Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-07-01
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~ Mr.. p +. Nugent came out last week
from Chicago on visit to his daughter,
Mrs. D. r. Streetcr. and to see the coun-
try.
Owing to abundance ;Gf work Mr.. Lud-
vigson, the blacksmith, has removed his
shop to more cpmmodious building op-
posite.
For the purpose.of providing u place
for the exhibition of the Different speci-
mems Of coal found in Emni6ns County
last Saturday the RECORD building was
moved back four feet from the sidewalk.
Our thanks are hereby rendered to M:
Thomas Kelly for his kindness last Week
i'll hitching UP his team and taking the
RECORD publisher and his wife on u i,,ls-
ried midnight trip to their claim, cgit
miles from town.
T.cre has been continued abl;ulanc..
Ifof rain, and, as a consequence. the crops
are in the best possible condition. Wheat,
OTIS, barley, corn-but it is Unnecessary
to particularize. There could be no i'm
protement in field or garden.
Attention is called to the advertisement
Of Mr.. H. ID. Connor, in another column.
nv. Connor is laying i'll Il complete stock
Of groceries. with hardware and dry
Goods departments, and will dispose of
the same ut small margin of profit, for
cash
8 Mr.. A.. p. Smith has returned to his
former home at Dimock, Pa, where he
| will place himself under medical treat
ment, his health haviag been quite poor
recently. His fine herd of cattle, on sec
ton 3-135-75, has been left in charge of
Mr.. Walker Robinson.
Mr. Frank Hanitch is having consider
| able trouble in reaching water. After
| digging in one well until he struck the
| bottom of the Chinese wall, the hole was
abandoned. A second we'll was begun,
and at depth of 81 feet a large bowlder
! stopped the work, The rock will BIZ
blasted.
1 The Fourth Of July picnic of the, Will
fianispork Sunday school is to be, held at
Mr.. w. L. Yeaters residence. The cere.
Isnonies will begin at 5 o'clock p. IN. A
baseball game will be played, commenc:
ing at 2 o'clock A pleasant time is an
ticipated, and the anticipation will no
doubt be justified bv the results.
II An election will be held July II in
Williamsport School Township on the
| question OF bonding the township in the
sum of $4,000 for the erection Of two
| school-housea--one in Williamsport and
the other on or near the west line of sec
| ton 30, township 135. range rs. Every
U voter should tur:i out and cast lis ballot
on this important question.
Truly the people Of Emmons County
have been blessed in the matter of rnin-
ffall. A record kept at the Williamsport
postofticc shows the following: 1t rainctl
on June 10, II, 10, Is, is, II, "a "A, 20, :s,
and 30: and to. day Guly ~ we had two
rains--cnc i'll the forenoon and another
in the afternoon. The lot of the Mis-
souri, Valley farmer is indeed happy
one.
On the Fourth page Mr.. E. NJ. Holg-
kinson informs the public that he is now
prepared to do anything in the way OF
house, sign, ornamental or carriage paint.
ing. calcimining, paper-hanging, and
granting. Mr.. H. bears the reputation OF
being first-class workman, and anything
| he undertakes will be performed in sat.
isfactory manner. Orders may be left at
the RECORD office.
Last week the citizens of Williamsport
had their attention drawn by the appear,
ance of a large Shack" preceded by
eight mules, moving rapidly through the
streets. At first sight it was supposed
that the Ellendale stage had arrived; but
it was afterward learned that the building
which had been the former abiding-pacC
of Mr.. John Huber was being transferred
| to a new site south of town.
Messrs. Pitcher and Hubert while Dig
ging we'll fer NJ. Dan Williams, at a
| depth of 33 feet struck a copious flow OF
water. They are noH stoning it up, ami
the water rushes in nearly as fast as three
men can lay the wall. Over 10 barrels oi
| water were taken out before u stone could
be laid, and there was " depth of feet
within couple Of hours. The quality Of
the water is tirst-class, both lis to taste
and softness.
One of our county officials has dog.
The said dog has an appetite which is
fearfully and wonderfully contrived. The
official calls him, or her, or il, "a pup
1t has been apup for 10! these many days
or years. IesterdH, the pup rus
tied corn-beef can, upon the contents
| OF which, among other dclicacies, the
RECORD editor had r>cently fcastcd. 1t
stands as fact, capable of proof, that
when that there "dory" got through with
that there Can net u piscc OF the corn
beef receptacle could be found AS with
human beings III Dakota, so with the
brute creation The ozone in the atmos-