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VOLUME I.
Emmons Cbunty Record
WILLIAMSPORT, DAKOTA.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
.Judge of District Court—Hon. 8. A. Hudson.
•Clerk of district Court—Eruer N. Corey.
Sheriff—William V. "Wade.
Register of Deeds and County Clerk—Daniel
*Villiams.
Treasurer—Joseph N. Roop.
Assessor-^Josepli Taipe.
.judge of Probate—George Dougherty.
iCounty Survevtir—D^R. Rupert.
•Superintenden^of $choolsi»-J. H. Worst.
Coroner-rr-Henry Hodgkinson.
•County Commissioners—W. L. Yeater (Chair
man), James 6. Gayton, and R. S. Whitney.
Justices of the Peaoe—John Kurtz, A. M.
•iVVeller, E. R. Jones, and L. A. Couch.
Constables—Ed. Campbell and F. D. Walker.
DAKOTA has been allowed two addi
jtionail United States Judges.
COL. G. A. PIERCE, a Chicago journal
ist, lias been appointed as Gov. Ordway's
successor.
TgE President
Jias vetoed the Pitz John
Porter relief bill. It passed over his veto
in the Hojise, but failed in the Senate.
THE bill repealing the pre-emption and
timber-culture laws has passed the House
.of Representatives. The Senate will
probably not reach it this session.
ATTENTION is called to the circular,
•published in this issue, from Mr. Alex.
McKenzie, territorial commissioner of the
World's Exposition, to be Iheld ait New
Orleans. It is of the greatest interest to
iier entire population t)u£ Dakota Be well
^represented by her products tbe great
-exhibition, .and in Aider Slw secure this ire
suit every county should, in proportion to
its population "and wealth, contribute to
.the attainment 5f sthe -desired end.
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
How It Was Observed by the Will
iamsport People.
According to understanding, our new
•stage nine was to leave Ellendale on July
1 ait any rate, the special mail service
was withdrawn on that day. As a c.onse
•qaence, the people of Williamsport were
without any tidings from the outside
•world for some ten days, prior to the
-starting of the regular mail service.
During this time came the Fourth of July.
Not knowing but that, while thus iso
lated, our. country had gone to war with
England aind lost her independence, still
it was resolved to celebrate the anni
versary of the day when that band of
noble, grand and patriotic men pledged
their lives, their fortunes and their most
sacred honor to the placing pf America
among the proud nations of the earth.
An Invitation was extended to the Will-/
iamsport Sabbath sehool and to the peo-f
pie generally, by Commissioner Wm. L.
r.^feater, to attend a picnic at his residence.
The school accepted the offer, and a large
«nd happy assemblage was the result.
The hour for -"trouble to commence" at
the commissioner's /arm was 5 o'clock p.
m., which to people in the states may
appear an unseemly time but it must be
remembered that, in the Dakota mid
.summer darkness does not fall until 10
'o'clock.
Shortly, after the crowd had arrived
"the boys" indulged in a little exhibition
at the bat, giving the beautiful points of
the quiet and soothing national game
with the energy and enthusiasm peculiar
only to "amateurs. Considerable trouble
was experienced at first on account of the
-absence of a fence or wall to act as a
back-stop to prevent unnecessary steps
by the catcher. Finally this difficulty
waspvercome by a public-spirited and
self-sacrificing act on the part of Judge
George Dougherty. He volunteered to
sit down on the grass, twenty feet back
of the catcher, with his face in a direc
tion opposite to the home-plate. After
that there were very few bases made on
parsed bplls.
"As thfe shades of night approached"—
they approach here just as surely, though
not quite, so "previous" as in the states—
the party repaired in-doors and seated
themselves at tables w£ll freighted with
•.those articles so dear to the soul—or stom
ach—of the epicure, and to this subject it
is unnnecessary to state that full justice
was done.
