Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-06-16
IN TOWN AND OUT.
MIR. Charles Edick is at home,

Robert Dickson is digging well for
Miss Lizzie Taipe.
MIR. Albert Robinson has built house
to replace the one recently burned
60 to II. II. Days, Bismarck, for jew.
elrY, watches, repairing, etc.
Clerk of Court Bumstcad was in town
Saturday on final-proof business
Mrs R. NJ. Fellows, of Bismarck is
visiting the family of Mr.. Charles Edick.
Miss Annie Baker has gone to Roop to
assist Mrs Roop in her household duties.
! Guilford NJ. Mandigo suffered another
loss last Saturday. This time it was one
Of his horses.
j.. w. Parker Successor to Parker &
Parkes), Wholesale and Retail Druggist
Bismarck, Oak.
Qnlte number of Wiliamsport people
attended the Pleasant Valley Sabbath
school last Sunday.
Samples of new spring styles in Wall
Papers may be had by writing r. L Du-
rant & Co., Bismarck.
a valuable mule belonging to D. r.
Rupert, which was thought to be pcrma-
nently lamcd, again walks on four feet.
Peter It. Snyder has sold his claim-the
northeast quarter of 33-135-76--to VIM.
r. Campbell, who has filed upon the
same.
i Mr. Bottomley now has eleven head of
animals at work breaking out his contract
on the Bringhurst half section, and will
have eleven more in day or so.
Only one prairie schooner was ever
seen travelling eastward in Dakota, and
that bore the significant legend. "Going
Back to the Wife's Folks. - Darlington
News.
Buy your Pure Drugs, Chemicals,
Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty and Wall Pa.
per at the Palace Drug Store, Dakota
Block, Bismarck, Oak. Your friend,
Parker s. Parkes.
The bill repeating the timber-culturc,
pre-emption and dcscrt-land laws passed
the lower house of Congress last week by
q vote of 1873 to 40. The bill now goes to
the Senate.
A recent frost in the Red River Valley
injured the grain. In Grand Forks county
some of the wheat was turned black to
the ground, and 1t is estimated that one
fourth of the crop was lost.
LMr. F. D. Walker informs US that the
wife of Mr.. II. w. Allen arrived Monday
from Michigan. Mr.. Allen is one of the
brightest and most popular young men
in this section, and we congratulate him
on his relief from the horrors of grass
widowerhood.
Messrs. Brlndle, Dcrr and Roderck put
in a day fishing with hooks and lines
down at the mouth of Beaver Creek last
week. About 200 pounds of pike, catfish
and "whitefsh" were caught. The REC
ORD outfit are under obligation to Mr..
Derr for a fine mess of the same.
1t is hardly necessary to call the atten-
tion of our citizens to the fact that the
drug house of Dunn s. Co., Bismarck,
opposite the Sheridan House, keeps on
hand at all times a large stock of fresh
and pure drugs, which will be sold at the
lowest market prices. Give them call
and be convinced of the fact.
All the work of location and securing
right-of-way north of Bismarck will be
finished III two weeks, and McKenzie's
engineer party will then work southeast
from Bismarck to meet the other party
which Is surveying and locating the line
from Aberdeen. Rumor adds (but pre-
maturely) that grading work will be be-
gun here early next month"; Bismarck
journal.
Last Thursday Il certain county official
took his fine drove OF swine out on the
creek a couple of miles from town, built
a comfortable shelter, and turned them
loose. believing they would not stray far
from their quarters. Every day he sent
them out little feed. They remained on
their reservation until Sunday, when. as
the family were preparing to take their
departure for church, the head of the re-
turning porcine procession hove in sight
They had travelled nearly four miles to
reach home.
George ]. Douglas, the good-looking
and popular editor of the Times, went to
Bismarck on Tuesday last. After con-
clud1ng his business in the Capital City
Mr.. Douglas will spend few days visit
ing friends in Minnesota. Mr.. S. A.
Faulkner and "Mayor" McEniry will
weld the editorial shears during his alb
sence, and furnish the readers of the
Times with numerous and interesting
editorials on the current events of the
day.-[Winona Times. We give up. As
the boys say, '"Two on one amt fair"
By the way, it is rumored that Editor
Douglas will return with wife--his own
wife. Should this be so, we will forgive
him everything harsh he has said of us in
the past. The parson and the merchant
knock out editorials and locals like they
were old hands at the business.