Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-06-22

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cents $40 to $50, 1s cents $50 to $780,
20 cents; $50 to SIS, rs cents; $75 to
500, 80 cents.
An invitation 10 deliver an Grafton at
Devils Lake on the Fourth of July was
extended to Senator Worst by Chairman
Spalding, of the republican state central
committee but Mr.. Worst had previous.
ly arranged to speak at the Winchester
! celebration. There are to be addresses at
Devils Lake by republican, democrat
and populist. under the auspices of the
Chautauqua Association, and the chairman
of each state committee was requested to
furnish speaker.
The Record has not reached the post.
| office until Monday morning for the past
| three weeks, owning to the rush OF bust
ness during court and the fact that the
printer left suddenly, without giving US
time to get some one else. New arrange
things will move on as of yorc But, get.
ting the paper out on Monday has had
one advantage have been enabled
to give the court reports and a complete
table of the county superintendent vote
week earlier than would otherwise have
| been possible.
! There was lively contest for school
| director and for treasurer in Williamsport
district. The usual fight was made
"agin otreelcr," but that individual was
elected school treasurer by two votes,
S. Z. Brindle being his opponent. The
thing had been worked up for q couple
of weeks or more, and one young man
4 bet the cigars that Brindle would have
Is majority. This treasurer business is
something like the man who got hold Of
| the bears tail and couldn't let 20. One
holding the office who is in any way
mixed up in local politics will fight for
the position just to keep his hand in and
to prevent the "other fellows" from say.
ing he couldn't get it. The salary is s95
a year, and there's plenty Of work to do.
A man is foolish that monkeys with the
position, in the face of much opposition.
Levi Chapman was elected school director
by plurality Of eight votes.
The annual picnic ct the pioneers took
place last Saturday at McGinnis' Grove,
on Long Lake creek, about eight miles
northwest of Williamsport. There was
no formal program, but the event was
1 of t1,n, f,y1 hat l,oo
taken place in the county. Some 300
people were in attendance, a large pro.
portion Of them from Burlelgh county.
and about the first thing in order was to
partake of their contents, to which al
present did full justice. After dinner
the people listened to a pleasing address
by Senator Worst. The afternoon was
spent in pleasant meetings and converse"
ton between old friends The young
people kept the swing going steadily,
while the young men and boys who were
partial to field sports enjoyed themselves
in playing base ball. The annual pioneer
picnic has become permanent feature
in the social life of the settlers in north.
ern Emmons and southern Burleigh.
The Williamsport country seems to be
particularly unfortunate in the matter OF
rainfall 80 fer this season. In this
immediate neighborhood there has been
practically no precipitation since the
seed was put in the ground. Over on
Long Lake creek, not more than eight
miles northwest of Williamsport, there
have been two heavy rains within the
past week. John Baumgartner, who
was up from Strasburg district, Wcdnes
day, states that they had a. good fall OF
ram, and that crops are Hooking very
we'll. Messrs. Black, Clarke and becker
who were up from the Dale neighbor
hood last Saturday, report a heavy rain
down their way not long ago. There
was also a heavy fall of hail that die
some damage, but not in equal proportion
to the benefit from the rain. Good rain.
have been promised us repeatedly, bu
the clouds have either gone around
broken up, or given only a slight sprin
kle: The early grain shows badly the Of.
fects of the prolonged drought, while the
later-sown would give a fair crop il W.
should get rain within few days. Tho
gardens do not present as fourshing ar
appearance as could be wished. Corr
does not seem to be injured at all.