The R$COBD man did not arrive at the
picnic uhtil quite late but he managed,
Tiowever, to have a little picnic of his own
bn the way. A friend had loaned him a
"noble steed," that he might ride up to
thfi groupds in a sufficiently dtaMfiejUnd
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imposing manner. So the newspaper
man arrayed himself, figuratively speak
ing, "in purple and fine linen," and set
forth at a rapid gait, fearful lest he arrive
too late for supper. As he passed over
the brow of the hill between Williamsport
and the grounds where the festivities were
taking place the cayuse, not being able to
see the house, and probably thinking he
might lose his way without being sure of
his objective point, suddenly, to the sur
prise of the rural journalist, stood upon
his hind feet to take a view of the situa
tion. Then, becoming jolly, he walked
on his hands, like the man in the circus.
Finally he turned a flip-flap or two. The
scribe became disgusted, gracefully(?) dis
mounted, and continued his journey on
foot. The cayuse straightened out his
tail, pricked up his ears, took a farewell
look, smiled, and started for home.
The party broke up about 12 o'clock,
and thus ended as satisfactory and pleas
ant a celebration as we have ever at
tended, and Mr. and Mrs, Tenter and
Miss Ella Yeater are to be congratulated
on their ability in the way of entertain
ment.
Among those present at the picnic
were Mr. and Mrs. Halstead, Mr. and Mrs.
Packer, Mr. and Mrs. Worst, Mr. and
Mrs. Fielding, Mr. and Mrs. Couch, Mr.
and Mrs. Derr, the Misses Libbie Kurtz,
Ella Yeater, Ida Kurtz, Lizzie Taipe,
Bertha" Packer, Bessie Halsted, Ollie
"Worst, Prof. Keime, Judge Dougherty,
Squire Kurtz, Messrs. Joseph Taipe, R.
S. Whitney, D. R. Rupert, H. A. Arm
strong, Ed Campbell, E. T. Herrick, Fred
Hodgkinson, Ed Hodgkinson, John
Young, Thomas Kelly, John Hubert. H.
H. Pilclier, D. H. Yeater, Avon Walker,
D. R. Streeter, Masters Will Packer, Clay
ton Worst, and Howard Packer.
A STORM.
With Much Sain Comes a Streak
of Hail.
While all through the season from the
States have come reports, of devastation
by flood, frost, wind, and drought, in this
part of Dakota we have had plenty of
rain, no frost, and nothing to complain
of until this week. On July! {trained,
also on the 2d, 3d, and 4th, and Again .6n
the 8th But on the latter date, mixed
with the rain, there came in a narrow
strip through a portion of the county a
disastrous shower or hail, accompanied
in some places by a violent wind. The
first damage done on this side of the
river, so far as the RECORD has been
able to learn, was in the Glencoe neigh
borhood, near the line of Burleigh and
Emmons counties. There it destroyed all
the crops in its path, which, luckily, did
not cover a wide extent of settled coun
try. Messrs. Robinson, Sanders, Smith,
Bates and their neighbors, both in Bur
leigh and Emmons, lost everything they
had planted. Only a part of Mr. D.
Skinner's crop was destroyed. The
storm next struck the house near the road
between Sanders' and Buchanan's, as we
are informed unroofing it. There had
been no planting done at that point. Bu
chanan caught it next. Here the fine
field of wheat and oats was wiped out.
The windows were also broken the hail
stones pelted through, and Robert's
housekeeping apparatus was knocked
abound in a promiscuous manner.
A story-and-a-half log house belonging
to Mr. Tighe, half a mile down the valley
from Buchanan's, was next struck. The
building was nearly completed, but the
windows were not in. Two men and a
boy were sleeping in the upper story.
They had just got to the cellar when over
went the building. At this point the
storm was strongest.
The other settlers in Buchanan's Valley
were Messrs. Welch, Goughinor, and
Streeter, who had. nothing growing but
some garden stuff. These parties will
not be troubled by a vegetable harvest
this season. A Swede (name unknown)
near Mr. Welch's had his "shack" tum
bled over.
This is a summary of all the damage we
have heard of. The edge of the storm
struck tlie Williamsport neighborhood
but, as there was no violent wind, and the
few hail-stones dropped directly down, no
perceptible damage was done.
