Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-10-01
last Saturday. The prisoner was com
mittcd to the Bismarck Jail, and was taken
there Sunday by Constable Walker.

lhsI CatuIuay. 1He prisoner was COM
mittcd to the Bismarck Jail, and was taken
there Sunday by Constable Walker.
Fred johnson. the man arrested for the
theft of A. P. Rorick's horse, last week
swOre out warrant against Mr.. R0rick.
charging him with criminal assault on ~
girl OF II who has been living with John
son. This prosecution bears the car
marks OF an attempt to 'get evcn."
The Williamsport School Township
meeting for the purpose of choosing
delegates to the Republican County Cou-
vcntion was held Monday evening ut the
Office of the Register of Deeds. Mr.. Tape
presided, and filled the chair to the sat.
isfaction of all. The following gentlemen
were elected: II. A. Armstrong. Joseph
Tape. Edward Campbell, George Dough,
crty, and David Ycatcr.
<%SOn the evening of Sept. %, about 3
O'Clock. during q thunderstorm, ''ball
of fire" was visible in ilorthwestcrly d.
rcction from Williamsport When first
seen it appeared to the naked eye as about
the size Of water-pail. and ten minutes
elapsed before it reached its greatest mag
nitudc, which appeared to be about six
could he seen for some twenty minutes,
and then gradually faded away. The
phenomenon was also seen at Bismarck.
/, Mcssrs. Gregory g. Smith were busy
thrashing up to Saturday, when an acci-
dent to the machinery compelled them to
desist from work for the day. The rain
layed them. The owners of this the first
thrasher operating in Emmons county re-
port a very good yield of grain. The
White Russia oats grown by Ycater &
Kurtz on Briggs & Shelly's farm weigI,
80 pounds to the bushcl. The wheat
grown by David Yeater on the Busscy
place averages over 20 bushels to the acre,
and his oats weigh 35 pounds per bushc.
= Last Friday our esteemed townsman,
Dan Williams. was appointed warden of
the North Dakota penitcntiary, just bein"
finished at Bismarck. The appointment
is an cmincntly fit and proper. one, and
wilf give general satisfaction to.the pub
lie, especially to those who arc personally
acquainted with the appointee. To the
old-timers in Dakota. from Yankton to
the British boundary, Dan needs no intro
duction but to newcomers outside of
North Dakota we may state that he has
satisfactorily filled several public offices
of trust in this part of the territory. He
is IL brother of the Hon. +. A. Williams.
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know him as is his eminent brother witt,
the people of the whole territory. The
REcOnD congratulates Mr.. Williams on
his appointment to the position.
s. Last week u couple of ladies started out
from Williamsport with blackboard and
cayusc for trip across the prairie. As
they drove slowly along, and while quite
Il distance from the residence of an
estin,able lady who lives few miles from
this place, they were perceived by the
Indy referred to. Turning to we'll
known and venerable cowboy standing by,
she asked what it was. The W. k. and v.
c. b. replied, 'Injun women if they
come this way, call me-" As the ladies
were singing, and as considerable vocal
exercise was necessary to prOpel the craft
when the outfit arrived at the house they
found the hostess in a state of mind some
what perturbcd and the venerable cow
boy with seventeen separate and distinct
varieties of smiles on his benign counte-
nance.
One of the most agonizing spcctaclcs
coming within range of human vision is
that of man possessed of horse or
dog, and in On inverse degree of the
proper experience in handling him. An
Emmons Comfy official some time ago
was the proud owner of pup which un-
der happier conditions might have been
among the smartest in the land. But,
owing to lack of necessary dog knowledge
on the part of his master, the canine was
somewhat deficient in education as to
tricks, etc. The owner of the animal was
80 set upon by friends and acquaintanccs
determined to have the dog properly
brought up that he gave the pup to a
party with the necessary qualifications
for graduating him. In another case We
call to mind man owned cayusc, or
broncho, or mustang, or zebra, or what
is it." and the said animal, owing to IL
past regular diet of cottonwood bark, Ia.
bored under chronic habit of exhibiting
his ribs US the most prominent part of his
anatomy. The boss of the steed, ut the
very threshold of his proprietorship, was
informed by competent authority" that
"all that hoss needs to build him up is
plenty 9rass." Grass he had galore but,
none the less, visible ribs. Then came
the suggestion, '"That hoss needs oats.
Oats We're provided. Then the informa-
ton was volunteered, 'Bran's good for
hosses." Bran likewise was made an art
iclc of diet Then the owner was in
formed that "Bran's no good for boss
he wants shorts" But he didn't get the
shorts. In the meantime nine different
kinds of medicine, beginning with wood
ashes and ending with blue vitriol, had
been prescribed. Verify, horsc-dActors
also disagree. What doth it profit Nan
TO buy $40 worth of medicine for . f2b
horse?
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