Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-03-04
IN TOWN AND OUT.


Major Dickey came down from the cap
ital last week.
Northern Pacific preferred, Saturday,
was quoted at At.
Mrs. George Walker arrived from Bis.
marck last Monday.
Wanted-To buy few bushels of seed
corn. Apply at this Office.
A new paper is to he sxfted at Wi
mona in couple of weeks.
The Williamsport school will begin
about the middle of this month.
Squire D. r. Jones, of Winona, will
receive subscriptions for the RECORD.
A quorum was not present at the meet
ing Of the Board of Commissioners, Mon
day.
/ The Reading Circle meets tomorrow
evening at the Office of Attorney ARM
strong
The Williamsport Townsite Company
have divided their property here and dis
solved.
Prof. Keim has arrived, and is putting
up his house. His family will come in
short time.
Mr.. John WINNER, who has two fine
claims in the Buchanan neighborhood, is
building house.
The weather during the past couple of
weeks has been mild and springlike. The
snow is rapidly disappearing.
In purchasing Ladies' and Children's s
Shoes, Slippers, Etc, you cannot be better
suited than by D. W. Blake, Bismarck.
Don't forget that the old, reliable drug
house of Dunn & Co., Bismarck, is oppo-
site the Sheridan House, on Main street.
D. w. Blake, Banner block, Bismarck,
keeps constantly on hand fine and we'll
selected line of Dry Goods. Notions, Etc.
For Wall Paper, Stationery, Blank
Books, School Books, Albums or Toys,
call on ]. W. Clarke, Main st., Bismarck.
Mr.. Albert B. Peterson finished thrash.
ing his oats recently. He did the work
by hand, and the total of bushels was
| about 700.
Emmons county people making pur.
chases in Bismarck should not forget that
Dunn & Co. make a specially of pure
drugs. which they sell at the most reason
able rates -
The past ten days have been busy ones
for the teamstcrs. They have been COM
ing and going inisp>directions, hauling
logs, poles. firewo6d, etc. Everybody is
getting ready for the spring campaign.
An election will be held in Logan
School Township, on the 21st inst, for
the purpose Of votipg6n the question of
bonding the towns6ip in the sum of 81, 900
for the purpose of building two school
houses.
The reports now on file at Washington
from the winter-wheat states show that
the deficiency in that cereal is even
greater than at first reported, and to this
may be added the fact that it was largely
injured by winter-killing.
A brother of Mr.. w. Hawkes., accompa-
MED by his wife, three children, aud
mother, have arrived. MI. W. Hawkes.
states that 300 families leave Carroll
county, Va, to-day, for Dakota. Many
Of them will come to Emmons county.
Messrs. Peters and Thistlethwaite, who
have been visiting Wllliamsport for sew
eral days, inform the RECORD that frogs
are beginning to show themselves on the
banks of the creek, near their home.
This is sure sign that the winter is
about over.
The 81, 900 county order loaned to Com.
missioner Mckenzie, as Emmons county'sd
portion of the security fund in aid of the
Dakota exhibit at New Orleans, has been
returned and Cancelled, the Legislature
having appropriated .S25, 900 to carry on
the enterprise.
The RECORD is informed that a serious
accident occurred to a Pierre Bismarck
stage-driver at the latter city last week.
After reaching town he proceeded TO un-
hitch his team, when they suddenly
started, threw him down, stepped on him,
and cut him severely. The sleigh was
wrecked. s3 a as