Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-04-07
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Seeding has begun.
George, you make tho people tired. 6ubsidc
Miss Ella Yeater was to leave Ashland, Ohio,
yesterday, for home.
Tho Williamspolt school (No. y will com
mence next Monday.
Messrs. Eli and Walker Robinson visited the
county seat Monday
MIR. Fred Whittier aud Master Sam Clayton
were in town last week.
Merchant Connor's we'll Is 80 feet deep, an.l
there is 20 feet of water in II.
Mr.. w. r. Jagd hRs returned to his claim in
the Walker City neighborliood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene WuldrufI take their de-
parture for Bismarck this week.
MIR. William Campbell, brother Of Mrs. Kein,,
is visiting the Professors ftmily.
We understand that Mr.. +. ID. Walker has
been quite i'll during the past ten days.
Commissioner Child believes in early planting,
and hnd his wheat all iii several days ago.
Captain james Bclk hus taken claim
Commissioner Gayton's, and his family viii
soon arrive.
We are informed that Mr.. William Gardner, Of
Clayton. thinks Of selling his ranch 70 New
York party. s,
Mr.. William McCrory will soon depart for his
cattle ranch the Little Missouri. Mrs. Nc
Crory will accompany him.
Another fortunate woman in Emmons County
down on Beaver Creek She has obtained
printer as d husband. See Winchester CORE
spondence.
John w. Dean, mortgngee, purchased tho
Whitney claim sold Saturday, the price boing
s661. There were twen.y-six bids. The land
brought about 81 per acrc-scnrcely two-thirr,s
Of its value. 1t adjoins the townsite and is ane
quarter.
Several parties have come from Logan anil
Kidder counties recently to purchase oats. The
Williamsport country is "a verit;lbe Egypt. But
''nlebbc'' it was corn the old-iimc Isrueles wen,
after. We always get mixed Oh thcse Shak
sl,eHrc stories.
II is said that number Of people from ASH
land County, Ohio, intend coming out to look al
| this region this spring. Come along. You wiz
find your old friends and neighbors all contentei
and prospecting, and plenty Of room for your
selves.
Among those visiting the county scat yeeter
day were Commissioners Gaylon and Child
sheriff Wade, Register Parks. Sheriff Wade, ami
Assesyor Butnstead; Messrs. Wescott and Mat
/ :hews, OF the Winchester country; und Frank
Parks Of aOrseuead Taliey.
Miss Edna F. Connor visited the Cxpasal City
| lust Thursday, and returned Monday. She re
| ports having u very pleasant time. bnt thinks
| there is no place like WiIlinrnsport. Niss Corr
| nor Is ono of WIllianisport's "boorners," and y,
her belongs MUCH Of the credit for the many en-
joyable literary and social rtainn,ents which
| nave taken puce here.
The County Building las been provided with
| some good hanging lamps and It ls now possible
| 10 properly light the With the old lariba
| there danger Of tie Commissioners doing
| some crooked work at night sessions And, II
| 3d. it would have been hard to identify the c,l-
prit. "The Deacon could have been distin-
| gushed, even III the dark, by his fine aquillins
| nose; (; but there IL such close resemblance IN
| build between the gentlemen from tie First ana
Third districts that they could not he Identified
ma dmly-ligh,ed room. With the coming Of
The new "Elms,' however. all danger vanishcs.
1t would he impossible, in the bright light, for
| a Commissioner 10 grab u handful Of twenty
| dollar bills out OF the sae and escape detection.