Emmons County record. [volume], June 10, 1884, Image 1

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VOLUME I.
Emmons County Record
WILLIAMSPORT,
1). 11. Stueeteh,
DAKOTA.
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OFFICIAL DIRKCTOKY.
Judge of Distinct Court—TTon. S. A. Hudson.
Clerk of District Court—Elmer X.Corey
Sheriff—William V. Wade.
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Register of Deeds mid County CJerk—taniel
Williams.
Treasurer—Joseph N. lioop.
Assessor—Joseph Taipe.
Judge of Probate—George Dougherty.
County Surveyor—D. X{. Rupert.
Superintendent of Sellouts—J. 11. Worst.
Coroner—Henry Hodgkinson.
County Commissioners--\V. h. Yeater (Chair*
man), James 13. Gayton, and R. S. Whitney.
Justices of the Peace—dohn Kurtft, A, M.
Weller, J. R. Jones* mid L. A. Couch.
Constablcs-^-Kd. Camibell and F. D. Walker.
TO BISMARCK It USIXESS MEN
The
Recohd
desires to call your atten­
tion to the value of this pupet' us an ad­
vertising mediuini Every dollar invested
by the citizens of this rapidly-settling
section in the necessities nnd comforts of
life must as matter of course go to the
Capital City. The
Recokd
Will be cir­
culated in every portion of the county,
and any business man, in whatever pro­
fession or line of trade, will at once see
the necessity of being represented in our
Columns. The expense of advertising in
it weekly paper is not great and, as
tnost of those newly arriving are strangers
to the professional and business Ineu of
the metropolis) you are respectfully in'
vited to introduce yourselves to them
Uii'ougk tlie pages of the only journal
Viublished in tlieir midst.
To the cUiecns of Enilnons OctUnly,
greeting,
With this issue is begUn the publication
of a journal which its founder intends
shall be an energetic tAd persistent factor
!u assisting his brethren of the territorial
Iness in their hoble wol-k of making
known lc people outside out bdfders the
advantages and opportunities to be found
S'ithiu the limits of that sectioit which
hi the near future will constitute the
isi iUid comtnonwealth of Dakota:
We are entering a goodly eoniprihy. It
Vill be oitr etfort to sO fcondiict otlv enter
prise that nothing within its columns
'jhall serve to bring discredit upon the
bunic of northwestern journalism, nor
ItroVe offensive to decency find .good
taste.
The ltEcoiii3 will at all times and un
*ler all circuiiistances, be fotiud on the
Side of the people 6f Gmmqiis County,
'iild -the persistent foe of July Scheme,
from whatever Source which may be
brought to bear for their Spbliatiori or op
pression.
Like most pedple, the, editor tff the
jiticoni) lias "Some politics" of hi* own
•nit he believes that, while th» pecipte of
Dakota continue to huve uo linger in the
national political pie, we can much better
(Icvoto otlr energies towurd furthering the
iiiatorial prosperity of bur chosen home.
Therefore, while striving to give late ttnd
i\fitlientic: intelligence from the fields of
political warfare, the editor will lose no
bleep nor flesh in worrying over the pros
Meets of this or that nationul candidate—
at least until lib can cast a vote fbr Pres
ident and Governor:
In territorial matter^ the Kut'Om) will
Speak its mind freely, it will advocate
those measures which it. deeiri.? just and
(Ji'bper: It will claim the right to express
(til views without its moli^i'S being ques
tioned, and bfe always reiltly to extend
Ihe same privilege to others.
In discussifig the acts and inethods of
public men It will eDdeavor to keep in
Mfew the maxittt that a mail Is innocent
tyf crime until proVen guiliy and will
iioi stoop to the malicious and cdntemi.it
ible pergonal iibttse'and slander of oppo
iieiitg which his been the chief stock in
tatide bf a few Unsavory pap'eS in the
territory:
Tlie Recomd" 1i£i9 faith in the future of
Btiimons Cottnty It b'elieves fliis is and
fail continue to' be one bf the best—in
f'afct the best—counties contiguous unci
tributary to thli t)kjitul Citjy In matters
bf lbcationi tjilality of soil, and intelll
jt^nbe of its' population it Will nut suffer
fcomptirisbn with any county in Da
fetftil! add Itie
Recokd
Tfte^ iiitti will t'e to' rnake the paper a
reliabltl fcHtdnicle of county
A.' -t,
linppeninmaa fSTlex of county opinion,
and a mejjph for proclaiming the needs
of the citizens and to this end it is de
sired by the editor Unit interesting
infor.nation from every section of the
count be promptly furnished.
