Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-02-18
WinOna.

W1NoNA, Feb. 10.
Correspondents Of the RECORD.
Mrs. John McCrory and son returned
home after an extended visit among
friends and relatives in Minnesota.
Mr.. j. D. Sadlcr, of Yates, was>s1ccess-
full in extracting the ball from Mr.. An
derson' s arm. Mr.. s. hss>beon on the
river since the carly days, and. it practice
makes perfect, Jim ought to be perfection
with bullet wounds.
Last week Mr.. H. 8. Parkin purchased
"a head of beef, in excellent condition,
from Mr., Louis Agard The purchaser,
for many years anslndian trader at stand
ing Rock, now owns the famous Cannon
Ball Ranch, where he makes stock-
raising specially. It is rumored that
Mr.. P. will establish a branch meat
market at Winona No man on the Mis-.
souri, river would receive q warmer vel
| come here than H. s..
There are few who have visited Stand
ing Rqok that do not remember the gigan-
tic but friendly Indian tsLong Soldier, .
who died last Monday. He was power
M fully built man, fully seven feet tall.
coming tsHow !" his voice seemed to
penetrate way down in the regions below
his moccasins, and with proper training
he would have ranked high among the
bassos profundo. About the same date
another Indian, "Black Moon by name,
departed for the happy hunting-sround.
B. NJ. was one of the most desperate de-
mons in the Sioux nation, and acknowl-
| edged by his tribe to be the greatest
brave and warrior in the once hostile
camp. It is generally supposed that Sit
ting Bull was the chief warrior; but this
is mistake, as there were q nunber who
outranked Col, Bull.
Mr.. Editor, allow me. to congratulate
you on the enlargement of the RECORD.
! l hope every settler in Emmons county
will see the necessity of supporting a
good newspaper, and in a new country it
! requires the aid and support Of all the
people. Many people east believe that
| of the Missouri river. While on my way
to Aberdeen last summer stopped at a
little place called Roscoe. The hotel
office was filled with railroad men, sur
veyors, and land agents. While waiting
for dinner overheard a conversation be.
tween land agent and an immigrant.
| The latter was asked, "Going to locate
about here?" "No; am going to the
Missouri" he replied. "Don1t go there, y
said the agent; it's no use, Land is all
taken for miles back. The old settlers
have taken all the land where timber and
water can be had. and the Indians arc
very bad-expected to break out any day. %
could stand it no longer. said to the
immigrant, II am neither land agent nor
q locator but / am from the Missouri
river, and if you want claim Of any kind
| with timber. water, and so on, will show
you plenty of them free of charge. A.
for the Indians, they are perfectly harm
less, and not half as dangerous to encoun-
ter as the man who just spoke to you. .
That gentleman came out here, and is now
located in the southeastern part of ou1
county, and is moro than satisfied with
his new home. Friends. let us spread the
truth cast let us advertise our county.
And, above all, let us support our county
paper. In so doing we advance our own
interests for where will VIC find better
advertising medium for Elnmons county
than the RECORD? NEP