Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1889-08-16
IN TOWN AND OUT.

from her visit to Indiana.
Y Harvest is in full Blast, and the binders
aud headers are hard at work.
\ A large lot of Iron Bolts at half their
value, to close them out, at DeGratfs
Mr Gord,a Bright, of Bismarck, was
visitor to the Wi;lunrsport country Last
week.
Y Master Israel Robinson, a con of Mr..
Albert Robinson, came down from Bis
ma,ck last week
Miss Mabel Hunt, who has bren visit.
ing relatives and friends IN tins neighboT
hood, has returned to Bismarck.
V Chief Clerk Frank" of the Enmons
House, is weather prophet. He says
"Ven re beeg moon quects zen We haf ze
rain"
Harry +. Schatfer, an expert in the enl-
ploy of the company that manufactures
Champion machinery, was in town this
| week.
A fire in Mandan last week destroyed
the Northern Pacific coal sheds and,
twelve freight cars. The loss is estimated
at $5O,O00.
Extraordinary bargains in Clothing,
Gents Furnishing Goods and Hats and
Caps during the harvest season at De
CRAFTS, on Fourth street. Bismarck.
Services will be held by the Rev. Garry.
next Sabbath at the following ::places and
hours: Winchester, II a. H.; Danbury, 8
p. m.; Flelden schoolhouse, 7:s0 p. IN.
Messrs Rhud, Lindsay and Ogle came
/ up from Exeter last Sunday. Mr.. Rhud
says they found u good route for road
| between Williamsport and Exeter, almost
in straight line.
George j. Douglas, formerly publisher
OF the Winona Times, and who has hosts
of friends and we'll wishers in this and
Burlcigh counties, is again at Fort Yates,
in his brothers store.
Leonard du Heaume 8 breaking plow re.
fused to run less than six inches deep last
season, and owing TO its contrarincss he
country has ever produced.
Joe Walker arrived last week from
South Dakota with two fine stations
"a Cleveland Bay and Hambletonian--
| which, together with Eclipse and Pioneer,
| he now offers for sale See "ad' on 4tL
page.
MIR. Coover was in town Monday. He
says that Farmer Rush, hearing that the
stock was not dung well, was out the
other day to get his animals, but, after
looking at the condition of the herd, he
was satisfied to let them remain.
| Commissioner Yeater sends in some
samples OF wheat, oats and millet tina,
would be hard to beat in any season.
The ml)let IS nearly three feet in height,
The oats and wheat are about 81 feet
tall, the heads large and we'll filed, and
the gram plump.
Napoleon Homestead Mr.. Roop and
family, of Enmons county, were visitors
ut Logan county's metropolis Yesterday.
Mr.. r. lives about l6 miles west of here,
and this is his first visit although he has
been settler there for the past eight
years Glad to see them sociable
Mr.. C. Isham met with serious loss
by fire last week. His little four or five
year old daughter and neighbours girl
about the same age. while playing in the
stable, fiet fire to the building, which was
destroyed, together with span of mules,
a double harness and fifteen tons of hay,
A loud smell having pcrvaded the at
mosphere of Blllsport for some time a
search was made by posse of citizens
led by the portly landlord. Atlength the
cause was found in stable. A dead pup
was discovered in a gunny bag. The poor
creature had probably been left there by
its owner, forgotten, and starved to
death.
| 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.
A prairie fire was started out in Cherry
Grove township the other day in a very
peculiar manner Joe Walker was exer-
cising one of his stallions and aftcr re-
turning to the stable saw smoke arising
from the very spot where he had just
been trotting the horse. The fire was
speedily extingushed. Joe was not
smoking, and he says the fire must have
been caused by his dropping parlol
match, which the horse stepped upon
and ignited.
Napoleon Homestead : A. A. Matthews
on Wednesday last swore out warrant,
before j. H. Hoof, Esq, against George
Goode and an unknown individual called
"Frenchy," charging them with stealing
two horses on Tuesday night. House and
his deputy, 7. ]. Field, started yesterday
in search of the thieves and stolen horses
This promises to be repetition of the
calf case of last wiuter; but the calf case
was only starter to what this will be
Had Goode got justice last winter, this
trouble would have been omitted, we ver.
lily believe.