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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
Naturalization.

If any considerable number of foreign
born settlers who have not yet taken out
their final papers desire to do so, it can be
done without the expense Of going 10
Bismarck with their witncsses--Judg
Winchester having kindly offered to visit
Williamsporl for the purpose OF natural
izing those who wish to take out their
second papers Those wishing to become
citizens should at once communicate witt,
the clerk of the district court of Emmons
county. in order that the Judge may set a.
date for his coming. Those who 4ook,
out their first papers five years prscsdi0g!
the date of the coming electionwiil moi:
be entitled to vote unless they shall hase
taken out their second papers. s
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
WHAT We SELL.
THE wHo1EsAl.E nEpor IN

GLASS GLASSi GLASS |
Also, pants, coal oil, linseed oil, both
raw and boiled !; Java oil. roof oil, gaso-
line. and lnbricating oils; turpentine,
mica, axle grease, rcd lead, white lead,
both dry and in OIL carriage varnishes
and all other kinds zinc, all kinds of
dry colors. colors in oil, colors IN japan,
furniture polish, sandpaper, Vests en-
amel dressing, walaut cherry, antique
oak and mahogany STAINS. granting color,
putty knives, glasiers' points; putty, dia.
monds, mon brushes; btosnzes. filter, diamond
sheep dip, blaek; blue, red; steel and
pearl smalts, whiting, plaster paris.
All kinds Of glass always on hand ala.
bastine gypsum ID ten beautiful shades !;
siphon cans; five and ten gallons; for coal
oil and gasoline screens and storm WIN
dows always on hand at the lowest prices;
store fronts made to order. We guaran
tee the lowest prices this side of st. Paul
on everything in our line.
FXuNcE s. Brown,
Corner Seventh and Broadway,
Bismarck, N, D,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
Not ..ot.t Of Politfcs.,,

Valley City Times Record The project
of the new school law--to take the cleo
tion of county superintendent tout Of
politics dismal failure. Twas
made one of the greatest political trading
schemes even worked in Barnes county.
In the country districts the county super
intendency was made secondary consid-
Grafton. The fitness of the two candi.:
dates was lost sight of. and they were.
traded pro and con to secure the election.
Of this or that member Of the school
board. Again, this special election Is an
unnecessary expense. 1t will cost the
taxpayers OF Barres county at leas.
e1,7oo, if not $1,000, when this could
have been saved by holding the election
N the fall--sane time as general election.
The law should be changed. s.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01

pulled outside string. When Hansbrough
went to Washington the counties of this
district, outside of Kidder, were without
proper mail facilities. and the means of
communication between our railroad
county and the balance OF the district
limited and infrequent. Mr. Hansbrough
has been the me6ium through which this
condition of things has been changed
greatly for the better, He has been
prompt and painstakiIg in everything
We asked of him As an instance: Alter
all the efforts of Williamsport people to
procure money order office here through
the regular channel, the enlistment of
our Congressman's aid brought tile office
within fortnight.
II is not strange. then. that of the six
teen delegates from the Goth legislative
district to the State convention fourteen
were loyal to the man who was loyal to
their people, and that Of the, two who
opposed one was controlled wholly by
outside influence and one was weary.
1t may be that the congressman who
will succeed Mr.. Hansbrough will be as
successful in getting from the national
grab bag our share Of the star route
prizes but the man who shall have the
courage to enter his august presence and
solicit his assistance III ekpediting tho
service between Bungtown and Buglcville
will be q hero indeed.
A resolution was unanimously passed
favorihg constitutional amendment
against lotteries, and at last thank
Heaven an issue Which threatened Tho
existence of the Republican party in the
State sleeps the sleep that knows nj
waking" 1t was thought best to let til,
question Of prohibition be settled at th,
legislatlve.district CONVENTIONS, aud til,
convention contented itself with a reso
luton pledging the patty to the enforce
ment of the law=-which, in theory a
least, is right and proper, but which, i,
practice, will probably be as dismal
failure as in Kansas, Iowa, and the othe
prohibition states
But there was one result of the conven
tion that must bring satisfaction to tn
soul Of every true-hearted and fair-mindc.
man, of whatever patty. Last winter, j
will be remembered, the lottery questio,
came before the legislature. Nearly two
thirds of that body--fair and honorable
men and representative North Dakotan
voted for the, lottery. not because the,
loved It, but because without 1t the pros
poets for seed wheat IN many countie
were dismal in the. extreme. For this
without an iota of proof as to venalit,
and corruption. a number of small -soule,
politicians-r1ren whose mental in ferlorit,
uutitted them to cope successfully IN III
political arena with their opponents
sought by Misrepresentation and abus
to kill their influence. That they did no
succeeda scanning of the names on th
ticket is conclusive proof, and the jus
political retrihution which has overtakel
Messrs. Miller, Winship and Goodwi
will stand as monument to warn politi
Clans that the people of North Uakot
will tolerate only fair and manly comba
for the spoils of office.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
First publication Aug. Last Sept. 6.

