Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1899-01-06
In TOWN AND OUT.

. year.
Editor Patterson was up from Linton
yesterday.
John Melander is building a blacksmith
shop over at Braddock.
VIM. johnson, of Winchester, visited
,sWilliamsport yesterday.
Landlord Lee, of the Central House,
Braddock station, was in town Yesterday.
Simon SHUTTER, in charge of the Sui.
livan Lumber Company's yard at Brad.
dock, was in town last Tuesday evening.
Messrs. McCrory and Matthews were in
town couple Of days this week. The
gentleman expect to start up a banking
business in Braddock before long.
Justices Edick and Cummins and Con.
stables Bar'u and Wilde were in Will.
"msport last Wednesday and were sworn
In to their respective offices.
Jacob Haptonstall and b. G. Sites
were over from the river region day be.
fore yesterday, and went on a visit out to
Braddock station.
Johnny Wilde was over from Burr Oak
the fore part of the week taking in
the Sights Of Billsport ere its glories as
county seat shall fade.
The Steele Wi Transport mail route has
been discontinued Roop aud Armstrong
postofdces are served on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays from Williamsport
Paul Muench is the carrier.
The county board have been in session
this week and q great deal of business
has been transacted, the January meeting
each year having more work before it
than any other meeting of the year.
l. H. Robinson, the Braddock livery
man, was in town Wednesday. Any
land seeker who wants to look over the
country can get from Messrs. Cotton &
Robinson good rig and driver who
knows the lay of the land.
Gus Herolz will act ~ deputy treasure r
during the next three months. Either
the treasurer or his deputy will be in the
Office right along, while the other is
travelling around the county and appear.
ing at certain points on certain days to
receive taxes.
As the time for the removal of the
county seat draws nigh, Holytrack's 9
ghost may be seen most any night, at the
hour when churcb-yards yawn," walk.
ing with slow and measured tread be-
tween the county Jail and the beef win d.
lass. He probably wants the windlass
moved, too. ;.
Do You know Of any business, exccp,
the railroad business. wherein the govern
ment, through the courts, undertakes to
guarantee to investors dividend earnings
on fictitious capital stocks watered in
order to conceal the-enormous dividends
actually earned on actual capital Invested,
at fair vsluation?--Fargo Argus.
The Glendale Record hears q rumor
that the Great Northern railway may ex.
tend its Ellendale line westward into
Emmons county to parallel the 500,
which might induce the Northern Pacific
to build from Edeeley to the Missouri
river. The Record says the 500 will
surely iron its grade from Aberdeen 10
Wishek next spring.
There is q new song going the rounds
OF the press, and it runs as follows: 1--WE
don't want to buy at your place; we don't
want to trade there any more; you'll be
sorry when you see us going to some
other store. You can't sell us any stale
goods; we have opened wide our ewes.
We don't want to trade at your store,
because you do not advertise. "-Ex.
Frank Puettericb, of the German Rec.
ord, returned from his Christmas visit to
Milwaukee. He reached Braddock last
Sunday on the first train for a week.
A snow.plow preceded the train from
Kuhn to Braddock, and had TO buck the
drifts in the cuts every once in a while.
Mr.. Puetterich says that Braddock 1.-THE
station. not the man) is bigger than wi.
shek.
Last Saturday night, over at Braddock
station, Fred Cooley was the victim of a
sneak-tbief. The thief stole $25 from
him while he wus asleep. The money
was not recovered, but strong circun,-
stan'ial evidence is said to point in a GER
tain direction. Fred is steady, hard.
working young man, and we hope the
rascal who stole his money may be cap
tured. -
;. Johnnie Bartu was up from Owlyille
otherwise known as East Linton) Tues
day. They say th.t that owl that Johnny
ratified OF onto the Record devil as par
rot. and which the devil turned loose be.
cause he couldn't afford to feed It, flew
straight down to Johnnie's ranch, where
It patiently awaits the appearances of
Johnnie's chickens in the merry spring
time. 1t never pays to desert an old
friend, even if it be an owl.
E. c., Campbell, of Williamsport, who
was leading tooter in these parts for the
Yeater- w aldro6 combine, and
who was st Winona before election tell.
Ing folks that Pete Shire's agin Street
err" was an applicant this week for the
position of deputy for Sheriff Rocks. He
got two men to GO to Mr.. Rocks and talk
for him; but, Of course, unsuccessfully.
Billy Baxter, an upright straightforward
citizen, was appointed deputy by Mr..
Rocks.