It is stated by all the old-timers that
they had never before seen such a storm
and so violent a wind in Dakota.' The
wind in Buchanan's Valley, while not
reaching to the dignity of even a young
Iowa, Ohio or Kansas cyclone, was vio
lent enough for all purposes. Hiftl the
storm been of a cyclonic nature not only
three or four, but all, of the buildings in
its track would have yielded to it And it
must be borne in mind that the houses
blown down were temporary, frontier
houses, and not of the substantial charac
ter of those frequently demolished by
storms in the older settled sections of the
country. Since its settlement North Da
kota has never had a wind sufficient to
endanger awell-built, lathed and plastered
house.
On the Fourth the residents in the vi
cinity of Walker City held a very enjoy
able party at the residence of Mr. and
F. D. Walker.
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THE WORLD'S EXPOSITION.
Cirtmlnv from the Commissioner
for Dakota Territory.
The following circular is addressed to
the citizens of the several counties in
Dakota:
Probably the most successful method
of attracting the attention of settlers and
investors, outside of personal efforts, has
been through the medium of exhibits at
various fairs and expositions, where the
products of the territory have been
brought in competition with those of
other sections of the country. Attention
has thus been attracted in a practical
way, and scoffers and doubters have'been
silenced when brought in contact with
actual results.
The World's Industrial and Cotton
Centennial Exposition, to be held in New
Orleans from Dee. 1, 1884, to June 1,
1885, promises to be one of the greatest
events of the kind in the history of the
world. Congress has seen fit to appro
priate $1,000,000 to aid in the construc
tion of buildings and" preparation of
grounds, and nearly every country on the
globe has already signified its intention
to take part in the affair. The peopk/of
Dakota have been invited to make a/ex
hibit of their productions and resources,
and, as the exposition will be attended by
visitors and representative men from all
parts of the world, the opportunity is
thought to be a grand one to illustrate
.what the territory has already done and
is capable of doing.
The expense of such an exhibit, lasting
aj
it does for six months, will of course
be quTta* large, and after some consulta
tion it has been thought proper that the
territory raise at least $50,000 to defray
the cost.
It is proposed to raise this sum by an
assessment upon, the various counties of
the territory, as it is thought each board
of county commissioners will be willing
to make an appropriation to aid in the
work.
This method of raising funds becomes
necessary because of the fact that the
next session of the territorial legislature
will not convene in time to make an ap
propriation. It is thought best that the
money be raised as above stated then
each county to request its members of
the assembly to vote for a bill making an
appropriation to reimburse the counties
for such appropriations. By this method
no difficulty would be encountered in
arranging so that the burden would be
equally shared by all tax-payers.
It will be necessary to collect at once
samples of grain and other farm produce,
care for them, and have them ready for
shipment when desired. Every sample of
grain should be, so far as is possible, care
fully labeled so that each section may
have due credit.
Twenty to thirty cars of selected sam
ples of wheat, oats, rye, barley and other
products, in bundles, will be required
but further instructions can be given
when it is definitely known whether the
funds will be forthcoming to carry on the
work.
In this exposition nearly every country
in the world will make an exhibit, and, as
we have in this territory more undevel
oped wealth, mineral and vegetable, than
any other country of equal' extent in the
world, pnd as we have but 400,000 people
within the borders or this vast domain—a
region abundantly capable of sustaining
5,000,000 souls—it behooves us to make
not only a creditable showing, but to ex
cel all others.
It is desirable to make an exhibit of
samples of wheat, oats, rye, barley, corn,
sorghum, and other cereals timothy,
buffalo and bunch, hungarian, and other
grasses all kinds of fruits, both wild
and cultivated vegetables and other
agricultural products cheese, butter, cat
tle, hogs, sheep, fowls, game, medicinal
waters, woods, soils, gold, silver, coal,
petroleum, tin, lead, plumbago, copper,
irop, mica, tire clay, gypsum, asbestos,
building stone (which has no equal), brick,
terra cotta, marbles, and all manufact
ures and, in fact, anything and every
thing that is" connected with Dakota
which will interest and instruct visitors^
Will not your county board appoint
two men to act as special commissioners'
in your_county, and to be paid by the.
county, who can aid the Commissioner of
the World's Exposition in his work, and
EMMONS COUNTY RECORD.