First publication Aug. Last Sept. s.
Notice OF Homestead Final PROOF.
T AND OFFICE at Bismarck, N. D., July 2s,
II $780, Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice Of her intention
to make Anal proof In support of her claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Judge
or clerk Of the district court, at WiHiamsport,
N. D., on Sept s, 1890, viz.
ANNIE BARTU,
For the ". Il Of n. v. X and W. n OFFS W. Il, SEQ
ton 8. township 1872, range 7e. She names the
following witnesses to prove her eontinuous resi-
James Barbour, Gilbert J. Higbee, Abraham T.
Reynolds, Otto Didszuneit-sll Of omio, N. D.
OSCAR e. REA, Register
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
A Terrible Outrage.
WINchEsrrR. july 81. 1890

"INCHEsTER, July II, loSU.
To the Editor Of the RECORD
A terrible outrage has been perpetrated
10 our community by two strangers of
the name Of Anderson, who came into
this neighborhood few weeks ago,
which has caused Il terrible commotion
among the good citizens of this section
of the country. The facts are as follows ::
Mr.. B. F. Burge and his son George came
to this place some four years ago looking
for home on which to locate TO spend
their declining Years. Mr.. B. F. Burgc
found lOcation-on land that was unsur-
veyed--that just suited linn for his future
home. Mr. John McEniry had taken a
squattcr's right and made some improves
ments thereon. Mr.. B. f. Burge went to
him and purchased his rights and i'm.
provements, paying him the sum of $3.50
for the same. He moved on said land
and improved the same In good faith, and
has continuously resided there since the
purchase was made. His improvements
are worth al least $780, The land did not
become subject to homestead entry until
the spring Of 1889. He was allowed under
the land law three months in which to
make his fling but, ON account of SICK.
ness and death in the family and the fail.
ure Of crops, be was so embarrassed
financially that he failed to make said fl.
ing, intending as soon as possible 10 file
his homestead right on SAID land.
One Of the Andersons. fitfding out that
he had not fled upon his claim. and
Knowing Of the valuable improvements
thereon, went to Bismarck and filed
homestead entry ON Mr.. Burgess land,
seeking thereby to turn this old couple OF
worthy citizens out of their home, rob
them Of all their improvements. and leave
them without shelter.
+ At the same time brother of the An.
dcrson that jumped B. F. Burgess claim,
ascertaining that George Burge, living on
an adjoining piece of land, had made a
mistake in his pre-emption filing, goes to
Bismarck and seeks to take his home
from him by fling homestead entry
thereon, seeking 10 turn George ard his
family. out upon the prairie, rvDbing
them Of improvements which Mete tl,c te.
snlt Of four years Of hard labor upon
their land. George Bnrge came here d
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01

First publication Aug. Last Sept. S.
Notice Of Homestead Final Proof.
AND AND OFFICE at Bismarck, n. D., July IS
ing named settler has filed notice Of her inten
tion to make final preof in support of her claim
and that said proof will be made before the judge
or clerk of the district court, at Wllliamsport n
D., on Sept. 8, 1890, viz:
MAGDALEEA MAS,
For the south half of the northeast quarter anG
lot of section 4, township 1876, range 75. Sht
names the following witnesses to prove hel
continuous residence upon and cultivation o
said land viz: George Gutjahr, Claus Wollen
haupt, of Wiliamsport, N. D.; Jeremiah Cole
LOTUS T. Buckley, Of Armstrong, N. D.
OSCAR f. REA, Register,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
Hail Jhsurance,

In the, ALLIANCE Hail Association, tho
Farmers Alliance company, last year,
cost only 20 cents an acre, which was
cents an acre less than what the same
amount of protection cost IN any other
company doing business in Dakota. All
losses were adjusted satisfactorily and
promptly paid. This year the farmers
will take advantage Of the opportunity
presented and Insure in the Alliance Hail
Association and save money.
Address JoHN r. GkIL, Agent
DaBbnTy, n, d.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
10 THE PUBLIC.

