Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-01-14
IN TOWN AND OUT.

A literary club is in process of forma-
ton.
Tom Kelly started yesterday on trip
to Gayton.
The postofficc has been removed to thd.
store of Mr.. II. D. Connor.
Last Wednesday Mr.. r. E. Brock re-
turned from the river, quite i'll.
Jackrabbit stews are becoming less fire.
quent. Where are the Nmrods?
The session of Dakota's Legislature is
in full blast at the new Bismarck capitol.
Mr.. Rhoderic's horse died recently,
leaving him, unfortunately, with but half a team
Mr. John Roop, who visited the capital
last week, informs that wheat has risen to Csc.
Mr.. Skinner, of the Half Way House,
is still quite poorly. He has had long siege Of
fever.
Mrs. Frank Smith, living near the
county line, is quite sick with bleeding at the
lungs.
A real live missionary threatens to
make a descent upon the heather of Emmons
County nezt spring.
Quite number of farmers are feeding
their stock oatstraw instead of hay, and report
the experiment entirely satisfactory.
Mr.. David Yeater started for the river
Thursday morning with four-horse team, in
tending te spend a week hauling logs. ,s,
A new schoolhouse will be built at Win
chester early in the spring-something after the
model Of the Williamsport schoolhouse.
Avon Walker informs the RECORD that
one day last week there was quite heavy shower
of rain out in the Walker City neighborhood j."
Among those visiting Bismarck since
our last issue were Messrs. Kalberer, Boutillier,
Armstrong, Packer. w. l.. Yeater, and John
Roop.
Potter and Sphinx, where there have
been recent csunty-seat "wars," are run on pro-
hibition principles Whisky, you may plead "not
guilty. this time.
If general talk is criterion, a large
crop will be seeded in Emmons county next
spring. The unanimous sentiment is in favor OF
diversified crop.
When our young men visit their young
lady friends during the winter they should take
snow-plow along so that they may not find
themselves weatherbound.
Mr.. Hawkes. the other day took a trip
out through several of the coulees where wood is
found. He says that most of them-those where
tho grass was burned-are free of snow drifts.
Mr.. Packer returned from Bismarck
last Thursday. He reports tho snow badly
drifted. On his way up he was compelled to put
off a part of his load at Tom Kelly's.
Owing to the departure of several
members of the club for the capital, the dance to
be given by the Williamsport Social Club has
| been postponed. 1t will probably take place
next week.
The Brock ranch is now supplied with
plenty of water. They had to drill and blast their
way through several feet of rock-a rather un
! usual thing in this country. The we'll is forty
seven feet deep.
The present session of the Legislature
should pass special law to the effect that, where
timber is scarce, before young man is allowed
| to lay regular winter siege to the heart Of young
| lady, he dump a couple of cords of fuel at the
family wood pile.
The Misses Kurtz made Mr.. Worst
family very pleasant visit last Thursday. Thei'
vehicle was a large store-box runners will
the horse hitched to it without shafts. The young
| ladies had a merry time, and enjoyed the novelty
| quite as much as the ride.
To the veteran teamster handling horse!
is second M. ure. But, for q lady brought up il
an Eastern city, the feat of driving team across
Dakota prairie In mid-winter is novel, at least
Mrs. j. B. Brock handled the lines behind Mr.
BIS team while going to and returning from {
visit TO Commissioner Yeater's family, last Thurs
day, the round trip lowering distance Of 81,
| miles.
Messrs. Kalberer and Boutillier, of thu
School Board, last week went to Bismarck ant
procured lumber for the schoolhouse outbuild
ings. They also brought down the new Boyntor
| heater for the school-rrom The RECORD is glat
TO state that the furnace was purchased of Mr.
w. S. Moorhouse. He is the only stove merchan
in Bismarck who cures for the trade of Emmon
county, as is shown by his advertisement in tn
county paper.
Don't suffer with Corns when FrIsb,
will cure you for rs cents.
Fine Holiday Goods and Toilet Article
at Peterson & Veeder's, Bismarck.
When you visit Bismarck buy you
Drugs, Paints and Oils from Frisby.
Dahl Bros, Fourth street, Bismarck, j
the place where you can purchase win
ter outfit for the least money. Emmoni
County people should bear this in mind
and, when they visit the Capital City
call in and examine their stock of Fur
nishing Goods and Hats and Caps, which
is now complete in every particular
Winter caps speciality.
The Highway to the Capital.
Bismarck is the objective point Of al
travel from this section and from the neighborint
| county Of McIntoshi Road Supervisor Kelly die