Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1898-08-26

both, in the discretion of the court, and
shall also be liable to any person dam.
aged by such fire, to the amount of such
damage"
Miss Mayme Bogue, one of Bismarck's 8
bright young ladies, is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. 1. Fl. Robinson, in Logan district.
The republican caucuses in all the pre-.
cincts of the county will be held on
Wednesday, Sept. IA, at the usual place
of holding such caucuses.
Arthur McGinncss and Joe Lindsay
have contract for moving two old
schoolhouses and building two new ones
down in the Dukem district.
Fred Cotton is up from Minneapolis.
He got into the Williamsport neighbor.
hood last Sunday just in time to take a
hand in fighting the big prairie fire.
8. E. Ryder was over from Horsehead
valley yesterday. He says that the grain
and the garden stuff on Clare Easts 25
acres of irrigated ground are immense.
The 500 locomotive hauling work
train is due at Napoleon in a couple Of
weeks. So says the Homestead; and when
you see il in the Homestead, it g so--
perhaps
.Jakob and Friedrich Kicker, Of South
Prairie, were in town Monday. Both paid
the Record office welcome visit and the
names of both are row on the subscrip.
ton list for the German edition.
Mr.. B. H. Bowman, of Cherry Grove,
has just had we'll drilled by Frank Jasz.
kowiak. A plentiful supply of soft wa
ter was obtained at depth of 1872 feet.
Mr.. Bowman will put in pump and q
windmill.
If you want to sell team of horses, or
some farm machinery, or anything else
used by farmers, wouldn't it be a good
idea to put little notice in the German
edition of the Record7 Terms reason
able for either paper. and still cheaper
for both.
Born--August 17th, 1883, to Mr.;kpd
Mrs. John Schneider, of the Williamsport
neighborhood, girl. Mother and daugh-
ter all right And they say that Papa
John, on account of his new responsible
ity, looks much older and more dignified
than formerly. The newcomer is the first
grandcbild of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter. Klap:
prich. old settlers of the Williamsport
country.
G. w. Tracy writes that the Winches,
ter shotgun which he bought from the
Record is good-or bad-for large game
as we'll as small. He is at present nurs.
inga horse that was dangerously near
the muzzle when the "weepin" was acci.
dentally discharged, the other day. That's
his story But some truthful people say
Ilthat Tracy was practicing on the barn
door when the quadruped-in an adjacen,
pasture-was wounded.
| Anton Vetter. the Selz merchant, and
Ferdinand Miller, of the same district,
were in Williamsport last Tuesday night.
Mr.. Vetter brought up long list of sub.
scribers for the German Record, and also
ordered double-column ad in the paper
Mr.. Miller also had his name placed il
the subscription book. Almost wi,hou
cxception, every German who has visitet
the county scat since the German edition
was started has subscribed.
Peter Rocks. the Hull merchant, wa
in town Yesterday. 'Tbey say" tha
Peter is democratic candidate for sheriff
He is extremely popular in the south end
where he is best known; and if lie should
be candidate the republicans would fine
it necessary to have up strong man
But, whoever Mr.. Rocks opponent ma,
be, such opponent will find--as the write
knows from experience that he will hav,
gentleman running against him, an,
one who will not tell malicious lies an
do underhanded work
The announcement that no children q
parents living outside Of Burleigh count,
! will be allowed to attend the publ
schools of Bismarck-during the mex
year, at least will be unwelcomei new
to many people 10 neighboring counties
Why pupils from northern Emmon
Whose parents all trade in Bismarck-
should be ruled out, and children from
the country precincts of Burleigh ad
mitted, is hard to understand. Non.rea
idents who own property in Bismarcl
will. however, still be allowed to pa,
school taxes, and Emmons county peopl
will be permitted to go to Bismarck i
spend their money. !.
| The passing Of the bona MA cattle own
crs Of the western ranges Of the Dakotas
says the Minneapolis Journal, marks th
progress of the northwest. The erea
ranchers are going. out of business be
cause the settlers are crowding them out
The prairies are being fenced and th,
watering places are passing into III,
hands Of private owners. This II as I
should be. The northwest will b richie
and better OF In every way when th,
ranges Of the big herds are settled up
Under the new order Of things. ther,
may not be 20 much profit to q few lndi
vid6als 10 the cattle business; but in,thl
end. when the adjustment Of condition
liscomplete, there win be far more cattl