Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-11-21
IN TOWN AND OUT.

- Mrs. Streetcr was visitor to the Capt.
tai City this week.
The RECORD has few copies of the
Session Laws remaining. Price 75c.
tS<Williamsport school will, we under
stand, begin week from next Monday,
The weather IS pleasant, and, although
the soil is dry, great deal of plowlng
has been done.
Messrs. Hammond and Redoutc, of
Horsehead, were visitors to the county
seat last Monday.
Mr.. Denhem has his new barn almost
completed. 1t is of stone and sod, and its
dimensions are 80 by 60 feet.
Buy all kinds of Groceries of George
Jennings, Bismarck, il you wish to have
little money go long ways.
Mr. Mahn, the new minister, has con-
cluded to remove to Winchester, so as to
be nearer the center of the circuit.
Are you marricd7 If not, send your
address to the American Corresponding
Club, P. Q. box 643, Clarksburg, W Va.
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.
A Large and enthusiastic meeting of
Williamsport school board and other Citi.
zens was held ut the county building las,
Saturday evening.
George Jennings, Bismarck, will buy
good butter put up IN Jars, tubs or rolls
and will sell you groceries in exchange at
the lowest cash prices:
Mr.. i. F. Sivalia, of Hampton, one of
Emmons County's prosperous and cnthu'
siastic f1ockmasters, was visitor tC
Williamsport last week,
Mr.. F. Seal, Walter 4. Wood agent
accompanied by Mr. NJ. G. Goodsill, OF
Steele, were among those who visited
the Wllliamsport country this week.
II. P. Foster, the Sixth Street Grocer
in Bismarck, desires the RECORD to say
that for time he will take Butter, packcl
in tubs, in exchange for merchandise.
Take your Butter and Eggs to the
Lone STAR Grocery, corner Main and
Fifth streets, Bismarck. George Jen'
nings will buy them and pay all they are
worth.
|$sDuring Auditor Herrick's recent vlsi,
to Bismarck Tom Fortune told BIN tina
he had II contract on the A, b. tS'N. w.
and that work is to begin as early rs pos
sib1c IN the spring.
1t is Il fact denied by no one that Geo.
Gussner sells Groceries and Provision!
cheaper than they can be bought at any
other house in Bismarck. Emmon!
County people should not forget this.
NMrs E. Il. Herrick and the children left
this week to visit the old home in Mich
gan, and ED" is now wrestling with til,
woes of grass -widowcrhood. The rcccn
soft and delicate appearance of his hand.
is due to the dshwater.
Judge Weed, of Logan county, one OF
the best hearted boys in ''dccstrick" 26
becoming tired of burning cowchlps ane
hay, and knowing that timber galore
flourisheth in u land of promise known a.
Emmons county, passed through Bills
port Tuesday on his way to the river.
Mr. E. G. Packer is adding to his flocl
of sheep. Recently he bought of E. Ash
ley Mears, of Fargo, $50 head, and Tues
day he went over to Napoleon to re
them from a large band belonging to Mr.
Mears, which was being taken from Steele
to Eureka, via Napoleon and Ashley. -
A Sioux Falls IS. d. paper says; A.
least SO. 900 acres Of land in Beadle count,
alone will be irri igated the coming season
Brown county will soon vote on propo
sition to pat down 200 wells, and there is
every prospect of successful issue
Other counties are doing likewise. Mex
summer will see nearly thousand square
miles of land under bountiful crops--th,
result of irrigation.
Recently young man and his wife
in the Williamsport neighborhood got ur
carly in the morning, as usual, and pro
cecdcd to the work of the day. After do
ing her housework the lady got out he
sewing and began operations. The heat
of the firm loaded up his wagon witt
wheat and started for market. Along il
the afternoon caller nformed the wife
much to the latter's astonishment, that i
was Sunday.
A few weeks ago Burt Skinner, up il
tue Burleigh county part of the Glcnco
ncighborhood, met with big streak o
good luck. He started in to dig well
After getting down about five feet littl
water came in and he went TO the hous
to get a pail with which to bail it out
When he returned heavy flow of waite
was running over the top, and it is still
flowing, furnishing water to all the stocl
in the ncighborhood.
It is estimated, says the Grand Fork
PIaindealer, that $50, 900 sheep have beel
brought into this state this season. Citl
zens Of Grand Forks have brought int
North Dakota not less than 10000 shec]
this fall and the estimate is probably to-
small. 1t has been satisfactorily demon
strated that sheep-raising is profitable il
this state, and it was a wise thing to &c
80 good a start in this business. TIL
more grass that is manufactured int