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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
THE REFORM is NEEDED.


There is considerable agitation in all
parts Of the Territory for the passage of
an act by the Legislature THIS winter re-
quiring that every notice of chattel-
mortgage sale be published in news
paper Under the law rs it now stands, q
few notices posted UP in outof the way
places is sufficient. Very few people see
them. Indeed, frequently it IS not in
tended that they shoull be seen. The
mortgage or his agent Is usually the one
who bids the property in when the sale
takes place, and it seldom brings what it
is worth. Where the amount involved
was small it would not require lengthy
publication, but just sufficient to make
public when and where certain property
was to be sold. If the mortgage is fol
less than specified sum (say $3.50, a
single square, published twice, would do
This, at legal rates, would cost but $1.75
and in nearly every instance, we believe,
such announcement would be the mcans
of causing 2 larger ATTENDANCE, more spir-
tied bidding, and better price. The adj
vertising form should be free of legal
verbiage, and, to keep it within the
specified space, need not necessarily name
every article to be sold, but only those
most valuable. However, where the
mortgage calls for Jess than $s5. there are
not often more than one or two articles
covered by it. Something like the follow.
ing might answer;
Mortgage Sale of Personal Property.
DY VIRTUE OF A MORTGAGE GIVEN BY
DJohn Doe to Richard Roe, and recorded in
book Of mortgages, page rs, Emmons County
county at (giye PLACE Of salel sell at auction to
the highest bidder, for cash, yearling hotter,
smonths-old colt, and the other personal prop,
J. KETCH, Sheriff.
It should also be required of the pub.
Usher that he call attention to the adver.
tisement by line IN local column, as
follows; "Nptice Of mortgage sale OF
perso nal property Of John Doe, page. Z"
Where the amount of the mortgage was
larger, more space might be required fol
"a description of property, and perhaps a
third, or even fourth, publication. But
it is the sales under mortgages for small
sum, which by the present system attract
but little public attention, that work the
greater hardship and most demand re-
form.
So far as dollars and cents are con.
cerned, it will lie seen that the proposed
change would amount to very little to the
newspaper mon; but that it would cor,
rect great evil we firmly believe.
Let the light of publicity shine on the
little mortgage sales. ....
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31

Doors etc, ETC., was bending gracefully
over to tighten an oycrshoe strap, when a
very WICKED and malicious old ram caught
sight Of that patch, and, thinking the
scarlet challenge to battle, did then and
there back off and, after one or two
felnts, did smitc Since to the earth with
one resounding smack fair on that piece
Of rcd flannel, made conspicuous by Har-
rvs bent position. A grunt, a gasp, a
gurglc, and Since mingled all the cVss-
words of his vocabulary into one grand
ad1ectiye descriptive, of that old sheep.
And then he limped painfully home to
dinner and an application Of "stevc's"
liplment INCoGNTTo.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
More Fool1shnesa.

There is movement on foot, says the
Fargo Argus, to enact law this winter
authorizing constitutional convention,
with members from every organized
county, north and south. This conven-
tion to meet, say at Aberdeen or Huron,
and hold for ten days: All it will decide
will be the line Of division-forty. sixth
parallel or seventh standard--and the
names of each section. Then this con-
vention divides. The members south will
go to Huron, Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Yank-
ton, or some point selected and those
north will go to Bismarck, Jamestown,
Fargo, or some other point selected.
This convention will hold probably for
sixty days" j.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31

THIS is the time of year when the
cheeky and enterprising brotherhood of
advertising agents and other frauds send
out circulars by which they intend to
persuade the country publisher to print
their advertisements for little or nothing.
While to the publishers of dailies or
metropolitan weeklies the old and prom
inent agencies may be of some good, to
the "rooral ldeestrick" journalists their
mass of circulars is nuisance. They
don't offer enough for their "ads'' to pay
for the wear and tear of the compositor' 5
elbow
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
"4NCOGNITO" DIsCOURsETH,