In conclusion, the publisher of tlie
Recoud
desires to heartily tlinuk our cit­
izens for the many kindnesses which
they liave shown him, and will strive to
merit their continued approval as the
months and years roll by. X:
Now that the. territorial, capital 4iafc
II' is
i&ritttifyipg
to all welltwishers of Dakota
to note that, there appears to be a lull in
the storm of vituperation^ accusation and
abuse which has for so long a time been
indulged in by a portion of the press.
We trust it is ended for all time. It is
evident that the conviction is becoming
deep-seated that the questions at issue
between the different sections of Uncle
Samuel's greatest ward must, like all oth
ers, be argued in a spirit of fairness, and
settled upon the basis of the greatest
good of the greatest number and with
due regard to the dictates of common
sense. It has been unfortunate for the
better citizens of Dakota—those who
come here to help develop tlie country
and make homes for themselves and for
their children—that the personal hatreds
and the selfishness of a few ex-territorial
bosses has Well-nigh earned the con
tempt of outsiders for Us as a whole, and
more especially the contcmpf of the na
tional law-niakers. l}ut the people, both
uorth and south, have become tired of
tlie continued wrangling. They sec no
need for it. Nine-tenths of those Within
our borders have at 110 time entered
heartily into the "ruction." In the set
tlement of the Capital question they well
knew that, even if the decision of the
courts or tlie action of a legislature should
relegate tlio Capital to Yankton or Send
it to some other place totally unsuited
for the honor by reason of geographical
position, the time would soou arrive
when the. voters themselves would sec to
it that proper men were sent to sit in
judgment 011 the matter, There has at
110 time been a single valid argument ad
vanced to pVove that the Capital should
have beei^ kept at ankt^n. ,iu»r votipoii
worthy of notice given against the loca
tion of the legislative halls and sxeeutive
building at Bismarck or some other city
easily reached iu the future from all
parts of the territory, It has iu nearly
every iustance been the policy of the
people of the states and territories to
locate their permanent seat of govern
ment with reference to the needs of the
great majority, and in many cases—nota
bly that of lowa-~the capital has been
more than once changed to conform to
the absolute necessity for ceut'-al posi
tion:
The action of tlie last Legisliitui'e in
changing the location of the Capital from
a city which had done nothing toward
keeping it., and which could not possibly
have retained it for any great length of
timei even by the most generous and lib
eral action was wise patriotic) and just.
The course of the Governor ill Seeking
to carry out tlie spirit of the law as ex
pressed by the people through their rep
resentatives, has been in an eminent de
gree faithful manly, a.id courageous,
and the time will come not far lieuce'
when men shall clearly see as to liis mo
tives aud acts in "ompariso" with his
persecutors and detractors aild it will
not be to his discredit:
The matter of the permanent location
Of the Capital of all Dakota having been
passed upon and laid aside, it is nbw in
Order to take up the Old question bf di
vision and discuss it but iu the discus
sibn let all journals refraiil frbm the bit
terness which lias characterised tllb past.
If a thing if] woftli arguing at all it is
Worthy Of fair-minded earnest and hon
est argument. No one Can be convinced
by abuse many may abandon former
Convictions through the persuasive force
tff reason and Clear presentation of
facts.
If if fehiill appeiir that if is desired by
llibse beloW the forty:sixth parallel, or
ithy other parallel that two states be
fbrmed out of the ptesent territory let
tHeth state tlleir c-Jtse presteht their atgu
niibrits and, if tliey prdvc reasonable utid
ctfnidticing lfet tis joih with then? Stud
throw whatever influeiice We may pos
sess tcivfai'd the attainment of the desired
eiid: Tile demand that Dakota, lie di:
vided tS tibt an absui'd proposition by
any nieHnS and should be treated iu (i re
spectful !iud cflurteoiW manner iti the
North
The
promises to be
-$ef! Vigilant arid tireless in making
tfMc'wit, to people kbroad the foiiriilalion
to lfe! faith
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YelicN'tatone JoufiMl (daily), Miles
City, M. T. has recently been enlarged
by the addition of four coliimilsi It is nbw
a Six-column folio, ably edited, aiid show
ing every mark of good workmanship in
a typographical way. The Jourutil lias
nevei- neglected iin opportunity to ad
vatice the interests of Mile? City, Cusler
County) und Mohtana. The paper de
serves the stiooe^ Vhich its' iiicriSased size
indicates!)
