Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1891-05-08


For THIS glorious country's good.
But the hand that rocks the hand press
Is the hand that--saws the wood.
lex.
Hugh Campbell was in town Monday.
Superintendent Andrus examined teach
ers at Willlamsport last Tuesday.
Robert Yeater was to leave Ohio this
week on his return to the Williamsport
country.
Messrs. Farr and Taylor, of southern
Burleigh, were visitors to the Williams
port country this week.
Question fer the Willlamsport Debat-
Ing Society: Is it wicked for a windmill
to work on Sunday?
Garden Seeds, five cents q pack, by
mail pest. paid. Price list on application.
Address F. H. K PITCHER, Glencoe, N. D.
Buy your groceries of George Jen-
nings Bismarck, if you wish square
deal and to have little money 20 good
ways.
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.
Levi Chapman, of Danbury, has had
more than his share of bad luck through
loss of stock--f1ve horses and five head
of cattle within two years
Any subscriber in arrears who wants
to dispose of youthful pig Of either sex
can be accommodated, Us Billy Patterson
would say, at this "oflls.''
If you want to raise some sugar beets
this season, write to II. T. Helgesen,
commissioner of agriculture and labor,
and he will furnish you with the seed,
free.
Johnnie MahanCy was up from South
Prairie last week. He says the gram in
that partof the county was not SO badly
cut by frost as IN the Williamsport neigh
borhood.
Lawyer Armstrong; windmill broke
the duflicker that works the thingumbol
to throw the machine out of gear. Won.
der what he drinks while the water ele
vator is disabled.
The place for our farmers to trade is
with George Jennings Bismarck. HI
will always pay the market price for but
ter, eggs, ETC., and sell you groceries Jus
as cheap as for cash.
The teachers institute will begin al
Willlamsport on Monday, May IS. Jo
seph Kennedy, Of Trail county, will b.
the conductor. J. M. Devine, of Ii
Moure county, state lecturer, will also bt
present.
Those wishing naturalization papers
can get them at Williamsport during the
next term of the district court, which be
gins the first of next month. The fees fo
second papers have been established by
law at SO.
There is a belief with some that oat
frozen down in the spring will not agai,
sprout FROM the roots; but Mr.. s. E
Kurtz says as good oats as he ever raiset
inttlre country were thus frozen off seol
aftor they came up.
Don't send east for groceries when yol
can buy four pounds of good Japan tel
OF the same amount of excellent coffe
for one dollar, Of George Jennings, Bis
marck. Everything else just as cheap
Give him a trial and keep your none,
near home.
The fore part of the week the weathe
was unusually cold-so cold that waite
froze half an inch thick at night. Thu
grain that was above ground was cut of
and early garden stuff received blacl
eye. The wind has been bowing strongl,
pretty much all the week.
Any delinquent subscriber who viii
settle to date and year IN advance, O.
any new subscriber paying year in ad
vance, will receive free copy of the
Bismarck Tribune's popular edition e1
the laws of the recent session of the leg
islature, the cash price of which is. 75c.
Warren Worst hasn't lost faith in eithe
the new-idea pump or the moving ma
chine. A machinery firm back east vii
begin the manufacture of the mower be
fore long. And all Mr.. Worst's friend
in the Willlamsport country hope that hi
inventions may in the near future brn,
him lots of dollars.
Emmons County ladies visiting Bis
marck should not forget that Kate Brad,
has large and weil-selccted stock O
Millinery, which she is selling at the low
est possible margin of profit She vii
be pleased to show goods to ladies from
this county, and believes they will be sat
isfed with quality and price. Children
Hats specially.
Some sca5by sheep were taken up ane
quarsntined at L. A. Couch's last week
Their owner did not believe. like Lilt!,
Bo Peep, that if he let 'em alone they'e
all come home and bring their tails be-
hind ',sp, SO he started out after them
He Was from Logan county, and he fount
his flick in the corral of Farmer Couch
as stated. There the sheep remained un
til one night this week, when they wert
taken out of the corral and headed east
Next day Sheriff McGee started IN pur
suit and followed the trail to the Lo gal
county line, but was unable to overtak,
them.