Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-09-13
IN TOWN: AND OUT.

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supt. Andrus is holding teachers ex-
animation in Williamsport to-day.
Wheat taken IN exchange for goods.
]. L. Boutillier, Wllliamsport, NJ
F. L. slesinger came up from Winches-
ter to-day He has gone to work for Mr..
Armstrong.
]. W. Sawyer, Of Seattle. Wash, repre-
sen,ing an eastern clearinghouse, is in
town to-day. = !,
Geo. w. Lynn, the always happy and
good-natured Winchester attorney, is in
Billsport to-day.
"Win" Tracy is up to-day from the
south end Of the free and independent
shire of Emmons.
1t is reported that "a prairie FIRE des-
troyed hay and other property near
Sterling last Monday.
Miss Eva Campbell began term OF
school in Cherry Grove, at the Bring
hurst school-house, last Monday.
Blackleg has carried off a large num-
ber of young cattle in northern Emmons
and southern Burleigh this season.
An agent of the Mccormick Machine
Company was in the Williamsport neigh.
borhood the fore part OF this week.
Frank Hart lis in the livery and feed
business at Aberdeen, S. D., and his old
friends on the Missouri Slope wish him
success.
There will be dance and basket
supper at James B. Gayton's warehouse
on Friday, Sept 20, 1895. Everybody is
invited to attend.
Walter Parkin brought in two valuable
full-blood Great Dane dogs from St.
Paul. The breed is scarce, and the Two
dogs are valued at $500.
The Steele mail-carrier reports the
following prices at that town: Wheat
SOC, SIC and 33e; oats, 1Oc; barley, 1856;
rye, 20c; flax, 7Sc. Horrible !!
Michael j. Stolee. of southern En-.
mons, accompanied by his brother, r. j..
was in town recently and made filing
on the southwest quarter Of 23-129-76
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.
Corky Patterson's paper has vile
attack on John McCrory and Jacob
Wollman in the last weeks issue. of his
paper. 1t is a feather in any citizen S
cap to be malisned by such people as
Patterson.
The state and county tax levy this year
is less than in 1894. Last year it was
20.4 mills; this year it is 1S mills. There
is reduction of one-tenth Of mill in
state taxes and two and three tentlls
mills in the county taxes.
Rev. G. Ross will preach at the Will
Transport school-house next Sunday
evening at s o'clock. This Mr.. Ross last
service here this season, as be will soon
leave for Chicago to attend the McCor-
mick Seminary. Every one Is invited to
attend.
Truly, Mrs. J. W. Wescott of Omio, is
having more than her share of sickne IS
and trouble. BY reference to cores
pondeucc elsewhere printed in the Record,
it will be seen that she has now been
compelled to 20 to St. Paul to be treated
for cancer. The Record hopes that she
may speedily recover
Miss Lillian Robnsons school is
flourishlng, the number of pupils en-
rolled having doubled since the term
opened week ago last Monday Miss
Robinson is graduate of the Bismarck
high school, is entirely competent,
and is making friends Of all the little
folks under her charge.
W. s. Casselman came down from
Bismarck Wednesday afternoon. He saw
Dan Boutlllier on the forenoon of that
day. He was out of doors, and his in
jured shoulder was doiug we'll. Dannie
was injured by being thrown from his
horse, last Sunday, the horse stepping
in a badger hole and falling
Lieut. Gov. Worst was home for few
days the fore part of the week. Mrs.
Worst will join him in Fargo in few
days, and the family will take up their
permanent residence there. The sheep
will soon be moved TO the ranch near
Plngree, in Stutsman county. Harper
Simcoke and Clayton Worst will return
to help move the band.
The other morning, outside of the
Record pasture fence, there was light
gray gelding-sort O. dappled-with a
black spot on outside upper part of left
leg. Whether he belonged inside the
pasture with horses taken to herd-the
writer is not sure. At any rate, soon
afterward he jumped through the top
wire (breaking it, but not cutting him
self), and is now inside. If he is an
estray, owner will please call and get
him.
Mrs. Lane and her mother, Mrs. j. F.
Cell, went to Bismarck the latter part of
last week to obtain the services of a
physician.for Baby Lane, who was suffer-
ing with brain fever. We are glad to be
able to state that the little boy has re-
covered, which was certainly glad news
to the father back in Racine, as we'll as
to his relatives here. Register of Deeds
Cell, who is an old hand at the business,
taught his daughters school in Logan