Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1892-10-21
Hampton.

Work has begun on the new bridge
over Horsehead creek, II. w. Thompson
being chiet carpenter. .... Postmaster
Beech went to Bismarck Sunday, return
ing Monday. Little Icy Fraleigh is re.
ported as being much improved in health.
We sincerely hope it may prove steady
Improvement. Miss Mary Dunbar has
gone to Wlnona for the winter. She will
reside at John McCrory's and attend Miss
Farrelps school. ..Miss Alice Redoute il
teaching another month of school in
Horsehead valley, the school board hav.
ing given the people Of the valley an ex-
ira month Of school on account of there
being only three months taught there last
year. ... William ;Badger leaves Oct 81
for Chicago with 105 head of fat steers.
A month later he will ship another lot
from the west side of the river. WHo7
Correspondence Of the RECORD.
l thought would send you an item
about which have seen nothing in the
county papers. About a fortnight ago q
little controversy arose between two OF
our city chaps as to the exact spot In
which a picket PIN should he driven, and,
before the matter was settled, much OF
the muscular force that should have been
expended IN driving the pin was wasted
in program Of exercises such as the
country has probably not seen since a
gentleman named Corbett and a party by
the name Of Sullivan came together with
crash down at Lotteryville. But in the
present instance the proceedings opened
with large words--alas too soon to be
followed by heavy blows. IT," said one,
was born at the source of the creek named
Bitter and Wildcats rattlesnakes and
grizzly bears we're playmates of my child.
hood. Strychnine ls my meat and sui.
phuric acid is my drink. When I spring
into the air, and crack my heels together
score of times before I come down,
window frames rattle all over the world"
"And T. said the other, am known as
The Man With The Private Graveyard.
| have marked the sections IN my town.
ship with corner~mounds composed of
human skulls, Where set my foot the
grass withers and the flowers bloom no
more. When join issue with mine enemy
the sun stands still, and his (the enemy's,
not the sun 's)remains are gathered together
and transported to the cemetery in bag
l am the identical chap who butted the
two-ton bull off the bridge. I breakfast
on comets and dine on shooting stars"
Then the battle began, and for the next
five minutes the proceedings may thus
be described: ~ R *~* III
@ ~~llI ! Finally one OF the COM
batants fell in gopher hole, and the
other, seiziug ladder, climbed on top Of
him. In about half an hour he called out
from below for the other to hold up
that he had enough of that sort of medi-
cine. He was allowed to come forth.
But as soon as he gained his liberty he
lit on his opponent like bat on bed.
bug and overpowered HIM. Then he took
his game to neighbor's house and called
for water and a towel, that he might
wash him whittier than snow" After
the washing, and cleansing, and purify
ing, and the shedding Of tears by the pu.
riied one, they shook hands and parted.
The amount Of blood lost during the
ong.fought battle was estimated to be
about quarter of an ounce. The chap
in the hole had the color of one eye
changed, and the other had One ear ena
larged to the size of fifty.cent piece
Both pugilsts are satisfied with the result
of the battle, each claiming that he came
out champion. BOTTLE-HOLDER.