Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-08-30
IN TOWN AND OUT.


Sylvester Hurst. Of Burr Oak, was in
Williamsport last Saturday.
Wheat taken IN exchange for goods.
]. L. Boutillier W,lliamsport, ND.
Ben Corbin was In town Wednesday
night. on his way to Glencoe from his
place on Beaver creek.
Rev. G. Ross will preach at the vii.
Transport school.holse on Sunday even.
ing next. at 8 o'clock. All are invited to
attend.
W. 3. Cassefman the other day ran
down haifgrown Wolf with his team
and shot 1t from his buggy, after a chase
Of about four miles.
I. H. Reams is getting out some good
coal this season. It burns nicely. What
blessing these home Ignite mines are
to the settlers. any way.
The few fields of wheat that have been
thrashed are yielding better than was
expected. Henry Chapman wheat
yielded % bushels to the acre.
Auditor Braddock WAS detained ut
home for several days the fore part of
the week, owing to the illness Of his
wife. who was recently hurt by fall.
1t will pay you to deal at Nicholson s.,
Bismarck. You Can trade cattle, sheep,
hogs or any farmers produce for grocer
les. binding twine or machinery. He will
give you the.lowest figures for cash.
Messrs. J. F. Philbrick, A. C. William,
Erard Woorster and w. s. Casselman
came down from Bismarck Wednesday
on hunting "trip, returning this morn
ing. They got a big lot of ducks, hut
found the chickens scarce.
Public Examiner Lmnglie went to Bis.
marck last Saturday, after examining the
financial accounts of Emmons county
Mr.. Langlie has been looking over the
books in the southern tier Of counties
Mr.. House brought him over from Logan
county.
The Record learns that on Wednesday,
August ID. 1895, Miss Laura Shields and
Mr.. William Martin, of Stevenson, Mor-
ton county. were married by Rev Father
Martin, Of Mandan. The bride has many
friends in Emmons county. where many
years of her girlhood were passed, and
all wish her happy married life.
There has been considerable bad luck
in the matter of horses down at the
W orst farm, recently. Two or three
weeks ago one of the horses stepped on
| some nails, which penetrated tho foot,
| causing death by blood poisoning. Onr
night last week Mrs, Worst's driving
horse caught its shoe in the picket rope
and was choked 10 death. =
Dawson Times: Gornefitls Durks.u
and John Theiseu. who, thinking to ga
west was the only way to get rich, con-
cluded last spring to try Montana and
Washington. They went, have seen the
country, spent considerable money and
are now returning, and are satisfied that
North Dakota is far better state fol
| mixed farming than either Montana or
Washington.
An exchange says that the meancst
man living is resident out west. HI
| sold his son.in-law one-half of COW and
then refused to divide the milk, claiming
he sold only the front half. The son-ln.
law was compelled to provide feed fol
the COW and to carry her water three
times. day. Recently the COW hooked
the old man, and he is now SUNG the
son.in-law for damages.
Wall Paper is what we are making dow
prices on now. Also, Child's celebrated
and world-renowned Sheep Dip; non.
poisonous, very effective, and the cheap
est dip that you can use for the money.
am headquarters for Machine Oils of all
kinds also, Coal Oils, Gasoline, and
Tar. Paints of all kinds always on hand,
| and color cards furnished on request. A,
Faunce's Corner, Bismarck, N. D.
Minneapolis Tribune: The conviction
! of Kent at Fargo recalls the fact that two
red-handed murderers ia the northwest
have csc .ped hanging this year by con :
fesslng that somebody else instigated
them to do the bloody deed, and in both
cases the instigator, or alleged instigator,
\ has been sentenced to death. Does not
the line Of procedure set rather dan
! gerous example? Ought not the actual
murderer to hang as we'll as the insti
gator of the crime?
Aberdeen Star: We must have a gold
standard say the goldites, because all the
| civilized countries of the world have
meaning the European countries. Well,
have you studied the condition of the
European farmer and laborer Many of
you have left those blessed countries 10
! escape the poverty or oppression from
which you and yours suffered. Do you
want the same condition to prevail here ?
If so, adopt European methods. The
single-gold standard will do it.
At Wahpetou, on Wednesday of last
week. farmer named Erick Lienan,
living near Dwight: was killed by light
ming while driving home from Kent
station witha trained nurse from Min
neapols, who had just arrived to care
for his sick family. The lady was badly
shocked, but managed to keep the dead
body on the seat beside her until she
reached stopplng-place after mile.
and.a-half drive. She was unconscious
all night. Her watch cham was melted