The undersigned desires to siYe notice
TO the travelling public that Connections
VIII t,e nude With the Bismarck stage cp
Mon0sys, Wednesdays and Fridays, IS
& ]: i: EotrtLLtEa,
Williamsport, n. D,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
Why Not1

If II. G. Hansbrough an innocent man
and faithful public servant, must needs
be sacrificed to heal the wounds n. N.
johnson received last winter, why should
not Hansbrough's friends demand sim
liar sacrifice next winter?
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
THE DAWSON WILL,

J. Dawson Thomson, Of the Dawson
mill, will pay the highest market price
for your wheat, Or he will grind your
wheat for 30 cents bushel and guarantee
you 50 pounds of Hour and feed, or he
will grind for toll. The Dawson mill is
noted for the excellence of its flour.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
r0TAxPAYHns.

Until further notice. the County TYess.
nIer's; Office VII be open on Mondays,
and. closed on the other days Of the
week DuaALD CAMPrELL, Treasurer.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01

kor "masshOnef,-S Wkssktcss
Thanking the voters Of Emmons county
for the honor they conferred on me isiS
1883 by c]ccting me their county treas.
urer. now beg 10 intimate that will
not be a candidate for reelection, but
Will he candidate for the office of Cons
missioner of the Second District.
Respectfully, DUaALD CAMPBELL.
Armstrong, N. D., July 20, 1890.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
EMM0NS COUNTY RECORD.
By D. r. STREETER.
W1LL1AMsPoRT, NORTH DAKOTA.
Pioneer Journal of the County.

The RECORD Is entered at the H1ilian,sport
Poaofce as second class matter.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-01
FRANCIS & BARNES.
Attorneys at Law.

Associated with r. G. Dubois, Washing
ton, D. c., in patent cases. Office over
the Bismarck Bank, corner Third and
MAN streets, BISMARCK, N. b.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
The Corn CrOD.


Following are advices from a few
Missouri counties regarding the
corn crop:
Adair-Corn improved by rain.
Bates-Corn will make &C per
cent.
Benton-Recent rains brought
corn out amazingly. Will now
have average crop.
Callaway-Corn, twelve bushels
per acre.
Caldwell-Corn filling we'll.
Some farmers now predict the best
crop in five years.
Carroll-Corn in good condition.
Cass-Corn and pastures i'm
proved.
Christian-Average corn crop
now assured.
Clinton-Corn filling well; will
reach average crop.
Franklin-Corn and pasture i'm.
proved.
Gentry-Corn and pasture com.
ing on fine. Situation wholly
changed.
Greene-Good corn crop assured.
Iron-Local showers preserving
corn.
Hickory-Corn a fine crop.
Jefferson-Corn, potatoes, tur-
nips and grass booming.
Lewis-Corn so per cent.
Mercer-Crops all fine. Corn
95 per cent. and improving.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
TRAIN ROBBERY.
Masked Men Board a Missouri
Pacific Train and Take
$4,000.

sEDALIA, Mo-, Aug. 17.-Mis-
souri, Pacific express train, No. 3,
which left St. Louis at $50 O'Clock
last night for Kansas City, was
held up and robbed by seven mask
ed men near Robbers Cut, IL
miles east of here, at 2:37 o'clock
this morning, and, from the best
information obtainable, more than
$50, 900 were secured.
At either California or Upton
two men boarded the front end OF
the baggage-car, nextto the engine,
and rode there until within one
mile of Robbers Cut, which is
given its name from the fact that a
train was robbed there July 9,
1876, by the James and Younge,
gang, when a big haul was made.
Three-quarters of a mile from the
cut, and al an equal distance from
Otterville Station, the engineer and
fireman were confronted by the two
robbers with drawn revolvers, anC
commanded to stop the train anG
| when the train came to a standstill
it was discovered that there were
five other robbers implicated in the
job. An armful of money pack.
ages was taken by the robbers
The country is being searched
everywhere in the locality in tht
hope Of capturing the gang. One
report says $50, 600 were taken, bu'
that is supposed not to be true.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
BEAVER DAM ITEMS,

