Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1888-08-03
COUNTY NEWS ITEMS.

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PROF. Keim reached home Wednesday.
He walked all the way from Aberdeen.
"A farmers alliance was organized in
Cherry Grove township Monday evening,
Work on Miss Connor's neat little cot
tage on her claim is nearing completion.
The Barley harvest is IN progress along
Beaver Creek and in the. Holland Settle
ment.
- MI. John F. Coil will start to morrow
on visit to Central and Southern EN-
mons.
Miss Fannie Crawford, now at her old
home in Dixon, ILL.,, is dying with con-
sumption.
Ezra Thurber purchased q couple of
ponies from the herd that was in town
this week.
Mesdames Tramel and Cole. of Cherry
Grove were visitors to the county seat
yesterday.
Mr.. Smith, of the Plankinten Insurance
Company, was visitor to Wincheste,
last Saturday.
The ladies of the Social Union will be
the guests of Mrs. and Miss Packer to,
morrow afternoon.
Fred Katterling, young Russian from
McP county, was in town Wednes.
day looking up stray horse.
r. Miss Bertha Packer, assisted by Mis-
Lille Keim, entertained their friends a
the residence of the former lastaeyening
The Rev. John Parker of Winchester
will preach at Danbury at O'Clock mex
Sunday, and at Wllllamsport ii. the even
ing.
Il Last Saturday sample of oats raiset
on Mr.. Jones claim was brought int
Winchester The stalks measured S fee
inch. =
The wind Sunday night moved the nev
fCherrY Grove schoolhouse some thre
feet from its foundations. No damage
however. -.
r. l.. Durant & Co., wholesale aud re
| tail booksellers and stationers, wall pape
| and music dealers, Bismarck, OAK, solici
mail orders. -
If those of our subscribers who leav'
for the harvest.helds of other parts vii
notify US. We will send the .raper to thei
temporary address.
Eureka Voice A large number of Hel
/ landers were in town this week from En-
mons County. Our merchants say the
are the best kind of customers.
An interesting letter from Elder Bilbi
to the Methodist Herald--a letter tina
speaks we'll of Emmons County and i,
| people--will be published next week.
Master Johnnie Mahaney, of Sout
Prairie, visited friends in the Williams
port country Sunday. Look out, Johr
ME the Billsport boys will be after you
scalp.
= Commissioner Yeater and wife, Mis-
YSmalley, Master Roy and Miss Lali
Yeater were the guests of Mr. and Mrl
Hibbs, of Burleigh county, Saturday an
tSunday.
If you want to buy the best sewing
machine northumberland at 10,
price, too-call at Brady's, in Bismarck
and see the Latest.Improved Singer.
can't be beaten. .
Among the old soldiers who were pres
ent and Joined the post at Wincheste
last Saturday was Mr.. John Pekelder.
pleasant and popular gentleman fror
Baker township.
Landlord Hodgkinson and MIaste
LENA, of Sterling, and Capt. and Mrl
Flick and Mr.. and Mrs. Rigbee, of Wir
chester Township, attended the dance {
Williamsport last Friday night.
| Go to the New York Art Store &C. II
Phelps, proprietor), Third street. Bis
marck, for watches, jewelry, silverware
wall paper, etc. Watch repairing spe
cialty. Goods at bottom prices.
There was streak Of hail out in til
Goose Lake neighborheod Sunday nigh
and the REcoaD Is sorry to learn that NJ
A. B. Peterson's grain was badly dan
! aged. Mr.. P.'s crop was not insured.
| Assessor Haak and Mr.. VIM. Groen, {
YBakker township. we're visitors to Wir
chester Saturday, The assessor informc
US that nearly twenty binders harve bee
brought into the settlement this season.
|/Commissioner Yeater has been sick /
4 bed all the week with bilious ATTACK
The rumor that II was founder, brougl
on by overfeedinS during his recent Wis
to Farmer Hi5bs. in Burlelgh county
Hacks confirmation.
Farmer Field, of Burleigh county, or
of the men who have done so much ,
make known the good qualities of til
Missouri Slope as an agricultural coul
try. was In town Wednesday night f
was en- route TO Standing Rock.
Williamsport school will begin Mo-
day, and the laughter of the vast crow
of happy children will again be waite
over the prairie, rs at noontlme and RI
cess they chase the brilliant butterfly
drown out the ad-eyed gopher.
Will Derr advertises elsewhere for
lost team. They got away in somewh
unusual manner. He was dragging woo
out of a coulee, using rope to fasten I,
doubletree to the log. The rope brol
and the horses ran, soon leaving tf