Correspondence of the RECORD:
More snow and more billiards..
Frank Smith and wife were down in
| the Williamsport neighborhood recently,
visiting friends.
Frank Pitcher is hard at work hauling
| firewood, to be ready for another spell OF
bllzzardy weather.
T. Sanders and ]. H. Miller were busy
making excavations in the snow at the
latter's place week before last
Mrs. ]. Irvine, of Stewartdale, is visit
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith,
in the "Farrsmithsmee Valley"
George McMerrick is looking after the
McCrory ranch. George says: "Begosh,
it's fine and handy to the timber, we ken. y
Harry Since and Frank Calendar are
busily engaged feeding their sheep since
the snowfall. Harry has good quarters
for his sheep and cattle.
Harvey Allensworth has built a cutter
toboggan, on which he goes flying DER
the prairie with "Old Samandjoe" at the
rate of ten miles per hour. -
Hugh Campbell is now fairly settled
down TO ranching life in Dakota, and
likes it, although he did get the bridge of
his nose pretty badly nipped during the
recent cold snap.
G. Farr and A. Macdonald are the two
most level-headed men in their neighbor-
hood, as they do nothing but keep the
stove warm, this cold weather, and smoke
the pipe Of peace.
Harry Since took the "Grand Bumper
degree" the other day. While engaged
in tending his focks and herds he met
with a serious and what might have
proved fatal accident. He had bor-
rowed from Mr.. Calendar pair of pants
(his own being under repairs at the tlme),
and through mistake donned the identical
pair that the pigs 80 badly damaged but
which (as stated by a RECORD correspond
ent once upon time) Frank, being of a
frugal and economical turn, had neatly
though somewhat gaudily patched with
flaming red flannel. Harry all uncon-
scious of his startling appearance, and
hummlng gaily, when I Go Out of
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31

hand at all times o large stock Of fresh
and pure drugs, which will be sold at the
lowest priccc. Give the firm call and
be convinced Of tho fact.
The preliminary hearing of Henry Ba-
ker was to have taken place Wednesday,
before Squire Campbell, but was post
poned until to-day.
Mr.. Fred Argast was so unfortunate as
to lose one of his horses the other day
The animal died suddenly, having no
symptoms Of sickness.
A district school in Brulc county re.
Gently had a vacation Of q week. The
schoolma'a threw the poker at "a
funny little ANIMAL as she called it,
which entered the room, and the funny
little animal turned out to be a polecat.
Read Mr.. Bumstcad's new advertise,
ment, on fourtl. page. He has money to
loan on good chattcl security or real
estate. He will furnish you money for
proving up, 10 per cent being the interest
charge. Twelve per cent is the usual rate
Wllliamsport now has bank. 1t is
situated near the corner Of Broad and
Race streets and il taller than tall mans
head. 1t is believed to be an unsubstan-
tlal affair, however, and many predict
that it will go into liquidation before
All Foola Day.
:IAAyE not mach love for the cheek
Of those Kansas fellows" said citizen
to q Mandan Pioneer reporter recently
"Yho, when they have 3 blizzard or an
especially heavy storm, call it "a Dakota
blizzard.' Why 'Dakotay The storms
in KansaG arc rs bad in every sense as
thnse that we haye in Dakota, and it is
very foolish to charge any of them to us"
NJ. George w. Armstrong, of New
Lisbon, Ohio, is obta aiming quite a repu-
tation as q composer of songs. A piece
Of neatly printed sheet~music, entitled
:Those Silver Threads Will Turn to
Gold" hAs just been received by the at
torney fr9m his brother. Words by Geo.
w. Armstrong, music by Walter G. Fire
stto2ne:
The KEGoKD's informant was mistaken
in regard to the marriage of Mr.. Wilson
and Miss Aampmap, published last week.
1t seems that the only J. p. in the neigh
borhooq of the lady's home, in Logan
county, refused to perform the ceremony,
saying: II never did such thing, don't
know how, and my times nearly up any
way, That Justice should have leather
| medal.
An old maid went away from home on
Q visit, and took her first ride in "a
sleeping car. She was obliged to take an
upper berth, and retired early. In the
middle of the night she startled the whole
CAR by q series of fortissimo shrieks. The
porter ran to her assistance and, IN an
sWcr to his inquiry as to her distress, she
replied that there was man under the
bcd:- Elk.
L!lzzle Krull, of Moody county, met
with a horrible death by falling from a
horse which she was riding. One end of
o strap was fastened to the horses neck
and the other end around the girls waist.
She was brushed off the horse in passing
o hayslacR. The animal became fright
cned and started to run, dragging the girl
at his heels In passing into the stable
| the girls body struck the door on each
side with such force as to break her back.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
AFTER the 1st of Januarv thc noon1o

AFTER the 1st of January the people of
Hyde county will drink water instead of
whisky. The number of prohibition
counties in Dakota has doubled in til c
last three years. In many the saloons
have been driven out by vote of the pco-
pie, while IN others the commissioners
have refused to grant license. King AL.
cohol seems to get the worst of it in every
fight in this Territory.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
Glencoe.
correspondence of the RECORD.
FROM RUSTLER.

