Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-02-21
IN 1oWll AND OUT.

sure sign OF sprlneE
A warm sun is c Ausing the snow to dis.
appear rapidly TO- day.
Gustav Hcrolz was sojourner at the
Hotel Rush last 7 tuesday night.
Two or three engthy communication
are held over for publication next week.
George Knudta On WAS up from the river
region Tuesday, returning homo next
day.
Mr.. 8. e. Kursz returned homo Satur.
day from . visit TO friends and relatives
In the east.
Don't forget tho basket auction enter.
tsiHnent at Williamsport school-house
next Friday ever ling.
Merchant Yeat erh has been quite Ill with
grip for the pas ten days. having been
confined to his b ed part Of the time.
The Rev. l. 3. Smith will preach at
tho Williamspo,t school-house on Sun.
day evening, M arch 1, At 7:s0 O'Clock.
All are invited attend.
Capt. HonstaiEn came up from South
Prairie last Tues day and made nnal proof
on bis tree-clai b. Ex-Sher1ff Mahaney
and Mr.. Rufus j. Dean were his wit
nesses.
Only six or &C. ven Of the sixteen school
treasurers of th'l county have 80 far com.
piled with the lay requiring the treasurer
Of each district 10 print bis report in the
county paper published nearest the bound
aries Of his distlhc
G. A. Pierce, Il the N P. tax depart-
ment, who was in town last week, "Well,
my task here Is an easy one. The audi
tors books are in such condition that
any one can easily get the information
he wants. havtIn't found better kept
set of records IN the state"
What lovely w.I Iatheri Why 10 it that
there are no more billiards in the settled
portions of North Dakotai Is it not
probable that SETTLE 4ment. by lessenlng the
area of burned ptairie, allows the snow
to drop into the grass, ard thus prevents
the snow from getting under III
Nate Sherman. 1T Emmonsburg, was
arrested by Deputy Marshal Livermore
one day last week ana taken to Bismarck.
The charge was wasting whisky on the
aborigines. He was placed under $500
bonds. which be gave. and returned to
the banks Of the boz, ,nding Beaver last
Tuesday.
Every time lately that Frank Jaszko
WAX comes up from. Buchanan Valley he
reports immigration ttill aourishlng in
the vicinity OF Bobtpwn. This trip he
reports the arrival Of httle daughter at
the residence Of Mr.. sbd Mrs. Wiley Viii.
son one day last week.; but he could not
give the date.
Eureka Post, Feb. 12: The remains of
Chas. Chesrown. Of Winona. N. D., &C.
companisd by his parents and q brother,
passed through here. Friday. the destina-
tion being Wlnnebago City. MINI. The
deceased was IN the 1percantile business
at Winoua with Mr.. McCrory. he having
bought the interest Of W. M. Matthews,
Of this place, which the latter owned In
the store.
jamestown Alert Judge Rose returned
yesterday from Valley City, where he has
been holding short ter m Of court. Six
of the liquor cases were dismissed. the in
forming witness. q farmer of the county,
declining to take part in the matter. As
the suits were civil cases. this right could
not be controverted. Thup ends another
expensive chapter in whisky prosecutions
for the taxpayers Of Barnes bounty.
A couple Of weeks ago. but at Billy
Boards place. in Logan distkict Charlie
PETERSON was putting cartridge in gun
when the cartridge exploded and burs,
tho gun. Our informant ststes that
piece of the weapon went through a
looking glass and another piece\ Through
: board partition. Young Pehraon was
stunned BY the conclusion and, the skin
of bis face was filled with powder grains.
A meeting was held At wincheser las,
Monday for the purpose of makilk Or.
rangements with South Dakota mile,
- to the putting In of 10O-bsrrd flour.
mill, to be run by stesm.power. near the
place where Spring creek emptiep into
Beaver. Tho Record is informed that
ct the meeting it was found that sutscrip.
tions had been sufficient to warranta def.
mite acceptance Of the proposition Of
the miller. But 1t seems that the people
Of the strasburg nsighborhood haq also
made 9 bid for the mill, and the miller
had promised to ses them again before he
accepted any offer. He therefore lstated
that he would take twenty -four hours Ia
consider the proposition Of the Beave,
Valley people.
In reply to several correspondents va
will state that eight years from date Of
fling-instead Of seven, % fornerly--i,
now allowed. within which 70 mtke proof
on homestead. You can prove up on a
timber claim under the "free liw' at the
end of eight years, ard must prove up
within thirteen years. from dat@ Of ding.
Proofs upon tree.claims nled upon after
Sept. IS. 1857, require pubIlcstipn; those
entered prior to tnat date do not require
II. II you haven't lost Il, bfipg your fl.
Ing receipt when you come to make
proof ;if you have lost II, aii afiidsvit Of
loss. diligsnt search and failure 10 fiud
will anawer. II proving uH on home.
stead. you must have . copy u your sec.