow ed by supper, ofwhich all are In
price, pr r." rho.e lin Invite. e Furnish esns.bu''o"' ops
store-rosm of H. D. Connor, on or before Deoen.
Der "A. BY order Of the
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24
Clean Seed.

Valley City Times Now is the farm
er's dull time. Employ it well in taking care
that your seed for next spring is we'll c.eaneA
Do not wait until you are ready to use it and
then run it hurriedly through the mill, and fxt-
ter yourself that II p cleaned. Be careful Of your
seed and you wllnot haul tons of dirt to tho sle-
vators, as you do now.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24
Frank Frisby, Druggist, Bismarck.

rr6nK frlsDy, DrugglSt, Bismarck.
Pure Drugs aud Medicines at Peterson
& Veeder's, Bismarck
Don't suffer with Corns when Frrsby
will cure you for Is cents.
Fine Holiday Goods and Toilet Articles
at Peterson g. Veeder's, Bismarck.
When you visit Bismarck buy your
Drugs, Paints and Oils from Frisby.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24
SUMMONS FOR MONEy
lnty Farmers, bring in your Grain.

TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, COUNTY OF
l. Elnmons, SIS. In Justice Court Before John
kurtz, Esq, Justice of tho Peace.
George Dougherty against j. L. Stevenson.
The Territory of Dakota sends greeting: To j.
H. Stevenson: You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear before me at my office two and one-half
said county, on the 25th day of November, A. d.
lse4, at 10 O'Clock u an., to answer the com mplant
who claims to recover of you the sum Of thirty
seven dollars OH account for overcoat and
IN mercllandse heretofore sold and delivered to you,
She said defendant, by the plaintiff
And you are hereby notified that, II you fail to
appear and answer said complaint as above re-
quired, said plaintiff will take Judgment against
you for the said amount of thirty-seven dollars
together with costs and damages.
Given under my hand this 35th day Of Novem-
Der, A. D, 1884 JOHN kURTZ,
Justice of the Peace within and for Enmons
County, d. rs
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24
COUNTY .NEWS.

Correspondence of the RECORD
EAAoEsnrRG, Dec. &c.
1.-THE mail last evening was three hours
from the dinner ranch.
The freighters passed through here
this morning on their return from the In,li.n
Agency to Bismarck to Reload
Mr.. II. A. Archambault returned Inst
evening from = five-days trip to Bi.marck-- ~
good order and right side up with care
Our friend McGee commenced chop
ping cord wood yesterday. He hired two
from Winona at the rate Of IS cents per cord
The Hon. Mr.. Davie Todd has had all
addition to his household this month, in the rlnt.
of q ten-pounder young lady. Both mother ,.','i
father are justly very proud other.
The Terror of Beaver Greek" says Il"
isn't much the hunt, but the nischivf will, Lavs
pistol. The county authorities ought to p,t u
guard over the aforesaid individuals neiglto,.
to project them from bodily harm. BE.\VkE.
D0kOt1's Population.
Bismarck journal: Dakota has y srens"r
population than either of the states Of New
| Hampshire Vermont, Rhode Island, Florida, t.i'
orado. Oregon Delaware or Nevada-as mach -
the last four combined She has double the lr,,,-
! ulation that New Jersey, New Hampshire, Ala
| bama and Minnesota had when they were sd-
mtted into the Union ; three times the popul."
| ton of Colorado when admitted four times II.
much as Georgia, Rhode Island, Mississippi
| Iowa and California at the tin&e of admission
| and twelve times rs much AZ Illinois had wc,
she entered the sisterhood Of states ih 1878. |"
| fact there nsver was but state in the Union
Virginia-that had as great population wl'r"
| admitted Into tho Union as Dakota has to-day,
And yet in the face of all this, Dakota's knock ~
the door Of Congress IL unheard and unhecdcd.
Tho statistics prove that there is absolutely
smaller percentage of illiteracy In Dakota tlm"
| in any other community in the world.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

n 4. HUNT, Attorney ct Law FINAL
W PROOFS and CONTESTS y speciality.
Ien-pcr-eent money to loan on choice Final
Proofs Highest price paid for County Orders.
Bismarck, D. T. 20
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24
BISMARCK BUSINESS CARDS.