FROM RUSTLER.
Uncle John Miller was recently quite
sick with heemorrhage Of the lungs, but is
now conyalescent:
s. Smith has built a shack in the tim
Der, and intends to stop there during a
portion Of the winter:
That sturdy Qrangema4 and anti
Parnellite, John Irwin, and Mrs. Irwin,
have been visiting with the Smiths.
Don Stevenson moved all his cattle
across the river week before last, and they
are now at his RANCH on the Canqonball.
Frank Smith has returned from Will
iamsport, and. having gathered up his
household goods, is once more with Us for
time.
Ben Paddelle, Jim Perry and Billy
Monroe have returned from the railroad,
where they were working on Q. E. Beal's
contract.
Hugh Stevenson, not long ago, ran
down a black stalled deer with his pony
and killed it with his whip. A, r. Bates
subsequently shot two belonging to the
same herd.
The residents of Pleasant Valley were
somewhat scandalized on a Sunday morn.
ing not long since at seeing their ex.
Sunday school superintendent at work
hauling straw. Deacon Triplett went
over to demonstrate with the exS. s. 8.
on his hacksllding. 1t appears, however,
that our worthy ex-S. s. s. has not fallen
from grace, but mlstook Sunday for Sat-
urday, and the relief of the community is
great. RUsTLER.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
Furniture nnd undertak,np

VIM. D. Smith & Co., Main street, Bis
marck, OAK, have the finest stock of
Furniture in the city. Emmons County
people are invited to call on them and
examine their stock: Undertaking a spe-
cialty: All orders in this line promptly
attended to. ,sa
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31

IT Is thought that many of our Demo
cratic office-seekers who have not hereto
fore shown any. great degree of religious
activity will now go to Church He has
160 Offices, big and little, within his gift.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
4 First-Class nIoat-nIarket.

Among the well-known business houses
in Bismarck, and one which Emmons
County people at the Capital should not
fail to visit, is the meat-market of F. E.
Stone u Co., Fifth and Main streets.
They sell for cash and at the very lowest
margin of profit
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
Fashionable Dres.making.

Mrs. E. Ham, Main street, near Ban
ner House, Bismarck, OAK, guaran-
tees good fit and has all the latest
fashions. Cuts by French system if de-
sired. Is thankful for past favors, and
calls attention to change of location.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31

IT is believed in Washington that Mr..
Springers bill to admit Dakota, Montana,
Washington and New Mexico will pass
soon after the holidays.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
TEN DOLLARS I,EwaRn.

The undersigned will give $40 reward
to any person who can give me informa-
tion as to the party or parties who stole
southeast quarter of section 80, township
134, range IS. WILLIAM MARGAcH,
Williamsport, Oak.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31

ZEzULA lMrs. slaughter) says in the
Bismarck Journal that one of the Ohio
Vallandighams is editor of the Valley
City Times. isn't that rough, Colonel?
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
G OLD! BITTER GOLD!

The weather and e for delay buying good
health as well insure comfort We have all grades all all
Suits Ocoats Furnishings
This caused demand for
makes lower prices
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
COUNTY NEWS:
Eaatsp Shields,


Correspondence of the RECORD.
Singing school every Saturday evening
at No. Lindsay avenue.
Select school Wlll commence after the
holidays. Miss Maude Shields, teacher.
A brand-new boy at Mr.. Kelley's. Who
says Dakota will not spon be dense!y pop
ulated2
Will Campbell, Esq, arrived in town
to-day. He came to hunt and to enjoy
the holiday festiyities: " "
Call on Mittlestedter Bros. & Croghan,
dealers in all kinds Of wild meats, hides,
etc, etc, No. s Dcerslayer avenue. "
David Roderick, Michael Rush, Ed
Campbell, Will Yeater, Simon Kurtz, W.
Mittlestedter and John Roop have all
built new barns this year.
The town has been quite lively all this
fall and winter. Visitors are coming and
going al the time. Building is going on
just as If it were summer. Eight new
buildings have been constructed since the
beginning of last fall. Wishing you a
merry Christmas, I will wait until some
future day to Grew 4. GAIN:
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
Gayt0ns