WILLIAMSPORT, D. T., FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1884.
BISMARCK, June 24, 1884.
The people of Dakota have always felt
a just pride in their great territory, its re
sources and capabilities, and have never
lost an opportunity to present its supe
rior advantages to the world. Perhaps
no territory in the union has been so
thoroughly advertised as Dakota yet the
half has not been told. Dakota is an em
pire in itself, and even its own people
would be amazed at the lack of intelli
gence they have regarding the vast re
sources of the territory as a whole, if
samples of its products were congregated
together. The people of each section
know the advantages of their immediate
surrouudings but few, indeed, can real
ize the grand aggregate of resources, de
veloped and undeveloped.
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attend to the collection of money and
samples?
This is a matter of public interest, and
demands prompt attention.
All moneys collected by this assessment
will be used to defray freight charges,
telegraphing and printing, stationery and
other expenses at New Orleans, and will
not be used for the transportation of a
large number of would-be visitors to the
exposition.
Hoping to have a favorable and prompt
response, I am, respectfully,
ALEXANDER MCKENZIE,
United States Commissioner for Dakota
Territory.
REGARDING THE "RECORD."
Neat and Well-Edited.
The EMMONS COUNTY RECORD, a new
journal, published at Williamsport, has
been received. It is a neat paper, well
edited, and reflects credit upon its pub
lisher.—Bismarck Leader.
From a Montana, Journal.
The EMMONS COMNTY RECORD, by D. R.
Streeter, is the latest'newspaper venture
in Dakota. It is published at Williams
port, and bids fair to make its influence
felt as it attains age and circulation. Mr.
Streeter is a practical printer and a ready
writer, and the paper deserves success.—
Yellowstone Journal (Miles City. M. T.).
It Ouijht to lie Sustained.
The EMMONS COUNTY RECORD, pub
lished at Williamsport, Emmons County,
D. T., has made its appearance. It is
published by I). R. Streeter, a thorough
practical printer and an able newspaper
Tvriter, and it ought to be sustained by
the live men of Emmons County. It is a
six-column folio, neatly printed.—Bis
iftarck Journal.
Billy Mazers Opinion.
The following criticism £rom the-Mc
Lean county boomer is quite satisfactory,
as it was written by an able and compe
tent printer—one who knows whereof he
speaks:. "Williamsport, the booming
county-seat of Emmons County, now has
a neat little paper. Its publisher, Mr. D.
R. Streeter, is a gentleman well known
to the typographical fraternity of the
wfeole country. Aj5."fc'e if a 'wajr-up'
printer himself, his paper is of course a
model of neatness. It says many good
things for the Missouri Slope, and will do
much toward accelerating the develop
ment of Emmons County."—Washburn
Times.
Peculiar, at Least.
For some time Mr. Hawkes, living near
Williamsport, has been expecting -his
wife from Montana. The other day she
reached here and, according to her
statement, the manner in which she
got to Williamsport showed some peculiar
tactics on the part of the driver of a stage
running down the river from Bismarck.
Mrs. Hawkes states that in Bismarck
she was informed at the stage office that
the proper route for her to take to reach
Williamsport was by the river road, and
that she thereupon secured passage in
the stage going that way. Now, the fact
is that the river line makes no connection
at any point with means of transportation
to Williiunsport, and there is no one who
makes it a business to carry an occasional
passenger from the stage route to this
place. Yet, in the face of this fact, a
ticket was sold the lady to Gayton post
office- At Glencoe Mr. Robinson and
family assured her that she was on the
wrong road but the stage-driver (whose
name she says is "George") insisted that
it was all right that she would find con
veyance at Gayton, and that Williamsport
is only five miles from the former place.
So she kept on. When she arrived at
Gayton she found herself some eighteen
miles from Williamsport. Mr. William
Gardner took her to his house, and next
day brought her over here, where she
luckily met her husband soon after her
arrival.
From what we have heard of the man
agement of the river stage line, we do
not for a moment deem it possible that
the gentlemen running it would counte
nance the selling of a tick.et to any one—
but more especially to iv .lady stranger—
under false pretenses. But, as Mrs.
