Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1893-06-09
N TOWN AND OUT.

Williamsport Sunday school next Sun
day at II a. m, Everybody cordially in
vlted.
If you want good accommodations and
cheap rates 60 to the Pacific Hotel, Bis.
marck.
Miss Maud Rqbipson is visiting rela.
tives and frleuas in the Williamsport
country.
Sell your products at the Butter and
Egg Market, Bismarck - George Jen-
nings, proprietor.
Mrs. W. S. Casselman> las been engaged
to teach during 1he coming term of
school in Bismarck.
Broncho. Buster Charles fling at the
grand jury in last weeks Times ought TO
bring him at least one new order for
county job printing.
Mrs. g. D. Edick, the pleasant and
popular wife of Burlr,gh~ ~coupty's audi
tor, is visiting friends in the region
round about Wiii1amsport.
The warm weather of the past few days
coupled with the plentiful amount of
moisture in the soil has caused vcgeta.
ton to shoot forward rapidly. Grass
and grain seem to fairly Jump"
1t seems that the report which went the
rounds of the Slope newspapers, to the
effect that Mr.. Roseberry, formerly N. p
agent at Steele. was defaulter was un-
true. The Steele Ozone says there 3
nothing in It,
If you want good goods at reasonable
prices, call on I. c. DeGraff, the Cash
Boot and Shoe Man, northeast corner of
Main and Fourth streets, Bismarck. Mail
orders will receive prompt attention.
Our farmers should trade with those
who buy what they have to sell. George
Jennings has done more than all the gro-
GERS of Bismarck 10 make a market for
dairy products, and should have the farm.
ers' patronage.
The school elections occur each year on
the third Tuesday in Junez-this year on
the Goth. In tue Williamspoft district
two directors ARE to he elected-one to
succeed J. \ Boutillicr, and one in place
of ]. A. Cotton, who was appointed by
Supt. Andrus to fill the une1plred term of
Lawrence Fielden.
The North Dakota Millers' Association
held their annual meeting at Fargo last
week. They discussed many things re.
garding their interests but offered no ex-
PLANTATION as to why it takes A bushels of
wheat to buy 100 pounds of hour, when
less than 2A bushels are required in max
ing that four.--Settler.
Williamsport Sunday school was reor-
ganized last Sunday, with the following
officers Mrs. ]. F. Qeil, superintendent
Mr.. D. H. Yeater, assistant superintend.
ent; Mr.. D. r. E4ert, chorrister; Mrs.
H. A. Armstrong, organist Master Orlle
Couch, librarian; Mr.. H. D. Connor,
treasurer Miss linda Conner, secretary.
Strayed-A bay mare of about 1000
pounds weight, with white face and white
hind feet; branded with link (more
nearly resembling plcket-rope swivel,
on left hip and right shoulder OK with
G under it on left shoulder may have q
sucking colt with her. Reward paid al
Record office for information leading tc
her recovery.
Observer y Fallon, of Bismarck, haG
been trying to find some one in Williams
port with the time and public spirit neces
sary to conduct a branch weather station
but without avgil. Finally young Roy
Yeater consenttd to do the work. Mr.
Fallon sent toAip>the instruments neces
sary, and instructions for their use. Roy
has the various instruments set up, ane
will send monthly reports, based on semi
daily examinations, to the Bismarck sta
ton.
Well, Ashley Mears has run the length
of his rope. He has gone over the brinl
of the money-squeezers and found disas
ter upon the other side While it is un
fortunate to have bank failures Of any
kind, yet the methods Of the Mears gam
can be dispensed with in North Dakota
and within few months after these rob
bers are out of the way the people will b.
much more prosperous. Casselton Re
publican.
Banker Mears, of Fargo, says the Wah
peton Globe, is the greatest confldenc
man who ever struck the state. H
never did business on decent principles
He has been the greatest extortioner AM
usurer in the state, and by his smootl
methods, in the name of the Lord an
prohibition, has robbed thousands. o
eastern people of their savings. Publi
Examiner Wallace, in his last annua
report, showed up Mears and his meth
ods. Mears' assets are wind paper,
and his stockholders can chew 'wln
pudding" for diet.
This is what Comptroller Eckles sal
to Ashley Mears when the latter vislte
Washington to learn why the government
had closed his national bank at Fargo
Mr.. Mears began to talk Of resumlng
when the comptroller said, IN deter
mined way that made the North Dakot
banker gasp for breath: You will nc
resume. Mr.. Mears. Such men as yo
will not be permitted to run nationt
banks in this country" There are
4 lot Of national bankers no better than
am" cried Mears. That may be, sal
the comptroller eve will get them i
good time. We simply happened to h