Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-05-06
IN TOWN AND OUT.

1SASAo AUAVs
John Bartu was visitor in Billsport
last Monday.
R. W. Thompson, Of Hampton. was In
town yesterday.
Wanted-A girl for general housework.
Apply to w. T. Best, Bismarck.
There was steady rain Friday and
Saturday, which did world Of good to
the crops
For Sale--A new Winchester '7.model
repeating shotgun, for $l5 cash, at Rec
ord office.
Mr.. L. M. Doerschlag. accompanied by
Mr.. Parr, Of South Dakota, was in town
Saturday night.
Charlie Allen is spending week or
ten days in the Williamsport country,
visiting old friends and neighbors.
Mr.. Andrus arrived in Wil!iamsport
Tuesday morning, and he and Mr.. Brad
dock went up to Bismarck the same day.
Scarcely mail comes to the Record
nowadays that doesn't contain letter of
inquiry concerning Emmons county
lands and prospects.
Tuesday night the Williamsport folks got
together, secured some kerosene barrels and
other plunder. and built big bonfire to cel-
ebrate the victory at Manila.
DR.. Langhorst, of Steele, was in Will
iamsport for two or three days, the latter
part of last week, called here by the ILL.,
ness of Mrs. F. A. Cell.
Company "a" leaves Bismarck with
two Emmons county boys as members
John Edick and Daniel Boutillier. We
all wish them God speed and safe re-
turn.
Billy Ogle is in Williamsport, to remain
for time with his old friends and neigh.
bors He is 'laid up for repair" having
cut off part of one finger recently while
using an az.
F. D. Smith. of Burr Oak, was in town
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Smith and little
Bernice are at the Bismarck hospital, recov-
ering from measles. Mrs. Grant Buckley
is also down with the measles.
Memorial services for little Harmie
Allen were held at Woodmen's hall last
Sunday evening. Every seat was occu-
pied. and very impressive sermon was
delivered by the Rev. John Wrsy.
Glare East was over from Hampton
last Monday. He has purchased the M.
D. Rhame half-section. that adjoins his
other land. He now has some 800 or 400
acres that can be irrigated, and he has
plenty Of water to do it with.
Judge Rowerdink, Arend Hasper, VIM.
Groen. Anne Baker, Jasper Buizer and
o. w. Dykema were up from the Holland
settlement Monday on land business.
They report considera BILE sickness from
measles IN the settlement.
Judge Winchester sentenced H. H.
Howard, the forger, to five years in the
penitentiary. The people are to be con-
graduated that In these days of maudlin
sympathy with thieves and other scoun-
drels, at least one object lesson has been
presented for the prevention of future
crimes.
Word comes from Winona and from
Bismarck that the Record did not reach
those places until Monday evening. We
are unable to give reason therefor, as
the papers were mailed at Williamsport
Friday morning and should have reached
Bismarck and Winona on the evening of
the same day.
John Klynstra. formerly of Westfield.
this county, and one Of the early settlers
10 Emmons, died about two weeks ago at
HinckleY, MINI. The fatal disease was
typhoid fever or some similar lung
trouble. Mr.. Klynstra was at one time
probate Judge of this county. He was Q
good citizen and an upright man in every
way. "
Colonel Braddock went down home
last week. and was there several days He
went there for the purpose of fortifyinR
Dakem, so that it could resist the attack
of a Spanish feet that might sail up the
ississippi and Missouri and into Beaver
Greek. But he thinks that the works
there are impregnable.
Attorney Philbrick and John White,
the liveryman, we're in town Tuesday
night. "Phil' brought with him Blop.
days Twin City afternoon papers giving
US the first authentic information as to
the result Of the great naval battle in
Manila harbor. and those same papers
were in great demand by the people Of
Williamsport.
Young Tommy Kelley, half-brother
of Mrs. Fred Knudtson and of John
Haley, has also fallen victim of that
terrible scourge, scarlet fever. He died
last Sunday. Tommy was q hard-work-
ing, steady boy. and everybody liked
him. A Livona correspondent gives in
another column the particulars of the sad
visitation that ended four young lives.
Fred Whittier drove in to Williams
port Wednesday evening. He brought
with him Deputy Marshal N. Davis, Of
Fargo. who came to subpoena Treasurer
Allen and Postmaster Cell to attend at
the coming term of U. 8. court at Fargo
as witnesses in the case of the Uuited
States 70. Walter Boutillier, charged with
robbiug the mail. which will come before
the court at Fargo next Tuesday.