Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
AROUND the COUNTY.
The Ho,lnnd settlement.
Correspondence of the RECORD.

The Iollnnii settle,nent.
Correspondence OF the RECORD. n
c. Lcpeltak returned from his triE to
Michigan, and is again teaching. lie
says, Dakota is good enough for me-
This part of Emmons county was visited
by Il pouring rain on Monday morning,
July 21.. During this storm j. Pckcldcr
lost one of his tinesehorscs by lightning
y<:Flax and corn look finely. while
Wheat and oats will be light. Miss Tam
mel, of District No. 9, Union township,
gave picnic to her school on July 49,.
The music of the mower is being heard in
various directions. .$r $rSupcrintendent An.
drus was visiting the schools. in the Settle.
ment July "a and s5. 20. w. Renskcrs
made a trip 10 Eureka the first part of
the week. Some of the fields promise
good yield of-mustard. ScRIBnLER.
Hampton.
Correspondence OF the RECORD.
sTJohn McCrory is putting UP hay this
week. }sHaying will commence at the
Badger place on Aug. Frank Parks.
is down from Mandan for while rs.
e: Ryder has gone to Man,lan on busl-
ness. -. Mr. Rcdoutc went to Bismarck
last week to lie on his CLAIM, which has
come into market. NV. J. Fraloigh
made trip TO Eureka last week. y.s.Clare
East has returned from visit to the Cap
ital City. Walker Robinson has been
fixing up his "bacl,clur hall" He took
the roof off and built the walls up higher,
and replaced the roof. y. L. D.. Small
went to Winchester Tuesday. IA. NJ
Weller is busy stacking Ills wheat and
barley His wheat will turn out Is to 20
bushels to the acre. -. The corn in these
parts is about large enough for roasting
ears. VINO.
south Prairie.
Correspondence Of the RECORD
y" Since the big rain of week ago Sun
day night everything is looking better,
even to the weeds iu tho corn.ficlds. i.
The aforesaid big rain brought the roar
ing Beaver up to the bridge ut Winches
ter. All the small bridges are gone. !.
|. Otto DIdszunelt came near getting
drowned. The bridgc near IFS place was
washed away, but he did not know it.
and, gong. there while 1t Was dark, lie
walked into the raging torrent and went
out Of sight. He was carried down stream
some distance but wac fortunate enough
to catch hold Of % bush and pun himself
out 1t was narrow escape, rs he Ii, no
swimmer. Tie hay that had been cut
In the coulccs WAS MI washed -nway. :. . j,
wagon spring seat belonging to neigh.
Dor came In with th. tlood through Il win.
dow at Mr.. Wescn.i's and eutout ut n
door on the opposite side. There was !.
wedding party in the house ut the time
and the young bride and groom Ind to
wade. ~: Harvest is abou, beginiiing,
EThc Wheat along tile creek will 20. about
Twenty kernels per mere. iet@botton
land is good for corn. but not for wheat.
A>1k1. Honstain and Mr.. Fralcigh (of
Gayton) we're visitors TO Eureka. where
AL. bought Mccormick mower and two
new sets of harness. MIR. and Mrs
Fuller, on their return from Bismarck,
brought back load of flour for the store.
~. Lightning recently struck and killed
a bloodcd bull belonging to Mr.. Herholz.
and calf for Joe Fuller that he weuld
not take $40 for the day before. A Rus
sian whose name l did not learn also lost
a fine threc.ycar-old he,fer. The cattle
were in a small corral fenced with wire,
winch it is supposed they were touching 8
when the Bolt struck. Calico JIM.