Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-10-21

The RECORD family, like every we'll
regulated Dakota household, has claim,
which the said claim is some eight miles
from Williamsport. We also recognize
the fact that, should we not fulfill our part
of the bargain as laid down in the law
of the land, our pre-empted plantation
might be jumped-sg it ought to be-by
some enterprising settler. Now, as we
have found it somewhat inconvenient-
not being gifted with ubiquity-to dwell
on our domain continuously while print
ing the paper in town, and as We believe
that the land laws, like all other laws,
should be complied with by every citizen,
we have concluded to make new de-
parture. Mental visions of the robust
form of Captain Easterly government
land Inspector as it spake the words,
''No residence, no patent" may also
have had an influence. Then, too, the
sad and plying countenance of Register
Rea when, at tinal.proof time, We should
tell him how We printed paper at Will
Transport and resided permanently" on a
claim eight miles away. The fact, also,
that one newspaper man of North Da-
kota- and he both beautiful, good, and 4
resident of Jimtown-ls now having the
finger of scorn pointed at him by sinners,
because he proved up on claim upon
which his Apollo-likc form had ne'er re-
posed-this fact, we say, may have made
US cautious and fearful of future posi-
bilities. At any rate, whatever the mo-
tive, we have moved out to the claim a
sufficient amount of material to run the
paper, and until the first of next April
our address will be Buchanan, Oak. "
The palatial mansion in which we now
reside is situated on the Williamsport-
Bismarck highway--in fact, the road
runs through our door-yard-and the
postoffice of Buchanan Is not over hun
dred yards distant. The stage leaving
Williamsport Wednesday morning will
take the RECORD TO Bismarck, so that
subscribers throughout the county and at
4 distance will receive the paper no later
than heretofore. The mail to Williams
port from Bismarck goes down Thurs
day, and the paper will reach the county
seat on that day, As very few people In
winter 20 to town for their mail on other
than "mail-d days" this delay will make
little difference.
Williamsport Is the place of publica-
ton, as heretofore representative of
the paper will gather in the happenings
there "and in the future, as in the past, /"
very few items of interest will be allowed
to escape.
Our friends are requested to leave any
news coming to their knowledge with
Miss Edna F. Connor, at the Williams
port postof1cc.
Some of our friends may think that we
are putting ourselves to great deal of
trouble to enable us TO read our title
clear" to a quarter.section Of Uncle Sam s
estate. But when, in q very few years,
not an acre Of farm land can be bought
in all Dakota for less than $25 an acre,
the wisdom of the move will be apparent.
Situated as we arc on the Bismarck
road, where there Ii steady stream of
travel, we will have good facilities for
securing local news.
Our friends, when on theft way to or
from the capital, arc requested to drop in
and give US an item. Furthermore, We
desire to inform them that we intend hay
Ing q wood-pile of goodly proportions