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WILLIAMSPORT, D. T., TUESDAY, JUNE 10,1884.
WE 1'ITY THEM.
Pittsbukg, May 30.—Beportn from Eiirtcru
Oliio and Western Pennsylvania indicnte keveMi
damage to early vegetablftH und fruits by heavy
frosts during the past two nights. Iu some sta
tions loe formed ft ijuftrterof an inoli tliiolK.
KaniiOM reportB0W1,•wheat, potatoes nnl tonm
toos badly frozen.—AMoCiatod Press Diapiitcli.
.Vod yet. right liete In Dakota,, sup
posed by many people in the East't6-le
a regioti, bff extremely _l£te springs ant!
early autu^mik, there fia3 not been the
slightest touch of frost siiulap tho first
farms aud gardens were planted
of tliem six wcck8r.ago. lfct mellow as
fofu, tomato jrtant, .or qtbwrjjp^^ Kr otfrnr oiroprf,
ftwden vcgL'uroie' iia^ felt tlie Hlgirtin^
^nd'icy breath of the ipisidioiia desti'ayeVj
granger ai»-:nstl68
11
of
are not nearly »o much in danger frotn
late spring frosts as the people of the
Eastern, Middle, and Central Western
States.
A new weekly, the .Journal, lms been
started at Bismarck by Col. Lounsberry.
It is ably conducted, and is one of the
best newspapers ever published in the
Capital. It promises to make land office
and land legislation news an especial fea
ture, and it has secured the services of an
exceedingly interesting Washington cor
respondent. Whether there is a field in
our neighboring city for a third paper is
tin unsolved problem but, if there is,
surely Col. Louusbcrry has had experience
enough in Bismarck journalism to make
his new Venture a success.
CO
UN TV COMltESPONBENCE.
Item# from, the Hirer.
GaVton, Emmons Comity, 1. T.,
June 1, 18tMi
Fishermen catch all the fish tlicy can
carry away when they cast their hooks in
Beaver Creek.
William McCrory, of Douglas County,
Minn., is on the road bound for this
county. He is driving a herd of cattle
and a large number of brood mares. He
will be a little too late fol' Assessor Taipe.
Two sons of T. 11. Gayton, of thispiacci
have killed 42 antelope and 71 deer, atid
during last season bagged nearly' 500
prairie chickens. This we consider Very
good for boys aged respectively 1.2 und
14 yeart.
W^iliiam V. WoiUm of Gaytoni iArttfclr
to ba^kTVilllArii "Qiiyton, *aged 14 year*,
against ftny boy of his age in the United
States to shoot at prairie chickens 011 the
wing, over a dog 1 *tlte contest to take
place next fall:
The t-oiiiitv I'tmd Viewers iiuil io'cators
have finished their work, We now have
a good road from Giiyton's Landing to
Williamsport, frdni Gayton's Landing to
Emmon'aburg, a'Ut from Gaytou's Land
ing to Winchester—all well marked With
mounds-.
An old sport of "ver.V long standiligi"
by the name of ^rbctor, liafe just paid
WinPhlt a pleasant visit. He was opM.n
for anything in the ^porting line as he
had what he called fine lay:out
which consisted of it l:ulining horse, two
pairs of boxing gloves a large buJ.l
snatib, two smaller snakes Of a species
to your (.'oi't'esjiondent unknown a target
rifle, aiid wo do lio{ know lidw many
"cold decks:'
Ail exciting iuir'Se-'rlUie took jilacie lit
Beater Creek the other day, between
Creainy owned by McBnei-y of Winol'a
and ArchambrtUlt's Bay. Tli'j face $as
best two in tlireti lope to tlie scratch: At
the comtlienccinent of the race the bets
wete $10 to $.1 on Creamy. The hclrSes
goUliway in tile first heat Without any
trotlble or ijtid breaks, mid Creamy Won
by two opi-ii lengths: Second Heat—Bets
wer«S offered bf $10 to $i bn Creamy, but
the Bay WHii by a liiilf length: SeVcl'ttl
attdnipts wdre made to gel a start in the
tliil-d lteat, but without success: Dtirk.'
ne.^S tamb oil and the t-atie was pijstpb'ned
until Juiy 4—bets to be dbublcd and tlib
racie tb liikb jjiace .bver the same gt-oii'ld
This tvlll milkc the lace for !i ^730 stake.
