Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1889-02-15
IN TOWN AND OUT.
The hornet. wasp and bumble-bee
Lack not in "point" of fame
Tater.bus's got no point at all,
But arrives there, lust the same.

bears the name of Hampton.
Wills Seed Store is on Fourth street,
one block from Main, Bismarck.
Prof Keim has sold his farm near town
to Keim Bros, bankers, Of Louisville, o.
Wills Cow Ensilage Corn is the best
fodder for milch COWS. Ask for special
prices.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brock were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Worst last
Sunday.
Miss Eva Campbell returned home last
Friday from Winona. Her brother Ed.
went after her.
Ut seems probable thata large number
of people will attend the donation party
at Danhury this evening.
Good goods at lowest living prices is
the motto of George Jennings, the popu
lar Bismarck grocer. Give him a call.
George Jennings, corner Main and Fifth
streets, has the best stock of groceries
and provisions to be found in Bismarck.
Charlie Kllborn is again in Mobile.
Charities abiding-place is as difficult to
keep track of as that of Stanley Africa.
nus.
Probate Judge John Kleynstra, accom-.
panied by Mr.. John Jellema, both of
Bakker township, visited the county seat
this week.
If the people of Emmons county want
to obtain groceries and provisions at bed
rock prices they should call on George
Jennings when they visit Bismarck.
Mr.. S. E. Kurtz started for Fargo Fri.
day last to purchase five or six large
grade ~mares for his farm near Williams.
port. He is expected home to-day or 10.
morrow.
+ Farmer Bottomley has thugs very com
fortably fixed on his claim this winter.
BY the way, In number of buildings it is
nip and tuck between Bottomleyville and
Billsport.
|t/Mr. Nels Peterson is putting up d
water~power flour and feed mill over on
Long Lake creek. He has his wheel pit
dug and an eight-foot wheel in. The
mill will be on 4,135z75.
I Mrs. J. A. Cotton has been very Ill fol
some time-so i'll as to be confined to hel
bed. That Mrs. Cotton may soon he re-
stored to perfect health is the heartfelt
wish of her many friends.
Owing to the recent death of Mllle Gil
man, which has cast gloom over the
Winchester ne1ghborhood, the idea ol
having dance on the evening of Wash
ington's Birthday has been abandoned.
lL/Some sneak thiet has broken into Billy
Margach's house and stolen his seet
wheat There were between forty anc
fifty bushels. Our informant states tha
| there IS q possibility of tracking the thief
t~There will be dance at Frank Smith!
! place, between Glencoe and Livona, thi
| evening. Frank wrote us in time to have
| this announcement in last week paper
but up to the present time the letter hu
! not arrived. -.
For some unaccountable reason Mr.. J
! N. Roop continues to have bad luck will
his horses. Two of his best animals hav,
died within the past month. Mr.. ROOF
4 is having considerably more than hi
share of misfortune in this direction.
There is no line of goods sold IN whlcl
the public is so little posted regardin!
values as that of Drugs. For this reason
the buyer should always deal where b.
knows he will get the worth of his money
And we have never heard citizen o
Emmons County complain Of his treat
mept by Duzn & Co., Bismarck
lE>The weather this week has been pecu
liar. Tuesday afternoon it showed lit
tie; then it rained at night, froz.., an
was slippery next morning. While til
farmers were getting out and dusting Of
their old herseshoes the sun came out an
Tnelted the ice. 1t has rained twice thi
winter, and never before during the win
ter months within the memory of any bu
the oldest inhabitants.
IThe Dramatic Entertainment.
| There was large audience present las
| Saturday evening at Williamsport schoo
house to witness the presentation of
drama and farce by local talent. Th
! object was to raise funds to partly offse
| the obligation due County Superintent
ent Worst from this community for hi
public spirit in preaching to them las
season, without money and withor
price" A suitable stage and curtain ha
been placed at one end of the room, an
the elevation Of the former was sufflcer
to give every one a good view. The pei
formers all did well. TAeir lines ha
been carefully committed and were clearl
spoken. We have seen shows that wei
not as good given by amateur companie
of considerable experience, with stec
of properties, and with larger numbers c
people to draw on in the allotment c
parts. There is netting but praise hear
for the young ladies and gentlemen VIII
got up the entertainment, and gave the
friends and neighbors a very pleasar
\ evening during very dull winter. Mis-
Eva Campbell acted as 'Ihe orchestra,
having kindly consented to preside at til
organ, aud the music was both good an
appropriate. There is one matter fc
criticism, and this applies mainly to th
rising generation--the little people TIL
beauty of play lies IN Its realism, an