Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-09-17

Northern Pacific preferred stock in
New York. Wednesday, 604.
Attorney Armstrong went to Bismarck
yesterday on legal business.
Go to II. H. Days, Bismarck, for jew
elry. watches, repairing, etc.
Mr.. d. L. Fettcr did not leave for the
railroad regions last week, us reported.
Tom Kelly had few acres of oats that
thrashcd about thirty bushels to the acre.
Frisby will give 800 for any case Of
catarrh which his Catarrh Cure will not
cure.
The wife of Mr.. Patrick Lee. of WI
mona, gave birth to twin girls on Mon.
day last.
How about that wedding promised
from Winchester few weeks ago?
What's the matter?
Hunter Croghan has begun early this
season, having brought down fine an
telope the other day.
Mrs. Asa Cassclman is again at home,
after u six weeks visit with her married
daughter in Bismarck.
Mr.. A. B. Allen, agent of the John
Morris Publishing Company, Chicago,
WAS in town yesterday.
Samples OF new spring styles in Wall
Papers may be had by writing to r.. l..
Durant Il Co., Bismarck.
We haven't received copy of our
steamed Winona contemporary for two
weeks. Ah, there, George
1t is claimed that the wheat in the Tur-
tie Mountain country will thrash out an
average of twenty bushels to the acre.
Mr.. Fred Clark, of Wisconsin, is look
ing over the country in the Williamsport
neighborhood, and intends locating here.
Many of our people will have to plant
trees on their timber-clalms this fall
Box-eldcr seems to be the general favor
ite.
County Superintendent Worst came
across herd of four deer the other day,
aud succeeded IN bringing down one of
them.
The Democratic convention to choose
delegates 10 the territorial convention at
Aberdeen meets at Wi!liamsport to-
morrow.
Mr.. j. w. Wescott. the wcll-known
Beaver Creek cattleman, was in town
yesterday, and made the RECORD office a
pleasant call.
The RECORD desires to say that it is in
need of money, and that payments of
subscription just now would be thank
fully received.
AS the mail now leaves for Bismarck on
Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays, with
this issue we change the day Of publica
ton to Friday.
Mr. Combs (brothcr of Mrs. Long and
uncle of the Hawkes. boys) has arrived
from Virginia with his family. Mr.. c.
will take claim in the neighborhood of
Mr., Wash. Hawkes..
The Smith s. Gregory thrashers will
close their work in the Williamsport
neighborhood the early part of next
week. They will stop in Buchanan VAL
ley on their way home.
Extensive prairie fires are raging in
nif.lyou aud nn,pfioc Of
southeast. Better secure the hay and
straw stacks, and save some pasturage by
plowing around your claim.
Next to speech by an average mem
Der of the legislature, there Is nothing
more dry and tedious than listening to
the testimony in land-contest case
where no stenographer is employed.
As we could not secure pass in time,
if at all, and as railroad ties are not so
placed as to fit our stride, we are unable
to go to Yankton. Counsellor Douglas
has our proxy, and will cast two votes.
Attention is called to the program of
the teachers institute to be held at Wi
mona OH Thursday and Friday, Oct. 7
and 8. Weather permitting, quite q
number of Williamsport people will at
tend the institute.
During the past season Mr.. E. G. Packer
did some building for Mr.. Bringhurst on
his quarter section. He gave so much
satisfaction that Mr.. Bringhurst has now
engaged him to build granary and barn
on his half-sectlon.
Such is fame The newspapers of the
Slope, in publishing the call for the Dem
ocratlc Legislative convention, printed the
name of the rip snortlng Democratic war.
horse of Wllliamsport, Commissioner
Yeater, "W. L. Yates"
Napoleon Nogan county, Homestead,
10th: The thrashing machine from our
sister county of Emmons has been busy
in Logan county for the past week, and
has about finished all jobs of sufficient
amount to pay for setting.
Those of our fellow-citizens who in
tend to run independently for Office this
fall, or whose names are to be brough,
before the county conventions of sithel
party, should publicly announce their can
didacy. Quite often votes are lost through
a voter, not knowing certain man Is te
run, pledging himself to some other can
didate. The RECORD will publish sucl