Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-03-01
IN TOWN AND OUT,


Read Austin Logan's big ad, in ano ther
column.
a Rob Yeater is about to begin term of
school in the Russian settlement.
: The report that Dudley Walker is to be
Auditor Braddock's deputy lacks con-
firmation.
The snow has disappeared, except here
and there drift, and travelling is done on
wheels again.
Messrs. A. W. Winnings and Jerome
Turner, of Horsehead. were at the county
seat on Mondsy.
Messrs. ]. M. Stolee and N. o. Rover,
Of southern Emmons, visited the county
seat the fore part Of the week.
A meeting of the Custer Post, e. A. r.,
will be held at Wlnona to morrow sven-
ing for the installation OF officers
A lady residing in the Williamsport
neighborheod went to Bismarck Thurs
day to have one Of her teeth babbitted.
j Several flocks of wild geese passed over
gong north, during the ten days stretch
of spring that ended Thursday morning.
&Ihe Record has just learned that
baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Axel
jacobson, of Cherry Grove district, on
Jan. Z.
Matthias Betsch and Petsr Goldads, of
southern Emmons, passed through Will
Transport on their way to Bismarck on
Wednesday.
John /. Reep, who holds position as
clerk in the senate, came down from Bis
marck the fore part of the week. Mrs.
Roop returned with him.
Eugene Waldrof has bought tho im-
provements on the old Frank Smith place,
in Burr Oak. and, with Mrs. Waldroff,
will soon move down from Bismarck.
1t is thought in Bismarck that Mills
Beech. the leader Of the whitecaps who
so brutally assaulted W. J. Fraleigh, will
60 to the penitcntiary-sure.
During recent trip to Bismarck, the
writer stopped at the residence Of Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin Corbin, near Glencoe.
Their son Peter, who is living with them,
is still in very poor health.
There was fair sized audience present
at the entertainment given by Williams.
port school last Friday evening. A
number Of the pupils spoke pieces, and
most of them did very we'll.
Everybody on tho Missouri Slope who
knows "Jim" Gayton will be glad to
know that among those who will soon
receive amounts recently allowed by cons
gress for depredations done by the Indi-
ans is Mr.. Gayten $1,000.
Mr.. Howard, the teacher of Williams
port school, took cold and became 80
seriously Ill that he was taken to the hos
pital in Bismarck. His pupils and many
friends here sincerely hope that he may
soon be able to return and resume his
work.
N Recently, John Baker went merriy out
to pump some lacteal fluid from his Hol-
stein = Freezin' COW; but the COW was
contrary and sat down on Johnnie with
all her weight, which famed and bruised
him so much that he was on the sick list
for several days.
There il a female hound hanging
around the Record ranch. She followed
buggy out one day this week. She is q
sort Of dark brown In color, and, as she
seems to be valuable dog, this item is
written in the hope that it may catch her
owners eye. Perhaps some one has sent
her out to be credited on subscription.
A party in honor Of Major Mclaughlin
was given at the Cannonball Ranch by
Senator Parkin and wife on Friday even
ing of last week, and those who attended
report thoroughly enjoyable evening.
But did anybody ever hear any other
kind of report from visitor to the
Parkin residsnce2 Major Mclaughlin
has assumed the duties Of his position
Indian inspector.
A man who hasn't lived in EN-.
mons county for years, and who isn't
stuck on work any way, adyertises in the
Tribune as follows: Come to life, after
being buried for twelve years in Emmons
county on claim" He then goes on te
say that he will nle saws, butcher wood,
etc. The fact that . man is a stiff" II
no proof that he has been buried. Ugh
The idea of referring to the free and in.
dependent borough OF Emmons as Gem
! etery!I
Mr.. Rufus W. Child, one of the early
commissioners of Emmons county, but now
of East smithfield, Pa, in letter to the
Record under date Of Feb. IA has the fol.
lowing regarding Pennsylvania weather:
1--WE are having very cold weather and
deep snow IN this country this winter.
We have had, the past week, as bad q
blizzard as ever saw. 1t blew for three
days and nights. never saw worse
sserm during my residence Of twelve
New York Weekly Tribune : Howard
Packer, Of Williamsport, N. D., who has
sent us descriptions Of several inventions
partially worked out by him, has con.
ceived the ,dsa Of getting ]ighsness and
power from gas engine in flying ma.
chine by using gas compressed to liquid
form and carried in storage cylinders.
he would pass this through a red hot
chamber, and thus obtain, he estimates, q
pressure Of 4, 500 pounds to the square
inchI He thinks he could develop $50
horsepower for an bour OF two with a
weight not exceeding 100 pounds
Treasurer Lee reached home yesterday
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