Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-01-03
I IN TOWN and OUT.

yapt. Cotton IS on the sick list.
"The Long Lake iron bridge, rs feet
long, is completed.
Teachers examination at Winchester
next Tuesday, jan. Z.
e. Born--to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bus
chanan, on Christmas day, boy, weigh.
i1g 81 pounds.
W Capt. Cotton and John Roop have each
sold some steers to Hon. II. S. Parkin, Of
the Cannonball Ranch.
Y Messrs. s. L. Kurtz and John F. Roop
started for St. Paul Monday. where they
go for more hlgh.EraS mares.
Joseph Tramel has bought the s. F..
Christie place, exchanging therefor $3.50
worth OF stock. S. F. will stay in the
country, and can make good living out
of his stock.
According to North Dakota law, a
fine not exceeding $s5 may be imposed
upon anyone leaving horses hitched and
standing in the open air unblauketed,
during cold and stormy weather.
II Baby Clifford Kurtz choked on a
chicken bone last Sunday, and it was
with difficulty that the obstruction was
dislodged. He became black in the face
and frothed at the mouth before he could
be relieved.
" Thomas Kelly, the popular pioneer,
and E. T. Herrick. the Blaine man."
whose republlcanism has been his lnspi-
ration and hope, came up from Emmo MS
county yesterday and will remain several
days.-Tribune, saturday.
Some miscreants who deserve coat OF
tar and feathers have been Committi ne
acts Of vandalism at the residence of Mr..
W. B. Brown. They broke into the
house and destroyed property, broke his
grindstone, cut tho well rope, and did
other damage.
" Mr.. E. B. Frost, formerly of the Wi
mona Times, but now with the Bsmarch
Tribune, and young man who has host!
of friends in Emmons county, has beer
helping TO get out the RktoRp this week
He will return to the Capital in time tt
resume work Monday.
A contemporary, says the NorlstUwr
Herald, censures the man WHO drink.
whisky behind the door," 1t il a bad
practice, that's fact. There is danger
of some one pushing the door shut before
he has had time to finish his drink. He
should take the flask in the cellar where
he is less liable to be disturbed.
Open winters, says tho Mandan Pic,
E-nser, are not very good fur the fuel men
But there is this to be satd-a winter like
this 10. calculated to disarm the folks il
tue east who talk about nine months win.
ter in Dakota. The winter will have tt
hustle to get in three months of goot
solid cold weather this season.
Settler: We are enabled to predict I'm
usually high water in the spring. Ou
prediction is based upon the assuranc,
that the time. honored prophet, the musk
rat has built his winter habltatlon ut lcas
three stories high, but our greatest reli
Ance is upon the height of the bridge ,hu
is being constructed at the Apple Creel
cut near Lawrences:
! The shack that was built by Henr,
Bedard seems to find no permanent abid
ing place. 1t was bought by the Thurbe
ooys and moved TO Ezra's claim. Theme,
1t was taken to their mothers place las
all and used as a granary The othe
iay it was again put on wheels and taker
20 Williamsport. 1t will be occupied thu
winter by Mrs, Thurber, who will keel
aouse for little Miss Dell, Culver, GUY
nd grandson Walter, who will atte ne
school.
The Christmas entertainment anc
Christmas tree came of according 10 pro
ram, on New Years eve, and was yer,
interesting 10 the large number of peopl,
present, but more especially giving muct
pleasure to the children. The literar,
exercises consisted of vocal music. instru
mental music on the violin and organ
and declumations and reading. Th.
Christmas tree was large and we'll filed
and made fine appearance. The gift.
being distributed, last but not least came
The supper, which was evidently highly
relished by the young and old, and al
doubtless went heme greatly pleased with
the evenings entertainment.