Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1889-07-12
WILLIAM SPORT, N. D., friday JULY H. 1889.
IN TOWN AND OUT.
Sheriff MCGEE made trip this week to
Emmonsburg and Winona.


Mrs. Waldroff leaves in couple of
weeks to visit her old home in Indiana.
Some friends of Billy Baker, from
Brown county, have been visiting him
this week.
A brother of Mrs. j. B. Brock arrived
Sunday from the cast and is visiting at
the Brock farm.
Mr.. W. See, of Bismarck, was visitor
to the Williamspsrt country this week in
the interest of a farm machinery firm.
Joe Walker wishes us to state that
during the balance of the season his two
horses will stand at Mr.. II. H. Turtles.
The Rev. Mr.. Garry has been holding
a series of meetings this week at Fielden
schoe,house to good sized congregations.
Stephen Hawkes. mare strayed away
the other day. and when he recovered her
few days later she was badly cut up by
barb wire
Mr.. Eugene Varney, of Omlo, a new
settler and a pleasant gentleman, made
the trip to Williamsport this week With
the Hlgbee horse.
Thirteen OK teams driven by Mcintosh
County settlers passed through town yes,
terday, en- route home from the river,
loaded with wood.
Lost--July S, between Bismarck and
Wllliamsport, large, round garnet
breastpln. Finder will be rewarded.
Please address this office.
4 >(Williamsport school board met Tues.
day and organized by electing Mr.. s. E.
Kurtz chairman. 1t will meet again early
in August to fix the salaries of teachers.
! The father of Will and John Baker
Z Mr.. Featherhutf and Mr.. finger, brother
/ and cousin of Mrs. Jasper Denham; and
1 Mr.. Ferguson, are up from Brown
county.
4 The children of Winchester and South
Prairie schools had picnic Tuesday al
the camp grounds and took part in exer
cises arranged by that excellent teacher
4 Miss Anna Cell.
| Sheep are getting to be common
sight in these parts. The Bumstead focl
were taken to Winchester Tuesday. Th.
Kalberer boys took their flock out tt
the Goose Lake ranch yesterday.
rElias Russell, stepfather of John Perry
arrived from England a few days ago
His wife died two or three years since, ant
the old gentleman, being lonesome, ha
come out to make his home with Jack.
1.-THE heavy rain of last Saturday an,
I Sunday was of great benefit to crops. Ii
this part of the county sod wheat will b.
an average and on cid ground good hal
crop. There will be half crop of barle,
and oats IN the Williamsport neighbor
hood.
| Mr.. John Hammln's stallion died o,
Wednesday,; and on Monday Mr.. L. I
Buckley's black mare caught the plcke
rope IN shoe and broke her neck. Thu
is the hardest of hard luck for two homes
and hard-worlzing settlers of Cherr.
Grove.
DSeveral Beaver Greek gentlemen wer
| up last Saturday on fnal-proof business
The party consisted of Alessrs Gahan
Maxwell, W. E. Clark, Reynolds. o. A
Sherwood, John Parker, ]. w. Henderson
F. j. Brown, Charlie Brown and G. H
Bumstead.
! At Omio the Fourth was celebrated i
grand style. At least one hundred peopl
were present. There was good music an
general enjoyment There was plent
of everything to eat. Dancing began a
) in the afternoon and lasted until day
light next morning.
The Fourth at Danbury was celebrate
IN right royal style. There were game
in the afternoon and a diner at th
schoolhouse. At night there was we'll
attended dance, and all enjoyed then
selves to their hearts content. Mr.. an
Mrs. VIM. Campbell were the musicians.
Il Mr.. J. P. Moulton, of Dlckey county
!, was in town Sunday? He is travelling fo
the Farmers Alliance, and has recent
; been over large, portion of North Ds
kota, and was astonlshed to see in th
; section fields of grain that promise fa
: yield. He says, he has seen such field
.. nowhere else.
KMrs. Rohrer, mother of Mrs w. n
Derr and Mrs. W. L. Yeater, arrived la
week on visit to her daughters and the
families. She wall remain for some tim
Mrs. Bohrer is sprightly and energet
.. old lady, with life and vlvacity not a
ways possessed by much younger ladie
She was in Bismarck on the Fourth, an
3 what she didn't see of the celebratio
} wasn't worth seeing. Her verdict ne!
day was: t'Well. such q good-naturet
8 orderly people surely deserve rain"
u For many years the settlers Of Emmor
county, when compelled to borrow none
on their claims, have been mercilessl
and systematically robbed through e,
, toruonate commissions and the holdin
back Of part of the principal to be leanc
on cha.tels. We are happy to be able ,
state that abundant capital at fair intece
and commission will soon be available
this county, and it will be handled by
e straight man--one who can and will te
the truth.
~ Disasters caused by horseiiesh hay
been plentiful of late, The other ia
.. Mr. Andrus' pony bucked and that ger
' liam. ', fnrno1 ooo,n1ot,, co,>, ,,,lt ~