Hawkes states the case, there seem to
have been outrageous misrepresentations
made to her by the driver. This practice
certainly has not been general for, on
the RECORD publisher's first trip to Em
mons county, he('.1jVas informed by the
gentleman who sold him the ticket, at
Frisby's drug .store, in Bismarck, that the
Hne made no connection with Williams
port.
The proper way to reach this section
of Emmons county is by Mr. F. P. Ben
jamin's stage line, which leaves Ellendale,
on the Chicago, Milwauke & St. Paul
Railroad, Monday morning, arrives at
Williamsport Wednesday forenoon, and
at Bismarck Wednesday evening. Leaves
Bismarck Thursday morning, arrives at
Williamsport Thursday evening, and
reaches Ellendale Saturday evening.
IF you want first-class Job Work done
call at the RECORD office.
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of tlw Hoard of Commissioners
of Emmons County.
WILLI AMHPOUT, D. T., July 7,1884.
Board met in regular session. Present:
Chairman Yeater and Commissioner
Whitney.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap
proved.
On motion C. 11. Bumstead was ap
pointed road supervisor for road district
No. 1, vice James Barbour, who failed to
qualify.
L. A. Couch tendered his resignation as
justice of the peace, which was accepted,
and N. M, Gillett, appointed in his stead.
Bond of N. M. Gillett as justice of the
peace presented and approved.
A petition praying the commissioners
for'the constructs on ofj*a bridge across
Long Lake creek, at or near J. II. Steven
son's, was presented.
Pursuant to petition, the commission
ers decided to visit said Long Lake creek
for thefpurpose of locating bridge. They
further decided to visit Long Lake creek
nearF. D. Walker's, and Beaver Creek at
Winchester, for the purpose also of locat
ing bridges over said streams. If, after
viewing the nlaces, they decide to build
the said bridges, the board will advertise
for lyds for the construction of the same
the contract to be let on the ground to the
lowest responsible bidder.
The following bills were)prcaented and
allowed:
Pioneer Press company, for stationery $14.20
Pioneer Press company, for stationery 9.00
Pioneer Press company, for stationery 54.50
Pioneer Press company, for stationery 22.00
^JohijfcMorris, self-inking stump 7.92
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at 10 o'clock a. m., 8th inst.
Attest: DANIEL WILLIAMS,
County Clerk.
WILLIAMSPORT, D. T., July 8,1884—11 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Chairman Yeater and Commis
sioner Whitney.
Minutes of last meeting read and ap
proved.
The report of the viewers (consisting of
S. L. Parks, William.Gardner, and I).
Todd) appointed to view and locate)
wagon road from Williamsport to TStay
ton's Landing and from Gayton's Land
ing to Arcbambault's bridge on Beaver
creek, via John Buckley's and Todd's
Store and from Gayton's Landing to
Winchester, via the mouth of Beaver
creek, was presented, and on motion ac
cepted, and the lines, as viewed and lo
cated, declared a public highway.
On motion the board fixed the salary of
the county superintendent of public
schools at $50 per annum, and instructed
the clerk to draw an order in his favor for
the first two quarters.
The following bills were presented and
on motion allowed:
George Peters, clerk of election. If. $
R. S. Whitney, clerk of elections.
J. N. Roop, judge of election
H. A. Armstrong, judge of election
J. H. Stevenson, judge of election
George Brown, clerk of election 2.00
John McTaviah, judge of election 2.00
W. B. Brown, judge of election 2.00
E. T, Herrick, judge of election 2.00
D. R. Streeter, printing 57.00
joseph-Taipe, services as county assessor....144.00
Ed, Onmpbell, labor 16.60
Thomas Kelly, freighting, etc 7.00
Win. V. Wade, serving notices of school
election, and mileage 9.3S
J. H. Worst, services as bounty superintend
of schools, two quarters 25.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.00
Oil motion the board adjourned to meet
at 10 a. m., 9th inst.
Attest: DANIEL WILLIAMS,
County Clerk.
WILI.IAMRFORT, D. T., July 9,1884—10 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Chairman Yeater and Commis
sioner Whitney,
Minutes of last meeting read and ap
proved.
