Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-12-10
IN TOWN AND OUT

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Commissioner-electF Fischer and Michael
Ssneer. worein town Monday night.
George Whalen, the tree claim agricult-
urist, was in Billsport Tuesday and
Wednesday,.
A very enjoyable party was given at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Lindsay,
Friday evening
Dan Devies is getting along verv we'll
at the hospital in Bismarck, and expects
to be home in few days.
Mr.. Peters, representing the Lorillsrd
Tobacco company, was doing business
with our merchants on Friday last.
Henry Eprink, Of winona, was in town
last Friday. Mr.. Eppink bought at tax
sale quarter-section near his present
| home.
Postmaster Yeater was in bed two or
three days. the latter part of last week,
caused by the toothache and terribly
swollen Jaw.
Judge Rowcrdink was in town Tues
day and "Wednesday ON official business.
He brought up $2s5 sent by his neigh
bors with which to pay taxes.
John McCrory, John Waldon and
Lincoln Gray, Of Winona. were in town
Tuesday night hessrs. McCrory and
Walden made fiual proof ON their timber
claims.
| ]. u. Wallace. of South Dakota, and
John Van der Vorste. of southern EN-.
mons, were in town Friday night. The
former has just sold quarter sec'ion to
| the latter. ~"
There is not dollar Of personal prop.
er!y tax for 1895 outstanding in Sclz and
Dakem districts. Aud there are real
estate taxes due on but few tracts in
those districts.
l. The Record publisher is responsible for
but one years subscription to the Weekly
Inter Ocean and Farm, Stock and Home.
II You don't want the farm paper when
the year is up, call in and pay for another
year or order it discontinued.
Day after day in December with the
mercury at go and above! And no snow
on the ground! And cattle, sheep and
stock horses all getting their living Oh
the prairie! o yes; the winters are
always terrible thing on the Missouri
Slope!
The following German settlers were
! among those in town this week: Karl
! Bollinger, Philip Pfcifer, Michael Seuft-
ner, Martin Schutt, Franz Schutt. Fried
rich Weber, Heinrich Pudwill, Theodore
!. Huebner, Peter Eisenzimmer,' Peter
Vetsch and John Muegler.
Burglars and thieves entered the
granary Of Lipcoln Cell. on his home.
stead, Monday night, and stole 35 bushels
of wheat and 25 bushels of oats. The
building was locked, and the lock was
cut with a cold-chisel. The wagon-track
could be followed to within mile and
half of Williamsport, and was there lost
There has been about four times rs
, much work as usual-sipce early summer
put upon those officers who are connected
with the collection of taxes under the
: Wood law. The auditor and treasurer,
with the assistance Of clerk, have been
working until IL p. m. almost every night,
J and sometimes later. But there are some
$13, 600 or $l4. 600 Of cash in bank; and,
now that the great rush is over, largo
number Of warrants will be called and q
corresponding amount of due-bills con-
verted into warrants. There will be q
good big chunk of money paid to. the
various school dlstri cts. soon.
s. E. Ryder writes from Salem,
Oregon: "Friend Streeter-Please send
!. my copy of the Record to Salem, Oregon.
= happened to find here Mr.. L. D. Small
. and family, who used to be my neighbors
at Hampton. They have nice homo
and are getting along well. The old
people seem to be very happy. Every.
! thing is green here. Strawberry vines are
in blossom, and there ares some green
berries on the vines. We had pleasant
trip; it could not have been better. Mrs.
Mcintyre is here in Salem. The remains
: of her husband were buried here. am
: going to help the boys look up place.
! will write you again.
Sheriff Shier was In town Monday and
sold the lands ADVERTISED under the Wood
3 tax-law. On Tuesday Auditor Brad.
! ! dock sold the lands delinquent for 1885.
! The county Office was crowded with
i people (mostly Germans) who cams up
b to bid on tracts,.and So pieces were sold
by the auditor and IS by the sheriff.
r. F. Chase, Of Winona, and u,
: Rush, of Willlamsport, bought several
!, tracts. Some 72 tracks were sold I'd
cash bidders. The treasurer took i
about $4,000 on Monday and Tuesday
r This Is the first year since the county VA
organized that there has been crowd
present to bidaat q txx sale. and liIsly
!. competition between bidders The "a,
). terest manifested shows the improved
Z outlook, so far % the desire TO poseo
= land In this county 70 c0pcerned, "a sss sss