Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1892-09-02
IN TOWN AND OUT.

COunlJ--On business connected with his
livestock interests
"A wolf in broad daylight, killed pet
lamb, near the house, at Mrs. Kelly's, Lii
vona, last Saturday.
: Down in South Dakota the other day,
they lynched man WHO was caught sets
ting the prairie on fire.
Messrs. c. H. Edick, Jasper Denhcm,
Z. G. Campbell and D. r. Rupert have
purchased new thrashing machine.
Political announcements will be pub
lished from date of first insertion until
last issue before election, for SO cash.
Buy small bill of groceries from Geo.
Jennings, Bismarck, and you can get the
best and latest Atlas of the World for
nothing.
Mr. Livermore has sold to Henry Rca-
mann a bunch Of some twenty head of
horses, mostly mares They are lot of
good animals.
George Jcnnings' store, Bismarck, is
headquarters for Emmons county people.
They all know where to get square deal
and low prices.
Nels Nelson, of Bismarck, while out
hunting near Menoken, one day this
week, was instantly killed by the acci-
dental discharge of his gun.
If you wish to get the top price for
your butter and eggs, sell them to Geo.
Jennings, Bismarck. The Butter and Egg
Market Of the Missouri Slope.
Little Walden Mahin saw bellows in
the RECORD office the other day. aud the
very appropriate name he applied to the
implement was "a wind-squrter
Mrs. H. w. Allen was IN town ycstcr
day afternoon with BabyIHarmon for an
escort. The little fellow is now ten
months old, and is in perfect health.
MIR. Mahin will preach next Saturday
evening at Winona also at the SAINT
place on Sunday forenoon at II, at which
time the date for further services will be
announced.
Mrs. Cole. of Cherry Grove, wishes the
RECORD to oSAnnounCe that any one who
has lost quilt (new on one side and old
on the ether) can obtain the same by call
Ing at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs Cole
Miss Mary Mahin, of Kidder county
who spent vacation with relatives at
Willlamsport, has returned home TO re-
sumo her duties as teacher And it is no.
ticcd that: the buggy from the east does
not come over as often as formerly.
Two weeks from this evcuing--on Fri
day, Sept. 16--there will be harvest fes.
tival and dance at Danbury, and the pub.
lie is cordially invited. That there will
be Il pleasant time goes without saying.
Danbury entertainments are always sue
cessful
Miss Lydia Barry, who has been stop.
ping at Mr.. Boutiliel's for some time,
while attending school, returned recently
from visit to her home in Logap county.
She reports that the crops over this way
are better than in the neighboring
county.
--latest reports state that hail did some
damage to the grain in the eastern part
of Cherry Groye;~ during last Saturday ~ s
storm. aud that On the same day the wind
demolished the eiurch that was situated
north of Gerrit Haak's, in the Holland
settlement. -,
A prairie schooner headed southeast
passed through town the other day. It
contained some disgusted people on their
way back to their old home in Wisconsin.
They came from the state of Washing
ton, where they had been living for some
time, and their hearts were bad toward
the Pacific coast
Owing to the fact that the senatorial
district convention has been called to
meet at Napoleon on Sept. 80, the date of
holding the Emmons county caucuses to
choose delegates to the county conven-
tion has been changed from that day to
the following Monday-Oct. g. at the
same hour Is p. N.Y..
Deputy Sheriff Hawks left last Friday
night for jamestown, to take John Harmson
to the asylum. The report THAT the latter s
father is we'll off is mistake. He was writ
ten to, and. in reply, he states that he is
unable to do anything for his unfortunate
son. He also states that John was once be-
fore confined in lunatic asylum.
John Harmson, the crazy man, was
safely delivered to the asylum authorities
at jamestown last week. Just before
John began his monkey work he told the
people at Danbuly that he was going to
Williamsport to "act crazy" so that he
would be sent to Jamestown, where he
could sit around and read and wouldn' t
have to work. But it is probable that
John is crazy. just the same.
Itwas sad sight that met the eyes Of
Willlamsport people yesterday noon. At
that hour the Fielden family left for Ster
ling, to take the train for their future
home--Eagle Grove, Iowa. Mr.. fielden
for while intended to accompany them
only as far as jamestown, and then re-
turn; but he finally concluded to go to
Iowa with them. He has been promised
work at his trade Carpentry there. and