Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-01-13

Zone buys his groceries, meats, ETC., at
the well-known and popular store Of
George Gussner, Main street. Bismarck.
The lean man goes elsewhere to trade" =
The "orful," "howwible," "blizzardv"
Dakota winter is upon us but still team
ing and ether outdoor work keeps ON,
just the same. Winter for outdoor
workers in Dakota means the possession
of underclothing similar to that required
US far south as the Ohio River, good
overcoat. warm cap and gloves, pair
of overshoes. and n destructive appetite,
"Simply this and nothing more"
We didn't receive our copy of the Wi.
mona Times by Mondays mail. Its editor
started from Willlamsport last Wednes.
day. accompanied by Parson McEniry.
But. as their heads were completely
turned by the "giddy whirl of life" they
encountered at the county seat, it is pos
sible they lost their way on the prairie.
The RECORD will give its pocket. book
and chrome for information leading to
their discovery and recovery. -
Y F. D. Walker has duga we'll on his pre-
emption, getting fine flow of water at
depth of % feet. He now has about II
feet of water. II. II. Thurtle has also
dug we'll, striking water at 25 feet. An
drew Hansen is also the possessor Of
good we'll, recently dug, water being OBJ
tanned after digging al feet Ira L.
Young is the man who can find water if
there is any William Mttlcstedter is
also sinking well, Mcssrs. Coover and
Alexander assisting. -.-,s-,
Landlord Thomas Bottomley. of the
Emmons House. don't want it to escape
the memory of the citizens of this county
that on January 10, the 6Oth anniversary
of his birthday, he will give a party at
| Wiliamsport. He has secured School
house No. for the purpose, and has ar
ranged for good music, supper etc,
which will be furnished his guests "with-
out money and without price" Good
stable accommodations will be given the
teams of those coming from abroad.
+ Miss Ella Ycatcr has written letter to
| her brothers, in which she states that her
journey was without annoying incident
until she reached the Ashland dep OF.
There, seeing four horse-ears sticking out
of the slush, she approached and found
that the said cars belonged to Il team
which was hitchcd to a hack and on the
seat thereof was the driver But he said
he couldn't take her to her mothers home
in Grant street because the mud was too
deepr' This sounds odd to resident of
mudless Emmons 1t is unnecessary to
state that Miss Ella will return to Gods
country in the spring that is, if the mud
Subsidies" enough to allow her to reach
the train.
W Married--At the residence Of Mr.. John
Kurtz, by the Rev. ]. H. Worst, on Sun
day, Jan. 10, at 4 p. m., Mr.. Frank D..
Smith. of Glencoc, to Miss Minnie O.
Kokcr, of Williamsport. Well, now, we
always thought Frank came down this
way on fiddling expeditions; but, wheth-
er or no, be has succeeded in fiddling this
n"ighborhood out of one of its best look.
ing girls. This carrying off of Williams
port young ladies by outsiders must be
stopped there are not half enough OF
EN- to supply the home demand from the
wife-seckers. But we'll forgive you
Frank, if you'll promise not to do so any
more. The RECORD extends its congrat
ulations to the happy couple. Next r.
The RECORD during the past few weeks
Z has been what might be called ''go-a
you please "semi occasional sheet
We have, however, managed to get out ,
paper some time before Sunday; but las
week it was scratch" to hit Saturday
mail. On Monday, the 4th, we went tt
Williamsport, intending te return TIN
same evening; but the weather turnet
suddedly warm, and, to avoid sunstroke
we remained till Friday. The paper cam
out Saturday. Then, to "catch up ant
printthis week spaper on the regular da.
of issue, has kept us quite busy. And j
the local columns are little "off color
) it is because of this fact All of whic
7 leads us to remark that, barring an asses
sor or government mule, the rural scrib
has the happlest lot in life, and that, mex
to cowboy, an 'injun," or democrati
politician, country editor is the Lord
noblest work.