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
BEAVER DAM, Aug. 1S.-Mrs.
Holiday McClanahan, of Boone, is
the guest of Mrs. r. M. Price.
A half car load of Beaverites
met at Crossroads Thursday morn.
ing and went over to the Fulton
fair. They said the Fulton fai,
was good, but hat the Mexico fail
was far better.
We notice Andrew Hood is dig
ging a large stock pond in his barn
lot.
j. s. Jones bought hogs last
week from the following parties al
the stated prices: Hiram Threlkeld,
s head, average weight 222, 70,
So so; Robert Calhoun, 7 head,
average weight 1874, at $500; J. F.
Harrison, 8 head, average weight
16O, at 1855; R. A. Herring, s
head, average weight 16O, at $3.50;
E. H. Dicus, q head, average
fweight 1876, at $3.50. =
| Ellie Harrison is still very i'll.
R. A. Herring is sick.
Robert Calhoun is up.
G. H. Wright is nursing a GRIP.
pied foot.
j. w. Harrison and family will
move to Mexico this week.
Little children, young men and
maidens, old men and women, all
talk of the picnic to be this week
and a wedding to report soon.
| PuEJJA
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

have simply been just to you, for
which you certainly owe me no
thanks"
"'That may be- he said, but
few men, who loved his friends as
you loved General Walker, could
rise above prejudice against the
man who took his life at you have
done. If l can ever serve you in
any way please command me-
"It was our first and only meet
ing, though l have often received
assurances from his friends of his
kind feeling toward nae.
81 desire to say, and right here,
that while I loved General Walker
as one man rarely ever loved an
other I had the highest respect for
General Marmaduke as q gallant
soldier and chivalrous gentleman"
Joseph T. Williams, Public Ad-
ministrator of this county, was
present at the duel with the am
bulance, by order Of General Mar
maduke, and acting under the
Generals orders procured a feath'
er bed and placed 1t in the am
bulance and helped to lay the
wounded body of General Wake,
on the bed and accompanied the
ambulance containing the wounded
general to Little Rock, where he
died from the wound received II
the duel in about 8 hours thereafter
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
BAKERS BAD BREAK.
He Tries to Say Something
About Mills and is ChOk-
ed OF.

WASHINGTON, D.. C., Aug. To-
Representative Baker, of New
York, tried to make a little cheap
notoriety this evening in the House
by introducing a resolution setting
forth hat Roger @. Mills was not
attending to his duties as a men,
Der of the House, but was engaged
in making speeches in the West.
Baker quoted from the New York
Sun, a Journal that daily delights
in Safeguarding Democrats Of
national prominence and whose
fealty to their party has never been
doubted or questioned.
The resolution IN itself did not
amount to much, but was indica-
tive that Republicans were hearing
from the West, where Mills has
been speaking. No doubt they
would like to choke him off if they
could, but they cannot. Mills is
going to continue his educational
campaign and he, as we'll as Baker,
knows that the country is with
him. Baker has just been defeat
ed for denomination in his district,
New York, and is feeling sour.
1t must be said for the Republi-
cans of the House, however, mean
as they are, that they did not en-
brace Barker's scheme, and he was
forced to withdraw his resolution,
but not before Mcmillan, Springer
and Sayres had paid their respects
to the member from the Rochester
district.
As a matter of fact, Mr.. Mills
has been at the capital for the last
four days, and has been paired with
Mckinley, and has been rapidly
and h~onorably carrying out his
part. Mckinley has been making
political speeches to the Grand
Army people at Boston and he and
Mills have a regular pair and
each of them honorably carry it
out. Baker acted this afternoon
in his own motion exclusively, and
the manner in which his resolution
was received was a proof positive
that all the respectable men of his
party were opposed to him on the
whole matter, but Notwithstanding
this the mere fact that the resolu-
ton was introduced shows that
Mills campaign of education in
the West has been heard of in the
East.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
A Fine Artist.

The Columbia Herald says of
Mr. Biggs and his work: Stew
things lend so much attractiveness
and beauty to a home as pictures.
Especially is this the case when
the pictures are portraits of loved
ones, their faces looking tenderly
down from the canvas and gladden.
ing us by their presence. To be
attractive such a portrait must be
done by an artist, not copyist,
a person who merely mixes paints
or who can draw or enlarge a pho
tograph, but by a master of the art,
who puts life in his portraits, who
creates and reforms and makes
wildly realistic the resemblance.
Such an artist is L. G.. BIGGs. Not
an amateur nor a mere enlargel
by line and paragraph, but a pro.
fessional artist, who makes q spec.
ialty of portrait work and does all
we'll that he undertakes. A visit
to his studio reveals what Mr.
Biggs can do. In tree hand draw.
ing, or pastel and crayon work hi
has no superior in Central Mis-.
souri,. Possessed of the highest
artistic talent, he gives to each
portrait an individuality that NJ
Photographic lens can impart ane
that only can come from the touch
of a skilled artist, one in love with
his profession and his work
Among the portraits on his walls
at present, just completed, art
those of r. B. Price, Esq, ED. E
G. Gill and A. S. Haines ant
others. To say they r speaking
likenesses of these gentlemen is
but faint praise. They are works
of art.
Studio over the post-office, Mex
leo, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

