Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-10-30
IN TOWN AND OUT.
Tn9iOMs Items of NeWs Picked Un
In and about BillxpO,t.

Those having horses IN the Record pas
ture should come aud get them soon.
Mr.. Rush's little daughter is still very
sick. DR.. Harcourt was called yesterday.
Landlord John Waldon, of W,nona,
was visitor to Billsport one day last
week.
Cornelius Rowerdink, republican candi-
date for county Judge. was in town Wed.
nesday.
Miss Mary Farrell has very flourish
ing school at Winona. there being an en-.
rollment of nearly forty pupils.
Sheriff sh,er and Deputy Boutillier are
busy distributing ballot.boxes and elec.
tion supplies prior to November Sd.
Frank Jaszkowiak put up an S-fool
Goodhue windmill and tank last week
for Mr.. j. N. Roop. of Logan district.
Mrs. Bennett, who had been i'll at Will.
Transport for several weeks, left last Sat
ur'lay,, with her sister, Mrs. Adams. for
Clinton, Iowa.
A grain elevator was put in at the Rec.
ord grinding.mill this week by Frank
Jaezkowlak, and the outfit Is now ready
to receive grain.
Rev. 1. G. Smith will preach at the
Williamsport school.house next Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock. Everybody is in.
vited to be present.
I. H. Robinson returned from his visi,
to Canada last Friday, having been called
home GU account of the sickness of his
sister, Maude. who is impro wing RAPIDLY.
CO. Putnam and Fred Richards, of
Glanavon, we're breaking up the Sand
creek herd the fore part of the week. in
the absence Of L M. Docrschlag, who is
eassWlth shipment of cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Cassclmau, who have
been visiting for sevcral months with
their daughters Mrs. A. McGinness and
Mrs. D. R. Arceter, returned to their
home In Bismarck Wednesday.
w. 8 Casselman brought Dr.. Smythc
down from Bismarck last Friday, to at.
tend little Lizzie Rush, who was da nger.
oiisly Ill with pneumonia. At last re-
ports the little girl was still in critical
condition. sss6ve
The north half Of the county is no,
alone in having good corn crop this
year. There is lots of corn in the sOutK.-
ern parts, and while on trip down there
last week we noticed that alarge number
of farmers were hard ut work in the corn.
fields.
Philip Martei and John Scnger came up
from Eureka to attend the dGable we'd
ding in S,s. Peter and Pau's church. Mr.
Martel informed the writer that there was
II perfect deluge of wheat coming into
Eureka. and that between 100 and 40
men were employed in handling it.
A band of colored minstrels struck Wi
mona last Friday night and gave two en-.
tertainments there aud one at Fort Yates
Monday evoning. They gave very good
show for q troupe that takes in small
towns. The performance at the Winona
schoolhouse was great occasion for the
little folks.
Timcs may be good or times may be
bad; but the Merchants' hotel ut Winona
keeps on the even tenor Of its way. Year
after year, Mr.. and Mrs. Waldon keep "a
good hotel, and strive to make it com.
Portable and pleasant for their guests
The writer passed few days there re.
Gently; aud knows whereof he speaks.
Peter g. Rocks, the Hull merchant,
who is making straiyhtforwa ard, above
board canvass for clerk Of the district
court, was in town over night Que day
last week. Peter is one of the all.around
good feliows-even-.if-.he "agin''-
the editor; and there's only one chap that
said editor d rather see clerk of court.
DR.. Smythe, of Bismarck, the genial
gentleman aud thoroughly competent
physlcian, is making many friends in
these parts by the prompt way in which
he responds to the calls Of sickness. Tic
road is long one and the trip u weary
Que; but Dr.. Smythe never fails. Only
those who bave sickness in their family
Can properly appreciate what tile prompt
coming OF a physician from long dis
tance means.
Johnny Yegen, who was elected to the
legislature as republican. and then
voted for Roach, democrat, aud George
w. Newton, the Bismarck Settlers pro.
hlbilon candidate for d,stlict judge,
passed through the Williamsporl country
the latter part of last week. ON their way
TO the Capital City. They returned sad.
der but wiser men. While in this county
George el.ctionecred the saints, while
John paid attention 10 the slDners. The
gentlemen:returned full Of disappointment,
and sorrow over the prospects they found
in Emmons.
Last Friday evening Major J. G. Pitts,
of Wlnona. received Telegram convey.
inR the sud intelligence that his mother
who resides In lows, was very 1ll--so i'll
there were grave fears as to her recovery.
As no time could be gained by leaving
Saturday, owing to poor railroad connec'
tions over the Milwaukee, l,e left Sunday
for Eureka, 10 take the lraiu Monday
there being none ON Sunday. The ma
jor's hosts of friends in EmpDns county