Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-06-23
IN TOWN AND OUT.


Sii ], ""tehNS, itl'hiliuS, ClC.
j. w. Parker Successor to Parker 4
Parkcs), Wholesale and Retail Druggist
Bismarck, Oak.
Samples of new spring styles in Wal
Papers may be had by writing r. l. Du
rant & Co., Bismarck.
Sheriff Wade ana County Superintcnd.
cnt Worst departed Monday on trip te
the southern part of the county.
MIR. james Barbour, of Beaver Creek
was at the county seat yesterday, ant
made the RECORD Il pleasant call.
Mr.. FarrclPs shop building is about
ready for occupany. Ii is situated about
100 yards west of N.Y. Connor's store.
The crops around Wiiliamsport look
| better now than at the same date in either
| "a or S5--the years since settlement.
Sheriff Wade brought over some potato
| tops three feet long. from Gayton, the
other day. They had new potatoes there
week ago.
At the election for school director in
WllI!amsport Township, yesterday, the
vote was rs follows: n. j. Shields, 80
Lot Koker, Q.
Judging from the number of new rail
roads now being built through Enmons
County (on paper) depots will be as plcn-
tiful as gophcrs by fall.
Mr.. Martin Appsrt, whs was injured in
well last week, il getting along us well
us could he exptcted His colIar-bone
was broken. DR.. Petit attended Mr. Ap.
pert.
Talk about 80 day corn The period
between planting and harvesting. this
year, in This neck o the woods has
averaged from one to three days. The
yophcrs did it.
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 Il Parkes.
AS the days go by and harvest comes
nearer, the smile of the EmmOns County
granger broadens. Nothing but IL gen
eral hail-storm can prevent the best crop
in this vicinity since the region was set
tied
Two gentlemen from Leola, Mcpherson
County, were in town last week They
report that the surveying party of the
Ordway & Bismarck Railroad arc now
this side OF Hoskins. There are over IL
dozen men in the party.
Ayoung son of Major Mclaughlin. the
popular and efficient Indian agent at
Standing Rock, stopped in Williamsport
Monday night. He had an Indian guide
with him. aud was on his way fum Dew
lis Lake to Standing Rock.
A mysterious party came into town
Monday evening, and stopped ut the EN-
mons House ovr night. Whey refused
to state their business to any one, and
said they were sworn to secresy regard
ing their movements Another railroad?
And now comes information from Il
gentleman over on the river that he
caught gophcrs in the act of carrying off
his young chickens. 1t is said that new
species of ground squirrel, twice rs large
as the ordinary kind. has made its ap-
pcarancc there.
The horses taken up and advertised last
week by Mr. Anderson, of the Armstrong
ncigh5orhood, belonged to the Goodslls.
The two horses, with three others, had
been ut work breaking in Logan county,
whence they strayed. Three were cap
turcd at Mr.. Harris's
young man and woman on horseback
(twO horSeS) were in town yesterday in
curing for Squire C;,mpbclrs house.
Everybody surmiscd thai, the young folks
had matrimonial intentions, and we
learned later that the wedding took place,
but did not obtain names or particulars
Every one ought to insure against hail.
After Il few years, when stock raising has
received more attention, Il total failure of
crops could be easily met. But now,
when not one in ten could stand the dc
struction Of his grain without entaiIing
serious hardship, it is very poor policy
to trust to luck.
MIR. John McTavish, over on Long
Lake Creek, has cut out the undcrbrush
and trimmed the trees on his claim, and
now within a few miles of Williamsport
there is a grove just about perfect for
picnic purposes. Why not get up an ex ;
cursion over that way when the luscious
junebcrry cometh.
1t is hardly necessary to call the atten-
tion of our citizens to the fact that the
drug house of Dunn & 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.
1t has commenced. The first install
mcnt of 'shc best grain of the season"
was brought to this office by Mrs. Strceter,
wife of Editor Strceter, of the Williams
port RECORD, and was taken from the
farm of E. G. Packer The specimen is
barley and it measures over three feet in
height Bismarck Tribune.
The Rev. S. II. Thompson's sermon in
the Presbyterian church Sunday morning g
was listened to by large congregation,
all of whom are enthusiastic in his praise
Mr. Thompson is one Of the most enter
tanning takers that ever occupied Bis
marck pulpit. and his sermon Sunday
morning was one of his best Tribune.
The reported collision on the Bismarck
s. Southwestern Railroad, near Williams
port, was not a coming together of two
trains, as was first believed, but was be-
tween Editor Streeter's bay mule and the
dashboard Of the wagon, the damage. as
usual, being confined to the wagon.--[Sig.
Giovanni Quinnoni, In Bismarck Tribune.
Miss Connor and Miss Franklin arrived
from Bismarck yesterday. They started
from the Capital Monday afternoon, were
overtakcn by darkness, lost their way,
and were compelled to remain all night
on the prairie. Daylight showed that
Smiths house, in the Glencoe ncighbor-
hood.
DR.. Petit was in town Sunday. He
was accompanied by DR.. II. F. Cunning
ham, of New Lisbon, Ohio. The latter
gentleman is son-in-law of Congress,
man Wallace, Of OHIO. He came down
to look at the country. He was much
pleased with this. region, and will make
some investments here. He will also
make good report concerning this sec
tion to many of his townsnlen who are
looking Dakotaward.
The other day the writer went,out to