Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1888-07-27


original death-grip to Horsemau Moss.
George Reed returned to Bisnfarck with
Mr.. Malloy. Charley Campbell accom-
| panied Mr.. NJ. on the trip.
Mr.. Elmer A. Ward. residing In. En-.
mons down near the Campbell County
! line, visited the county seat Tuesday TO-
make final proof on his claim. His neigh
bors Messrs. James Pollock and Levi
Glover. were the witnesses. The gentle
men report that crops down their way are
in fine condition.
Many potato bugs are found on the
prairie this season. There are two or
three weeds that seem to suit their taste
as we'll as the tops of the vegetable for
which they were named. Out at Judge
Deughertys place they are consuming
the numerous weeds and letting the "pra-
ties" alone. "The Lord will care for his
own"
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Baker, OF Llvena,
with The. Elnmons County Twins and
their baby brother, visited Willamsport
Saturday, and were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Yeater. The duplicates are big,
bouncing boys, and seem to appreciate by
I proper dignity the honor Of being the
Original and Only Pioneer Twins of EN-
mons County.
jamestown Alert: Editors are the kind.
est hearted men in the world. A SUBJ
scriber to certain Dakota paper died q
few days ago, leaving fourteen years
subscription unpaid. The editor ap-
peared at the grave when the lid was be.
ing screwed On for the last time, and put
into TIE coffin palm-leaf fan, a ther-
memeter, and recipe for making artif-
cial ice.
Farmer Bottomlcy has been busy this
week moving his eutbulldings from town
to his claim, where he will 60 to reside
soon. The houses were mounted on
wheels and carried bodily. As the Dickcy
building went over. the hill, the fading
from view Of the Milwaukee sheer tin sign
that had long done duty over the stove
pipe hole on the roof was sight to move
the strongest heart.
George Jennings, the Bismarck grocer,
whose store is on the corner of Main and
Fifth streets, is building up splendid
reputation for fair dealing among the
people of the Missouri Slope. And one
reason therefor is that he keeps fresh
and pure stock at all times and his prices
are reasonable. The well.known firm of
McCrory & Co., butchers and general
meat-dealers, are in the same building.
Attorney Armstrong has his pony so
we'll trained th9t all he has TO do is to
hold up the shafts and wink at the ami
| NAL, whereupon the intelligent creature
(the pony leaves the stable door, dc.
scribes an arc, and comes, right end to, -
into the shafts. No animal SO well
trained has been seen here since last win
ter, when 'Mul's" cow used a step ladder
to climb the fence around the lawyer e
millet-stack.
We arise in deep humiliation and
shame. Donning our Sunday. 20 to.
mestin' bricherlosns the other day--the
same VIC saw the Winona editors eyeius
obviously on the Fourth--ws had occa.
slen to produce kerchief from tho hip
pocket. But 10 it was napkin, ant
we must have inadvertently ("inadver
tently," you say-"ha, harry taken i
from the hotel table. Say nothing
Jack it shall be returned, and mo ques
tlons asked."
Editor Corwia, of The Steele Ozone
made trip to Williamsport Tuesday
afternoon, returning the same evening a
far as Roop. We had the pleasure o
making Major Corwin's acquaintance
The Steele editor is pleasant and affabl'
young gentleman, and one would hardly
believe that he has stowage-room for bug
juice sufficient to entitle him to member
ship in the Democratic party. But Kid
der is prohib., you know, and they hav
no bug-julce thsrs--O no!
~ Crops OF all kinds are still IN an abso
q Elutsly perfect condition, and nothing bu
e Ia big hail-storm can now prevent the mos
satisfactory crop that has yet been raise
here Reports from all parts of til
E county tell the same story. Our farmer
r are busy fixing, up their binders, arrang
t ing for supply. of twins, repairing thsi
3 old granaries and building new. Corn i
t coming along In good shape, forced b.
k the warm days and nights, and we hav
heard several settlers declare that thei
$ fields Of the pork making material ar
+ about as far along as at this time las
v year. From no parts Of the territory al
j. there reports of poor crop. This is tn
!. Dakota farmers jubilee year.
Announcement.
The Rev. Mr.. Garry will preach at Will
Transport next Sunday evening at "a
!. o'clock. All are invited to attend
A BraAd.New Land Attorney.
D Register John A. Rra will retire frol
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