Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-02-16
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Charley Allen is up from his den at the
river.
Mr. Croghan is reported as being a
little better.
Mcssrs. Tom Kelly and Ninian Young
will start for Bismarck tomorrow.
Messrs Rufus and Willis Dean, of Win
chester, have been down for some time
with lagrippe.
Merchant Gribblc of Sterling, was
visitor to Williamsport for two or three
days this week.
On the Missouri Slope we have had
fair winter so far. There has been some
pretty cold weather. but not as much wind
as usual.
Somebody, somewhere, g. few days ago
loaned the scribe good pocket-knife
with which to clean his Missouri meer-
schaum. Whose is it,
Miss Cunningham, who is teaching
school at Danbury and who is we'll liked
by pupils and patrons, will return home
to Bismarck-in u couple OF weeks.
fBorn--On Wednesday. Feb. IA (the day
when everybody gets valentines), to Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur McGinpess, of Cherry
Grove district, son. Arthur now holds
two pair-kings and queens.
Mr. L. T. Buckley closed his term of
school in Campbell county on Tuesday Of
last week, and reached home on Sunday
last. Mr.. Buckley has gained consider
ably in flesh during the winter.
Fred Shearer and Rob Yeater closed
their respective terms of school in the
Russian settlement last Friday and came
home the fore part of this week, having
been delayed for couple of days by a
sick horse.
Mr.. Herbert Ellis, Of Hampton, was
visitor to Willamsport last Tuesday. He
came over to pay his taxes. He brought
over and sold sack of f1rst-clase whole
wheat flour, ground on his feed>mill.
which grinds with stones.
Among the rumors coming from VII
nona--an account of WHICH we do not
find in the Times-is one to the effect
that young girl--a child--had been ass
saulted by married man and severely in
jured.
There will be sheet and pllowcase
(baskeD dancing party at the Danbury
schoolhouse on the evening Of Washing-
toms birthday, Feb %. George Suverly
and Gil. Higbec will be there with their
tiddlss. Everybody dance!
An election was held Inst Saturday at
Williamsport schoolhouse on the question
of moving the Fielden schoolhouse fur.
ther south. Nineteen votes were cast for
the proposition and none against it. An
advertisement inviting proposals for re-
moving said schoolhouse will be found at
the bottom of this column.
Tie sheepmen of the state held very
interesting and important session at Bis.
marck last Tuesday. An organization
Of a permanent character was formed,
with MIR. Dugald Campbell of this county,
as president Lack of space and time
this week throws over until next week
the full report, taken from the Tribune.
Died--At Parish, N. Y, on Feb. 12
Mrs. Minerva Edick, wife Of Daniel Edck
and mother Of Justice G. H. Edick, of
this county, and OF Auditor G. D, Edick.
of Burlsigh county, in the 18th year of
her age. The sad news came in telegram
to Mr.. Edick last Tuesday. The old lady
had been suffering from pneumonia. Her
husband. who is 81 years old, survives
| her
On Monday morning Henry G. Coates,
| who for several months past has been
confined to the house with asthma and
heart trouble, passed quietly away at the
Merchants hotel, where he has been stay
ing. Mr.. Coates was an old.timer on the
Missouri river, having come to this part
Of the country with the Seventh cavalry
| during the seventies The funeral 90.
CURED Tuesday at Yates, the military
authorities conducting the services and
giving him, as an old soldier, soldier
burial. l.-Winona Times.