Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-04-19
IN TOWN AND OUT.


day on official business
Last Sunday was about the windiest
day so far this season.
Rob Yeater began school No. 4 (the
old Fielden school) last Monday.
James B. Gayton was in town last
Saturday, and returned home Sunday.
There ls a new baby at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Anderson, in Cherry
Grove.
ERobert Buchanan and John Cough
mour were up from the valley last
Saturday.
w. B. Llvermore, the we'll known
Bismarck stockman, was in Williamsport
the fore part Of the week.
Mr.. B. F.. Puckctt, of Eureka, repre-
senting the Exchange Bank Agency. was
in town last Tuesday night.
When you want to buy Handmade
Harness, or Harness Repairs. cheap, come
and see us. W. L. Ycater s. Co.
Many farmers throughout the state
have abandoned the onc-crop idea and
will SOW more barley. oats and fax.
Ole Sjerslee made a trip to Bismarck
last week aud brought down the lime,
cement and lumber for the new county
vault.
s. E. Coover: About the time that
the wild geese were gong north. the
foof Of a certain hen-house went south.
Y hkob Fischer and Michael seEger
|>@ere up from Exeter district last Tues.
day. They report seeding we'll under
way.
Geo. Holt moved the stone from the
old county vault to the north side Of the
Jail building, where Peter Levin, assisted
bv Carl Sundberg, Is putting up new
vault.
J. G. Hall, of lroquois, S. D., accom-
panied by Emmet Crouch, of Logan
county, was in Emmons county this
week buying fat cattle.
A Settler: Il tell you It's mighty
handy, especially during the busy season,
10 be able to get into the postoff1ce at
almost any hour Of the day or night and
on Sunday"
Among those in town attending the
chattelmortgage sale last Saturdy were
Mcssrs Hugh Stevenson, of Glencoe;
VIM. Wiley, Of Livona; and E. F.
Slvalia, of Hampton.
The editor has been absent, except for
a day or two, during the last three
weeks, up to last Sunday. Replies to
correspondents were thus delayed, but
| the lapse will at once be corrected.
Walter Parkin, accompanied by Charlie
Lock, was in the Williamsport neighbor-
hood yesterday and the day before, look
ing up fat cattle to I've turned in on the
Parkin beef cotitract at Fort Yates.
The grass has made u good start on
the pralrics, and, aided by the rains this
week. will shoot upwards rapidly and
soon form good pasturagc. The crocus
has made Its appearance in great profu-
! sion.
There have now been two trials of the
case Of the State vs. Aug. Benz, charged
with striking Mrs. Cole. 1t was taken
by change from Justice Flick to Justice
Southwick, and, the. first Jury disagree-
ing. it was retired, but with the same
result.
Dave Yeater took carload of hogs to
| 81: Paul last week, and found the market
not quite as good as he had expected.
Dave bought 100 head Of ycarling steers,
while in ST. Paul. H. D. Connor also
bought car-load of hogs--a good part
of them from Tommy Sanders, in Bur-
leigh county.
A Nebraska editor was 30 enthusiastic
over the opening of spring that be closed
every local, editorial, and communica-
ton IN recent issue of his paper with,
Keep a moving 1t was startling to
read, "Mr. John Smith, after long
illness, died last night, and will keep
a-moving."
Steve Hawks had lively experience
with runaway last Saturday. He was
breaking wild horse by driving !,
with tame" horse: The pair ran
away, and, when they finished their ex-
ercise, all of the farm wagon that was
left hitchcd to them was one wheel, the
front axle, and the tongue. The tame"
horse did the chief part Of the running,
and the "wlld' critter seemed to want to
behave himself.
This is the way the Minot Reporter
puts it: Tell us not in mournful num-
bers that the town is full of gloom; for
mans crank who slumbers, in these
bustling days of boom. Life is real, life
is earnest, and the grave is not its goal
every dollar that thou turnest, helps to
make the old town roll. But enjoyment,
and not sorrow, is our destined end and
way; if you have no money, borrow, buy
corner lot each day. Lives Of great
men all remind us, we can win immortal
fame; let US leave the chumps behind Us,
and we'll get there just the same.
Married In Bismarck, on Wednesday
evening, April TO- 1895. by the Rev.
Durrie, Mr.. Israel Robinson, of Williams
port. and Miss Edythe G1ltschka, of Bis
marck. The groom is one of the bright
and enterprising young men of this
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