Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-12-14

DECEMBER IA. 1900.
resigned, and who will soon move with
his family to Linton, where he will
at the beginning of next year assume
the duties Of the Office Of county treas
urer.
AS many as eight or ,pf5e four-horse
teams passed through Dale each day
last week en- rout6 to Fort Yates with
flour from Mound City.
Several of the farmers.of this neigh
.borhood have been hauling wood from
the river; but the roads are now in
poor condition. Wood is quito scarce,
and many Of our farmers are hauling
coal from Eureka.
Ben. Whitney and family have re-
turned to Glanavon af teran absence of
two years in Kansas. Ben. was heard
to remark, as he stepped from the
train at Eureka: "North Dakota is
good enough for me-"
Not long ago young man was seen
riding aiinlessly around over the prai-
rie, as though he were lost; but, upon
inquiry, it was ascertaincd that he
was strivingH;to round up a lost pig.
He says he thought IL calf was a tough
proposition in the driving line, but
swine is worse than anything. Now
no one in the neighborhOod has been
found who is brave enough to say
"Pig! !" to that young man.
or JOHNNY JUA1pup.
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correspondence OF the Record. LDec II.
Jesse Lampnlan and Mrs. Barber
left for Linton to-day.
Mrs. Lincoln Gray has been some
what indisposed the past week.
|, Again has the south mail changed
hands. This time Lutte McRay has it.
A. M. Sleaseng, Of Dale, was down
from that thriving locality Wednesday
last. -
Mr.. Browns teams returned from
Eureka Friday with four heavy loads
OF freight.
B. M. Beers, of Bismarck, came in
to-day withSa couple of loads of freight
for the post.
Paddy Flynn and William Jones, of
Linton, we're visitors in town few
days last week. n
Several Of the young people OF this
ncighborhood went out to the Dale
dance last. Friday evening".
Mrs. Waldon is with Mrs. Thomas
McCrory during Mrs. John McCrory's
absence on the Canton Ball.
j. NJ. Carignan, head salesman. for
w. II. Robinson, OF Fort Yates, had
business in town last Thursday.
VIM. Muanch and his son Otto were
down from Emmonsburg last Sunday
morning, after some freight that came
via Eureka.
G. Fl. Mewing, Of Mound City, has
been in Winona and Fort Yates the
past week, looking after his flour in.
tcrests He has the Agency contract.
John Brown has been busy the last
few days crossing -four for My. New
ing. He crossed 500 hundred-pound
sacks. It had to be hauled across the
ice on a hand-sled.
VIM. ColYille and wife and Mrs.
John McCrory left for the Cannon
Ball Friday morning, where they will
be the guests Of ilr. and Mrs. Frank
Chesrown for few days.
School closes Thursday of this week
for two weeks vacation. Miss Con-
nor, the teacher, will spend the holi-
days With her brother. III. d. Connor,
and family, Of Williamsport.
Miss Hancock, a ciyil-scrvice teach,
er ofsouthern Wisconsin, was a guest
in town Thursday night, en- route to
Fort Yates, where she has a position
in one Of the schools at the Agency.
Mr.. Warner, OF Mound City, was in
town Thursday night. On his return,
Friday, he called on his old-time
friend, Fred Richards, with whom he
was acquainted way back in the sos.
hrs. Dobson, widow of the late
VIM. Dobson of Fort Yates, having
disposed Of her personal property and
closed up her husbands affairs, ex-
poets to return to st. Paul this week.
Charlie Barber, Of t!rts place, left
last Friday morning for a months
visit to his old home in Massachusetts
Mrs. Barber remains cat ,ome'' and
carries on the business while ber hus-
band is aYYag.
Miss Nellie Waldo., wi,o was teach
ing in Exeter district, and whose
school was closed on account Of the
deep. snow, has accepted a position as
teacher up in Da'sem district. She
left yesterday to assume her school
duties.
The hunting season having closed
yesterday, the hunting party. consist
ing Of G. A. Patterson y. L.. Ashcraft,
Willis Hesecire and Aiya Burge came
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