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


belonging to the editor of the Record
gave birth to fifteen pups, the other day.
The Napoleon Homestead says that it
is reported that e. H. Wilson, of Bis
marck, will open up bank in Napoleon.
Clayton Worst, of Grigsby's Rough
Riders, has returned to his home in Fargo.
Clayton has been quite sick with malarial
fever, but he is getting better.
f Messrs. Kupitz and Little are advertis-
ing in the Bismarck Tribune for proposals
for the erection of two new buildings to
replace those destroyed by the big fire.
Miss Smith resumed her term Of school
at Williamsport last Monday. Miss
Smith is one Of the most thorough and
painstaking teachers that has ever been
in charge Of Williamsport school.
Ed Siebert, of Sterling; becoming tired
of the noise and confusion of Burleigh
county's east-side metropolis, put in
day or two mid Billsport rural scenes.
last week. With him was VIM. Wen, the
Bismarck cigar manufacturer.
Joseph Heisler, Sr., of Dakem, was in
Williamsport, last Friday, with buggy
load Of fine cabbages. The Hcislers raise
fine lot of cabbages every year. They
reside on the bank of little creek, and
the vegetables are raised by irrigation.
Last Friday Barend Looyenga and John
Fish, two young men who have just come
to Emmons county from Grace Lake,
Lake county, ILL.,, were in Williamsport
and filed on claims in the Westfield neigh
borhood. Andrew Boschker accompanied
them to Williamsport.
Since April 14th, 1897 (the date on
which the clerk of court began keeping q
list of filings and proofs) ll5 filings have
been made before the clerk at Williams.
port. During the same period there have
been ~ final proofs. Nota bad record
for sixteen months.
Fred Cooley and Frank Jaszkowiak
were in town several days last week.
They came over from the Hampton neigh
borhood, where, in q day and half, they
drilled 90.foot we'll for Charles Kupitz,
obtaining plenty of good water that came
to within twelve feet of the top of the
we'll
Prof Moore, principal of the Bismarck
public schools, sends the following notice
to the Record: "No children whose
parents reside outside of Burleigh county
will be admitted to the Bismarck public
schools during the next school year The
schools are so overcrowded that such
action is necessary"
The republican convention for this (the
26th) senatorial district will be held at
Napoleon on Sept. 2Sth. The caucuses
in the various precincts of Emmons
county will be held on Wednesday, Sept.
l4th, from to s. p. m. The county con.
vention will be held at Winona on
Wednesday, Sept. 2l. See the two
|calls elsewhere in this issue.
Michael Baumgartner, Franz Rehrich
and Capt. Flick, of Strasburg, and Helm
rich Volk, Of Selz, were In town last Fri
day, the cause of their coming being q
lawsuit in which Michal Baumgartner was
plaintiff and Heinrich. Volk defendant
The suit grew out of difference over
permit to cut hay on railroad land. The
defendant, before the case came to trial
settled by paying $35 to plaintiff and th'
costs of the case (s15.9W.
The fire losses, says the Bismarcl
Tribune, have all been adjusted, with th,
exception of those in one company, il
which there has been slight delay il
getting an adjuster here, but it is ex
pected that the losses in that company
about $10,0 900, will be adjusted in few
days. The other companies have all ad
jnsted their losses, and in all cases tota
insurance, or very nearly SO, has beef
paid, the total sum Of the adjustments 81
far being about $4,000.
Mr.. q. H. Mewing, the Mound Cit,
} miller, has something to say to RECORD
, readers this week. In the recent pas
Mr.. Mewing has had some trouble wit
poor millers, but Campbell county peopl
say that he row has miller that is q
good as any in the Dakotas, and that tn
: Mound City mill is now turning out
J grade of -four that cannot be excelled
! Mr.. Mewing talks to Emmons count
people in another column of this issue
and also in the German edition.
Elsewhere will be found the annus
statement of the auditor and treasure,
But the amounts in most instances do no
show the warrants issued during the yea
for the current expenses of the yea,
Take, for instance, the more than e. 80
under the head Of warrants issued 70
county superintendents salary. Tha
does not mean that the county super
intendent has been paid that amount 70
his services Of the past year, but tha
certificates of Indebtedness given for sucl
salary some Of them issued to Nj
Kuipers predecessor been calle'
in and warrants issued in their stead.
4 A subscriber wishes US to publish tn
penalty section (1674) Of the prairie-fir
law, which reads as follows: "Lisbilit
for Csrelessly Setting Fires.-Each pc,
son who willfully, neRligently. or care
lessly sets or causes to be set on dre an
. woods. hay, weeds or prairie grass shal
be guilty Of . misdemeanor, and upol
conviction is punishable by fine Of no
less than $500 OF BY imprisonment In th
county Jail not more than one year, or b