Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-08-17
IN TOWN AND OUT.

lite store.
Rolled oatmeal, ~ pounds for 81, at
Geo. Gussner's.
NiTom Kelly was up from Spring Creek
day before yesterday.
Jim Weed was over from Logan county
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Auditor Armstrong was visitor in the
|aCapital City Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week.
Professor Keim has gone to Barnes
county to be absent until harvesting and
thrashing are over.
Mr.. R. W. Stewart. of Pierre, S. D.,
states attorney of Hughes county, was
in Wiliamsport Tuesday.
\ Commissioners McLain, Haak and Mar
Zach were all present at the meeting of
tho county board last Saturday.
DR.. Harcourt made visit down the
river road in Emmons county, last satur-
day. We did not learn who was i'll.
Winnie and Charley Allen are among
1Ahose who have started or are about to
start for the eastern part of the state to
work during the threshing season.
Mrs. Lindsay came up from Burr Oak,
Monday, and will remain with friends in
the Williamsport neighborhood for sew.
eral days.
There was a heavy rain Sunday night.
1t wet the soil to depth of four or i've
inches. Potatoes and corn will be helped
greatly thereby.
"a Miss Linda Robidoux, of Toledo, Ohio,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Allen, OF
Cherry Grove; and is enjoying very much
the pure. air and bright sunshine of North
! Dakota.
Monday, Bernard Mecnderinck, John
Pekelder and Karl Bichler. of the Holland
settlement, were in town. The latter re
Gently bought quarter-scction from Mr.
tMecnderinck aud one from Jacob Groen
Frank Smith, CT Burroak, was In towr
last Saturday. He brought the informa
ton that a man named Tapley, living OF
the other side of the river, was scverel,
mangled by moving machine about ter
days ago.
Jasper Denhem is going through tht
experience that befel Job; but whether h,
manifests the patience Of that ancient iu
Fdividual our informant did not state
Boils On one of his arms have rendered
that member temporarily unfit for use.
Mrs. G. H. Miles, accompanied by he
son Eugene, arrived at Williamsport las
Sunday on visit to her daughter ant
son-in law Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Cell
The visitors came from Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Cells old home. Mrs. Miles report
a very pleasant trip.
A large number of Emmons count,
farmers have gone to the eastern part O
the state TO help through harvest ant
threshing. 1t Is fortunate thing for al
that crops are good in some parts of th
state, as 1t enables those in the short.cro,
sections to secure work with those NOR
fortunate.
Fargo Republican,; Editors boom can
didates for nothing, purely through devo
tion to party and good government, and
is the most thankless task in which the,
can engage. In the glad day coming cd
itors will boom principles and let the me,
alone, unless the men pay full advertisin,
rates for the space they occupy.
Superintendent Andrus, e. w. Trac,
and Simon Gruys came up from souther,
Emmons Tuesday. Mr.. Gruys, who live
about II miles northeast of Westfeld
states that he thrashed 14O bushels o
wheat, flax, ETC., on about the same mum
Ebes Of acres, not even getting his seet
back. In the Westfleld neighborho ood
however, where there was better rain
fall, Mr. G. says that there is fair GRO,
lover 20 bushels per acre in some in
stances.
| At 10 o'clock last Saturday Capt. j. A
Cotton, of the Williamsport neighbor
hood, met with serious and painful &C
cident. He was inside of corral, a
Danbury, in which among other cattl
there was a bull. 1t seems that the bul
was Of vicious nature; but this fac
Capt Cotton did not know. The bull
charged after him, and he threw himse
forward to crawl under the bottom wir
of the corral fence. During the instan
that he was prone upon the ground tn
brute stepped on one of bis legs, breukn,
the limb in two placesat the ankle ant
between the ankle and knee. Capt. Cot
ton also cut his ear severely on a barb
Dr.. Harrourt Came down and attended I,
the sufferers injuries. and at last account
the captain was doing az we'll as could b.
expected when the serious nature of hi
injuries arc taken into consideration
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