Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-12-23
there, and he comes back sstisf,ed the.
ono may 70 long ways before he ands .
better country than North Dakota,

there, and he comes back satisfied thst
ono may 20 long ways before he fnds
better country than North Dakota.
Mr.. R. F. Chase, of winona, was in town
last night. He has been quite i'll. and,
though far from well, 10 considerably i'm
proved.
Hermann Bsckhaus, Of the Omio neigh.
borhood, was in town last Wednesday.
Hermann says that there 10 no sickness At
present down his wsy.
Frank Puetterioh, who has charge Of the
German edition Of the Record, left last Sun
day by way Of the 500 to pass the holidays
with friends and relatives in Milwaukee.
Born-on Friday, Dec. Is. 1888. to Mr..
and Mrs. William Nittlestedter. Of the
Wil!iapsport neighborhood, girl. The
mother and daughter are getting along
oil right.
Frank Jaszkowiak and his tubular we'll
drilling machine have pulled into Will.
Transport to remain during the winter,
after completing Is wells from "a TO 200
feet deep.
Commissioner Baxter has been among
those on the sick list during the present
week; but we hear that he 10 all right
again. He was Ill enough to have the
doctor In attendance.
Robert Cotton was over from his Burr
0ak ranch last Wednesday. Robert will
pass the winter In Bismarck and watch
the statesmen pull hair-so to speak
during the senatorial contest.
Owing to q break down of the locomo::
tive. the train was about five hours late
at Braddock last Sunday. The train now
arrives at the station and departs there
from about or o'clock in the morning.
Miss Margaret Yeater, who has been
teaching school in Clan avon, came home
Saturday. Miss Yeater had % pupils,
but 16 of them we're taken down with
measles, and the school was closed on
that account.
Capt. .Tutherly, commandsnt at Fort
Yates. accompanied by Harry Since. the
Csnnonball ferrymap. and Mr.. Wander
worth. of Hankinson. were in town Sat
urday night and drove over to Braddock
Sunday morning.
The ladies and those unfortunates OF
the male persuasion who have been
inveigled BY the ladies into enlis,ing for
the Christnas campaign have been busy
during the week preparing Woodmen's
hall for the entertainment.
Mr.. Gsyton came over from the Horse.
head country and Was in town Wednesday
night. He says that there has been con.
siderable sickness among the Indians
across the 'tfver from his place, and sew.
eral deaths. Some of the very old In.
dtans--those who have lived for many
years and never died before recently
passed away.
In district court. at Bismarck. William
Hedstrom. who killed his grandmother .
feN weeks ago. north Of Bismarck,
pleaded guilty Of msnslaughter, last Mon.
day. and was sentenced TO the reform
school At Plankinton, y. D. In his con
fessaon the boy claimed that his grand
mother was about TO punish him severely
and that he did not intend to kill hs,
when he struck the fatal blow.
The warm weather or something Of
other has caused great deal Of sicknes,
In this section. Of late. People from
other parts Of the county who come &
Wiliamsport have the same story to toll
of how pretty nearly every ono at home il
suffering with "a bad cold" Every do,
lately some Of the pupils OF Williamspor
school have been absent, owing to attack
Of ''the cold' or whatever It is that i
going the rounds. Some believe that
is GRIP Of some form or other that
giving the trouble, and that it 10 ''catch
ing"
i A suit was tried at Willismsport before
Justice Edick, Tuesday. IN which Jakol
Gefroh and Egidi Keller were plaintiff
and Martin Fischer defendant. Plaintiff
secured hay permit from the N. P. LIANT
department, which permit provided TO
the annulment of:the permit II the Ian,
should be sold before the hsy waa Gu,
0sfroh bought the land, and claime'
that Fischer wss notified Of the fact, bu
that he cut the hay just the same. De
fsndant Fischer claimed that he cut th
hsy before the land was bought. Deci.
ion for defendants. Geo. n. Register 70
plaintiffs, II. A. Armstrong for defend
ant.
| In . letter dated at Artondale, Wash.
Carl sundberg, former resident Of th
Williamsport country and . man highl.
regarded by every one who knew him
writes - follows TO the editor Of th
Record, II am clearing on my land now
and 1t 10 very hard work; but after th
land 10 cleared II will bring good crol
Levery year. have Get out some frui
trees and some strawberries, and mex
February viii plant my garden. Tn
weather is very nne: it has not yet raine,
much, and it is not cold. The settler
around here have very small pieces o
land Under cultivation, but still they al
seem TO be prosperous. Tacoma 10 ou
market place, and the farmers take shei
produce IL on stsamboats. Prices hsv
bssn better this year than for ssvera
Year, past on account Of the great trad
with Alaska, or else prices were formerl,
How m acc0unt NJ Ca1if0rnia drovdln,