Gayton:
Correspondence of the RECORD.
The bondsmen in the case of Weller US
Gardner have been released by Judge
Francis.
Messrs. Thongs Parks, A. n. Weller
and S. I. Parks made FL trip TO Bismarck
Miss Blanche Readout has returned
from two. months visit ip the Williams
port neighborhood.
The cattle arc all looking very well for
this time Of the year. Notwi outstanding
the deep snoV, horses and colts have
been out on the prairie seeking their own
feed, and are IN good order: S''
Louis Knltfen killed large mountain
lion in the Hoysehehd woods last week.
Having wounded the animal with his
rifle, it attackeA him, and Kniffcn fought
it 70 the death. This huge beast had
Killed several farm animals. It would
CT catch 2 AeEso e}!:s cat as 2 cat would catch a
the lion catch cat and deyoHr if. = ''"
The Parks al family met at The residence
Of Thomas PARIS on Christmas day and
4aG@ r jolly gopa time: There were pres.
ent Af and Mrs: John McCrory and Mas
MI; and MIS-. Lisle Parks and son. The
Robinson 5oys--Eli and ,Walker-=were
also present. Ia fact, it was one Of those
parties that always have q g9od time and
always make the Christmas turkey and
other good eatables scarce, wherever
they may be. 49, w.
Old-timers say that they have never
seen SO much snow on the ground at this
time of the year for fourteen years. In
the winter of 1873 there was about the
same quantity. There came a Bug thaw
near tie 1st Of February. The river rose
and nearly broke UP, and DID moi afford
good crossing thereafter. About the 1st
Of sdol March ths ;a snow 9'"a was was at gone and
at the fort were permitted to run at large
and seek their own living. Riverside.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-12-31
Do You Need Fur Coat or Fur Cap (?


Our motto; Gone Price, the Lowest" '' ''
The Press., 1886-08-19
! EM0Nl

In weight the salmon of the Canadian rivers average between twenty and twenty five pounds. thirty pound salmon is very large, and forty pound fish will be talked of throughout the season, although it is said that salmon weighing fifty pound have been caught in the Restigouche. indeed, was said to weigh fifty four pounds. The Princess l10aise; the dapgbter-cf the dueen- Of Eng land aud the Wif6sof the marquis of Lorne, the former governor general of Canada, caught forty pound salmon in the Causapscal river, in the province of Quebec, few years ago. Last slmmer T Iemployed one of the two canoe men whO werp with the prindAss at the time, and he had great deal to Bay about h6k skill fn hahdling tl1ht salmon. I don't think he cared much about other members of the royal family, but ''The princess, sir, she was good un with the rod. 7 Salmon weighing sixty pounds are taken rivers in England still yield large fish. Sir John Hawkins speaks of a salmon caught in an English river in April, 1789, which was four feet long, three feet around the body; and weighed gseYenty pounds. There is Id story told of a Highlander, who hobRed sas salmon in the River Awe, and played the fish for hours, until night came on without his being able to tire it out. Then, as the fish was sulking quiet ly at the bottom, he lay down, took the line in. his teeth, that any motion might waken him, and went to asleep.l The High. lander slept and the salmon sulked until threego' clock in thes moFpings when some friends of the former came to look for him. With their help he managed to land the fish about daybreak, and it weighed seY. IentyGthree Pounda That WasrNertainly a giant, but salmon weighing eighty-three pounds. is reported once to have been sent l to the London market.
The Press., 1886-08-19
StaFsra Teleph nIreetsry.

H. s. HkNcox, Norwich, supt. Norwich district. Stafford Central Ofice in Stafford National Bank Building, vstAaf0Fd sPrings, Miss 1'ySY SPARROW, v s-.l sUBsCRLBERs-STAFFORD SYRINGE. EDr.IAB Richards residence. residence E. A. Buck 6 Co.'S store. sl a s-so The Press office Dr. J. s. Clark, office Dr,C.B. Newton, residence FJ Julius COnvefse residence N.L.N. R.Rs depot ". H. Cooley, residence, HayFitser Bros residence CushmanIs Livery Stable. A {" 4 office q E. c. Dennis' office. Smith CoOley's office R. s. Hicks. residence.' sad ss" . Glyn Mill. c. J. Holmesy office. Dr. F. l.. Smith, residence Mineral Springs Co. office. Stafford National Bank W 10. Telegraph Co. office Warren Woolen Go, office B. & Q. Telegraph once .''' *t @E o'" STAFFORD HOLLOW. t. R. s. Beebe's store (pay station). ., s.
 ,-. .s HYDEvILLE.
 Chas Holt's office. [Phenix Woolen Col e'
 sTAFFORDvILLE.
 FS@ A. s. Eaton's store (pay Stationl
 S. B. Amadon's office. .
The Press., 1886-08-19

