Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1889-06-21
WILLIAMSPORT, D. FRIDAY, JUNE II,

nlcaton from Sterling alliance, and &c
appoint committee to meet Sterling ALI
ance on JulY8.
Little Lena Appert broke her arm one
day last week. Whether or not it was
from fall we did not learn. Mrs. Farrell
set the broken member. and the little girl
is getting along nicely.
By the way, what is the world coming
to when the people Of free and independ-
ent Cherry Grove elect to the exalted po.
sition of township treasurer man with a
big gin-blossom on his nose
A big poster anent Bismurck's celcbra-
ton has been received and put up. 1t is
a credit in size and workmanship to the
Tribunes job-room and to the taste aud
mechanical ability of Foreman Hank
Palmer.
MI. P G. Foley came near 70 serious
injury the other day. He purchased two
horses from Mr.. Moss, aud had them tied
to big chunks of wood. In some way
Pat got mixed up in the rope and was
bruised considerably.
The Wlnona boys will be up to-day to
tackle the Blllsburgers IN game of base
ball. They are bringing Jack Waldron
| along to sit down in the rear of the
catcher and act as backstop. We fear
there is sorrow in store for our boys.
Miss Kate Brady, the well-known Bis
marck milliner, recently arrived from the
East with large stock of, Millinery.
Emmons County ladies will find at Miss
Brady's all the latest styles of hats and
bonnets at the lowest possible prices.
| Thursday morning of last week light
ming struck the building occupied by Jo-
seph Lindsay and family, on the Dan
Williams tree-claim, melting hole In the
stove and slashlng up the door frame a
\, little. None of the family were injured.
Notwithstanding the dull times, the
| well-known grocery house of George
Jennings, Main and Fifth streets, con-
tinues to do good trade, and still keeps
growing in favor with the people who do
business in Bismarck. And the reason
therefor Is not hard to find. 1t is because
people dealing with him know that his
large stock of goods Is pure and fresh,
and are sold at tair and reasonable prices.
4 Those who attended the party at War
rem Worst's last Tuesday evening report a
very pleasant time. Doughnuts suspend.
led by strings from the ceiling, to be eaten
) without the use of hands, made lots OF
fun. The first prize, for swiftest devour.
} ing. went to George Riggs, and the sec
ond to D. r. Rupert. The slow or BOBBY
prizes were captured by Mr.. D. H. Yeatel
and the Misses Packer and Markley.
The following letter from Winona will
please lovers Of the game hereabouts: '"The
the Captain of the Base Ball Club, Will
Transport: Dear Sir--Your challenge tr
play friendly game of ball at Williams
n port on Friday next received. We shall
be glad to meet the WilHamsport boys OF
| the diamond, and will be with you b,
Friday noon" Signed by ]. Pratt, presi
dent, and E. B. Frost, secretary pro tenn
Lawrence Fielden and E. G. Packer ar
rived home from Morton county yester
day, where they went to procure sheer
from Lanterman Bros. Packer bough
go and got so on shares Joe Kalberel
, bought $50 and took $50 on shares Fief
den bought so and took so on shares
Messrs. Fielden and Packer brough
down 1000 head for q, H, Bumstead
They are all yeariing ewes.
II, MI. and Mrs. s. E. Kurtz returned Sun
n day from their trip to South Dakota
They drove down and back, and on th,
hemeward trip good time was made
Mr.. Kurtz says that some of the conntr,
passed through was very dry, especlall!
south Of Aberdeen. s. +. comes hom'
satisfied that he has passed throu Oh NJ
country that is Superior to, If equal, t.
that embraced within the boundaries o
, Emmons county.
Sheriff McGee has received a postal
card giving notice of the escape from tn
! Barnes comfy Jail of Joseph Bartell 4
? feet 8 inches, 1870 pounds, dark mustache)
, and Frank Green, alias Charles Green
alias Frank Parker. Latter described a
, follows: Hollow Of right foot has the ap
, pearance Of being powder. burned boil
legs have punches below the knees tha
can only be seen when fugitive is stand
ing. A reward of $25 is offered for thei
recovery.
II Dan Williams was in Williamsport on
night last week, for the first time in sew
eral years. That same night the shack O,
his timber-clalm was struck by lightning
Now, the query 10, If Providence want
Dams scalp, why can't it be obtained II
Bismarck And, furthermore, what rea
son was there for supposing that he wa
anywhere in the neighborhood of th
shack? We decidedly object to these at
tempts on the part of the Fates to re
even with Burleigh County sinner q
r the sacred soil of Emmons. Why no
' tackle him at home?
SehsoI Elections.
i The vote in Williamsport and Cherr,
= Grove townships was as follows:
WlLLIAMSPORT.
B -TREAsuRER- cDIRRoroR-
Dist Kurtz streeter hem. opp'tn
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