Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-09-06
IN TotN AND OUT.

Ben COrbin was in town on Monday
Twill pay cents per pound for butter.
]. L. Boutilller.
Elmer Brickley was over from the river
country last Monday.
Messrs. Dunbar and Casey were over
from Horsehead last Monday.
County Judge Kalberer issued two
marriage. licenses l,st Monday.
Wheat taken IN exchange for goods.
j. L. Boutillier, Williamsport, ND.
Kalberer school opened last Monday,
with Miss Lillian Robinson as teacher.
Messrs. G. "A. Patterson and Jacob
Wollman, Of Winona, were in town on
Monday last.
Messrs. George Burge and Charles Car
ley were among the Beaver Greek visitors
in town, Monday.
Landlord Rush is building an addition
to the hotel building. Frank Jaszkowlak
is dong the work. -
Mr.. R. H. Brock, M Boston, Mass, ar
rived at 'Williamsport on "Wednesday Of
last week, on visit with his sons. MIR.
Brock is sixty-eight years of age.
Owing to the rapid increase Of catfish
in the Missouri aud among the under,
brush along its shores, caused by the
new anti-fishing law, wild grapes are
said to be very scarce tliis year.
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.
BY reference to the commissl oners' pro
ceedlngs printed elsewhere it will be seen
that the county will Intervene and pay
the expenses of appealing to the supreme
court from Judge Winchester's decision
in the case'of Patterson vs.. Wollmau in
the Winona ferry matter.
An "ad'' in Devils Lake paper offers
hunting dog for sale, and says that the
dog ''has keen nose will hunt for any.
body" We'd like to own him if he'd
hunt up the addresses of number Of
dead beats who have left Emmons county
at various times in the past, after reading
the Record for years without paying fol
it.
There was light frost last Friday
night. In some places it nipped tender
| vines; IN other places it did no harm
Early corn is believed to have been too
far along to be much injured, and as in
most places the leaves were not killed, a
good many farmers say that even the late
corn will ripen, if there lis no.more fros,
for few days.
In letter to the editor of the Record
Gov. Worst says, Under date of Fargo
Aug. Goth: IL was out visiting the boys
on the Stutsman county ranch, recently.
They had 200 tons of hay in stack, aud
intend to make 100 tons more. Then
they will return to Emmons county for
the sheep. They either like their new
home or-they have become expert
prevaricators."
A story Is now going the rounds to the
effect that during recent term of cour,
at Cando an applicant for admission tc
the bar presented himself. A COM
mlttee was appointed to examine into his
qualifications, and one of the first ques
tlons asked was, What does it take tc
make case?" Without hesitation came
the reply, 1.-TWO dozen bottles" He Wa.
at once admitted to practice.
The happiest Logan county settler
says the Dowson Times, is doubtless
Jacob Durksen, leader of the Adveutists
in that county, his daughters and theil
families, who last spring went to Mon.
tana, expecting to better their condition
They are now on their way home tc
Logan county, convinced that NORTH
Dakota IS all right. Moral: Stay where
you are, diversity, economize and be
happy.
Tribune, Aag. %: Mike Rush, one OF
the Oldest of old-timers along the Slope,
| is up from Emmons county to-day. Mike
drove on the mail route between Bis.
marck and Fort Buford way back in '7s
and "a and has staid with the Slope al
! through its opening and settlement uutl
now. He now owns ranch in Emmons
county, has it wcll-stocked with horses
and cattle, and is up to-day buying lum'
ber for an addition to his place.
Joe Lindsay was in town the cthel
day. Joe says that Sheriff Shier has beer
shooting catfish in the Missouri rivel
with a shotgun. Now, don't smile, fo
Joe says that the statement Is entr .ly
true, The fish are not killed while brows
ing on Peters meadow, but in narrow
shoot of the Missouri river. between tht
east bank and sort of island or sand
bar. The fish are very thick there, anG
when they stick their heads out OF the
water to spit they can easily be Shot,
There are drawbacks to all countries,
says the Jamestown Alert, and no land
raises valuable crops without labor and
favorable weather. But the farmers of
North Dakota have it the easiest of all in
the actual length of time taken and in
the small amount of work required to
raise crop. The advantages here OF
finding land ready to plow, with no trees