THIRD AND ROSSER STREET LAUNDRY.
Il All kinds Of W ashing properly DONE Cloth
ing cleaned and repaired overcoats especially
Prices the very lowest. Is
DIsMARCK STEAM LAUNDRY, q Fifth-st
DLowest prices in the city.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

GEO. W. NEWTON. ISAAC ROSS
NEWTON 4 ROSS, Attorney. At Law, Bis
practitioners before all the courts and the United
states Land Office
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

HARVEY HARRIS, Real Estate, Loans, and
IAInsarance. The placing of First Mortgage
Loans in name Of investor = specially. Highest
market price for county orders. Room II, First
National Bank Block, Bismarck, D. T.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

JOHN C HoLLEHBAEK. WE, WRIGHT
IT OLLEMBAEK & WRIGHT, Attorneys and
Ill Counseors At Law. First National Bank
Block, Bismarck, d. l.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

j. A. HAIGHT CB LITTLE
HA!GHT & LITTLE, Lawyers, Rooms i and
LIZ. Union Block. Bismarck. D. Special at
tention given to Land Office Business Money
to loan on First Class Security
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

w II. WILLIAMSON, Dentist, Bismarck, D.
w IT. Extracting, 50c; Filling, from 81 up:
Artificial Teeth, $40 SIS and $40 per set Once
on First street. y rs
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

w II. WINCHESTER, Attorney and Coun-
w selor County Superintendent of Public
| Instruction., Office No. z Central Block, Bis
marck, Dakota.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

WILLIAM A. BENTLEY, M. D., Physicia.
w and Surgeon. Calls left on the slate in the
ONCE will receive prompt attention. Ofnce in
Dakota Block. Is
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

III w. BRINGHURST, Money to loan on per-
LII sonal and ehattel security. Good Notes
bought. Highest price paid for County Warrants.
Union Block. rs
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-12-24

GRAY Il GRAY Attorneys at Law, Room
OSlattery block, corner Third and Meigs streets
Bismarck. D. T. Land-office business a specially
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-10-04
Territorial News.
payable quarterly
Idaho World.

Idaho World.
The Forrest King quartz mill passed
through here Sunday, pulled by two
ten-mule teams.
Kossuth's pack train Of forty four
mules passed through here last Satur-
day on the way to Boise City from Gus
ter county. Kossuth will load with
fruit Cat Boise City for Custer county.
Nears- Miner.
There are now about 60 scholars in the
primary department of the HALEY
school, and accommodations are some
what crowded. The grammar depart
ment now numbers fifty. New scholars
are continually dropping in, and tine to-
tai attendance in few days viii proba-
bly, reach from 100 to 125.
hnter-Idaho.
The Morrissey brothers, who went up
East Fork few days ago to do assess
ment work on Jack Reeds Silver For
| tune mine, came down last evening and
report six feet of pay ore in shaft on
the claim, at depth of fifty feet.
At Bache's HALEY Hotel were, some
| distinguished people Monday night in
the persons of Count Barranca of the
German army, but registered as from
London, where he now resides j. P.
! Ostrom, also from London, and Alfred
Bishop Mason, Esq, from New York
city. Yesterday morning they went up
with our ''Bill" Nye to see the Idahoan
mine over. 1t is whispered they viii
look it over with an eye to the business
of purchasing the location.
Charles Nelson, the Rocky Bar stage
man, has been to the expense of pnr,
chasing several hundred tons of hay
grain, putting up winter quarters fol
man and beast employed on his line fol
this winters service.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-10-04
from fridays Daily.l

