Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-02-28
EMMONS COUNTY RECORD
BY D. R. STREETER.
WILL1AMsPORT, NORTH DAKOTA
Pioneer Journal of the County.
The RECORD is entered at the RiAian,spo,
PostoGce as second class matter.
IN TOWN and OUT.


The county commissioner meet next
Monday.
,>,Rorn--Jan. 30, 1890, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Petrie. girl. That's one of each
kind now for Wallie.
Mr.. s. B. Lawrence, this side of Apple
Greek bridge, has few head of good
sheep that he will dispose Of at reason.
able ratea,
Mrs. ]. d. Hubbard, who has been alb,
sent with her husband in Montana for
some months. will soon return to her
home near Winchester.
The "Lone Star Flag" floats over the
cheapest grocery in bismarck. It is the
star of them all. 1t is the place for
oyrfarmers to trade,
= The dance at Danbury last Friday even
ing was an overwhelming success. 1t was
successful as to numbers (nearly seventy
people being present). successful as to en-
joyment. and the supper was hrst. class.
Go to the ''Lene STAR Grocery, Bis
marck, for all kinds of good things to
.ess, if you -wish-ee: have little money
90 = lssg ways. You can still buy five
pounds Of good Tea for one dollar. Sign
of the Red, Waite and Blue, with one
Biestat.
= Little Miss Josie streeter was breugh,
home Sunday from Mr.. Kurtz's. She
leaves Mrs. Kurtz's charge quite an &C.
complished miss. She is now we'll on to
three months old, weighs nearly five
pounds. and is IN perfect health. Hel
unfeeling 2S-months. old brother. thu
Fighting Editor, isn't particularly "ta
ken" with hef, and the other day made
suggestion to "Frow it out" The wri.
ter will 20 to Chicago fer two or three
months visit, leaving as seon, as the
weather is warm enough to take the chill.
dren the long ride to Bismarck. The lit.
tie ones willbe taken to Chicago and lef,
in charge of their grandmother and theil
mothers younger sister until they are
older. The RECORD will be left in com
petent hands during the editors absence.
Last Friday night, somewhere between
Billsport and Danbury, the RECORDS
blacksnake whip fell overheard and was
lost. We have lady cayuse that is noted
for the dignity and deliberatlon of hel
vemeats--some are unkind enough tG
call her lazy. For long years the closest
relations have existed between the black
snake and the cayuse. One seldom went
abroad without its mate useless each
without the other" Now. the cayuse Il
sad-leastwise she appears 80, for whek
going before a vehicle she seems to b
sorrowful and respondent, and moves
with slow and measured step. She see11s
to know that her old friend, the blaqk-
snake. is not with her. To take its place
& pitchfork and a fence-rail have eath
been tried, but neither seems to wield
over her the influence possessed by he5
lost companion. Therefore, If the findct
will not return the blacksnake, let hi4l
come and get the eayuse. They should
no longer be separated.
Every result has cause. And the
cause Of the general look of "gonenesst
on this page of this weeks RECORD is the
Grip. The publisher. editor and compos.
itors all have it. A few weeks ago tho
writer thought he had IT,. but that wal
only little grip for cent-a gripiet-
and unbranded. But this 'ere thing has
all the registered brands and ear.marks
of the world famed beast. If it isn't the
Grip it's combination of tonsilitis, blind
staggers. bronchitis. blackleg, Group, con.
tracted hoof. cerebro spinal meningitis.
hoven, break bone fever, spawn, catarrh,
roup. glanders. convulsions, and several
other diseases with Latin names that we
can't spell IN the absence of our library
It's awful, and 1t almost brings one to
feel that he'd rather be an angel than an
editor. We owe our readers an apology.
but we are feeling too feeble to put it in
type, and we therefore CLAIM cur exemp.
tions and refuse to pay. We are sorry for
eur patrons. They who have 80 long
used as a ssperidc the soothing editorials
and restful locals will hardly with success
court the drowsy goddess through the me-
dunn Of the entertaining miscellany spe-
cially prepared for tho REcoRD--and .
few hundred other papers--at the plate
factory in 81. Pail. But, seriously. the
little home news there u in the papos this