Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-08-07
IN TOWN AND OUT.
Buy machine oil of Frisby.
School No. 1 will reopen Monday.
Ask Frisby for quotations on lead and


oil.
Northern Pacific preferred stock in New
York, Wednesday, Gig.
Miss Bessie McNlcl IS again at home,
having arrived Thursday.
Go to II. II. Days, Bismarck, for jew
elry, watches, repairing, etc.
Treasurer Don Stevenson was among
the visitors to the county seat Monday.
Samples of new spring styles in Wall
Papers may be had by writing to r. l..
Durant & CO.., Bismarck.
pThat pleasant old gentleman, "Unclc
Lap" was up from Winona, Monday, on
business before the county board.
Landlord Bottomlcy has force of
men busily at work on his hay contract.
The new hay-prcss arrived this week.
The Rev Griffith will preach at the
schoolhousc on the evening of Sunday
after next, Aug. Is, in place of Mr..
Writ.
Iaying is about over in this region.
Every one has put up enough for his own
usc and number will have some to
spare.
Little Miss Una Clifford, who has been
visiting Miss Lizzie Taipc for week
past, returns to her home near Sterling
| to -dav.
A son-in-luw of Uncle Dan Long left
! New Mexico this week for the Williams
port country, where he and his family
will reside in future
Commissioners Gayton and Yeatcr were
the members of the board present at Mon
days session, Commissioner Childs beng
unavoidably absent
1t is remarkable that, Notwithstanding
the recent drought, gardens this year are
as good, if not better. than those of the
two. previous seasons since settlement.
Dick Thstlcthwaite, who is engaged
with his team and mower on the Bottom
ley hay contract, broke q casting and left
for Bismarck yesterday evening to have
it replaced:
The Ellcndale Leader says: "On to
Bismarck appears to be the watchword
of the Milwaukee company, and all the
force that can be spared from other lines
is being sent here to work on the cxtcn-
sion.'
The Minneapolis journal publishes the
following: The contract for twenty
five miles Of grade on the Ordway, Bis
marck 81 Northwestern has been let. - 1t
is now said that the Burlington e North
crn will extend to Bismarck this season."
Van Houten Bros. s. Little are about
contracting for the excavation for the
roller mill TO he erected near their elevator.
The mill is to have a capacity of $50 bar
rcls per day; and will be built and put in
operation before Jan. 1: next Journal
Major Dickcy has returned to Bismarck,
on his way to the Cunnonball. 10 be pres
ent: at the first sampling Of the water
melon patch on the 10th inst. He de-
clarcs he can't live contentcdly in town
where there is foreign flavor in the
we'll water.
The last week has been one Of rain.
Although, if the "wethcss" had<comc a
few weeks earlier, it would have been
better appreciated, yet itlas done great
deal of good to fields Of millet, late oats,
and gardens. Coril- and late potatoes
have also been much benefited.
Mr.. O. II. Hammond, one of the Gay~
ton neighborhood's intelligent and pop
ular citizens, with, Mr.. Fuller; ncghbor,
was in town over night; Thursday; Oh Ills
way to thc,whcat fields and grain stacks
of the bonanza farms Of Red River VAL
ley; and made the RECoRD pleasant call.
That popular and plcasant gchtleman,
Mr.. J. B. Taylorj Of Bismarck; was III
town couple of days this Week; with a
fne herd Of ponies, which lie Was taking
through from the Capital City ID Blleh-
dale, for sale. Mr.. Taylor says We have
the best crops by far lie has seen this sea:
son, and the pasturage is fltst-Elass: MI:
Bottomlcy purchased d lahdsotite thafe
and little whitewashed colt from Mfr. r.
Mr.: ]. @. Vail; OF eouverneur N. r,
an old friend of Attorney Hcrrick, has
been In Williamsport during the week.
He is on trip to STE thg Western coun-
try; and, knowing that Mr.. Hertick was
resident of Williamsport, stopped off at
Bismarck and cathc down to visit him.
Although ah old acquaintance 6f both
Mr.. and Mrs: Hcrrick, MI Vail had
not heard Of the recent wedding; and
was agrccably surprised to learn that his
two friends had formed partnership Cor
life.
Captain Cotton's new house hds been
completed, and the family are now COM
fcrtably settled therein. Every person
twho has seen it destrlbes the building as
one of the best in the county: 1t is of
Squared logs nicely fitted, and is substan
| tial and roomy. The dressing and join
ling of the logs Is credit to Mr. Shields,
who did the work. As just said; the
.house is quite roomy and the floor solid,
and the REcORD' Silent Partner suggests
that two quadtillc sets could BE easily &c
c6mmodated at time:
Steve Hawkes. lias giHeH Hp LIS iagA If
making final proof and removing fttthet
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