Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-06-10
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very much. although it seems like q
small amount for man or men who run
such q great risk each time they ascend.
Glencoe is going to celebrate the
Fourth Of July in Ed Covers grove.
The program will be published later.
Insure against loss by nail 70 growing
crops in the Alliance Hail Association of
North Dakota. Losses of 1897 paid in
full A. L. GEL, Agent.
Tuesday noon two sons Of Mr.. Eggan,
who lives near Sterling, were in town
looking for their father, whose mind is
somewhat clouded, and who had strayed
away from home. In the evening of the
same day Mr.. Eggan came into Williams.
port. Dan Devies and George Holt took
him home.
Frank Jaszkowiak was up from the
south end of the county the other day.
He reports that he has been successful In
drilling wells for Henry Borys, John
Stewart and David Ryckman, and that,
finally, he lost his rock drill in A. P.
Seymour's we'll.
Charles F. Frankhauser and William
Saueressig, two intelligent and pleasant
appearing young men of Eureka, we're
in Williamsport on the night OF Wednes-
day. They came up to file on claims in
the South Prairie neighborhood, not far
from Capt. Flick's place.
Joe Allen, "Kid" Silk, Gid. Knowles
and Roy Kinsley are down in the central
part of the county melting out destruction
to the coyotes. They brought in 81
wolves. many Of them old ones. last
Wednesday. They have been hunting
over the ground that Uncle Ben went
over two or three weeks ago, and the
boys say that some of the old she wolves
they caught had Ben's brand on them.
A lawsuit will probably grow out of this
butchering Of the branded property of
some one else.
Postmasters have received official in
formation given out by the department
relative to the transmission of mail by
soldiers and sailors in the service of the
government Letters dispatched by men
at the front will be marked "Soldier's q
Letter." and the postage will be collected
on delivery. Mail for men In the Philip.
pines should be sent to San francisco
promptly. regardless of the sailing of
vessels, from where it will be dispatched
at the earliest opportunity, the sailing of
United States vessels not being an.
nounced. The address of members of
the Missouri Slope company is: "Co.
Ca" First Reg. N. D. Vol. lnfty., San
Francisco, Cal.," and that will be the
address even after they sail for Manila.
Once more an esteemed subscriber who
doesn't.owe anything writes to ask what
writing his address in red ink means.
We reply that it means that the red ink
bottle happened to be handiest when the
addresses were written, or that the pen
was dipped in blood-colored writing
fluid by mistake. Simply that and moth
ing more. We don't know anything
about the scheme Of writing a delin-
quent's name in red ink, or blue ink, or
green ink. When we want our money
for delinquent subscriptions real bad, we
send out some bills. That is our only
method. And it isn't customary foSr us
to even send out bills-which some peo-
pie call "duns." but which we pre-
fer to designate as Statements" ts"-during
an election year, unless it's to some fel-
ler who's under age, or one who hasn't
taken out his first papers. or who hasn't
been In the county long enough to vote.
The church meeting. previously adver-
tised in the Record, took place last satur-
day evening. The question at issue was,
and is. whether Presbyterian or a
union church shall receive the assist
ance of the local public in the matter of
building an edi1ce. There was consider
able discussion. mostly In favor Of
union church, but nothing definite was
settled upon. The Record would sug-
gest that, If the people of any one de.
nomination believe that they can erect a
church Of their own particular faith,
they go ahead and try, without any in.
reference from the outside. If they sue
ceed. all we'll and good. If they fail,
then let the people generally-those
whose public spirit is better developed
than their sectarian bias-come to the
front and contribute funds and labor
with which to erect building that will
always 10 openly right instead OF by
courtesy TO the ministers Of any Chris
tisn denomination. There really doesn't
seem to be anything to scrap about.
Messrs. Gray and Andrus, Of Winona,
were SO unfortunate as to 60 on. the
bonds Of Mrs. Jane Southwick in her re.
cent suit They state that the lady
promised that, II they would 20 ON her
bond in her suit against her husband
they should be put to no trouble OF
expense. But they say that she how're.
fuses to give up the building whfck be-
came the property of her husband aesihe
result Of the trial at the recent term of
court. 1t will be remembered that, q An
alternative in case possession Of the,
building could not be obtained, damages
to the extent Of s1oo were allowable