Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-03-06
with the majority Of states, It wsuld do
more toward bringing desirable class Of
immigrants to our state than any other
means or suggestions that ws could
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Yates. He reports business booming at
the fort, and he 10 Obliged 10 return for
another month, after which he will 70.
main here for some time.
Several settlers who have been up from
the Beaver Creek county, recsntly. state
that although hss1Gound City man failed
to accept their terms, Arrangements have
since been made with eastern parties. and
that the mill near the mouth Of Spring
creek will surely be built
These local coal mines are godsend to
the people Of this county. And the coal
seems to improve in quality ~ the mines
are developed. John Edick brought the
Record ofics Q load Of tho black diamonds
the other day that looked and burned more
like bituminous coal than like Ignite.
The case against Barney Burbidge, on
charge Of illegally cutting wood on the prop.
erty Of his Uncle Samuel, came to trial in
o. 8. court in Bismazck, Wednesday. After
hearing the testimony of the witnesses for
the prosecution, Judge Thomas ordered the
case dismissed and thedefendant discharged.
The Rev. Archibald Durrie is we'll liked
BY those who have met him during his visits
to Williamsport. He has kind and pleas.
ant manner, and he does not seem
to consider, like some ministers who have
visited these parts. that he has special
mission to eat sinners. The mantle of good
old Father Sloan seems to have fallen upon
worthy representatives. Of his sect on the
Missouri Slope.
A Winchester correspondent writes {:
"Will you please insert the following in
the columns Of the Rscords The dona.
ton. Feb. rs. for the benefit Of the Rev.
W. H. Gooderham. At the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Burge. on lower
Beaver, was we'll attended. Over sixty
people were present--not only present in
person. but with liberal contributions.
The donations were estimated at 948.
partly in cash and the balance equivalent
10 cash."
Boru-ln Bismarck, Feb. IS. 1895. to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Derringer, . daugh-
ter. The parents are the faithful. hard
weskisg cosple Who were employed by
W. 8. Cassslman for over . year on the
sheep ranch. Like the hero In ''The Pi-
11ssEse= ses AaAss sIIf
be sort q shy Of birthdays. She'll have
only enc each four years o. regular
thing, aud the first ono she'll celebrate II
be in 1904, cause ihere'll be but twenty.
eight days 10 February. 1900. What .
desirable wife she'll make some day--no
birthday presents worth mentioning.
It Is vary. very cold day when Land.
lord Green. of the Custer Hotel. Bis.
msrck. hasn't some names from Emmons
county on his register. 4 man from this
county was looking over the register the
other day and noted the Emmons county
people who had registered during series
of dsys: Feb. 2s-w. c. East, hampton;
E. c. Campbell. H. A. Armstrong. Will.
Transport. Feb. A-Thos. Kelly. w. W.
Msudigo. Williamsport G. E. Coover,
Glencoe; Peter shier, Gaytou. Feb. Is
Roy A. Yester, Willlansport. Feb. 20
John Goughnour, Willismsport. Coun-
try people know that they will find COM
Portable accommodation at the Custer,
and that there is good stsbling for their
teams. That's the reason they 20 there.
Several well-known settlers from the
Russian settlements were in town Satur.
day to attend the meeting Of the district
directors Of the immigration association.
They were Peter Kraft, Jakob Fischer
and Jskob Gefroh, of Exeter; Kssper
Heilman. of Sell; and Jakob and George
Klundt, of DAkem district. Mr.. Fischer
informed the Record of q horrible hap.
pening at Eureka on Thursday morning
Of last week. A gasoline stove IN the
house of Mr.. B. F. Puckett exploded. sst-
ting fire to the building. Mrs. Puckett
aud two of her three children perished.
A woman who worked for the fam
lily was badly burned. The youngest
child escaped. The house was destroyed.
Mr.. Puckctt. who is . collector for .
Eureka Arm and who has been In Will.
ismsport once or twice during the past
gear, was away from home when the fire
occurred.
Recently compliant was made by N. T.
Bush against James'P Parker. charging the
latter with obtaining property under false
pretenses. The cass came up before Jus.
tice Southwick, at Winona, and change
of venue was taken to Justice Flick.
Bush failed 10 APPEAR before Flick, and
the case against Parker was dismissed.
Then Parker sued Bush for 99oo damages
for defamation Of character. The case
came on for trial in Justice Flick's court
last Monday. By sgresment the jury
consisted of i've men. The case lasted
until the morning hours Of Tuesday. 1t
being after 2 .. N. Of that day when the
matter went to the jury. After wrestling
with the problem for about three hours,
the jury assessed damages ct d. A. the
costs are heavy. The Record l. informed
that 1t 10 possible that az appeal to the
district court will be taken. Lynn is at.
torney for Parker. and Armstrong for
Bush.
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Il the through Tourist Car Service be.
tween st. Paul. Minneapolis and Sacra-
mento and San Francisco. California,
via Portland and the famous Shasta
route. The Northern Pacific overland
tram leaving St. Paul every Wednesday