1t looks like business around the de-
pot.
The weather has got over its cranki-
ness.
The r. r. freighting business is on the
increase.
The hotels and restaurants are doing
fair business.
Last night there were 300 names on the
Ketchnm registry list.
The hacks running between Ketchum
and HALEY do good business.
The Ketchum and Challis road has all
the necessary bridges in up Trail Creek.
B. X. is of the opinion that the Lost
River mineral belt is going TO be good
one.
Many large lots of supplies for the
mines near here have been put up this
week.
There is little notice in to-day's pa
per headed Business which means
business.
Superintendent Watson of the stage
line, came in from Bonanza and Challis
yesterday.
Ketchum is fine town to winter in
for people who are not skittish about a
little snow.
John A. Gowan came down from Vi
emma yesterday in the interest OF the
Vienna Min. Co.
Geo. Metzler returned from Sawtooth
last night where he had gone with a
party of mining men.
The storm drove the prospectors out
of the mountains, and the town has
largely increased its population.
To take the chills off, go up to the
Warm Springs and take dive in the
swimming tank.
We have not been notified yet as tc
the exact night when Col. Ingersoll viii
lead the wicked of Haley safely through
the valley of the dark shadow.
The wagon road to the Parker mine
will be completed by the 18th inst, ane
in time for the machinery for the hoist
ing works, for which Mr.. w. II. Watt ha!
gone to Salt Lake.
Blk. Boone came over from River
side last evening with the party of mel
who had been helping put inthe bridge
on this end of the road. He will return
to-day to finish putting in the tw'
bridges near Riverside.
The Chinese have been keeping up
fire cracker racket for couple of day
in commemoration of some great event
1t is very probable they have receive
: the news from the seat of war that th
Chinese army has succeeded in KILN
OF wounding Frenehman.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-10-04
THE OREGON SHORT LINE.
1t will be Completed by November 1st,
and Ready for Through
Traffic.

The following interesting article on
the closing work of the o. S. L., and the
country in the vicinity of where the
final connection is to be made, we get
from the Idaho World of Sept Both:
Hon. 10 Cave furnishes us the follow
railroad notes: From La Grande the
railroad skirts the west side of Grande
Ronde valley. 1t is IL IL miles from La
Grande to Union Depot. The town of
Union is two miles from the railroad.
From Union the road leads up Pyle can
yon through many deep and rocky cuts.
One tunnel is 500 feet in length. From
the summit, or head of Pyle canyon, the
road takes down rugged canyon to
North Powder river. From Union to
North Powder river is eighteen miles.
At the latter place there is a dinner sta
tion for trains passing both ways. From
North Powder to Baker City the road
passes up the Powder river valley, which
is barren alkali plain of but little val
ne for agricultural purposes. From
North Powder to Baker City is twenty
miles. The o. R. & N. is open for traffic
to Baker. From this place east the track
is laid to Express Rancho, on Burnt riv-
r-twenty-eight miles, leaves gap Of
unlaid track of about twenty four
miles to the junction with the o. S. L.,
at Huntington, at or near the mouth of
Burnt river. There are forty-two bridg-
es across Burnt river. The bridge
across Snake river at the mouth OF
Burnt river is massive structure, built
of stone, steel and iron, and is nearing
completion. The bridge is about COG
feet long. fonr snnns standino ON mas
sive stone piers entirely above high wa
ter mark, the top of the bridge being
sixty feet above low water. The track
of the o. s. L. is laid to the east end OF
the bridge, and on completion OF the
bridge will be laid three miles to Hunt
ington, which is the junction of the Q
S. L. and 0. r. & n. roads. The bridge
will be completed and track laid tt
Huntinging by October 10th, and th'
final junction will be made about Nov
ember LIST, when the line WILDE contin
uous from ocean to ocean.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-10-04
HALEY Hose Co. No. /.

AS the old man Of Arkansaw used to
say, "when the weather is dry there's
no use of fixing the roof, and when it is
rainy who in thunder is going to stand
out in the wet to fix it?" Just so with
Haley as to her fire department. So
little interest is taken in the matter of
guarding against fire that the members
cannot be got together at called meet
ing, and Mr.. Coffin, Foreman of Hose
Company Mol, has card in the Times
rendering his resignation in the follow
ing pointed sentence.
''Since it has been impossible to OBJ
tain a meeting of the company, here
by publicly tender my resignation as
Foreman of HALEY Hose Company No. 1,
expressing our sincere thanks to the
few who have given us their physical as
well as moral support. E. G. COFFIN.
Huiley, Idaho, Sept. so, 1884"
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-10-04
NEW ORES.



