Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-02-24

| portunlty OF paying for another year.
Mr.. Higgins also believes every land
holder in this region should patronize the
RECORD, and left zwei-dollar for that
subscription we have received within q
fortnight, from the county and abroad.
In the notice of the loss of pocket
book, last week, the name of the loser
was given as F. b. Allen. 1t should have
read A. B. Allen. We supposed the
gentleman who visited Williamsport was
the well known Bismarck attorney. But
Mr.. A. B. Allen, who lost the pocket
book, is travelling in the interest of John
Morris, of Chicago receiver, assignee,
or something or other, of the once noto-
rious rat" print.shop of Culver, Page,
Hoyne & Co.
Mcssrs. J. N. Roop and J. H. Worst
went up to Bismarck Friday, and left
on their return Saturday, bringing with
them Mr.. w. II. Worst and wife, late of
Congress, Wayne county, Ohio, who come
to make their home in the Willamsport
ne'ghborhood. The gentleman is a
brother of our County School Superin-
tendent. Mr. and Mrs Worst are greatly
pleased with the appearance of this coun-
try The RECORD extends u hearty well
come to the newcomers.
Sheriff Wade went up to the Capital
again yesterday. He had intended to
take up Timms and StaIaN, witness and
prisoner in the Ida Woods case; but Of
late Stallard has been suffering great pain
from swelling III front of his right ear,
which has been exceedingly painful both
externally ond internally. For this rca-
son the Sheriff decided not to remove the
men to Bismarck until the March term of
court. A RECORD representative saw
Stallard yesterday at the Jail, and he was
quite pale from the effects of his recent
illness.
4 The building in Williamsport once oc:
cupled by the RECORD is now said to be
haunted We are informed that on IA
night not long ago, with no wind blow
ing, strange noises were heard in the
old architectural beauty. 1t is probably
infested by ghosts. We have frequently
heard OF spirits being seen around print
ing offices. Then, again, perhaps some
delinquent subscriber has "shutilcd off
this mortal coil" has appeared at the
golden gate, has been ordered back to
earth by st. Peter. and informed that he
may call again after paying the printer
The ghost was probably looking for the
editor.
The RECORD has a few head of cattle,
and stack of hay of good average quail
lty. This, of course, is not very remark
able. But to see the animals, all through
the winter, on every pleasant day. desert
The stack and remain out from morning
till night, browsing on the prairie, is re-
markable-or, at least, would so appear
to an eastern farmer. And they keep in
fine condition, too. Here the grass CURES
on the prairie during the fall !; there ii
RIOTS and is of no good in winter and
spring, The gxeatest factor in making
the Missouri Slope a section of prosper
Gus farmers will be the cheapness with
which stock of all kinds CAN be raised. a..
Saturday evening Patrick Smulen, who
is taking care Of Tom Kclly's place dur
ing the latter's absence Came to his senses
,nlY to- ndehimseif stretched upon the
ground, with severe pains dalting through
his head. He says 1t took him until Sun
day morning to collect his ideas sufli
GENTLY to remember whether hc had been
hit by cannon ball. STRUCK by lightning,
or run afoul of mule. The latter was
the case. While watering the animals
one of them, finding that Patrick was
within reaching distance" proceeded
10 lay him out. This he did by trcmen-
lous kick on the side of his head, knock
ing HIM senselcss. Mr. Smulcn says he
must have lain UNCONSCIOUS for a couple
Of hours. 1t is wonder that the dam
ages were not more serious.
We desire to publish any thing and
everything of interest to the pubic, and
shall always find room for communica-
lions or criticisms Of any one regarding
his actions in matters which are of inter
est to the public, and in which the public
has right to be concerned. And we want
it understood that any such criticism (by
either correspondent or the editor) car
ries with it the free use of these columns
ny the person attacked for purposes Of
rcfutation or explanation. But we shall
not publish anything concerning private
transactions between individuals. And
we believe the good sense of all our re adj
ers will enable them to see that this is the
only fair and correct course. To allow a
correspondent, under nom dc plume,
to attack a fellow citizen, even without
calling him by name, would open our
columns to every one with private
grievance, whether just or unjust, and
would probably cause people to come
within Striking distance" Of the editor
altogether too often. On any mans pub
lie acts we will express ourselves in plain
language and assume all responsibility
personal or otherwisc) therefor. and cor
respondents may do likewise. But we
cannot allow the paper to become me
dium for attacking people for private Of
Tense given. We will take good care that
no communication prompted by malice
(or that appears to be such), gets within
these pages, under either real or an as
sumed name.