Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1888-08-10
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Bumstead were Wis.
itors to Williamspert last Saturday.
r Eli Robinson, of Clayton township, was
visitor to the county seat this week
| An owl lit on "Wars" head the other
evening Was the owl looking for IN.
sects?
DR.. Petit was in town Sunday night
He was called down by the illness of Mrs.
T. D. Walker
r. The Misses Maud and Laura Shields
were the guests of Miss Ollie Worst for
couple of days last week.
The RECORD is Informed that Mr..
Edward Hodgkinsen was recently mar.
ried to young lady of Sterling.
Mrs. F. E. Jones, for leng time in
charge Of the Faulkner store at Emmons.
burg, visited Willlamsport Wednesday.
The Rev. John Parker, of Winchester,
preached at Danbury last Sunday after
noon, and at Williamsport in the evening.
R. L. Durant s. Co.. wholesale aud re.
tail booksellers and statiouers wall paper
and music dealers, Bismarck. Oak. solicit
mail orders.
Y Either Mr.. Or Mrs. Garry--probably the
latter--will preach at Danbury next Sum
day afternoon, and at Williamsport in
the evening.
Billy Ogle has returned from his Mon.
tana sojourn. Billy hasn't grown bit in
height but he now sports a ferocious
big moustache.
We are sorry to learn that L.. H. Lilly,
one of the old settlers who recently
proved up, contemplates leaving soon, to
be gone at least year.
4 The large number of pastures that have
been inclosed in the .Willamsport coun-
try this season gives the ncighborhood
Y quite an "old' appearance.
Eli says that when he left Horsehead,
Tuesday, Frank was nursing lame arm,
said lame arm having been caused by the
pernicious activity Of broncho's heels
Capt. Easterly is both astoni shed and
pleased with the crop prospects in Em-
mons County. He says the grain here
looks much better than that in Eastern
Dakota.
What's the use of our settlers pulling
their wild mustard, 80 long as the weed is
allowed to go to seed on large number
of claims in the possession of non
residcnts9
If you want to buy the bGsts sewing.
machine manufactured--and at low
price, too-call at Brady's. IN Bismarck,
and. see the Latest-Improved Singer. II
can't be beaten.
Y The Willlamsport country is still the
"A Egypt of the Missouri Slope. Duncan
II McGillis came here one day last week,
from the other side of Bismarck, and
| bought big load of oats.
Capt Allen NJ. Easterly. ono Of the
) General Land Offices fairest aud mos,
popular special agents. has been visiting
| the Nllliamsport country and other parts
} OF Emmons County tins week
Go to the New York Art Store &C. H.
Phelps, proprietor), Third street, Bis
marck for watches, jeweIry, silverwarc,
wall paper, etc. Watch repairing spe.
cialty. Goods at bottom prices.
Little Lizzie Farrell killed skunk the
other day, The younger children brough,
:, it to the house and told their mother how
ELlzzie had killed the pretty pussy
1t is needless to say that pretty pussy's'
! remains were quickly removed to safe
: ldistance.
There is no line Of goods sold IN which
the public is so little posted regarding
values as that of Drugs For this reason
the buyer should always deal where be
knows he will get the worth of his money
And we have never heard citizen OF
Emmous County complain Of his treat.
ment by Dunn g. Co., Bismarck.
7 Ira Young is digging barn we'll fol-
. Superintendent Worst. At depth of Il
t feet water began to trickle into the well
His house well, near by, is over 30 fee,
/ deep so that it IS likely that the water
in the new we'll is of the Surface" kind
, The excessive rainfall of the present sea.
, son has filled the soil with moisture.
: At the Williamsport Township caucus
held in the couuty building last Saturday
Messrs. E. G. Campbell, Z. T. Hcrrick
II. A. Armstrong, Eugene Waldroff ant
D. R Streetcr were selected as delegates
to the county convention that will NEE
at Williamsport tomorrow afternoon tt
choose two delegates to the congrcssiona
convention at Watcrtown.
Miss Eva Campbell has gone to Winon,
: and has entered upon her duties at teach
I er She was accompanied on the trip by
Miss Stella Edick and her brother Ed
: ward. Miss Campbell will be grca,l,
missed in this community. It was Win
chester that originated tue trick Of steal
=, ing our Wiliiamsport girls; and nov
, comes Winona. Where's it going Il
: stop2
Mandan Pioneer Tie electrical fea
lures OF the late severe storms in Centra
aud Southern Dakota wsre most marked
in regions spafsely settled. and where
, there is the largest amount of uncul!i
waited land. Various illustrations Of this
fact are noted, all of which seem To con
firm the theory that electric activity upon
the pialns Of Dakota is due to tho large