Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-01-24
IN TOWN And OUT.
LA GRIPPE.
You murmur, "How came it?'
In sad cadenza.
Why. the door few open,
And in flu enza. --Ex

And in flu enZa. --Ex.
Read Willis "ad" in another column.
Yesterday was a beautiful day--warm
and balmy.
More money to pay school orders. See
table in another column.
Y Superintendent Andrus was again a
visitor to the county seat last week.
The Lone Star Flag floats ever the
cheapest grocery in Bismarck. 1t is the
"star" of them all. It is the place for
our farmers to trade.
Mr.. A. w. Ogle, of Buchanan, recently
received the sad news of the death of his
brother, Felix Ogle, who died at Guthrie
Center, Iowa, on New Year Day.
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"
Nfhs RECORD devil spruced himself up
the other day and went to call on the
youngest daughter of neighboring fam-
lily, and her papa cut OF all the devils
hair with the mule-shears. To think that
the caput of one of the RECORD staff
should be treated as is the tail of the
mule
Mcintosh County Democrat: Diphtheris
has invaded the home of Johannes Heinz
buch. a Russian farmer living in this
county. The report comes that two chill
dren are down with the disease. which
was contracted while on visit to the
.plague.s&ricken district in Mcpherson
county.
III Mrs. Kurtz weighed little Miss Josie
Streeter day before yesterday. She is
six weeks old, and has gained a pound
since birth. It doesn't require the hay
scales to weigh her, however, as her av-
oirdupois at the recent weighing was
only pounds and 81 ounces. She is a
very wise looking little lady of late.
II Charley Edick is either going to have a
coal mine or establish private passage
between the Edick ranch and the chief
palace of the emperor of China. He dug
down IS feet in an oblique direction, and
IS now digging vertically from the end OF
the shaft He passed through foot vein
Of good coal, and expects to strike 8
thicker vein shortly.
Uncle Thomas Bottomley was 00O, ,000,'
080 years old last Sunday He failed te
remember that the anniversary of thu
day of his birth was approaching until Il
was but couple of days in the distance
Then he bestirred himself. He went ou
and invited number Of friends; and OF
the appointed day quite a good sizet
party out at the Bottomley ranch sa
down to a first.class dinner and also
spassed very pleasant afternoon.
IL Recently, Culver Thurber traded the
RECORD a self.milking COW for stiff
legged pony, and last Friday he bet s
with W. s. Casselman that his Culver s
pony could beat the preachers. The rae
took place over Billsport boulevard
and Preacher got his nose under the wir
just little previous to Stifflegs in eacl
heat And now. if Culver will bring hi
steed around to the RECORD ranch, tn
devil says he will give him a race wit
the self-mllker COW.
Mclean County Mail: But few day
ago we read of the death of the wife o
Editor Streeter, of the Emmons Count
Record, and now news comes that G.
Johnson, of the Lisbon Star, is calle
upon to bear the lose of his helpmate
The sympathy of the fraternity is hearth
extended to these gentlemen in their grea
afflictlon. The coming of the new year.
with most Of us season of rejoicing an
new hopes-brought to these two Of ou
company grief and burden hard to beal
This is to us reminder that the hand o
afllctlon stays not for time nor season.
The other day young man neted fs
his careful financial habits came int
town and got two checks--one for Sex
the other fer g. Then he went to tn
store and get 81 for one of th
checks. Soon after it was dlscovere
that the $40 check had been given for th
81 check. Then the boys, believing th
cigars were ION" the checkmaksr, bough
quarters worth, thinking Of course b
would stand it. But the young ma
kicked and wouldn't pay the trlle.
should be stated that the check cam
back to its maker before the mistake wa
disco vered. and, if the said maker ha
said nothing and torn up the check, th
receiver of the check would have bee
''out' just $40. And right here we woul
like to say to this young man that, if b
is able to throw checks around SO loosely
perhaps 1t would 5e we'll for him to dro
in aud settle that little final-proc
debt of venerable age, and which b
promised to settle within week after th
work was done.
A CARD.
To the many kind friends who came t
; us in our hour Of need and helped minll
! ter to our dear mother during her sicl
} ness we return our heartfelt thanks.
WARREN D. HOLLY.
ALICE @. CARPENTER.
Armstrong, N, D., Jan. 12, 1890;