Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1891-03-06
IN TOWN AND OUT.

the Capital City this week.
Little frankie Streeter is i'll with the
measles, but not dangerously.
Sheriff McGee started for Bismarck last
Saturday on official business.
Billy Baxter has been working in Bis.
marck, but will 60 home soon.
Messrs. j. b. Brock and Tom Kelly were
visitors to Bismarck this week.
Mr.. Ed. Lawler, of Burr Oak, was a yis-
itor to the capital city Monday.
Mr.. John Goughnour, Of Buchanan, was
visitor to Bismarck this week.
Mr.. Erard Wooster, of Gayton, was So
journer in the slope metropolis last week.
Sheep Inspector WOorster was inspect
Ing lambs at the Slope metropolis this
week.
There is a little snow on the ground,
which will be a good thing for spring
planting
Eessrs. Robert Dickson, William Beard
and John L.. Boutllier made trips to Bis.
marck last week.
Mrs. II. W. Allen, accompanied by Mrs.
}. II. Worst, was a visitor to the senate
and house, in Bismarck, last week.
Buy your groceries of George Jennings,
Bismarck, IT yen wish square deal and to
have little money go Il long ways.
Steve Hawks and the remaining children
have been sick, but are SO far recovered that
DR.. llarcourt says there is no danger.
Frank d. Smith (the shorter), of Glen
| coe, was gazing at the shop-wIldows and
reading the store signs in the capital city
last week.
Born-On February Z, at Upper Sandus-
ky. Ohio. to Mr.. and Mrs. William X.
Campbell, a II pound boy. Mother and
child doing well.
physician in the east who offers to come to
Emmons county if some substantial en-
couragement be gwen.
Among the contributions for the help of
Mr. S. A. Hawkes. and family was that of
a ten. dollar note from Mr.. John Cough
| nOur of Buchanan's Valley.
On Saturday the following persons were
at the county seat: RI. Thistlethwaite
and William 5. Casselman, of Cherry
Grove, and Lincoln Gray, of Winona.
The place for our farmers to trade is
with George Jennings, Bismarck. lie will
always pay the market price for butter,
eggs, etc., and sell you groceries just as
cheap as for cash.
| What everybody in Emmons couaty says
must be true, and that is to the effect that
Gussner has the very best stock of gro
ceries in tile city uf Bismarck, and sells
them at the cheapest prices.
WHereatter all letters, county CORES
dondence, ETC., should be directed to "Em-
mons County RECORD, Williamsport, n.
d." as the next issue will be printed
wholly in its old accustomed haunt.
Don't send east for groceries when you
can buy four pounds of good Japan tea
and the same amount Of excellent coffee
for one dollar of George Jennings, Bis
marck. Everything else just as cheap.
Give him trial and keep your money near
home.
A fire in Bismarck Sunday night burned
out Sanders cigar factory. The firemen
did good work, and indeed good work was
necessary to stop the conf1agraton and
contine it to one building in block of
frame shells. The building was an old
landmark, having been erected in 1878.
There was some insurance.
| MIR. G. j. Higbee writes to the RECORD,
and in his letter says: ':Please send my
paper to Northfield, as have resigned my
position on the stock farm at ROsem0unt,
and will be at the former place. | am 60
| ing into the horse business here. l have
had splendid chance offered me. L have
accepted it, and expect to make good
thing of il this summer"
| About two weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs. r. II.
Thistlethwaite were in Bismarck, and
Mrs. Thistlethwaite was taken very ill
with lung fever. While she was at the
worst Ezra Thurber reached the city with
the information that her little son Walter
was very ill. MRS. WIS. Casselman at
once went down to nurse him, DIR. Bentley
sending medicine, but not being able to 20.
The doctor said that the mother must not
be informed of the little fellows sickness,
and she was not informed of it until she
was nearly we'll and Mrs. Casselman re-
turned and reported Walters recovery.
In the night of Wednesday, Feb. rs, 16
horses were stolen from the corral of r. II.
Thistlethwaite, of Cherry Grove, and
driven toward the west There being
fresh snow on the ground, it was easy to
follow up the track, which was done, and
the horses were overtaken by o'clock on
| the following morning. Whereupon the
fellow driving them fled; but was over
taken after a four-mile chase and identi-
fed. A warrant for his arrest was taken
out and placed in the hands of an officer
Monday evening Walter Thurber was ar
rested by Sheriff MCGEE in Bismarck for
taking the horses and is now in Jail.
Yuma Is Doomed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26-Superintend-
ent Fillmore, of the Southern Pacific, re-
ceived dispatch from Yuma; to-day, stat
ing that the place is doomed to destruction
and that three-quarters of the city was
| fOOdpd and that tho wafar WOO olsn