Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-07-04
IN TOWN AND OUT.


I The various school boards of the county
will meet next Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Lewis, of Brown
county, are visiting with Mr.. Will AL
bright =,
l Court meets next Tuesday. Parties
wishing to take oat Second papers" can
be accommodated.
Sheriff McGee returned Tuesday from
trip to southern Emmons, whittier he
wentt to summon jurors.
xt"Perfect" is the only word that ex-
presses the condition Of crops in Emmens
county at the present time.
Buy your groceries ut the "Lone Star"
Market in Bismarck if you wish to get the |
most and best goods for your money.
All kinds of fruit and large stock OF |
candies can always be found at George
Jennings, corner Main and Fifth streets,
Bismarck.
Go to Mason's, corner Main and Second
streets, Bismarck, N. D., if you want any
thing IN the line of Fruits, Confectionery
and Ice Cream.
What the dickens is the matter with the
mails Monday, only letters came in from
Bismarck; Wednesday, nary letter. but
bushels of newspapers.
sfAttorney Armstrong has been appointed
by Governor Miller to the position
of member of the board of trustees Of the
Mandan Reform School.
Send in your announcemcnts--until
the convention day of your party for SO;
or, if you run independent, until election
day for $5--ca.h in advance
A letter received at Williamsport from
a gentleman living in Ramsey county
states that an extremely rank growth Of
weeds is injuring the crop somewhat.
SSMr. and Mrs, E. T. Hcrrlck Mr.. and
Mrs. w. s. Casselman, Senator and Miss
Ollie Worst and Mr.. Fred Cotton were
Williamsport visitors at the institute
The plats of the Fort Rice reservation
are in the Bismarck land-offlce, and in.
structions from Washington to allow FL
lngs will undoubtedly be received before
long.
Fargo Argus Hon. u. g.. Dodds, state
supervisor of the census, is reported to
have run for a local school Office in his
| own district, and out of fortyseight votes
| he received six.
Fer some unaccountable reason no let.
tiers were received at WIlliamsport post
office by Wednesdays mail, and there
fore, for the first time IN five years, our
county correspondence does not show up.
Buy your teu. coffee and coal oil of
George Jennings. Good tea, 20 cents a
pound; coffee, the same also, coal oil,
in five-gallon lots, 20 cents per gallon.
Sign of the Lone Star" flag, Bismarck
Mr.. S. B, Lawrence, of Bismarck, &C.
companled by Mr., Gaslin, Minneapolis
stockbuyer, was Il guest of the Emmons
House night before last. They went over
to the Badger ranch.
While there may not be as much pow-
der wasted as in some counties with a
\ denser population, still this day will be
celebrated by the people of Emmons
county in the usual joyful and patriotic
manner.
Maris Taylor, brother Of Mr.. j. B.
Taylor, of Bismarck, who was recently in
Williamsport with horse herd, has been
nominated for governor by the Democrats
of South Dakota.
The old veteran, Jake Heptonstall, was
in the city this week. The RECORD is
pleased to learn that, after repeated as
saults on the government intrenchments,
Jacob has captured 'em and got his name
on the pension rolls.
| AT length we are able to state that II
Fseems almost certain that the A., B. & N.
w. is to be ironed this summer, and that
work will begin at the southeastern end
before next weeks issue Of the RECORD
makes its appearance.
! Mr.. Jewett, of the firm of Jewett Bros,
fAberdeen, s. D., accompanied by Miss
Annie Petrie, Of Winchester, was a Wis
ltor to Willlamsport one day last week
Mr.. Jewett expressed himself as being
qeite favorably impressed with this coun
try.
Edgeley Mail Preparations are geinl
on for the commencement OF operations
on the $500" a., B. & N. W. extension
All construction material belonging te
the company IS now in the shops under
going repairs, and the officials Of the road
last week visited the present end of ths
line.
The Rev. D. H. Fosburg, Methodist
minister, passed through town yesterery
en- route to Sterling to meet his family
Poor health prevented him from follow
ing his profession regular)y' 80 he hat
taken claim on A-131-77, down on the
edge of South Prairie, and will engage in
farming.
Superintendent Andrus vote III tht
county was as follows: Burr Oak, Fl
Clayton, 8 (1e against); Winona, Al; CLAN
avon, ~ /, Winchester, a.; Williamspert
80 Is agalnst); Cherry Grove, II; Logan
13 (19 against, Baker, AZ j; Union, %
selz, SO; Exeter, 81. Total for Andrus
1885, Scattering 40.
, Tfs f1ew contractors have taken hold o.
lthe mail routes. John Boutillier hold
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