Ar the Sedalia Sunday School
Convention Secretary Rutledge re-
ported 5,521 Sunday Schools in the
State with an enrolled member
ship of 415, 977, OF which number
11,465 are church members. The
report also showed that there are
537 ,OS8 children in the State out
side of the Sunday School.
The report of Treasurer Randolph
showed the financial condition Of
the State Association to be healthy
enabling the officers to do a cash
business and pay all the expenses
of the convention, including pub.
fishing the proceedings. Sunday,
October Q, 1890, was designated al
the day for annual offerings Of
Sunday Schools throughout the
State.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
Trustees sale,

Whereas, Mary w. Stewart .nd
r. Stewart, her husband. bv a.
certain deed of trust, dated the -
day of August, 1889, and recordsS
book 5, page sos, of the reooni }
deeds of trust in Audrain ees..
State of Missouri, conveyed "a
Williams, trustee, certain real
in said Audrain county, ME-
described as follows That d tss
the north one-half of the foIIa.S
described tract or parcel Of Rfoss1
that Ii to say, part of the s6ut,s'
one-fourth of southwest quartsy =.
%, township 81, range 8, west. II !,
drain county, Missouri, descrshed ,
follows: Commencing at the -
west corner of a certain ten acYe -,
decided by Curtis p. Wade and NJ;
w. ID. Campbell, recorded In hoal |
page 405, and run thence east fsis
the division line between said tr.Sf,
q five acre tract heretofore conrs'
by said &. p. Wade and wife 70 rs
III. Mckee,, 8 chains and is 70 B,{
thence north 3 chains and l6 Is2fs1
thence west 3 chains and l6 1917
thence south 3 chains and l8 l.sf2
TO place of beginning, containlnes
acre, more or less, as per SURVEY
of and as per deed from w. Z.
bell and wife to Henrietta Kesa
and recorded In deed book q. =
615, in the Recorders office Of Az
county, Missouri.
Said deed of trust being made 81
cure the payment of their 81
promissOry note with interest 3
whereas, it is provided In said =
of trust that If the said principdr
or any of the said interest be hofr
when due, then the whole sha1
come due and payable at the opf
the legal holder thereof; and.W
default has been made in the pan
of interest on said note when :
now, therefore, 1 will, ut the NJ
of the legal holder of said note, a
accordance with the terms and m
IONS of the said deed of trust, 81
to sell the real estate hereinbeicn1
scribed, at public vendue, to The
est bidder for cash, at the ensf :
door of the Court House, situat
the city of Mexico, Audrain 90
Missouri, ON
Saturday, 9th day Of Sept 4
between the hours of nine o,G,utl
the forenoon and five O'Clock 81
afternoon of said day TO satisfy I
debt by said deed of trust go
and the expenses and costs Of sn1l
ing this trust. Ntf]
j. Il. WILLIAMS, Tfu1a|
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

JUST as we supposed and said all
along, the Lick Valley resolutions
amount to nothing whatever. Read
what the Bowling Green Times
says in regard to them: "a mem.
Der of the Lick Valley Farmers
Union informs us that the resolu.
tions adopted condemning r. H.
Norton by that Union were not the
expressions of the membership.
Only a few members were present
when it passed and they did not
give it proper attention. The
entire membership will support
Norton, with a possible exception
of two members"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

EVERY line in a newspaper costs
something. If it is for the benefit
of an individual it should be paid
for. If grocer was asked to do.
nate groceries to one abundantly
able to pay for them he would re.
fuse, the proprietor of a newspaper
must pay for the free advertising il
the beneficiary does not, and yet il
is one of the hardest things te
learn by many people that a news
paper has space in its columns te
rent, and must rent it to live. Tt
give away OF rent it for anything
less than living rates would be as
certainly fatal as for a landlord te
furnish house rent free.