Some very rich and beautiful samples
of ore are coming in from the mines and
prospects about here.
A promising strike Of ore was made a
day or two since in a new prospect
known as the Ava, eight miles up Warm
Springs Creek. The ore is 20 inches
in width, and samples about IT'S ounces.
1t is also rich in galena, and II the pres
ent ore vein holds good as to quality and
quantity it will make valuable proper
ty. 1t is owned by Carey, Habbishaw
and Hicks.
On the Triumph ground, between
Elkhorn Hill and North Star, strike
was made yesterday Of extremely fine
ore, and large piece was brought down.
1t is very much like the Baltimore and
Victoria ore, and is Of the same quality
300 to 400 ozs. The location is owned
by Domsk and Heldebrandt.
a fine collection. The ores are being
left at the store Of Pinkham & Lewis
where they are labeled and prepared fol
transportation to HALEY, where the
whole lot viii be boxed for shipping.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-10-04
Gold Along the Lower Snake.

An old California miner named George
Pickett, who has spent several months
prospecting on the south side OF Snake
river. from Odds Ferry down to the con-
fiuence of the Salmon river, has just
passed through the city on his way
south, and says he found gold in small
quantities all through the designated
region, and in two places he believes he
has found gold in paying quantities. At
any rate, he will return in the spring
with a force of men and develop a claim
which he has located in Idaho, only a
short distance from the Snake. He
shows some large nuggets which he OBJ
tanned from his claim, and says that wa
ter to work the diggings can be pro-
cured at comparatively small cost.-Ida-
no Statesman.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-10-04
Accident from Explosion Of Giant Cap,

A distressing accident occurred in the
family Of Mr.. N. H. Camp, q. S. Assay
err, on Monday evening last. During
the day Mr.. Camp had occasion to visit
the penitentiary, and his little son,
Oswald, who accompanied him, had un-
observed picked up some giant powder
caps used in blasting in the quarry near
the prison. In the evening the little
fellow threw one into the stove, which
exploded, the report bringing the whole
family to the room where he was. Har-
old, an older boy, took one Of the caps
| and was examining it by scratching the
inside with match, when.it exploded,
| throwing Harold and his sister Ethel,
who was near by, several feet across the
| room, and resulting in the loss of three
| fingers and part of the thumb of the
| boys left hand, with chances OF losing
! the little finger. His sister was but
! slightly injured. The conclusion shat
tered the lamp globe into thousand
pieces, but fortunately the lamp did not
| explode. The wounded boy is doing as
| well as can be expected.-Boise Demo
| crat.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-10-04
District Court.

Judge Frederick on the Goth sent the
following letter from Silver city to
Deputy Clerk Richards of the Second
District Court, laying out the work for
the coming term of Court:
"Dear Sir:-pleases say to attorneys that
I expect to hear motions and demurrers
the first week of the term, try jury cases
the last two weeks.
On the I'd or Sd day I will go through
the calendar and set all causes that are
at issue for trial, so that litigants and
witnesses need not be there during the
entire term. Truly yours,
CASE BRoDERICK.
Idaho weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1884, 1884-10-04
Marriages..
400 ozs.

In Boise City, Sept. "a, 1884, at the
residence OF General F. Cartee, by Rev.
G.. H. Davis, Charles Fl. Reed and Miss
Ella Cartee. No cards.
In Boise City, at the residence of the
bride, Monday morning, Sept. 20, 1884,
by ReY. A. Inslxn--- of the NJ F.
Church, Mr.. w. G.. Robb and Mrs. Deli
lah Belts.
Sept. 80, 1884, Miss Eliza Wilcom and
John L. Conyers, both of Haley. were
united in marriage by Justice E. B
Lennon.
On Wednesday. Sept. "a, 1884, Mr.. j
c.. Cunningham, of Broadford, idaho
Territory, and Mary Jeanette Welsh, o.
Park City, Utah, were married in the
latter place by the Rev. Father Blake.