Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-01-31
IN TOWN AND OUT.


cow that helps do the milking.
i Mr.. w. J. Kelley. of Livona, was q
visitor to the county seat yesterday.
Merchant Foster, of Winchester, was a
visitor to Wlll;amsport day before yes,
terday.
Magnus Anderson, of Cherry Grove
township, left last week for the east, to
be absent until spring.
= Charley Swanson. Of Cherry Grove, was
among this weeks Emmons County visi-
tors to the Capital City.
!, Tom Kelly has been a visitor to Bis
marck for several days.
T Isolation is good thing in some cases.
Billsport and near by have thus far been
overlooked by 10 grippe.
Residents of Cherry Grove say that the
new bridge in Burleigh county, near the
line of their township, is fine one.
The Lone Star Flag" floats over the
cheapest grocery in Bismarck. 1t is the
"star' of them all. 1t is the place for
our farmers to trade.
y Mrs. E. T. Herrick was seriously i'll
for several days last week, but the REQ.
ORD is truly glad to'be able to state that
she is now convalescent.
In letter from Commissioner Van
Beck that gentleman says: "Most of the
people IN this neighborhoed Westfield)
are down with la grippe"
z County Superintendent Audrus has
been quite busy of late listing the school
lands of the county, as required by
law recently passed by the legislature
4 Mrs. J. A. Cotton departed last week
by way of Eureka on a visit to her old
home IN Iowa. And everybody wishes
her pleasant trip and improved health.
1t is said that race is soon to come off
over the Williamsport track between Cul.
yer Thurber's pony and one of Dick
Thistlethwaite's bucks. Make your bets
George Jennings wants your Butter
Eggs and Poultry. He will buy good
Butter in either tubs, jars, rolls or
prints. The old stand, Bismarck--sign
Of the "Lone Star"
Attorney Armstrong has in contempla-
tion the changing of his bored we'll into
one of the broad gauge, rock. ribbed va
riety. He will save the present hole and
have its diameter enlarged.
L>Horn--Saturday, Dan. rs, at 10 .. m.,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kalberer, a 81
pound boy. The little settler and his
mamma are doing well, and Joe IS
greater man than William Tell,
Those from these parts who attended
the dance at Gager's Ranch, in southern
Burleigh. last Saturday night. report n
very pleasant time. 81. Woodruff and
Fred Arnold were the musicians, aud the
dancing was kept up until daylight.
Mr.. Waldreff has received postal card
from Merchant Connor. He reached New
Hampshire all right. Judging from the
bold and confident character of his hand
writing he is yet unsubdued. aud those
rumors were, To say the least premature.
The Rev. Kinkade, who has been help
ing to 'keep bach" at the RECORD ranch,
was washing up the china after the morn
ing banquet one day last week, aud DUR
ing the performance he frosted his near
big toe and his off ear and the dishcloth
was frozen solid.
A little pupil Of the Clinton School,
says the Minneapolis Tribune, having
been called upon to air his knowledge of
Columbus, replied that he was IAN ad
yantager, alligator and exploder." The
words the cblld was wrestling With were
"adventurer, navigator and explorer"
4 Ira Mandigo states that his father and
mother write that they arc beginning to
get touch Of homescknsss There has
been Il great deal of bad weather in the
part OF the province (Quebec) where they
are visiting The farmers around there
are not so we'll satisfied with the condi-
ton of affairs as those of Dakota.
r. An entertainment which. on the distant
prairie, appeared to be Roman chariot
race came off in Blllsport last week, A
team belonging to w. s. Casselman struck
out over the snow on their own account,
hauling a pair of bobs. They were pur.
sued with another team and sled, and the
four big horses bounding along created
much excitement in our crowded streets.
A ghost that made a noise "like the
rumblings of q distant earthquake Wis
tied the RECORD building in Will,amsport
last week about the "witching time
o night when churchyards yawn." etc.
Then said the lUrd of the manor II
will arise and array myself in my habili
ments and 60 boldly forth and learn
whence the alarm cometb." 80 he hur-
riedly thrust his feet through his coat.
| sleeves. and began the search. Soon the
disturbance assumed the character of
ghostly music-like unto "a harp of a
thousand strings playing The Spirit Of
Just Men Made Perfect - 1t was soon
discovered that the sudden midnight ava.
kenlng had been caused by au Nolian
harp in the shape of stovepipe stay
wire, at the apex of the roof of the man
sion, that was being played upon by the
wind.
In letter to the editor, dated New Or.
leans, Jan. 90. Henry Mlttlestedter says
"At last have concluded to write to
friends in the frozen west, or. in other
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