Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-06-02
IN TOWN AND OUT.

rising rapidly.
Mr.. James Kelley has taken claim in Blu.
clanan Valley near Mr.. Tighe's.
Mr.. F. D. Walker has pair of fine young
male colts sired by the Tabor Clydcsdae.
a sister Of Mr. w. W. Goodwin, fiom Maine
is visiting her brother and his family, at Blu.
chanan.
The RECORD is reliably informed that Attorney
| Armstrong is engaged-in farming extensively
| this year.
hr. and Mrs. Robert Buchanan came down
from the valley Sunday and attended church at
Williamsport.
Mr. $. d. Cummings, of Winchester, was in
town Thursday. He is assessing in the Room
ncighborhood.
Winona's justice of the peace is said to be
keeping n careful watch OH the crooks of botl,
sexes. Should this be considered Waterbury
watch?
Several members of the Bismarck Baptist
Church were in town Sunday. We were glad to
meet them, as the RECORD editor is himself a
Baptist.
DIR. and Mrs. Franklin, of Bismarck, with their
little son, reached WilIiamsport Saturday and re-
turned home Monday. During their sojourn
here they were the guests of Miss Lizzie Tape.
Messrs. Joseph Trnmel and John IIammin, of
the Armstrong neigbborhood, made the RECORD
" brief visit the other day. They report crops
looking finely out their way. Mr.. Tramel will
break forty acres this season.
T. The RECORD subscription list Inns been booming
of late. Scarcely day has passed since we re-
turned from Buchanan that one or more names
has not been added to it, The citizens of EN-
mons County are indeed a reading people.
The Rev. David Writ will preach next Sunday
mt the schoolhouse. BY the way, although at
present engaged in evangelical work, Mr. Writ is
Il member of the Congregational Church. We
are pleased to learn this as tho editor is Con-
gregntionnlist.
Mr. G. =. Wiiams's sermon al the Chapman
vile schoolhouse last Sunday is well spoken of
by all who heard it. Mr.. Williams is we be-
lieve IL Presbyterian. The writer, himself II
Presbyterinn, is always happy to have ministers
of THAT denomination call this way.
AFTER service at the schoolhouse, last Sunday,
Mr. Worst called attention to large and costly
Bible which had been quietly laid upon the table
before the congregation assembled. An inscrip-
ton on the tly-leaf stated that 1t was presented
by Messrs. Thomas Bottomlcy and L. II. Herrick
School Superintendent Worst is we'll liked by
all citizens of the county who have become ac.
quninted with him. But more especially is lie
becoming popular with the young ladies.
Cause why? Because it is rumored that he al
ways omits the word "obey' in the marriage
ceremony.
Mr.. Greene, of the southern portion of Kiddcr
county, who owns considerable railroad land
there is, we learn, thinking of taking II claim in
the Williamsport country and coming here to
reside. The gentleman says he has seen nothing
better in North Dakota in the matter of surface
and soil than we have iu this region.
District Court Clerk Bumstead came up from
Winchester Saturday on final-proof business
After that work was completed lie wus pressed
into service as the taker of testimony in the con.
test matter of Mandgo vs.. Franklin, and was not
able to get away until Tuesday morning. at
which time lie departed for Bismarck.
After his trip from Ellenlule, through Hos
hils and Williamsport, the Hon. l.. D. johnson
returned home by way of Fargo lie told the
Argus tlnt the bee line travelled by himself and
party was Il good one, and railroad coulu be
the grading for the new road would be done this
season.
Said stranger in Williamsport, last Sabbath
Your men folks must be very bashful, Judging
from the manner in which they drop their wives
and sweethearts at the church door. This literal
of the goats from the lambs is a new
one on mo- What is the reason therefore, And
the party questioned opened his mouth and
spnke: sit is probably owing to the narrowness
of the benGhes."
MIR. Hugh Stevenson recently took over to his
new ranch across the river 175 head of yearling
and two-year-old cattle, purchased from Mr. s.
b. Lawrence, Of Bismarck Hugh obtains the
nerd from his father TO start in the stock bus-
ness OH shares. The young gentleman's many
friends III ail parts of the county wish him the
best OF success in his new enterprise; and himself
and little family 1ttuci Happiness in their new
Hume:
Judge Gray; of Bismafck; vshs iii Willienisport
q few days this week and laet On professional
business: The gentlelnaii Is orie Of tlle flrmsst
believers in the futufe GREATNESS IF the Missput
slope; and has done much gosd III blaein.. a
knowledge Of its tesbutces befsrs 1atge NUM-.
Der of wealthy aid influential Rastetn msn: The
Judge has been down this ~at ten9fs, aid HAS
always had a good word fsf Fantrtsns Eeuntt
and its people,
A cdlnpany Of young peBpie 6sthGFsd Atths
Ediek residence Friday evening, hpkxbeeted
and unanliounced, for the phrpbse tfssslebfatisg
Miss stclla's birthday: The evehIng=ih faet;
one or two of the little hours Of tle rt1dsnirtp,
also-Swao spent in social cdntersatidn; games,
etc. A bountiful supper was served, and every
thing tended to make the occasion very enjoy
able. Miss stella's friei1ds wish het many
happy anniversaries Of the day.
Mr.. w. 3. Cusseln,an Informs us tl,at the stage
will leave his place every Saturday mbrning
for steele; returning the same day, and that the
passenger fute for the round trip is only one dol.
lar. AS will be seen by his tad on fourth page,
MIR. &. Is county agent for the Mccormick ma.
chimes and for the ~. Paul Fire and Marine In
surance Company This company Issues hail
poiiccsj ana Mr. Casselman will dcv6te his chief
attention to this branch Of the insurance business
One Of the Horses driven by the railroad party
spoken Of last week was stone blind: He wont
from Ellendale to Hoskins; thence around I'd
Winchester; thence to Bismarck; ; anti then re-
turned home through Williamsport. This was
long trip for sigitless horse, and partly through
a very rough country: portion Of the way
there was no trail. Tho driver said that by
close attention lie got along all fight; but he
wouldn't want to take the animal over tile same
route again.
1t is a very fortunate bachelor who possesses a
sweetheart having the nerve to leave homo ]
and friends and go to her intended husbands fin a,
new country, hundteds Of miles away: Such q
lady Is Miss Annie Mason; WIG Arrived in Bn:s