Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1894-10-05
IN TOWN AND OUT.
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF LO.
CAL HAPPENINGS.
NeighborhO0d Items Gathered from
the Highways and Byways of
I:aAmo oMs County for the
Record Readers.

marck the fore part of the week.
Auditor Armstrong attended meeting of
county auditors ut Jamestown, last week.
The Independent (Populist) county con-
vention will convene ut Winchester to-mor-
row afternoon.
1saac Allen, Frank toutzenhiser and
Frank Becker were up from Union district
last Saturday on land business.
Miss Z, NJ, Hough's school In Cherry
Grove, has closed. She will soon begin n
term of school III the Sterling neighborhood.
Mr.. Henry Chapman, of nanbury, this
county, anu Miss Nina Lucas, Of Bismarck,
were married in Bismarck, last Wednesday.
Father Martin Schmidt, Of Bismarck, will
hold divine servic at Willianlsport, Oh
"Wednesday morning, October 10th, at q
O clock.
Grandma Chapman has recently returned
from Moscow, Idaho where she has been
visiting relatives for sumo time. She is en-
juying good health
An ofdei hhs been received FROM Judge
Winchester II t,qa& panel of 1S iurymen,
for the coihing term Of court. The same
will be tlra%n 10. DAY.
Mr., John Hammen hnd family, old settlers
in Cherry Grove district, this county, left
last Monday for Wright county, Iowa, where
they will reside In future.
At q session Of the county court, G. Row.
erdink judge, Joseph Schnaltz, Sr.. was
| appointed administrator of the estate OF Lud-
wig Schmaltz, ST.; deceased.
Mrs. E: E. Honstain, wife of Capt. Hon-
stain, Of Winchester, with two Of her
daughters, were in Bismarck Wednesday,
ell route from Hillsboro to Winchester.
Robert Castle is the name of pleasant
appearing young Minnesotan who came
back with Tommy Reams and who intends
| to take claim and settle in the Williams.
port country.
At the Napoleon republican convention,
Monday, j. H. Wishek Of Mcintosh. was
nominated for the senate and G. S. Roberts,
of Kidder, and H. A. Armstrong, of En-
mons, for the house. ;. -.
! Mr.. S. E Coover and family, old settlers
! in Cherry Grove district, have removed to
Burroak district. E. c. Coover has bought
the Barney Burbage place, and the family.
will take up their residence there.
The following persons were at the county
! seat on Saturday last: c. Rowerdink; Fl. j.
Hegerman, Albert Haak, Rinse Sinnema,
John Van Diest, Hendrix Wester, Gerritt
Millenaar, Joseph Schrnaltz, ST., Ludwig
Schmaltz, Jr, Johannes Vetter and others
from the south end of the county. ..
At the election this fall 1t should be re-
membered that X must be placed after every
name for whom you wish to vote. Formerly
to check the words republican, democratic
populist or prohibition voted the whole
ticket. Now to check these words votes
| nothing, but each individual name must be
checked
Mrs M. H. Yeater mother of the late Mrs.
H. D. Connor, arrived ut Bismarck in time
to attend her daughters funeral. She is II
years old. She made visit to Emmons
county in 1883, also being present when the
corner stone Of the state capitol at Bismarck
was laid.
The Portland Republican, in the follow.
ing excellent item, neglects to mention the
fact that the farmer sec ures from $50 to 300
bushels Of potatoes per acre, while Of wheat
lie would have only from IL to 20 bushels:
I'VE cannot help noting the possibilities
Of diversifying crops when We see the farmer
loading potatoes on cars, receiving 40 cents
a bushel for them, when his neighbors are
drawing wheat at the same time snd dis.
posing Of 1t for but two or three cents per
bushel above that price. the potatoes are
raised by the farmer without dollars
outlay for eatra muchinery or help if he
chooses 10 do the work himself, while the
wheat requires expense from the time it
goes Into the field as seed until it Is dis.
posed Of at the elevator or SHIPPED"