Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-05-05
IN TOWN AND OUT.
Beautiful weather.
Another heavy rain Saturday.


Grain fields begin to look green.
Road Supervisor Archamaault was i
town.ycsterday.
Mr.. w. NJ. Dcrr has moved on his clair
southwest of town.
, Go to The Fair" in Bismarck, fo
your Millinery Goods.
Northern Pacific preferred stock, Sat
urday. in New York, 54s.
Go to H. II. Days, Bismarck, for jew
c!ry. watches, repairing, etc.
The cheapest and best line of NIiliucr,
Goods in Bismarck is ut The Fair
Our correspondents will please addrps
The RresRD at Wiliamsport hereafter
Mr.. j. N. Roop and Mrs. John Kurt
paid a visit to the Capital City last week.
Mr.. A. Croglan is now.s4 home on hi
fine farm. The atchstring is always out
The Logan School Township Boar(
will meet Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
Mr.. Henry Mtt!cstc,ltcr came in on th,
Stage Monday, having just returned from
Ohio
J. w. Parker (succcsson to Parker 4
Parkcs) Wholesale and Retail Druggist
Bismarck Dak.
Leonard du .Hcaumc is doing tho
homeSt st s gfnger act, and is row busy put
There was IL very goods attendance al
Sabbath school last Sunday. and a very
interesting session.
Miss Libble ~. Kurtz went to Roor
Monday to pay a social visit to the resi-
dents OF that village.
. Samples of new spring styles in Wall
Papers may be had by writing r. T. Du-
rant & Co., Bismarck
A Bad Man from Bitter Creek with a
rot OF Red Paint held Il ar-dancc in
town the other night.
Ono pleasant feature of the immiyra-
ton this spring is the large proportion
of ladies and children.
The County Board, at Mondays ses-
sion. purchased three steel road ,scrapers
from MIR. Thomas Kelly.
What is the first thing wanted in a new
community, and by somcS the last thing
paid for? The newspaper.
Mr.. Connor returned from Bismarck.
Friday, and brought downa load of goods
for the Williamsport store.
Mr.. Duncan McGills is again leading
the peaceful life Of an agriculturist on
his farm southeast OF town.
A farmer not far from Wllliamsport
has hog Of the long nosad variety which
he has taught to dig post-holcs.
Mr.. John Blake, of Massachusetts, is
looking over the country tributary to the
county seat, with view TO settlement.
Mr.. Anderson, of Bismarck, was in
town the other day, having journcyed
hither to see the famed garden spot of
the Missouri Slope.
A family of-fourpersons, whose names
we failed to learn, arrived on the stage
Monday. They are friends of Mr.. A.
Hansen, and will settle in this vicinity.
Commissioners Clayton and Childs,
County Clerk Parks Sheriff Wade and
Assessor Bumsteatf were the officials from
abroad present at the county seat Mon
day.
Editor Douglas and Mr.. John McCrorv
are out visiting the Russians and Hol-
landers in the south part of the county.
The latter gentleman goes along as inter.
prefer.
Buy your Pure Drugs, Chemicals,
Paints, Oils. Glass, Putty and Wall Pa,
per at the Palace Drug Store, Dakota
Block, Bismarck, Oak. Your friend,
J. W. Parker.
MIR. and Mrs Mandgo and three chill
tlren arrived this week, and have gone to
housekeeping at the residence of Mr.. j.
A. Robinson. Master Ira, as stated, ar
rived week ago.
Prof. Kcim purchased in Bismarck last
week New Deal gang pillow, and also
lot OF barbcd wire for a pasture fence.
lie intends, eventually, to have 100 acres
OF pasture incloscd.
And now the merry gopher stanllcth
upright In front Of it's den, lookcth the
honest granger in the face. and with its
eyes seemeth to ask "Whcn will YOU
begin planting sod.corns"
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitford, of Bismarck,
paid visit to Buchanan Valley, Thurs,
day. MIR. Whitford has valuable timber.
claim in that vicinity, and the trip was
made to arrange for its cultivation.
Chestnut: A printer once got the pune
tuation in the wrong place in the toast,
woman, without her. man would he a
savage and made it read, woman,
without her man, would be a savage
Talk about easily-cultivatcd soil Why,
on old ground, our farmers have found it
necessary this spring to use tongue and
brccching to keep the plow off the horses
heels when going down a gentle slope.
Yesterday a mammoth grasshoppcr was
observed on the boulevard in front of our
mansion, sharpening his teeth on bunch
OF cactus by the driveway. Tell, us, 0
thou great prophet of Estcllnc, is this
''gohd for whcat?'
Settlers continue to come. They are
welcome. Their arrival means more
grain, more stock, more sociability, more
trade and patronage for business and pro-
icssional men, and prosperity for the
whole Missouri Slope.
Among Georges notices of local en-
terprisc is one referring to the town chief
industry. II relates how prominent
business man has "madc several improve.
mcnts having changed the position of
the bar and icr-box.' Gewhillikens !
Our people opened wide their eyes
when the railroad lders passed thu oug gin.
Never mind. 1t won't be long until we
again sec gang OF railway construction
lists, and not for work on Il line cast and
west, either.
Our youthful cnterprising and hand.
some co-laborcr, Editor Douglas
lie of Winona-whose name may possibly
RECORD--Was Il Visitor ut the county seat
the other day. George is always welcome
up this way.
County Treasurer Stevenson and assist
ants were down through buchanan Valley
the other day, rounding up cattle, pre-.
paratory to taking them down on Beaver
grazing season. The cattle were consld-
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