Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-08-07
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For first-class smoked meats call at the
store of ]. L. Boutillier.
County Superintendent Audrus was in
Wllliamsport on Wednesday,.
Pay for the paper year in advance
and send in your stock brand.
Don't forget that keep good line of
standard Patent Medicines on hand. J.
L. Boutillier.
Mr., VIM. V. Wade last week sold two
carloads of range cattle in Chicago that
topped the market-$s.85.
There was considerable hail in the
stewartdale neighborhood. in Burleigh
county, last Sunday evening.
There have been two good rains in tho
Willlansport neighborhood this week
Sunday night and Monday night
Frank Jaszkowiak has just put up q
5.foot pumping windmill for Wesley
Baker, and has make and put up a wind.
mill for Wiley Wilson.
The baseball game In Bismarck Mon.
day, between the Fort Yates and the Bis
marck mines, resulted IN favor of the
Yates boys by score Of Is to A.
MIR. Il. G. Rhud. one of the old settlers in
the .Williamsport country, but since >91 re.
siding in Bismarck, was visitor in this
section the fore part of the week.
A postal card from Jack Flynn is as
follows: "say. strecter, lost my driv.
ing team-the little, blue mares. Put it
in the paper; want them; I've got e
girl now"
A fine birdie. made by Montana stock
man, who is trying to raise money to pur-
chase an artificial limb, was raffled off one
day last week by young Robert Dickson.
The bride is very valuable. 1t was won
by F. Il. Cotton.
Married - In Bismarck, on Wednes.
day. July 20. by Father Clement, Mr..
John r. Edick and Miss Katie Redmond,
both Of Emmons county. The Record,
on behalf Of the many friends of the
young couple. wishes them long life and
much happiness.
Some one, Whose name We do not re-.
member, wanted to know the price of the
northeast quarter Of section 3, township
1sl' range ~. 1t is "a per acre. Also, of
northwest quarter of same section. Iii
50 20 per acre. Preferred stock is not
taken. One-sixth cash; balance in five
equal annual payments. at 6 per cent.
Mr.. w. L. Ross, representing Clay,
hoblnson d Co., of Chicago, who have
business relations with the Northwestern
Sheep company, and who will look up
the sheep and wool interests of the
Northwestern company in Emmons and
Logan counties. came down from Bis
marck Wednesday. He was accompanied
by Mr.. w. s. Casselman.
| Born - Saturday. August 1st, to Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Boutillier. of WHYiamsa
port, son. Mrs. Boutillicr was verv il,
for awhile. but is all right now. If the
Record had its way, it would establish q
custom that the cigars for the first one
would cost a nickel; for the second, 10
cents. and 20 on. Under such custom.
John would now have TO set up 5O.cent
| cigars.
The editor of the Record has received
from Mr.. Hildreth, of Fargo, the attorney
for hyron r. Kent blank petitions for
signatures. to be presented to Governor
Allin, asking that the sentence of death
be commuted to imprisonment for life.
Mr.. Hildrsth asks that tho petitions be
promptly forwarded to Governor Allin.
The attorney also states that the petition
is being generally signed throughout the
state.
A number of old Union soldiers resid.
ing in Emmons county intend to take in
the G. A. r. encampment at St. Paul the
first week in September. We understand
the round.trip rate from Bismarck is 312.
Accommodations In st. Paul will be such
that it il thought $50 will see one through
the trip. Probably not within the life.
time Of many veterans now living in the
county will an encampmsnt again be held
80 near to North Dakota.
Mr.. Tweed, Of Jamestown. organizer
for the order known a. Modern Wood.
mon, made another visit to Williamsport
this week. He has organized camp of
the order in Bismarck, and has nearly
enough names-fourteen-t form camp
here. This srder is one Of the stanehest
social and insurance societies, and is
rapidly growing all over the country. 1t
is now thirteen years old, having been
chartered under the laws of Illinois in
1888. 1ts strong points are: First. 1t
has an age limit Of 45 years. Second. 1t
does not establish local camps (the society
name for it, lodges in the unhealthful
southern states. Third. 1t will not take
membership from the large cities, the
death rate in such cities being high.
Fourth. It will not admit men who fol.
low hazardous occupations. The death
assessments range from 20 to IS cents,
| and Mr.. Tweed states that there were but
eleven assessments last year. To show
the cheapness Of this kind Of insurance,
the writer will state that hs 10 carrying
$1,000 life insurance In . big company.
The insurance was taken at the ago Of 40,
and Il costs Al . Year, whereas, In the
Woodmsn, 1t costa but Z seventh or eighth
of that sum for the same amount Of In
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