Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-09-10

leighborhood. johnson had several
days srart, and his capture was not
effected. 1t is said he sold the horse at
jamestown.
The silly order Of the Land Commits
sioner, that breaking the prairie prepara-
tory to planting was not cultivation, has
been reversed by the secretary of the In
terror. The farmers feared they would
be compelled to sow turnip seed in order
to convince the Commissioner of their
good faith.--Blsmarck Journal.
Sorghum, it has been demonstrated,
can be raised in North. Dakota. Com.
missioner Yeater has field OF early am-
Der cane nearly ripe which we have never
seen excelled. Samples may be seea at
this Office. The cane was net planted as
early by fortnight as it night have
been, and no care was taken to break off
and keep down the suckers.
Recently, while out hunting with a
shotgun, Mr.. Croghan came suddenly
upon deer. The a1iimal seemed te be
flied with astonishment, ,aM stood Still,
looking at the hunter. The first shot
blindedi it, and it was then easily finished.
The RECORD is under obligation to Mr..
Croghan, for fine lot of venison cut
from his too curious deership.
In last weeks paper, in notice of the
Bismarck lumber dealers who advertise in
the RECORD, we omitted the Weaver
Lumber Company. This was mistake
The firm mentioned is one af the oldest at
the capital, pays particular attention to
satisfactorily filing the orders of country
buyers, and has been patron Of the
RECORD, from the founding of the paper.
Among those in this vicinity who are
paying attention to the important matter
of timber culture is our County Sch ool
Superintendent Mr.. j. II. Worst. Last
spring he planted 100 Norway spruce
trees, so white willow, 30 plum, 10 Rus
sian apple, about 25 currant and goose
berry bushes, besides other trees and
small fruits. They are all doing finely.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Goodwin, our
neighbors in Buchanan's Valley, came
down last week to reside permanently.
When Mr. G. went to tear down his
house for the purpose of removing it to
Il pefmancnt site north o. tile Bismarck
road he found that some of the timbers
in the north end were considerable shat
tered, owing to a visit of the electric
fluid.
Mr.. S. A. Bowes, of Mcintosh County,
the Hoskins Lake boomer, came through
I5Wllliamsport Sept. 2 on his way from
Ellendale to Bismarck, on business. He
passed through here yesterday on his re-
turn trip. On the gentJeman,s trip to
Bismarck he arrived in Williamsport just
in time to assist in printing the RECORD
MIR. Bowes says that the country trfbu-
tary to the new town of Hoskins is set
tling up quite rapidly.
Mr.. Elijah Coffin, of the firm of Nc
Kenzie s. Coffin, Bismarck, accompanied
by his father and mother, was in Will
iamsport last week. It was Mr.. Coffin 8
first visit to Williamsport and he was
greatly pleased with the country in this
neighborhood. The party came down by
the way of Long Lake to Williamsport
then went from here to Winchester
thence to W1nona there they crossed the
river and returned up the west bank. :.
A Republican convention of the Ninth
Legislative District comprising the coun-
ties of Barnes, Stutsman, Griggs, Foster,
Wells, Kidder Burleigh, Mclean, Sheri
dan, Stevens, Renville, Mountraille, Wal
lette, Howard, Williams, Mercer, Morton,
Stark, Billings, Emmons, Logan, Benson,
DeSmet, Rolette, Botineau, and Nc
Henry, will be held at Bismarck on
Wednesday, Oct Is, at 2 o'clock p. M,
to nominate two members of the Counc il
and four members of the Assembly to
represent the district in the next Lcgisla.
ture. Emmons County is entitled to two
delegates.
I A party consisting of Messrs Simon
|. Kurtz, w. M. Derr, s. E. Brindle, AL.
Huffman, A. Croghan, Ed Hodgkinson,
Fred Hodgkinson, W. L. Yeater, and the
RECORD man went out to Goose Lake last
week for the purpose of annihilating
ducks. The sport was not as exciting as
usual, for the reason that, when the game
saw the large and fierce party approach
ing like Davy Crocket's coon they came
down and surrendered. Barring the dis.
position of the writer's t'Zulu" to do ita
heaviest work at the back end, the trip
was an enjoyable one. Sixty-six ducks
and several chickens were the spoils of
the hunt
+ Married.
HARRISON - JACKSON - On Monday,
Sept. l, 1884, by Justice of the Peace A.
M. Weller, at Gayton's Landing, EN-
mons County, D. T., Mr.. James NJ. Har-
rison to Mrs. Lottie jackson, both OF
Fort Rice, Morton County, D. T.
Dakota has 100000 acres Of school
land, which cannot be sold for less thar