Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-08-08
IN TOWN AND OUT.

news scarce
l Ira Young has purchased new thrash.
ing machine.
Mr.. I. G. Bentley was visitor to the
Capital City this week.
|A prairie fire IN Logan township last
week burned over 300 acres of grass on
| section 16.
lEMrs. F. D. Walker, of Cherry Grove.
has started canine ranch, and will raise
Scotch collies for the market.
Buy your groceries at the Lone Star"
Market in Bismarck if you wish to get
the most and best goods for your money.
E<Mr. W. 7. Jagd, one of Cherry Grove's 8
popular and intelligent citizens. has res
turned home from an extended business
trip.
All kinds of fruit and large stock of
candies can always be found at George
Jennings, corner Main and Fifth streets,
| Bismarck.
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.
That popular and we'll known insurance
man, Hon. P. B. Wickham, of Morton
county. has been visiting the Williams
port country this week.
Ex-senator Worst, on his way home from
the Grand Forks convention, stopped off
| day or two at Jamestown, and came
down Monday from Steele with Dr. Har-
court
" /Dr. Harcourt came down Monday on O
professional visit to Mrs. Donovan, who
has been quite ill. Miss Katie Corcoran
was also ailing at the time of the doc
tors visit, but has recovered.
! Mr.. A. D. Cordner, of Burleigb, the
rustling Champion machinery man who'll
make you think you need o machine
whether you do or not has been circulat.
Fling in the Billsport region this week.
Buy your tea coffee and coal oil of
George Jennings. Good tea, 20 cents O
pound; coffee, the same also, coal oil,
in five~gallon lots, 20 cents per gallon.
Sign of the Lone Star" flag, Bismarck.
The general land office has authorized
the correction of the mistake made by
Mr.. George Burge when he made his pre-
emption fling. This leaves ono of tho
claim jumpers free to take up his bed and
walk.
<Mcssrs. Sivalia, Turner and Casey, Of
Clayton township, were visitors to the
county seat last Monday. They report
good crops in Horsehead valley. Mr.. 81
valia has two acres of big, fat watermel
ons. The editor has been invited to turn
himself loose therein when they're ripe.
Edgeley Mail : The Mail IS able to an
nounce almost positively that the work
| OF construction on the 500 extension will
begin promptly on Aug. 1. The contract
for bridging and grading The road has
been let to Winston Bros. 6 Shepard, of
minneapolis, and construction material is
now being putin readiness sS.zS
1--WE understand that those setting prais
rie fires in this county hereafter and lets
ting them get away to run over. the coun-
try to destroy property, will be prose.
cuted to the full extent of the law. And
it should be remembered, too, that there
are no flies on the law, the following be
Ing some of its provisions 4 fine of not
more than 5000 or not more than one
year In jail, or both ); half the fine to, go
to the informer. Civil action may also
be taken against the inoendiary by any
one having property destroyed
l2phey say that the democratic party In
Shis county has taken UP the shotgun
methods of their southern brethren. At
least, itis said that when certain repub.
publican tried to appropriate lot Of hay
belonging to certain democrat the latter
drove him off vi ct armis (look in the die
tionary). 1t is also reported that when
last seen the said democrat was mounted
on hay.cock, with shotgun over his
ear and. hay knife in his teeth, and was
Tapping his wings and cracking his heels
together. The meek and lowly republi-
can, governed by the law-abidlng prln.
ciples Of his party, hied himself away to
the county seat to get the assistance of an
attorney in giving the wicked Bourbon
the butt end of the law. When will these
democratic outrages cease9