There will tie exciting tinies dii tlie
Fourth at EmiUb'iiijbur^.
('lilt!rate the Sinifioireri
l^b-iv to cultivate ilie sutiHoWer is told
by tl \Vriier in tlie Rural Hbme, as fol
lows: Tlie iiiirtimotli IliisSittn is tlid.itir*
gest best aiid liipst productive variety,
arid ^ho'iid be planted the Rafale as cfjru,
leading o'nli stalic in the ^iiil Yoii Can
begin pliuiiiiig early in t.jii| spring, aiid
continue until'this last of -7i)he*, liut the
earlief tiley itl-e hi 11 ted the iargei- lliey
wiil gj'tiw raised Heads la?t, year from
12 to 32 ilichbs in Jliametef They ^iVer
aged tme ijuart ol Seed t8 ihe liefldi It
will ylela more, gitiln Pel' iic^-e than, corn,
and of rrlorti value. Tiie livej-iige yield is
60 to i00' bltslieH per itcre Frdmi & imlf-
acr« I rhisfcd bight ^iigon^o'ad.S bf heads
that I gatiiei'ed in i)ie iali beside^ what I
-fed: I begiiri to feed sunflower seed Jo
mjf poultry tin Augtjst 15 it is the best
cgg-piodtlciiig fctjd. kno'-ihi bhickens
eat it greedily and. fatten Weil on it. It
is fully rciitimmeiided by poultn'-!bi eeders
who have trieH it as [in cxcelient and
cheap food for fowls.' It keejis them
healthj', prevents cholera, and Should be
fed tO laying hens tliree times a week.'
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,For show birds, to be put on exhibition,
'a short diet of sunflower seed gives their
/-feathers an extra glossy appearance,
^hiring cold weather the seed serves the
purpose of furnishing fuel to keep up
Ifche animal iicat. I feed one gallon per
week to 40 liens, all the season. It will
'grow 011 almost any soil where fruits and
grain will not grow—alongside of fences
Or any place where the soil is not so easily
cultivated. I planted a low piece of
ground last year that was hard and
lumpy. In the fall the ground was as
a garden, and the ground was
nilitlnn for fATinr Arnri*'.-"^'
Wonrauly Ente^/jvitin,
TIm fiifej isj Y*y ""On a claim not many miles from Will
iamsport resides a lady whose experience
with the habits aud nature of the wild
animals and birds of the Northwest has
beep extremely limited. Recently her
Tiusbaud had occasion to leave home for
a few days. With the provident idea up
fjt'nno8t, aud possessed of an absorbing
desire to cause a break in the bacon' part
of the daily menu, she began to look
•j^iout her for game. Not with gun or
trap did she sally forth) but her method,
»S told by her on her husband's return,
was as follows. Iu a serious manner she
asked, pointing to a pond a few hundred
yards from the house, on which were
-ifcily paddling several water fowl
(What makes those ducks so wild at
"It is their nature. Why 1"
"During the early part of last evening
1 heard them 'quacking' in tlie tall grass
on the edge of the pond so I theuglit I
would wait until they were asleep and go
catch some of them, as there was no
moonlight, and I thought they could not
sou me. When everything was quiet 1
went down there and approached them
cautiously but, before I could get near
enough to catch tliemi they setup a great
clatter and flew away into the darkness.
Ilfever eaw poultry so wild at home.''
It is unnecessary to state that bacon is
still on the daily bill of fare at the abode
of the brave little lady duck'hunter.
G. Hid in
Though. Blaine is popularly known as
"fhe Man from Maine," says tho- Chi
cago Tribune, he is much more a Western
Mini's lirefltest Help.
What the trite man most wants bf a
wife, says H11 exchange, is her ccfmpan
ionsliip, sympathy and love THe way
of life liaS ttlauy dreary placed In it, and
man needf! ii cbttlpiitlion to go with him.
