Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-10-29
IN TOWN AND OUT.
Good Republican weather.

NOON AsVS SuOAACou WCdLuCIs
E. G. Campbell is at work plowing on
the Briggs & Shelly land.
Samples of new spring styles in Wall
Papers may be had by writing to r. l..
Durant d Co., Bismarck.
Mr. J. H. Crum, the Sterling merchant,
and Mr.. Brundage, Democratic candi-
date for the Legislature, were in town
last Saturday evening.
Messrs. Keebler and Young paid visit
to Camp Shields the other day. We learn
that several people from the Williams
port neighborhood will again take up
their residence at the camp this winter.
E. A. Keebler's pig, weighing about
seventy five pounds, fell into Ira Young's
we'll last Saturday. The we'll is over fifty
ter. The pig lived for some time after
his tumble.
A lady of this neighborhood might
Sunday. The effete citizens of the East
must not imagine from this statement
that there is snow on the ground in the
Great Northwest.
Mr.. H. G. Weight, of Kellogg, Jasper
county, Iowa, an old friend and compan-
ion Of Ira L. Young, died at his home in
Iowa, Of typhoid fever, on the 9th inst.
Deceased expected to have come to Da-
kota-to Emmons county--about Nov. 1.
Mr.. John A. Hollembuek, Democratic
candidate for defeat for the Legislature,
was expected in Williamsport Saturday
to address "tLc boys" But he failed to
put in an appearance, and our Demo-
cratic fellow citizens were deprived of
their opportunity to "howl."
Miss Jennie Smalley, one of our lady
farmers, entertained number of her
friends right royalty last Sunday. The
guests sat down to u dinner which could
not be cxcelled by Sheridan House
spread. The editor was there, and he
could live week on the memory of it,
The RECORD was in error in stating
last week that the cuse of Argast VS.. Seik-
ler had been settled. 1t was called before
Squire Campbell Monday afternoon. A
motion to dissolve the attachment issued
in the case was argued and the case ad-
journed by consent of parties until Nov.
3, at 8 u. M.
1t is hardly necessary to call the atten-
ton of our citizens to the fact that the
drug house Of Dunn & Co., opposite the
Sheridan House, Bismarck, keeps on
hand at all times large stock OF fresh
and pure drugs, which will be sold at the
lowest prices. Give the firm call and
be convinced of the fact.
Heretofore in Dakota nearly all polit-
ical action has taken place through the
Republican party, and no one can say
that the Democrats have not been we'll
treated by nominating conventions. Gen
orally there has been very little question
ing of a mans politics when candidate
for office. But the Democrats of this
county have seen tit to draw the line.
Nh, of "a
colors and give the Democracy all the
party lines they want. Vote the
straight ticket.
Mr.. J. w. Combs, an uncle of Steve
Hawkes., has been working for the latter
Mr.. G. has been in the country but a few
weeks and isn't we'll "up' on the section
lines and other landmarks. The other
day Mr.. Combs went out to plow on
Steve tree claim, about mile and half
distant. But the plowman got turned
around" and went about two miles
further, where he pitched in and did a
good days work. And now Mr. r. H.
Thistlethwalte has another days break
ing on his timber-claim. 1t is not be-
rested for trespass
Henry Chapman returned from the
railroad Monday. He reports the grade
railroad completed to within about twenty
miles of the Emmons County line About
week ago the party whose work it is
TO lay the track came to Roscoe prepara-
tory to laying the track northward The
surveying party has its camp established
on the south branch of Beaver Creek,
and are cross. s.sectioning toward that
point What does it mean? The Mil
waukee line touches Beaver Greek at
about the same point that it is crossed
by the Missouri Valley survey? Is the
Milwaukee g. st. Paul coming over this
route to Blsmarck7
One day last week, while Messrs. Dcrr
and Roderlck were engaged in digging
well on Briggs g. Shelly's place, an acci-
dent occurred which might have proved
fatal. Mr.. Roderick was working IN the
well, which had reached depth of about
sixty feet. While lowering the bucket,
in some unaccountable way it became de-
tached and fell to the bottom. Mr.. Derr
says the bucket will weigh over fifty
pounds. Imagine man in the bottom
of a hole sixty feet deep, and bucket
weighing half hundred pounds descend
ing toward him, and one can form some
idea of the feelings of Mr.. Roderick at
that time. But fortune favors the brave;
and, as Mr.. Roderick did not run, he
must be so classed. In its fall the bucket
struck from side to side of the we'll, and
thus its fall was broken. Mr.. r. lost
couple of teeth and received lame shoul.
der by the accident 1t was close call.
Declinatfon.