Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-10-11

weary l am; give me whack at my
,randmother's jam) let me drink milk
hat has never been skinned, let me eat
outter whose hairs have been trimmed;
et me once more have an old-fashioned
pie and then Ill be willing to curl up
and die.-Ex.
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Farr, well.known
settlers Of Burleigh. just across the north
line of Emmons, will soon leave on an
extended visit to relatives and friends in |
Ohio, Indiana and Missouri. They will |
take the three youngest children with
them. Alfred and Safer will remain to
look after things, and will "keek bach"
on the farm.
Uncle Thomas Parks, the first register
of deeds elected in Emmons county, was
in town two or three days this week. He
is rs years old, but seems as spr5 as he
did dozen years ago. "Just for little
exercise" he took walk cut to the
Record Ranch, II miles from Williams
port. If he retains good health, he in.
tends to make visit next year to his old
home in northern Illinois.
The Rev. W. Il. Gooderham has been
appointed by Elder Ryan to the Emmons
county charge. The reverend gentle
man, with his. wife and three children,
arrived Saturday by way of Sterling.
They will rent house and take up their
residence here. Mr.. Gooderham preached
last Sunday at II q. m. and 7 p. m. He
will hold services al Winona next Sun
day, and at Wiiliamsport the following
Sunday ut II o'clock.
A Pennsylvania paper says that q
bashful country girl went into Brad
ford store, the other day, carrying some
live chickens. The fowls had their feet
tied to prevent their escape, and the
young woman placed them on the coun-
ter. The clerk who waited on her, but
who was a little of in his grammar,
smilingly inquired: Are you sure they
will lay there * oh. no." she STAN
mered, they are all, roosters." And the
clerk went out back of the store to
blush.
Carl Goodrich, an early settler in
Cherry Grove. but now residing in let.
ter to the Record. takes the following
whack at The Stuffed Prophet: Il in
close herewith a four-dollar p o. money
order-$2 so in payment for the Record
Il year and 8 months) to date, and 81. 80
for one year in advance. pay in ad.
vance in order to save so cents year,
which would make pretty high rate OF
interest But expect we will soon have
to pay as high rate everywhere in the
country, unless, year from next Novem
Der, the people order johnny Bull-Wal
street-Rothschild- Cleveland to be turned
out of the White House." -. 81,
Jacob Ouwersloot wrote from Biz
Timber. Mont, to the editor Of the
Record, asking that a copy of his second
| papers be sent to Utrecht, The Neither
lands, where he was about to 20. He
speaks highly of the Big Timber coun.
try, and is going to bring some settlers
from the old country when he returns
He recently received a letter from Johr
Ronhaar, now in Oregon (or Washing
tony. in which Mr.. r. says that tn,
country there is no good--for farming
Mr.. Ouwersloot procured work for hin
on the new irrigation ditch in the Bi.
Timber neighborhood and wrote for job,
to come on at once.
1t Is shame that malicious miscreant
| too cowardly to attempt to get even II
q manly way--are always successful il
securing the aid of government official
in prosecuting men on charges Of taklr,
a dab of wood from a reservation or fenc
| ing an acre or two Of wild government
land. The Burbage and the Kunkel case
are two of the more recent petty and con
temptible suits brought against settler
for alleged violations of the federal law
laws that in this part of the northwes
serve only as a medium through whicl
deputy marshals can 'turn an homes
penny" when legitimate business is dull
and the chief marshal has an unexpende,
balance in bank.
! Treasurer Lee has returned from tn
Grand River country, whittier he an,
Jack Waldon went to get stock that ha
been out on shares, which the new India
agent, Czar Cramsie, had ordered off tn
reservation. The agent wouldn't lie
them come home direct, across the reser
walton, and they were compelled to e
around by the Cannon Ball. When the,
got to the mouth Of the river they foun'
that the gasoline ferry had gone dow
the Missouri with load of wood. Fl
nally, Mr.. Waldon got permission to TAX
his cattle down to Yates and cross them
Mr.. Lee, wishing to take his stock to hi
Beaver creek ranch, left them at tn
Cannon Ball and came on to Williams
port. returning couple Of days there
after to cross the stock.
FOR SALE.
Thirty head full-blood Shropshir,
bucks, also q few heavy Merinoes an,
ten high grade Shropshires. Or will trad,
for stock sheep or cattle.
ALEX. CAMPBELL & Sons
octl1-25] Armstrong, Nd
For Jury Duty.
Following are the names of the candi
dates for jury duty, as drawn last Mon.
day by tho auditor, treasurer, and the
clerk of court
Baker, Wesley, Kurtz, Simon E.,
/ Bartholomew, r., Lawler, T. E.,
Baxter, Wm.s, Patzer, Geo. M,
Brown, ]. G., Pierce, L. E.,
Cleveringa, F., Robinson, @. NJ,