Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-07-19
IN TOWN and OUT.

Michael Bruner was up from Selz dis
trict last Tuesday.
Thlrty-two bars Of New Style Soap for
81, at J. L. Boutlllier's
Mesdames Worst and Allen visited
friends in Winchester last Thursday.
Postmaster Robinson, of Glencoe, was
visitor to the county seat last Saturday.
Charley Burtts and Arthur Knudtson,
of Burr Oak, were in town last Wednes-
day.
There was a big crowd Of Emmons
county people IN Bismarck the fore part
of the week.
Mrs. j. w. 6troop and children, of Chi
cago, are visiting Capt. and Mrs. Flick,
Of South Prairie.
Mr.. J. A. Robinson, of Logan district
has returned from visit of several
| months IN Canada.
Billy Gribble, of Sterling, was among
the rural visitors seen on the Billsport
streets. Tuesday last.
The bicycles stolen from Supt. Per.
klns and DR.. SmYth, of Bismarck, have
been returned-at night.
The trial of Kent. the alleged wife
murderer, has begun in Fargo, by change
of venue from Morton to Cass
Miss Edna F. Connor with her adopted
daughter, Helen, IS spending vacation
| at her brothers farm, neur Williamsport.
If John Wannan.aker never spoke but
one truth, it is this "To discontinue an
advertisement is like taking down your
! slgn.'
The Record is informed that the Rev.
Ross, of Glencoe, will preach Sunday
evening, July 2Sth, at 7:30 p. M, at Will
| Transport.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kurtz will leave
next Monday for a visit to their old home
| in Ohio, and every one who knows them
wishes them a safe journey and pleas
| ant visit.
| The supreme court has decided that the
| new code will not go into effect until 80
| days after said code shall have been pro.
claimed by the govcrnor--about the first
of next December.
"Reg" and "Phir' were, as usual, op.
| posing counsel in the Patterson w GILMAN
| and the Thistlcthwaite-C Casselman cases,
| and, as usual, each worked hard in the
! interest of his Client
Grand Forks Herald: A maiden lady in
Newburg, n. T., keeps parrot which
swears and monkey that chews tobacco
She says that between the two she docsn' t
miss husband very much. 80
Johnny Mahaney, now of Park River,
Walsh county, won two bicycle races in
the Grafton tournament on the Fourth
--one-mile dash for prize of $40, and a
five mile dash for prize of $15.
The copy of the Bismarck Tribune con-
tanning the proceedings of the state wool
growers association failed to come to
hand; but we have received another copy
and will pint the article next week.
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.
At least one of our settlers has already
received something on his crop. Robert
Cotton sold thirty bushels Of potatoes,
the other day, at ST. so per bushel. They
were to be resold IN small lots at Fort
Yates.
There was big dance in the warehouse
near James B. Gayton's place last Friday
night. People came from far and near,
the Leach d Since ferryboat bringing a
party down the river from the Shier
neighborhood.
Owing to space taken by commissioners
proceedings, equalization-board minutes,
auditor. and several new Bismarck ads,
considerable interesting matter must 20
over to next issue.
Here is an answer, from Ingersoll, to
the question. "ls marriage failure ?"
"The man who says that marriage is a
failure has never stood with his hand
locked in the loyal grasp Of wife and
mother at the side of child's grave"
They had some races down at Nate
Shorman's on Wednesday evening of last
week. The Cook mare, Minnie, took the
| first race, and Steve Hawks Black Billy
the second. Then there was dance at
the dwelling house, a crowd of about 70
people enjoying themselves until after
| sunrise.
Miss Ollie Worst left last Wednesday
| for Jamestown, where she will visit with
| thefamlly of DR.. Archibald for while.
| She will then visit friends in Chicago
| and Ohio, returning to Fargo in the fall
| when the family will take up their resi-.
dence in the Gateway City.
Exchanges: Man is queer animal. He
can sit on the edge of an inch board for
| three hours and talk politics; put HIM in
a church pew for forty minutes and he
| gets nervous, twists, turns and goes to
sleep. He will slobber all over his chin
and shirt front with tobacco juice; but q
hair in the butter kills him.
| Hon. H. A. Armstrong came up from
| Emm0ns county last evening, bringing
with him a trophy of his prowess IN the
shape of rattlesnake which he overlook
and killed this side of the Burleigh
county line. The snake was good.sized
one-about three feet ng-and had
seven rattles.--Trlbune of Yesterday.
There will be basket picnic in the
Burge grove, Beaver creek, on Saturday
and Sunday, July 9th and 28th. Preach.
ing will begin on Saturday at 8 p. m. and
on Sunday at 10 q. m. The services will
be conducted by Rev. Spoor, of Bismarck.
Every one invited. Come, bring your
baskets, and enjoy good meeting.
The Napoleon Homestead says of the
pony race at Williamsport on the Fourth
"Col. Woodmansee's Bob won this race
tair and square but they wouldn't allow
him the purse. Tbs colonel asserted that
it wasn't the purse that he cared for, and
that fair play was all he asked. AS near
as we could learn, he was given pretty
| rocky deal"
Mrs. w. L. Yeater gave picnic party
last Saturday to the pupils Of Williams
| port Sunday-schoo), in which school she
Is teacher. The picnic took place at
the homestead of the family. southeast of
I town. There were between thirty and
! forty children present, and youthful
| Record reporter who was present SAID
1--WE all had an awful nice time"
The Winona ferry case, in which G. A.
Patterson sought to enjoin Jacob Woll.
man from running ferry at Wlnona, was
tried at Bismarck, before Judge Winches.
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