Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-10-19
IN TOWN AND OUT.
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF Lo.
CAL HAPPENINGs.
Neig ghborlloo Items Gathered from
the Highways and Bywayssf
Emnon County for the
Record Readers.

hecOfO H0aQefos
Mr.. Connor sold his recent shipment Of
cattle at St. Paul.
William Gribble. Of Sterling. was in
town on Friday last.
Oscar Nelson returned last Friday from
q trip to Chicago with stock.
E. F. Sivalia. Of Hampton, was q Wis.
ilor to the county seat one day last week.
Will Packer has secured good position
with the Lehigh Coal company at Lehigh;
this state.
Commissioner Haak and Messrs. John
Van Bowen and Gerrit Van Surksum were
in town Wednesday.
A crane measuring s feet 8 inches was
shot on Friday by James Dickson. It's
legs were 20 inches long.
Judge Rowerdink, Aren Hollsar and
John Van Bowen we're visitors at the
county seat. last Saturday.
Mr.. J. J. Young left Bismarck last
Wednesday for visit OF week or ten
days with friends in Dickinson.
A big procession of Indians passed
through. town last Saturday on their way
home to Standing Rock. from the north.
We are having beautiful weather Of
late. which gives everyone an opportu.
nifty to get things in ship.shape for winter.
Fred shesrer on his bicycle aud Steve
Hawkes., on horseback ran race Of 100
yards or 90. the other day. The horse
won.
Fred Shearer came down from Bismarck
last Saturday on his bicycle. Fred was
out west with surveying party for sew
eral months. and is in good health.
Shame on you, Mac, for waving the
American flag in defense Of gang who
are absolutely powerless to control Re.
publican conventions without the aid OF
man convicted of trying TO buy votes
. crime which, il it became general,
| would soon make slaves of the people
and cause that flag to trail in the dust.
The indications from fall blowing oper.
ations are that North Dakota farmers will
raise great deal less wheat next year.
This will be hard on the transportation
| and elevator companies. but d blessing Il
the farmers IL the results should be simi
lar to those Of this year.- jamestown
Alert.
SAID g. ". Renskers, the other day, in
Willismsport. "Yes. l am for Rover
dink. He IS we'll educated, honest, re-
liable, good-natured, and always gentle
man. And don't like the idea Of leaac
Allen being defeated for commissioner,
either. after the promises that were made
to him."
Gottlieb Fischer, with his wife and
children. cattle. two teams, and two
wagons, one of them loaded with house.
hold goods. passed through Williamsport
on Thursday Of last week. He came from
Hutchinson county. South Dakota. and
intended to locate in the neigbborhood OF
Hebron. Morton county. this state.
North Dakota Farmer: P. B. Wickham
one OF the largest flock owners in thu
state, advises sheep men to hold on to al
the sheep they have and buy more at pres
ent prices il they have the money to de
1t with. Nh. Wickham advises the organ
ization Of associations OF flock owners
as the means Of securing better prices fo1
their wool.
The Taylor family seem to be strictly
''in it" in Burleigh county. I'D" Tay
lor, the well.known Getlcoe farmer, 10
candidate for sheriff on the Republica,
ticket; while J. B. Taylor, well and favor
ably know to those with whom he ha
done business In Emmons county, ID hi
competitor on the Democratic and Popu
list tickets.
Mr.. Horace Tuttle, of Boone county
Illinois. was sojourner in Williamspor
last Saturday. He is negotiating a trad
of house and lot in Boone county 70
the Cronk place, on Beaver creek; and,
the trade comes about, he will come +
Emmons county to live. He ia bright an,
intelligent, and il one Of the kind of me-
that would undoubtedly do well In thi
new country.
Senator Worst Is winning new honor
throughout the state as public speaker
All the newspapers--among them man
Of the opposition--speak highly of th
senator's ability. The Prohibition leader
are 'agin" him; which is very good res
son why be should receive the vote O
every resubmlssionist on the Missoul
Slope, regardless Of party.
The small green worm" that is destroy
ing the Russian thistle in South Dakot
has put in an appearance rather late i
the season. The plant is now ripe an
ready to disseminate its seeds. What
needed 10 to burn the weeds before th
seeds can scatter. II the "small gree
worm will come along next spring b
will be welcome.-Minneapolis Tribune
The Van Beck candidate for audito
was In town the other day. Gerrit Rel
skers had just got check from Treasure
Lee. which, as ever one knows, is as goo
as money. Mr.. Renskers wanted to g
the check cashsd, but no one preser
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