Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1893-06-23
FOURTH

IilukS IL prOUaDlc tnat lie VIII nave SeV'
eral thousand dollars before long to loan
on lands up this way.
The writer also met Mr.. Lutgcns,
bright young German~American a form
er newspaper man of Eureka and the
present school superintendent of Nc
Pherson county from whom much inter
esting information was obtained concern
ing the social aud economic conditions
prevailing in mixed eighborhoods like
those in and around Eureka.
The chief object Of the trip led us to
the passenger depot where Mrs. J. W.
Guhin, bright and pleasant lady, looks
after the interests of the Milwaukee dur
ing the absence of her husband, who had
gone to the worlds fair.
Among the Emmons county people in
Eureka are Fcrd. Fischer, employed at
an elevator, Stephen Fischer clerking
for johnson 81 Matthews, Vincenz Keller.
who runs blacksmith shop, Anton Gef~
rob, and John Senger, and all are doing
we'll.
The writer had heard that Eureka was
"widc-open" town, and so it is There
are said to be fifteen saloons in Eureka;
for this the editor cannot vouch, as
he only found fourteen. But if the term
"wlde open" is taken to mean dlsoIdcrly,
then it is misuomcr We were there
on Sunday and Monday: On the former
day the saloons we're tightly closed from
12 to 10, midnight. The chief liquor busl-
| ness, we were Informed, was in lager
beer, two or three car loads of keg beer
being received weekly; aud, as a result,
the demand for sulphuric acid, rattlesnakc
juice, potato bug extract, red ink, al
cohol and the other soothing sirups usu
| ally consumed In prohibition states pre-
walls only to a limited extent. The city
receives several Thousand dollars year in
liquor licenses and the writer bethought
himself that perhaps more wholesome
condition existed in Emm0ns county
when there was yearly license income
Of $1,000, from two SALOONS, than now
with half dozen blind pigs and no in
come to the county therefrom.
Eureka is frame town, but one sees
some good buildinys-much better than
would be looked for in city whose busi-
ness activity must certainly be diminished
somewhat when the road begins to hump
itself toward Emmons county. The city
hall is a roomy and substantial building,
in which most of the professional men
have offices, and in which the members of
the brass bund, as well as the bright
young lawyers aud loan agents for which
Eureka is noted, blow their horns. The
building Was put up by the public
| spirited citizens "as an evidence of good
| faith" when the tribes round about Eu-
reka did battle for county-scat honors
| with the Phillstines of the east end The
building was intended for courthouse
when the county seat came F; but, al,
though Eureka obtained a majority, she
was shy of the necessary two thirds,
she coulil not say II have found it, )" and
the seat of shire government remains at
Leola, a burg in size something like Bills
port, and drawing its inspiration from
the 500 grade.
T. Eureka, although a chartered city, has
no fire engine or company; and, as the
writer looked at the blocks of frame
buildings and the big warehouses, he in
voluntarily thought Of Fargo. Given a
ire under but moderate headway on one
side If town, with wind to drive it, and
Eureka would exist only on the map. As
a natural consequence, insurance rates
are very high.
The editor went down and viewed the
piles of railroad material that we have
heard SO much about, of late, up this
way; but all he could see was stack Of
railroad ties, for repair purposes, abou,
the size of last winters Record woodpile.
We looked longingly at The End Of The
Track, and thought of the reception We
would receive if we could only lasso II
and tow it up into Emmons county.
The country around Eureka is pretty
we'll settled, but the land does not seem tc
be as good for farming as up this way
We were told that Emmons county whea
in the Eureka market was considered a!
of the none, better order The crop.
are not looking quite as we'll down there
as up here.
The travellers left for home Monday
evening, coming about ten miles tha
evening Next forenoon they drove tc
John Baumgartner's where, as Mrs
Strceter and the boy were suffering from
the warm weather and the long ride
stop was made until evening. the sicl
ones being Hospitality and kindly cared
for and restored to travelling condition b,
Mrs. Baumgartner.
The tourists" reached home abou
dark Tuesday, bearing with them tl,
knowledge that Eureka is the bigges
town of its size in the world, and til,
citizens thereof public-spirited and encr
} getic.
Work and driving teams mares ant
geldings--also a number of well. bret
} colts {e
FOR SALEl
On time, or will trade for cattle, sheep OF
land. HUGH CAMPBELL,
Glencoe, N. D,
international Stock Food is JUS
what your horses. cows and hogs need il
the spring to keep them thriving. George
Jennings sells it.