Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1895-06-28
IN TOWN And OUT.

Thirty.two bars of New Style Soap for
81, at j. L. Boutlllier's.
Fresh.Smoked Hams III cents a
pound, at ]. l.. Boutilller's.
Mr.. W. B. Hibbs, of Menokep, was a
visitor in WilIlamsport yesterday.
Gov. Worst will speak at the Chautau-
qua grounds, Devils Lake, on the Fourth.
When you want to buy a Hand made
Harness. or Harness Repairs, cheap, come
and see us. W. L. Yeater L. Co.
Niles Peterson proved up on his
homestead last Saturday, with Sivert
Hagen and Herbert Thurtle as witnesses
"The boys" have arranged for half
mile circular race-track west of town.
1t will be Is feet wide and the sod will be
removed,
John Haley was IN town last Sunday.
John is dong very we'll with his book.
1t is valuable work, and bears the title,
Footprints of Four Centuries"
Don't forget the celebration at Burge' 3
grove on the Fourth. Everybody will be
welcomed, and there will be free lemon.
ade and free lce-cream for all comers.
Tribune Monday: Frank Donnelly re-
turned last night from Emmons county.
He reports Mrs. Donnelly slowly improv-
ing, but says she will not be able to
return to the city for six weeks, at least.
Mrs. w. s. Casselman came down from
Bismarck on Thursday of last week with
Mrs. Streeter, and will return to morrow.
She expects to leave in few days for q
visit of several weeks at her old home in
Ontario.
W. E. Pctrie, of Omio, made timber
culture final proof at Williamsport las,
Monday, and had a very good showing
of live trees--several thousand, in fact
The witnesses were j. w. Wcscott and
Otto Didszuneit.
Mr.. Cyrus Miller, of Campbell county
s. D., made a trip to Emmons county
last week for coal, aud called on Mr.,
John Kurtz. of the Willla,nsport neigh
borhood. They we're old friends in Ohic
before coming to the Dakotas.
Charles and Frederick Glitschka, OF
Bismarck, have been visiting theil
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs
Israel Robinson, of Logan district
recently. Charles was here for three OF
four days and Fred about ten days.
Assessor Kraft was in town Monday
He saws that there Is nothing definite SC
district The rumor had been current
up this way that the money was in sigh
and that location had been settled
upon.
w. N. Rice, of Winona, was in town,
Wednesday, to make fling. He saw
John Graham, Arthur Cheslcy and two
other Billsportites whose names he coulc
not give sitting on the bank of Beaver
creek dangling strings IN the water. Mr.
Rice did not smell any fisL-only fat
meat frying for dinner.
Mrs. John Kurtz has arranged picnic
for the little folks of her Sunday -schoo
class, and it will take place tomorrow Al
her residence. The house is fanked or
two sides BY groves of trees raised by
Mr.. Kurtz, and the grounds make 4
pleasant place for picnic. Mrs. Kurtz
did not forget her little pupils last year,
and they all reported jolly good time
at the picnic which she gave them.
DR.. Boardman in Oakes Republican,
gives the following formula for finish
ing gophers, which he says is just as
effective and more economical method
than is generally used: Put one bottle OF
strychnine into three pints or one quart OF
water, bring to boil add one-half OF
one cup of sugar, mix with corn meal
into a mush, and scatter wherever the
nuisances are to be found. They will dc
the rest.
1.-THE Spectator in Tribune A Rat
tlesuake. while Travelling down the Roaf
toward Emmons County, came upon ar
Empty Wine Bottle, and, the Day being
quite Cold. crawled therein for Refuge
A Man who was on the Way from Wi
poro n $oko tho Koolov T,ro fo,rr
the Bottle, and. picking it up
which the Serpent bit him Several Times
Dying soon Afterward. Moral The
Serpent was probably not Aware that the
Man was Loaded.
There have been several showers thi
week. There is no change in crop con
dltlons in these parts, save that eacl
days approach to harvest-time makes
the chance of big crop greater. Rye il
so far along that, in the opinion Of oul
farmers, 1t would mature and make q
good yield without more rain. Hal
seems to be about the only thing to fea1
IN the ground, and 1t would take July
of more than average lack of rainfall
to prevent good crop being harvested
Hail, last Tuesday evening, cut up ant
destroyed some of the gardens in Cherry
Grove, but did no harm to field crops. I
seemed to fall in spots. Our informan
the ground, and pea-vines, lettuce ant
pieces. There was regular deluge o.
rain. At Slvert Hagen's, three. quarter
of mile distant, only few hail-stone
fell and at F. D. Walkers, couple o.
miles from Mr.. Aliens. there was neither
rain nor hail. At Wllliamsport but little
rain and no hail fell.
On his way to Bismarck, last week, w
8. Casselman captured two young eagles
that we're about ready to fly. He tooA
them to town with him, and they beal
captivity very we'll, and are very tame.
Perhaps they are a couple Of young
Shanghai roosters that went astray from
some honest granger's barnyard. About
Record family couple Of youna
time catching gophers to feed 'cm. But
he didn't bring in gophers fast enough,
and so one of the eagles" ate the other
up--or down. Then a neighbor who
was strong on ornithology came along
and Informed US that the survivor was a
hawk, and wouldn't be an eagle if he
lived thousand years.
The Record recently learned through
one of its correspondents that popular
young couple over in the river country
had been married for about two months,
and yet the news had not reached US.
Verify, that isn't right. Every wedding
ought to be written up, and then the
item should be clipped by the couple and
put into scrap-book with the announce.
ments that will come in after years of
births, deaths, etc. Now, we don't expect