's5 Francis Murphy, the great temperance advocate, says t"The prohibifionists' business is to organize party and get elected to office by denouncing democrats and republicans. This is not temperance, nor is it worthy the name of temperance. I believe the third party movement has injured the cause of temperance every where, and l. regard the prohibition nomi- nations as so many obstacles to true tenn perance reform. The cause of temperance can never be triumphant by making it a party issue and it is great mistake to cast it into the lottery of politics. As we'll treat ill the same way the cause of the schoolhouse and the religion of Christ. " Murphy once stood well with the .prohibi- tionists, but the foregoing sensible opinion will probably lower him in the esteem of the third party, who think that there is only one way in which 10 secure temper ance and that way is their way. ! ''s- ,,..
 A Hartford bank received not long ago, on deposit, a check for thrs dollars on g bank in Dakota. It was forwarded for tcbllection Ein . due course, and After some time came back protested, with three dol lars and six cents fees. It was afterwards aseertained that the man who drew the cheek was also the notary public of the lA<3AOlh, DduA Ou " Whb uLHWAs hHd so poeketed three dollars and six cents feet for protesting his own three dollar check Sharp practice that, even for. a Dakots lawyer. '--'
 HWhat is that you have on your writing paper, Sadie ?' '-@ 'eThat is my monogram" s..fj.+.
 ~'FWhat is monogram ?" r 'a Why, the initials of your name changed so that the letters overlap each other" s stOh! I see But these are not the initial of your narne." ii sIL HH-,f --r ~'ar. {
 "Yes, they are." r' 'Te
 "Well, I oan't,make lem out.n s, y. ..s
 Certainly not That's the beauty of it I If you could make 'ezn out it wouldn't be monogram worth having. ."-BOstOW Courier. I ba WHAT WAS IT, JOHN, that made your face B free and clear from ,pimples, said his sweet heart. Why, don't you know, Eva 1? Flo over, year took everything I could thinl fef theat hslPing me. then. .s1 bought tw' bottles tf SaIphaf Bitters, and now haven oneHpiMple on myFface@ Itis the best b'oo' cleanser | even saw, .,.sg 5
The Press., 1886-08-19

BIRTHSTONE, AUG. 4, 1886.
 Once more, o all-adjusting Death The nations Pantheon opens wide;
 Once more a common sorrow saith
 A strong, wise man has died. ', Faults doubtless had he. Had we not Cur own to question and asperse ~ The worth we doubted or forgot Until we stood beside his hearse2 s Ambitious, cautious, yet the man
 To strike down with resolute hand; 7 4 patriot, if a partisan, i1 4lTrT tii4a He loved his native land. .-g.-tsf Gt So let the morning bells be rung,
 The banner droop its folds halfway, And let the public pen and tongue o *' Their fitting tribute pay. ht tf " < Then let us VOW above his bier eJ | t To set our feet on party lies, .,,. ., And wound no more living ear {, With words that Death denies. : '. st " e. YhitkieT,
The Press., 1886-08-19

2 The bouncing Baby Pathfinder, which sells everywhere for only five cents and is csrried. by eYerylody lexcitess Bob Bur; dette to sing
 Old Mother Lainagan :
 Standing in the rain again. .1 She went to go to Boston and missed of her
 train again.
 But Kitty Mac had mind of her, ,l
 And wasn't it so kind of her? She got Baby Pathfinder that brought her
 esback her train again.
The Press., 1886-08-19
FOlpas 2s SGlAlgI 2l. W

s.You were arrested. at midnight working on the safaaOf thea bank with aslBd ge- ham mer ,sand yet you prote that you are ila- noceAt," Said Judge Noonall to a burglar who had just been convicted by San An toni, jury. s.I am an innocent man, may it please your honor" 1t would please me very much to think thatyeu ayere in nocent What was your object ID trying to open the safe ?" said Judge NoOnan, blandly. T only wanted tQ 0penStlie safe so as to get change for. fire dollar bill. { ssBut you didn't have any hve2dollar bill. 2 'sI 4EoAp shat iadge, but I expected to find one as soon as I got the safe open. ssMGEShSfift take this 1hans aWag.eyh6 if trifing with this court. He hasn't got any more sense than some of the youngel members of the bar. Take him away and loek him np YTf zeafs aSftaaggga exs 4
 The best testimony in favor of PYLE'E PEARLrNn Vgashing 0ompoand isstke millions of packages sold every year, and sales steadi- ly increasing in spite of the numerous pool limitations.
 SWithout beautiful hair no woman is -bsa1ti ful. Is yours falling of or fadedP The lost is vital. Parker's Hair Ba3san will Apkesdrye your hair and give back it's gloss and youth full color. Clean, elegant, perfect. Prevents da0druff