Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-07-31
IN TOWN AND OUT.


store Of ]. l.. Boutillier.
Pay for the paper year IN advance
and send in your stock brand.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Hammond, Of
Hampton, were in Williamsport last Sat.
urday.
Don't forget that keep . good line Of
standard Patent Medicines on hand. ].
L. Boutilller.
There was heavy rain in the Will
transport country, Monday, with little
hail south and southwest OF town.
As the storage capacity Of the granary
al the Record ranch is exhausted, un.
til further notice no more grain will be
taken to be ground.
g. W. Tracy was the last of the En-.
mons county delegates to return home.
He stopped of at Casselton to visit old
friends. He was in Wilhsmsport Tues.
day night--just getting back.
Judge Winchester came down Saturday
from Bismarck. and next day returned
with bis younger daughter. Miss Edna,
who had been spending the week with
her schoolmate, Miss Dora Mandigo.
Landlord Walden, OF Wlnona, accom-
panied by his daughter Nellie. was in
town Tuesday night. He brought up the
LIE Hoen show people. who made three
n'gnt stand to good business at Fort
Yates.
Perfect happiness comes to but few, il
any people in this world. Although
Frank Briggs is the honored standard
bearer Of the republican party OF this
state, his daughter Stella is sick in st
Paul with consumption and is not ex-
pected to recover.
The writer saw Larry Casselman, the
Wasbburn merchant, In Bismarck Larry
had just returned from trip to James.
town--not as patient, but as a visitor
and he spoke in aattering terms Of the
condition Of the asylum under the super.
intendency of DR.. Moore.
Gustave Herolz, Otto Didszuneit and
w. E. Petrie were in town Saturday The
latter. as guardian of Willie johnson,
proved up on the homestead Of Willie's
father. who was burned to death by a
prairie fire several years ago. Gus and
Otto were witnesses to the proof.
The unanimous nomination OF Judge
Winchester by the Bismarck convention
was just tribute to worthy man, and
the taxpayers of the district will see to
it that the majority for this hard working
and faithful public servant will be second
to that of none of lhe six other judicial
candidates.
| The Rev. John Seibert departed for his,
home in Iowa. yesterday. The reverend
gentleman preached twice last Sunday
At Roop at 12 o'clock and at Williams.
port at 5p. m. There were good sized
congregations at both places Mr.. Sci
bert has'created very favorable impress
sion with the people of the Williamsport
country and has made many friends here.
Grain in Cass county and down the
Red River valley %. Grand Forks Is in
poor condition. There are better fields of
wheat IN the W,llismsport neighborhood
than were seen by the writer between
Williamsport and Grand Forks. Besides,
the Red River valley people carry their
eggs in one basket and haven't much in
the way of wool. mutton and fat steers to
help out a poor crop. The Missouri Slope
is rapidly becoming the most prosperous
section Of the state.
1t is very seldom that as good COM
pany as the LIE Hoens visits a burg as
small as Billsport. Monday night, on
their way from Fort Yates to Dawson,
this troupe gave an entertainment at the
Williamsport schoolhouse. All who at.
tended speak well of the performance.
Rose Arthur. 'Tbe California Magnet" /"
was the principal feature of the show.
This lady weighs ITO pounds, and several
of our prominent citizens are still red in
the face from their efforts to lift her
from the stage, which efforts were whelly
unsuccessful.
There was disastrous runaway last
Friday by team belonging to Mr.. g. NJ.
Mandigo, Of Logan district. The horses
were standing harnessed to wagon on
which was hayrack. A colt got be-
tween the animals and frightened them.
They ran away. going over moving
machine. breaking 1t and the reach and
tongue Of the wagon and the rack. With
piece Of the tongue they went at q
lively gait 10 Ira Mandigo's place, some
four miles distant. One of the horses
was badly hurt by being pounded on the
shoulder by the broken tongue.
We understand that the Winona ferry
matter has been peacefully settled that
Mr.. Welsh crosses the mail for Mr.. Pat.
terson, and that the latter authorizes the
former to run. We sincerely hope that
the matter will soon be permanently ar
ranged satisfactorily to the county and to
tie Indian agent. as each seems to have
paramount authority over one shore. The
long period Of irregular crossing at Wi.
mona caused serious loss and inconven,.
4 ence to the people of the south central
and the southwestern parts of the county,
and especially to the farmers, consider.
able of whose produce goes to the fort
and the agency:
| TAKEN UP.
Came tony place (the old Douglas
ranchk five nilesnorth Of Winona. one
brown or dark bay mara, 4>years old;
| hronHad q an v3rhk el,o