A nlan W sometiities overtaken by mis
fortune aiid iiieets •With failure and de
feat trialS itnd ioblptutions beset him,
and he rtfcetis due to stand by aiid sym
pathize. lie has sofile sterii battles to
fight with poverty -With enemies, and
with siti aiid lie' ndfc'dsj a ivoinun that,
while he puis lilS iifm at-oiihd her and
reflects tfial he has sbirietiiing to fight for,
will lieljfiiitn to figli.tj tliat will put her
lips to Ills' eiir and Whiter iVoi-ds of coun
sel, and Her hand tH hiS lieiirt and impart
new ipsj)iration All through iifB1—
through storm aiid siin^hine, conflict tjtfd
victM^,' -through iidVer'se add favdijrtg
wiuds '-^iiian needs a Roman's love.' T^be
.heart ^eiirns for il'
Coi' John H.' Ricliafds, Miijbr ^t'ods,
Mr. George Tijomas, of Bisihtirck,' ahtj
Mr. George Bdiion, of St. Piitil .wei-e in
Willjiiinsport t.or a day and jiight re
cently. Tlieii trip was slplply ode of
recrcation, iiifluced by 8 desire to. see
the beautiful country by v^hicE Will
iam^port is siflrOunded. Mmoiig .ijther
things, they visited the gaM^n.of j^tajor
Diclfey, on his .claim, close to to-iVn,' ind
the, party asserted that liis' growijig corn
and OJiher' vegetables loc/ked better and
were further aiWlnccd th'a'n fliose about
BismirctSl
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Ho did not put th6
In breaking his
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A11 Arub came to the river side
With a donkey bearing- an ohelfok
But lie would not try to ford tho tide,
For he had too good 1111
—Boston Globe.
So he camped ull night by the river aide.
And remained till the tide had ce iseri to swell
For he knew, should the donkey from life sub
side,
He would never find bin II
—Salem Sunbeam.
In the morning lie Bought to ford the tide,
Wueti the donkey stopped at the water to
quaff
XtM,tldMleU ottVl«t Uit otoUtk sttde,
Thug affording a newspaper
--Rome Henlinel,
But in tlie evo, when the tide was low,
And the sun had set on the vegetation
IJe stirred Up the mule and made it go,
Nor was he slopped by
Pittsburg Oonitwroial Gazette.
Sootl they readied their journey's end:
The mule was frisky under the lash,
Andj while the girls looked brightly oii|
The multi mid master cut a
—Philadelphia Kvehing Ne\V«»
And a very good impression made,
Thus filling their loving hearts witli bliss
For girls liave often donkeys Rdmiredi
But thin is said in
-liife.
So lieset fbrth to Hud a wiftj,
And thought that he would hag hei'
But 11 butehor put an eud to his liie
With a cold aud pici-eing
—New York Comimn'cial Advertisefi
When the ma^tei* saw that Ipm friend was dead,
And bad finished his earthly race^
In his at'ms he took tho old mule's head,
For a lingering^ last 4
-•Uo&tuu P'Wt
We hopli Odh ii»use you'll not up-braced
Kor taking Uiis queer direction
A IMkotau would have uoed the jade
To fiil'irase Our ll*jreiiiir,
A lady suggests the following rate of
taxation 011 the-bachelors of tlie county,
believing that, aside from the revenue
PCTiiment %ud habits of uiought. lie c^uBlr oe ctriven Into lire ranks or the
uiouglit!
w.is born aiid reared in Western Penusyl
v.£ua He is a descendant of a member
of a large Irish colony, mostly from
Ulster, which settled in tlie western por
tion of Pennsylvania the panhaudle of
West Virginia, and in the eastern part of
Ohio. He is more familiar and has more
sympathy with the people aud methods
of. the Missississippi Valley than with
those east of the mountains. It is to
Western affinities and influences 'that
what is kuown as his magnetism" is to
be attributed: He is a warm-blooded,
big»hearted whole-souled man, generous
in' liis impulses, frank and outspoken in
hitir -dealings with other men, liberal iu
his ideas, and devoted in his attachments.
Ho has the broiid ideas of American ism
wliich still prevail in the West, but have
been contracted aud shriveled to a consid
erable extent in the hard struggle for ex
is*i-i)ce od tub sterile soil of New Eng
land and In the selfish society of tlie
mtftiey-grabbers of Boston and Hartford.
