Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-01-29
IN TOWN AND OUT.

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Merchant Yeater has been In bed for
several days past with severe case of
sore throat
Oliver Bales, of Glauavon, was q Wis.
itor at the county seat the fore part of
last week.
Everybody in these parts is glad to
learn that Eugene Waldro6 has been
granted pension.
Trahern pumps. for any depth of we'll,
always kept on hand. Francis Jaszko.
wiak, Willismsport, N. d.
The juice of the weather measure at
the postoface last Sunday morning hov.
cred round about thirty degrees on the
frigid sitls Of zero.
Mr.. Rush has bought the Record feed.
mill. He will move it to town imne-
diately. and will be prepared to grind
feed for all comers.
Halt Of the business men Of Billsbure
were absent the'fdre part Of the week. In
other words, John Boutillier and Mike
Rush went to Bismarck.
There is money on hand to pay school
warrants Nos. %, 81, IS and SO Of Will
transport district. Same will be paid at
First National Bank. Bismarck.
Mr. ]. A. Robinson. of Logan district.
returned from Bisma rex last Monday.
He reported that there was slight i'm
provement IN the condition of his son,
l. II. Robinson.
When you meet anybody In these parts
carrying q face that's ornamented with
purple nose and ears that bear fancy
work done by j. Frost--thst's one of
John BoutiAler's ms,l.carriers.
Hunger IS making the coyotes very
bold. A few days ago they killed two
last.spring colts belonging to Henry
Reamann. And the colts were in fair
condition and. were not foundering IN q
ow.drift.
Mr.. Patzer lost good horse the other
day from some, to him. unknown cause.
He was driving the horse with another.
The animal was in good condition and
in good health. Suddenly it
dropped and died in its tracks.
Tommy Allshouse, the genial young
Steeleite whose unselfish course settled
the deadlock. in the republican legislative
convention at Napoleon last fall, holds
the position of house bill.clerk. Every
body around the capitol has good word
to say for Tommy.
The Record owns big Great Dane
dog, presented: by Larry Casselman, the
Washburn merchant. His favorite loaf
ing place is the county offices, where he
dreams the hours away lying not far
from the safe. In honor of Indhna's 8
great objector, the. boys have christened
him Holman"
Lawyer Lynn came up from Beaver
creek, Wednesday. George faced bliz:
:zard all the way and looked like two
story Santa Claus as his tall form tow
cred above the heads of the many thou
sands of men of ordinary height whom
urgent business compelled to brave the
wrath of the storm and appear upon the
streets of Billsport.
Mr.. H. d. Connor was the victim of a
painful accident last Monday. He was
assisting to raise pump from the we'll
A chain fastened the pump to horizon
tai piece Of timber overhead, presumably
in the windmill tower. The timber
broke and the pump fell, the chain strik-
ing Mr.. Connor on the back of the right
hand, cutting cash to the bone.
John Hammer writes from Jolley, Cal.
houn county, Iowa, that he aud his fam
lily are enjoying good health. He states
that times are very hard in Iowa. Corn
brings but 10 cents bushel. and oats the
same price. There is much soft corn,
which cannot be sold. Some of the hogs
have been destroyed by cholera. Hogs
sell at $3.50 and cattle at $3.50 to $6.
Auditor Braddock went to his home, at
Dakem, Tuesday, and expects to take q
trip to st. Joseph, Mo. before his return
to Wllllamsport. Francis Jaszkowiak,
D. p. w. doctor of pumps and wind
mills), went down with Mr.. Braddock al
far as Dakem. Thence the doctor was to
journey on to Albin Schneider's, in Exc
ter. where he will put in pump sold BY
him to Mr.. 8. and do some other work.
The odd name Of Dakem was given tc
postof1ce in this county because oul
Uncle Samuel sometimes rejects the frs
half-dozen names sent in. on account oi
similarity to other Offices In the state, Of
something or other. SO Mr.. and Mrs
Braddock thought they would give hin
an original one. They took the first thre,
letters Of the name Of the territory ant
two from the front end of the county,
cognomen, and the postoface department
accepted the name.
A letter dated Hatch VILE, Wis. recently
received by J. N. Roop from Peter Bar
tholomew. contains the following: my
wife 10 . little better. We have he'd
three doctors since We came here. Thl
one We have now 10 German who hal
been but two years IN this country. HI
says he can cure her. He operated upor
her with instruments. She 10 90 veal
that che has to lie in bed all the time
The first doctor We had gave her medi.
clno that came near killing her. Che
stood the trip sll right, and was quits
stout when We got here. But now she
hes given up oil hopes Of getting we'll
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