Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1889-12-27
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Mrs. Carpenter still remains very low,
and ehers is no chance for her recovery.
Lincoln Gray, Of w,nona, was in town
Tuesday on business with the treasurer.
Mr.. Walker Robinson, Of Gaytcn town.
ship. was visitor to Wllliamspsrt last
Tuesday.
Sell your Butter and Eggs to George
Jennings. Bismarck. He will pay all they
are e>worth.
+ Capt. Cotton has recovered all his stray
horses. He feuad the last tive up in the
Men"ken nsig ghborhood.
If reader knows Of any one who may
be engaged as housekesper, please ad-
dress this office.
Take your butter and eggs to A. Logan,
Bismarck, N. D. All butter must be in
prints. He Is selling Flsur. Groceries,
etc.. cheaper than the cheapest.
The entertainment and tree set for
Christmas Eve will take place New Year
Eve at the schoolhouse. Every one
should go, and take the children.
George Jennings sells all kinds of Gro.
ceries as cheap as the cheapest, for cash.
Enmons County people nearly all know
it. ahd most of them trade with him.
1.-THE members of the Ladies' Social
Union will meet at the schoolheuse to.
morrow afternoon to make final arrange.
ments for the New Year Eve entertain.
ment.
Mr.. Kinkade desires announcement
made that his appointments for noxt
Sunday will be Cancelled Mr.. Kinkade
thinks that while there is sickness and
death in the neighborhood he caa do most
coed by assisting all he can
No settler in the county has q brighter
and prettier family Of little ones than
Commissioner Henry Van Beck. But On
Sunday of last week death visited the
happy household and claimed ona for its
own. Truly, Man was made to mourn"
The little girl, Ethel, brought out from
st. Paul a few weeks ago by Mrs. stree,er,
has found good homo with Mr.. and Mrs.
Brock. She Is bright and pretty little
maiden, and, as her new fostsr.parsnts
are without children Of their own, she
will receive the undivided love Of both.
Ex. Register Rea, Of Bismarck, writes
to the RECORD that the commissioner Of
the general land Office new rules that
timber.culturs sntrymen who filed prior
70 Sept. Is. 1887, can prove up without
advertising, md upon showing of five
years cultivation Of the first five acres
and four years of the second ave.
In letter toa friend L. T. Buckley
writes as follows, under date Of Hassltine
Washington "Ws left the main line at
the Canyon House, 606 miles west Of
Mandan, and went up the Pony branch
along the Jefferson river. They are build
ing new road to the Red Bluff and Pony
mines. Wages there are $3.50 day and
board. We staid thlre awhile and then
came to Helena. Times are little dull
there now. Pope staid there and came
On to Spokane found my brother out
ON his ranch sick with the Spokane fe.
ver' 1t rains here nearly every day, and
tue mud is plentiful and thin. There is
plenty of work here, and plenty of men
to do 1t. I can't see that Washington is
any better than North Dakota. The
farmers here are bowling as badly Is they
are there. l will be back there in the
spring. Give my kindest regards to in.
curing friends"
The tiny baby girl for whom mother
gave her life is being kindly cared for by
Mrs. John Kur,z. The little one will be
two weeks old tomorrow. A nursing
bottle was procured fer her, and she II
"nce learned to use it. Instead Of weigh.
ing three pounds, every one who sees bel
and her visitors are many-places hel
weight at not above q pounds. 1t may
De that the scales with which she was
weighed are defective, and Mrs. Kurt.
will again weigh her. She Is the very
counterpart of her mother in feature.
Her mother would have named her VIII.
sic Belle, but now she will be named
Whsle Josephine. Being % small, che
requires artificial heat, which is furnished
by warm hat-irons, etc. She IS physically
perfect and wellprsportioned in every
way. Her feet and hands are wonder
fully small, with the nails natural in ap,
pearance, and she has dark blue eyes anc
thick black hair. 1t seems hardly posi-
ble that such a frall little thing should
live, but all that kind. hsartad and noble
lady can do to save life is being done.
FINE HORSES.
e. Fl. Clark is now at Eureka with q
lot of 6rst- class imported Percheron stal.
lions, registered in tho Percheron stud.