Tbese Westerfl characteristics are tower
of strength fOr Blaine, and, if the nomi
nation for President depended upon the
.votes of Republican citizens, his major
ity. .would be overwhelming, for he is
neilrer to the people than any other man
whose nanifc has been mentioned dti either
side.
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beliedi( ts. fiy the Operation of this
sclleniCj irt addition to tin! treasiii-y bene
fits, milch good would aticrue to society.
Iu the not distant future would come the
increased remuneratioh of our ministers
and justices and last but not least, the
cliicf article of diet of ye editor would be
the Wedding cake stint in. by the par
ticipants in the many "happy occasions:"
Over St and under 25 $10 tier year.
Over 25 and under 80, $25 per year.
OVer SO and under 35 $50 per year.
Over and under 40 $100 per yean
OVer 40—Kill 'din
A yoiing bachelbr friend insists that,
as this is leap year the tax shduld be put
upoit tlie single ladies of the fcoiinty:
(S TO fi AND oij'j*.
Jdiitl Gb'tigiinour, of Btlclianan's Val
ley: -H-its the first subscriber to the Hec
oiti):
THe first job ever Jirllited iri Eriuilblis
Coilhty was a ilotice bf the electidil Of
cdiiiity scliool bflicers, which 13 to be Held
oil Julie 24.
Miss Bessie McNeil is dcVoiit'g consid
erable attention to the improvement of
her Claim hear WiiliiUrisjport, and Will be
rewarded iiy having, in few years, an
attractive and valuable jiiee'e o'f property.
Mr: Skliiner, of the "llalfwiiy Hduse,"
on tiie Bismarck and Williamsplort road,
has lM!ti making sorrie ileeded additions
to aiid imp'roveiiientS in his hotel and it
is noft' ail that tlie tired arid hungry way
farer (i'jlild desire.
The liqunteoUs rains' vthic'.i We have
had tlil§ seasdn liaVe catised great joy
in the iieai-ts oi all cjlissesj as the growth
of the staple products has been such
that liut one idore rain is absolutely re
quired to prodtit'e an abundant cf-op
r'ygtmastet Arifcstrong has ^rfe.sented
tHe tvECbUD -vVsth a pair' bf crrtne'S eggs
which wfcre found by hiln i-ecently.' They
aie bf fit biuiBh appeararice, covefeS with
b'rfMii fe'pots, and altnost as laf-ge in cir
ciilftfefence as a Scftith Dakota editor's
ears.'
Sheriff Wade dhtiCo'mtftfesio'ne£ Gayton
were in town the other daiy, and paid tiie
REttfiiD office a visit. "The Commissioner
settled on the banks' e/f the Missouri ItiVw
at SOme period of f'rehistoric time arid Is
supposed to have b^eii lost overhbiii-d
fi-om the ark. Oorrfe cften, gentlemen.'
Our thanks are tltfc to Cominissioner
"feater for hclrfitlg the RECOitf? outfit
itross a creek v^itli his team, a& the new
"print-shop" m'iglit hV^e issued its first
fedition from tHe cenier bf the stream had
not an extra'tesfrri been
ilt
hand.' We are
ftftso indebted to him fbr Zither kitfdtleSses.
Messrs. Hut/ert & Pilcher,' the ton
tfactors for. well-digging, recently- ifn
fshed a well on Mr. Kelly's claim which
nearly exhausted their patience before
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tliey struck the fluid. The depth
reached was 88 feet but the workers
were rewarded with a fine flow of pure,
clear water. This is the deepest well in
this vicinity.
Mr. H. D. Connot, of New Hampshire,
a young and intelligent lionie-seekor, has
been looking over the county for the last
fortnight. Although he found much good
land 111 all sections of Emmons, lie says
lie saw nothing that suited him better
than the country in the vicinity of Will
iainsport, and he will settle a few milcj
north of town.
County Assessor Tuipe paid ns a visit
last week. He was received with (-very
manifestation of welcome-, but, when ho
got out that bundle of tax blanks and bOf
gan to make a list of the editor's stocks,
bonds, bank deposits, diamonds, etc., tlie
cordiality'of the greeting was not so pro
nounced. Come often, Mr. Assessor but
leave that blank-book behind.
