Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1890-04-04
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c4-2ARs-A5Ssa5S~k k91fiftff1.--ENn FRANK VIII
spend the summer with Mrs. w. S. Gas.
selman in Cherry Grove. As TO theswri..
ter's individual future he would suggest
that the professional gossipsof both the
lie and she persuasion cah at this office,
pay the editor n small sum for his time,
and have themselves stuffed with accurate
details This would enable them to dls-
course IN much more. reliable manner
than when, as at present, compelled to re-
ceive inspiration from parties whose
'facts' are evolved from the depths of
fruitful Imagination. Or better still,
instead Of "worryin'" us, let us know of
some one within two or three miles of
town who will wash the ctli,or's and the
devils habiliments for cash.
Fargo Argus After all the efforts the
seed-wheat bill prepared by elevator law
yers--to protect the elcvators--which the
governor got through the legislature
just as promised-in spite of it, all--the
elevators do not produce the seed wheat.
The bill provided for taking everything
the farmer has on earth--but his family
but does not seem to follow beyond the
grave. For this oversight the elevators
say, 't'rhe people be id"
Tuesday evening there was large gath
ering of friends and nelghbors at the resi-.
dence Of Capt and Mrs j. A. Cotton.
They were there as a surprise party to
welcome home the pleasant and popular
lady of the house from a visit to her old
home in Iowa. There was big crowd,
and everybody said it was one of the
most enjoyable parties they had ever at.
tended 1t was q sure enough Surprise,
too, as the first comers found .thc captain
down on his knees preparatory to retiring.
Said friend the other day: "streeter,
why Is 1t that concerning many of US
the RECORD never has au item7 Myself
and others who send the paper back east
like to have relatives and friends know
that We are alive and kicking" The
scribe exp1sfusd, odd tie frietid admitted
the truth u his words, which were tn ef-
feet as follows Every editor of paper
IN new co'lhtry like this finds his hard.
est work In gathering local news. Even
those who never hesitate to ask the eli-
tor for faver seldom think of sending in
an item. Thus the editors world is cir.
cumscribed and his source Of information
ls Confined to bis neighbors and those
who visit town frequently. The editor of
this paper wants news from all sources,
and will thankfully receive and record 1T.
The trouble in getting items Is that most
settlers think the ordinary every day
occurrences arc not worth giving to the
paper. But, situated az we all are in y
railroadless country, with everything we
have in the world here, every settler is in
terested in matters which In an older region
would be too trivial for publication. The
RECORD wants all the news from every
neighborhsod, and will gladly furnish
stamped envelopes to dny settler who
will send 1t 10.
Tribune, March %: John Wilde, of II.
vena, is UP from Emmens county. w.
T. Jagd, of Emmons county, was guest
at the Custer House yesterday .. H. A.
Bergey and Peter Klapprich, of Williams
pert registered at the Pacific. Marcel
80: E. G. Packer came up from Will.
Transport Yesterday and registered at the
Western House.. ID. w. Buckley, OF
! Emmons county, was IN the city yester.
day.-April L: Alex Mckenzie re-
turned from the east Sunday. The Bis
marck roller mill shut down last Saturday
for one month. IA New York sporting
paper contained Il rather breezy account
OF the prize-6ght between Ike Hayes and
Walter Beattle. It'sounds like Patterson
-. Harry W. Since, of Glencoe, visited
the city yesterday. Mrs. MARY Fish. OF
Winchester, stopped in the city over Sun
vona ranch. He says live stock is look.
ING inely.... William Wiley, formerly
postmaster at Llvona, Is taking look al
the Capital. "A. W. Ogle. of Buchanan,
q fourishing village in Emmons county
dined at the Custer yesterday -. .Attor
nev Louis Hanitch returned Sunday fron
the Pacific coast, accompanied by b1!
bride: -. Editor Quinn and family lef,
for their new home In Butte yesterday
Mr.: Quinn has accepted . position on III
Daily Miner, one Of the leading news
papers of Montana---April Q: Mr.. D:
Chapman came in from WilliamsporI
yesterday.. T. Buckley, of Arm
strong, was in town yesterday and regis.
tered at the Custer. :. Father /. o. Sloan,
kthe pioneer pastor OF the Missouri Slope
was over from Mandan yesterday to ex
change greetings with his numerous Bis.
marck admirers. :. Mr.. and Mrs. T. "
Russell, Of the Banner House, left yester
day for Seattle, where they will engage
in the hotel business. -. Capt. Flick ha.
sufficiently recovered to be out on the
streets again.