Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1889-06-14
IN TOWN AND OUT.

last Sunday.
Mrs. j. A. Cotton has seen, quite i'll for
several days past
? Mr.. J. N. Roop's field Of timothy is do
ing well again this year.
2 Sheriff MCGEE returned yesterday from
q trip to Winona and Emmonsburg.
! Farmer Fielden was a visitor to Bis
maick this week. Ditto D. H. Yeater
and Robert Dixon.
DR.. John Harcourt and Mr.. D. j.
Barker, of Steele, were visitors to Will
'iamsport Monday. ~.
Uncle Dan Long and wife have agreed
to disagree. and Mrs, L. has gone to the
Phillip Alexander place to live.
7 Last year John Goughnour, of Bu-
chanan, put in trial field of alfalfa, and
1t is in fine shape at the present time.
Judge Rose has appointed D. r.
Streeter clerk of the district court for
Emmons county, in place OF G. H. Bum
stead.
Mr.. Armstrong went to Bismarck yes
terday. He made trip to the Holland
Settlement Monday, getting back home
by Tuesday noon. A
We again advise our readers to insure
their crops in the pioneer Farmers Mu-
tual Protective Association It offers abb
solute indemnity at trlfling cost.
Those who have wild horses to break
can do no better than to employ Ezra
Thurber to do the work. We can vouch
for his being an artist IN that line.
Among the settlers from the Holland
Settlement at Willlamsport this week
were Messrs. Gerrit Haak, w. Rodenberg,
2. Veeneklaasen and Fl; P. Boschker.
The serious illness Of Miss May Linder.
man has caused feeling of sadness in
this community. Poor little May is liked
by every one, and If sympathy and kind
wishes could restore her to health she
would not long be ill.
+ Messrs. Clarence East and Silas Ryda,
were visitors to the county seat Friday.
Clare's motherless boy baby Is getting
along nicely. John East who how lives
in Helena, has lost two children since he
went to Moutsna-Ollie, aged about 12
and Charlie, aged about5.
The Rev. Mr.. Gilbert preached las,
Sunday at Armstrong schoolhouse at II
o'clock, and will hold services every al.
ternate Sabbath from that date at the
same hour. Mr.. Gilbert is hard.workina
and earnest minister and is making many
friendsin Cherry Greve township.
Judge Rose will be In Bismarck TO-
morrow, and those who want to take ou
second papers can then do so. BY the
way. if you are seeking citizenship o,
want to make final proof or contest, John
A. Rea, the Bismarck land attorney, will
steer you safely through the shoals il
anybody can.
Mr.. B. B. Moss, the enterprising Yank.
ton herse-dealer. sold upward of sixty
head during his stay in Willismsport
But yet the people of Southern Emmous
need have no fear that the herd will be
culled when it reaches them, for the ami
mails are all good ones. The herd wal
started for Winchester and below las
Wednesday afternoon.
Among these present from distance
at the Will1amsport dance last Friday
night were Mrs. Brooks, Miss Honstain
AL. Honstain and VIM. Pagel, of soutt
Prairie Frank Koran and James Parker
OF Winchester; and Messrs. Higbee ant
Swartz. Of Upper Beaver. The music
(Higbee at the violin and Parker at the
organD was dne. Jimmy is hard to bea
at the organ.
Half dozen or more Of the farmers ol
the Williamsport country are arranging
to purchase from 100 to 300 head Of sheer
this season. As matter of economy
they VIII be herded in one flock durine
warm weather, and each owner will take
his animals home for the winter. The
sheep is weak animal, but when he gett
| his back under mortgage the mortgage
must 4give.''
Notwithstanding the da1l times, the
well-knewn grocery house Of George
jennings, Nam and Fifth streets. con
tinues to de good trade, ana still keeps
growing in favor with the people who dc
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 fair and reasonable prices.
= Mr.. Andrus has turned broncho.buster.
He bought cayase mare and colt from
Doubiebee Moss; and one of the exam.
pies he gave out next day to the arithme'
tic class was: IF pony bucks 'steen
times IA 'steepth part of second, what
is the distance travelled by her heels IN
'steen niautes, Seriously, Mr.. AS nag
Is quite gentle, aad the only trouble Il
that he sometimes saddles the sucking
colt by mistake.
The postmaster at Llvona writes as fol,
lows; "The bundle of REcoRds for Thule
and Mound City are returned here every
week. Last weeks have just come back.
I have always sent them to Campbell
county. Am rights" We think the
papers for Thule, Vanderbilt LaGrace
and Mound City should 60 to Winona,
and thence BY the Pierre stage, If no,