Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-03-28
Wllllamsport people have splendid
school," The examination of teachers
takes place at Winona next Tuesday.

Wlllamsport people have II splendid
school," The examination of teachers
takes place at Winona next Tuesday.
>/By reference to our Hampton CORE.
spondence it will be seen that some abo.
rigiual burglars visited Fred Whittier's
residence the other eve and "burgd" all,
his wearing apparel, both Sunday -go>to:S
meetin'" and "hand me down" This
accounts for the rumor TINT solitary
horseman clad only in sombrcro hat ard
pair of Mexican spurs was seen over in
Burr Oak township the other day. Fred.
erlck, we Can only offer our sympathy, as.
our clothes won't fit you.
On Thursday terrible trageday wa.
enacted in this county, just north Of Wi
mona An Indian named Horn Cloud shot
ayeung squaw named julia, daughter of
an Indian named Irish Mike. 1t is thought
she will recover. The woman had re.
fused to live with him, Hc then delib.
eratcly shot and killed his own horse.
Then he turned his gun on an Indian
named No Water Ga married buck and a
paramour of the girD, and killed him,
Wishing to accompany his victims to the
happy hunting grounds where ghostly
buffaloes roam in big herds. lie walked
into the tepee and shot himself to death.
A fire was burning in the center of the
tcpec, and into the flames the body tln.
bled headlong and was burned TO 4 crisp.
U sfFarmer McTavish called on DR.. Hawks,
the toothache-a last Tuesday,
and as he came in the door he threw his
hat on the floor, tossed his chew of to.
bacco against the ceiling, hauled roll of
cotton batting from the roots of one Of
his grinders, hoped up, cracked his
heels together, howlcd delcfuly, and
shouted, Hi, there. Doc! Trot out yer
pickax, yer crosscut saw and yer crow
bar! Fetch along yer dynamite! want
tooth pulled" And, while the doctor
was gathering together the bcforc-
mentioned surgical instruments the farm
er put his thumb and finger in his own
mouth. gave the aclcr vigorous yanl,
Just for fun" whcn--out it came. 1t
| is unnecessary to state that the dentist
was disgustcd.
Steele Ozone An offer was made TO
| the legislature last week to loan the needy
farmers 250,O00 bushels of seed wheat,
and If they raised a crop they were to pay
it back next fall, with no seed lien or
mortgage attachments. If no crop was
raised, the debt was Cancelled any how.
This company also said, 1--WE will give
your state $3.50. 900 each year as license
for the Louisiana Lottery. In addition
to the above offer they would have put
several hundreds of thousands of dollars
! in buildings at Bismarck The govern
ment would have been compelled TO have
erected postotficc building there, cost
ing several hundred thousand dollars.
They would have brought many thou.
sand people into tins district, and farm
now practically worthlcss--if YOU are
forced to sell--would have had IL staple
valuc--say If only $40 to $l5 per acre.
In the past few ycars-since the lottery
has been operating in New Orlcans-thc
state debt has been reduced over sic, ,OOO..
200 and the legal rate of interest cut down
TO per cent, with chattel mortgages un.
known. But why discuss the dead issue
What we want is little hay--baled o,
unbaled--to eat, and plenty of high moral
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