The
—Chicago Specimen*
And in all the joufrney the donkey mude
He did not seein to be weai'i-ed
But the girls were nevertheless afraid
He was not the mule of the
—Newark Daily Advertiser*
But bfe Was eoM tins wis«? Old mule
Tliougli wisb was he as Solon
For, though his lOud \vm kindHng Wood)
Rkcoud
was honored last Tuesday
by a visit from the Misses Smalley ami
Packer. Tho editor was quite busy, but
lie found time to read them the bachelor
tax article then in type for this issue,
and, although tlicy did not so express
themselves, it is his belief they indorsed
the proposition. The ladies will always
be Welcome callcrs at this office, and
hope their Visits will not be infrequent,
On the Fourth of July the Sabbath
schools of Sterlingi Steele and MeKen
zie will hold a united picnic at, Stcvem
son's Park) iriiles north of William".*
pOrt. Mr. SteVensoit Was in town last
week, and stated that the managers of
the entertainment would be pleased to
liaVe the citizens of Williamsport, the
county generally) arid especially the
menlbei-8 of our Sabbath school, attend
and take part in the celebration:
The plat of the town of AViildnit, Em
mons County, surveyed by E. C\ Cliil
cott, May 17, 1884, at the instance of
James McLaughlin, president of the
Missouri River Land and Improvement
Company, was filed in the office of the
Register of Deeds oh June 3, J884. The
tract of iand surveyed and a purl of
which has been platted, contains 200
acres, aiul iS supposed to be located in
sections 0 aud 8, township 130, rarlgii 1*9:
The contract for eari\yjng,thfl nitiil On
!-Trofii
Mieii'.Mii1'
Keystone) Merryeourt, and Williamsport)
to Bismarck, 164 miles and back, once a
week, lias been let to F. P: Benjamin Of
Jamestown I): T., for the sulii Of $1,400
per year. The service will be put 011 the
1st of July The time for arrival and
departure of the mails will be as follows!
Leave Ellendale Monday at 0 a. 111.
arrive at Bismarck Wednesday by 0 p.
111. Leave Bismarck Thursday at 0 a. 111.:
arrive at Ellendale Saturday by 0 p. 111:
The mail will depart from Williamsport
for Bismarck Wednesday forenoon, aud
for Blleudtlle Thursday afternoon:
The Dakota mosquito is an inflect of
many peculiarities and eccentricities:
As in older countries wherever you find
tall grasS and damp ground, there like
wise will you find the business-like,- en
terprising and energetic fnOsquito lie if
of the same size and general description
as his brother, or sister or uncle or
aunt of the States, and not generally
more numerotis However, owing to the
fact thitt the mosquito'1? graying ground
is not so extended iu the New North
west aS within the bounds of the "effete
civilization of the East people are
sometimes led to consider the territorial
insect the most voracious But this itf
a semi:scientific proposition which will
hardly be satisfactorily solved until a
more thorough settlement of tills coun
try has furnished a proportion of meu tO
mosquitoes sihiilar to that existing ill
the States: Many people who have
read of hitti have been led to Stippose
t?iat be wk§ i?o troublesome as to be al
most ilnbearabic but this is an error.
He IS o'f an exceedingly frail and delicate
constitution although Unfortunately
blessed or cursed, by a lively appetite
and a like method for its satisfaction.
The mosquito is* quite partial to the
tender sex and to Children, probably
from the same causes whifli have gcne:
erally led carinlbals to prefer thetn over
men for their Sunday dinnefs. But it
is trite that in ii mixed aSsefiibly the in
sect prefferS the womeil and the little
folks.' W6 offer this as ti hint to our
bachelor friends,' as the possession of .a'
wife to distract the attention of their
former persecutor^ Would in all likeli
hood be found tnilCh more effective than'
nettings, screfcns," or "smudges." The
tiny pest Cah'not successfully face cool
weather the Wind, the hot stlushiue, or
the rain' so,' from the effects of (to
him) antagonistic forces,' tlie life of the
sweet singer of Dakota "is hot a happy
one.'" H'sh, here comes one," now Fare
well,' dear reader
Joseph Ciiarttbers, Belicfontaine, Ohiof
fas lately taken his Seventeenth adopted
fchild.
A! fitibWster iflad t&eriU
id iJurope to tlie two Highest scholars In
eachi fclas#
at
th'e Elmtrft Female Collar
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