Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1888-10-12
IN TOWN AND OUT.

WIN oC aooCuC COupiC vi WcchS.
. Merchant Connor is getting III a b,g
stock of goods for the fall trade
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. D. Cordncr were visit.
ing here Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. N. NJ. Gillett of Winchester, was
visitor to the county seat last week.
Wash Hawks has returned home. His
health has not been very good recently.
Mr.. o. F. Davis, the Bismarck land at.
torney, visited Wllliamsport last week.
The RECORD will next week publish
in full the proceedings of the teachers
institute.
iL~1tobcrt Dixon saw five wolves last Mon
day, between here and Livona. while car
rying the mail.
MIR. and Mrs. Henderson, of Livona,
passed Thursday night of last week in
Wllliamsport.
Mrs. John Kurtz has received the sad
news of the death of her father, Mr.. Da-
vid Eyman, who died Mt Apple Creek,
Ohio. on Sept. 20.
h Mr.. j. N. Roop, Superintendent and
Mrs. Worst and Dr. and Mrs. Keser Wis
tied Winona and the agency and post last
week.
Now that the wheat is being marketed,
and good prices prevailing, we would
like to have those who owe US call in
and pay UP.
X. l.. Durant s. Co.. wholesale and re-
tail booksellers and stationcrs, wall paper
and music dealers, Bismarck Oak, So.
licit mail orders
The three thrashing- machines are bu-
silly at work. and steady stream of No.
l wheat is going from this neighbour ood
to the Bismarck market.
/ Miss Edna F. Connor came down last
Friday on visit home returning Sun
day. She was accompanied by Mrs. D.
NJ. Waterbury as her guest.
Garrct Van Emons, John Runhuar Ty-
man Hoffman and Garrct Van Dicst,
from the Holland Settlement, were in
town last Saturday on final proof bust
| ness.
Mr.. $. E. Kurlz raised over 1000 bush
els of wheat, averaging 13 bushels to the
acre. The home field uverag ged % bush
els. All he has sent to market has graded
No. l.
" Mrs. Fralcigh, of Gayton township,
died last week, after a lingering illness
Her funeral was one of the most numer-
ously attended that ever took place in the
county.
" A party of hunters from the river
passed through town Monday returning
from the duck regions. They had been
| quite successful, and the RECORD family
were not forgotten. The party consisted Of
! Mcssrs. Baker. Mcintyre, Brickley, Whit.
tier, O'Brlen, Shire, and Billy Clayton
U O'Brlen welded the corkscreW and Brick.
| ley the can-opener.
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 we'll. known firm of
McCrory & Co., butchers and general
meat dealers, are in the same building.
y Blacksmith Farrell started for town the
other day. He lives some six miles dis
tant. He had ali the children with hin,
on the blackboard. The mare ran away
and spilled one of the youngsters out at
the end Of each halfmile. When he
reached town two of the chilnren were
still hanging on to the vehicle. How
many did Mr.. F. start with1 This item is
given as an example in mental arithme-
tic.
/Little Warren Mandigo was out on the
prairie the other day when "big brd'
flew at him. He picked up stone, and
when it made its second sweep throw
we'll directed stunned 1t. The boy the n
Killed it with buffalo bone. 1t proved
to be an eagle. superintendent Worst
measured it. and found it TO be Z feet I
inch from tip to tip OF wings. The eagle
will be taken to Bismarck TO be mounted.
Master Warren also killed pelican the
other day with stone
On Tuesday of last week Alva Scofield,
the Winchester mallcarrier, started out
from that town with the mailbag, which
was fastened to the saddle. After going
a mile or SO, on the return trip his bren.
cho bucked and Ava took Il header"
The animal skipped cut. and the old sol
sdier resumed his march as "dismountcd
cavalry" A hunt of two days rounded
up the broncbo. but the mal-sack was not
found until several days later. Alva now
owns steed that is more dignificd and
deliberate in'its movements.
NOTICE.
A meeting of the Ladies' Social Union
will be held tomorrow Saturday. ut
2: M, at tile residence of Mrs. j. H.
Worst, to arrange for the campfire enter
tainment. Ladies not members are also
cordially invited to be present
BERTHA A. PACKER, Scc'y
Coal! Coal! Coal!
% per ton, ut tue Brindle Mine.
Like an Ostrich