Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-01-04
IN TOWN AND OUT.
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF L0.
CAL HAPPENINGS

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF Le.
CAL HAPPEN NINGs.
Neig hbOrhoo Items Gathered from
the Highways and Byways OF
Emm Ons County for the
Record Readers.
The North Dakota legislature W i'll meet
~aext Tuesday.
Albin Schneider, of Exeter, was a Wis.
itor at the county seat on Wednesday.
The board of county commissioners
meet in regular sess ion next Monday.
Jim Kennedy was In town, Thursday,
on his way from the river region to KID
der county.
The inaugural ball at Bismarck has
been postponed until the evening of the
9th of January.
How many Of our readers have put the
date 1895" o'letters that they have
written since New Year?"
There is II sprinkling OF snow on the
ground, but not enough to prevent stock
from getting their living on the prairie.
|'They say old Smith never subscribed
for newspaper" "Never." Where is
he nowf" "Blowin' out the gas IN some
hotel ll@--Ex.
There was a very enjoyable surprise
Yparty at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Klapprich, near Willlsmsport, on
>NeN-Year Eve.
There are so few chimneys in Emmons
Ecounty that Santa Claus must have had
considerable trouble in squeezing him
t-sslt down the stove pipes.
We have received supply of Station
cry, School Supplies, Underclothing, ETC.
We also have on hand a few barrels of
Apples. W. L. Yeater & Go.
TON Kelly, on Wednesday, brought
his stepdaughter and stepson up from.
the ranch with him. They will attend
school at Williamsport during the wins
ter. -
Over at Long Lake Creek, near Arthur
| McGinness' place, there are so many dead
fish under the ice that the water is unfit
for use. 1t smells and tastes so badly
that stock will not drink it.
The meeting Of the district-school
boards will occur next Tuesday, at which
time annual settlements will be made
with the district treasurers, and the clerks
and treasurers<wil1 make their reports.
Mother lin Kentucky Mountains)-
Gals, cum In h'yah this mlnuter" Girls
oh, nanny, VIC jlst want to stay IN
the road little" Mother Giant
safe! Cum in hyatt" Glrls-"Oh, nam
Mother--"Git IN hyatt Thar Gums a
cong essman up the hillr:-Ex.
One of the pecullarities of the Post.
office Department regulations is that
where new office is established the pat
rens must provide way to carry their
own mail (from the Office whence they
are to be served until the following July.
The patrons Of Bobtown, the new office at
Robert Bnchanan's, at present are among
the sufferers from this system.
Alert: That good corn can be raised
in North Dakota. and particularly in
Stutsman county, is shown by the award
of first prize to A. Ellingson, of Buchanan,
for the best acre Of Gehu corn grown In
the state tho past season. The premium
|-$16-was paid by o. H. Will, the Bis
marck seedsman. Mr. Ellingson's yield
was 82} bushels from the acre, all of good
quality. .,.-
The North Dakota legislature of '93
was composed Of n,nety-thrse members,
and the salary list amounted to $27, 900.
In addition to this there were eighty-two
persons employed in the house whose
salaries amounted to ST., ,109-only 81, 800
less than the full pay of the members;
und in the senate there we're forty-eigAt
whose salary amounted to $9,934- 5000
more than the full pay Of the members.
The above figures are from the Bismarck
Tribune of March II, 1898.
The subject OF dispensing with our
present caucus system and substituting
therefor primary elections is being dis
cussed by, the state papers. Count the
Times Record in favor of the reform
The manipulation of eaucuses and con-
ventions has been crying evil in this
state for years. and is more largely re-
sponsible for the existence of the popu.
list party than anything else. Let the
coming legislature pass primary c)ec-
tion law, and future generations will rise
up and call it blessed. Valley City Times
Record.
Bathgate Democrat: Robt. Currie
came into the Office on Saturday and
showed US samples of flannels and blan-
kets which ho had just received from the
Grand Forks wooden mills in return for
wool sent them. The goods were A No.
1, and Mr.. Currie was well pleased. Mr..
Currie was quite enthusiastic over his
sheep, and gives the following as the
result Of his first (the presently years ex-
perience: Il invested sS3 in sheep. l
have sold from them WOOL and mutton to
the value Of $e5, and have two more
sheep and all in better shape than when l
started. lam going more into sheep and