Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-12-23


Dunn & Co, make speciality of pure
drugs, which they sell at the most reason.
able rates.
See here! Ityou want pure Drugs, a,
bedrock prices don't forget that the old
and reliable firm of Dunn & Co., Bismarck,
Is the one to patronize. "Llve and lei
livc' is their motto
r. L. Durant & Co., Fourth street, Bis.
marck, Oak, carry u large line of Mu
sical Instruments, Pianos, Organs, Vic
Inns, Banjos. Accordions, ETC. Write for
Catalogue and terms
We have on hand u lot of Cloth Caps
heavy and warm, for winter use, such as
Plush and Chinchllas, in different quail.
ties, which we will sell regardless of cost.
Dahl Bros, Bismarck
Little Miss Lalie Yeater paid visit to
her friend, Miss Lucy Streetcr, at Bu-
chanan, last week. And for q couple
of days the coming New Year party was
the chief topic discussed by guest and
hostess.
Mr.. George A. Riggs is digging q we'll
on his claim Superintendent Worst has
his well lined with rock and the force
pump again put in. He now rcjoiccs and
says, "a thing of" pcrmancncy ''is joy
forever
Judging from various opinions and in
formation given by St. Paul and Mime
apolis papers, at least two of the rail
roads now ending at villages in Central
Dakota will push on further northwest
next season.
George Walker met with quite a mis-
fortune last week. He started for Bis
marck with his span Of ponies, but the
calico-colorcd mare, Dolly, was taken
sick when about half of the drive had
been performed, and died soon after.
We are informed that a wedding is to
come off Tomorrow CThursday). Hope
| the statement is true for it will not only
make two worthy people happy, but show
that the efforts of the RECORD in the
cause of matrimony have not been in
| vain.
Several deer have been seen in the hills
lately, probably driven out of the timber
by the hunting parties. A party of El-
lendale gentlemen were hunting between
Buchanans 8 and the river last week. Mr.
Derr saw several deer while out after
wood in the coulces.
Merchant Connor came near having a
conflagration in his store building last
week. A blanket in Tie attic, near the
stove-pipe, caught fire, and both 1t and the
woodwork near were beginning to blaze
when discovered by Mr.. Connor, who
quickly extinguished it.
Messrs. Worst and Fish had a grand
johnrabbit hunt by moonlight, the other
night. Two Of the animals so similar in
their movements to "greascd lightnin'"
were killed. One of the rabbits was
chased through town and slaughtered
near the castle of Attorney Hcrrick.
"Do you see those two gentlemen COM
ing down the street with market baskets
on their arms?' Eyes one of them is
fat, ruddy and smiling, while the other
is billous-looking and cadavcrous What
causes the contrast between them?' Zone
buys his groceries, meats, etc., at the
well-known and popular store of George
Gussner, Main street, Bismarck. The
lean man goes elsewhere to trade"
Mr.. Brindle is again driving his marc
that was injured by pitchfork some
time ago. The accident happened in a
very strange manner. The animal was
tied at night in her stall, Mr.. Brindle
says, at least five feet from the fork; but
in the morning. although the mare was
still fastened in the same place, the fork
was sticking in her side. Luckily, how
ever, it ran parallel to the surface and
did not kill her.
AS our Glencoe correspondence failed
to matcrIalizc this week. we are not GER
tain as to whether that wedding came off,
We believe it did, however. We will try
to get the announcement by next week
but, as most people seem to think that
newspaper gets its items from the whis-
perings of the winds, there is nothing GER
tain about it. The moral of this is When
a wedding or other interesting event oc-
ours send the news to the local paper.
Mr.. s. E. Coover left for the Capital,
Monday, to visit until after Christmas
certain lady of that city who has been
II grass-widow for some time past, and
whose name, also, is Coover. Mr.. G. is a
valuable scttlcr--enterprising and indus
trious. He doesn't believe in sitting
around waiting for luck" but pitches
in and tackles any good, honest hard
work that comes along. To such as he
Emmons County owes the wonderful
progress she has made IN the past two
years.
There is no section OF country in the
States which has Il population who are
greater home lovers than those of Ohio's
Western Reserve" This loyalty to a
particular geographical division will soon
find its counterpart here in the North
| west The term Missouri Slope" is
much more often used than formerly to
denote Dakota's best agricultural region.
And the settlers, in letters and in CONVEX
sation, always speak with pride of the
region in which they have found comfort
able and happy homes as ''The Missouri
| Slope"