As a board of equalization, the board
proceeded to examine the assessment roll
of the county assessor.
On motion, the RECORD was made the
official paper of Emmons county.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Monday, July 21,1884.
Attest DANIEL WILLIAMS,
County Clerk.
The Staye Line.
Wednesday evening the first stage on
the new Ellendale and Bismarck line
arrived at Williamsport, coming from
Ellendale. Thursday afternoon it re
turned from Bismarck. Messrs. F. P.
Benjamin (proprietor of the line), Coch
rane and Mellinger accompanied the out
fit. Mr. Benjamin stated that
from Ellen
dale to Keystone (13 miles north), and
from Keystone to Merricourt (12 miles
northwest), there was a good trail. From
the latter point, however, until within a
few miles of Williamsport, progress was
made by means of map and compass.
The line funs through Paul (formerly
Gage City), Logan county, where a post
office has been established. The party
reported a very rough country for some
distance between here and Ellendale, but
that the road between this place and Bis
marck is a good One* and no new route
will be chosen. The coming of the first
stage was a matter of considerable im
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portance to Williamsport people, and we
hope soon to have a line from here to
Bismarck making three trips a week. A
more frequent mail and passenger service
is much needed. If a tri-weekly nmil is
ordered by the postofflee department, Mr.
Benjamin says he jvill put on concord
coaches. A petition for better mail fa
cilities is in the hands of Postmaster
Armstrong. Let everybody call at the
office and sign it.
liindiny Twine.
Farmers wanting first quality Binding
Twine at 18 cents per pound,
CASH,
in
Bismarck, will do well to leave their or
ders with us immediately, a? our limited
supply will soon be disposed of.
VAN HOUTEN BROS. & LITTLE.
IN TOWN AND OUT.
Register Williams is suffering from a
severely sprained ankle.
A boot and shoe maker, who is also an
adept in the cobbler's art, is needed in
Williamsport
Attention is called to the advertisement
of Messrs. Van Houten Bros. & Little, Bis
marck, in another column.
There is nothing like avoirdupois. Miss
Bessie McNiel says that when she is at.
home she has no fear of a wind even jar
ring her house.
Mrs. F. D. Walker left at the RECORD
office last week a sample of wheat from
Mark T. Bussey's farm, near town. The.
grain measured nearly four feet.
The crops in the vicinity of Williams
port are still looking as finely as at tin
time of our last week's report, and there
has been a further abundance of rain.
Mr. Thomas Heron, with Mellon Bros.,
J3ismarck, accompanied by Miss Lamheii,
of the city named, came down to Will
iamsport last Saturday. They returned
Tuesday.
Albert B. Peterson, in the Goose Lakv
neighborhood, is farming quite exten
sively. Mr. F. D. Walker informs the
RECORD that Mr. Peterson has 200 acres
of breaking.
In order to receive the latest news, aml\
Thursday being the day on which the
stage arrives from Bismarck, I'rom and
including this issue the RECORD will be/
published on Friday.
The names and numbers of the various
school townships in Emmons county are
as follows: 1, Buroak 2, Gayton 3, Wi
nona 4, Glanavon 5, Winchester li,
Williamsport 7, Cherry Grove 8, Lo
gan.
By the hail the RECORD building was\
made to look like a pugilist with a pair of
black eyes. Boards have taken the place
of glass in the front windows but every
thing will be straightened out in a day or'!
two.
During a rain storm Wednesday before
last Mr. J. L. Kennedy lost a valuable
mare, killed by lightning. When found
the animal had a tuft of grass in her
mouth. Not a wound or mark of any
kind could be discovered on the body.
The election of officers of the Williams
port Sabbath school took place last Sun
day. The following ladies and gentlemen
were chosen: Superintendent, J. II.
Worst assistant superintendent, H. A.
Armstrong secretary, Miss Bessie Mc
Niel treasurer, E. C. Packer librarian,
W. B. Halstead organist, Miss Libbie
Kurtz chorister, Prof. D. R. Rupert.
Miss McNiel, principal of the Bismarck
public schools, came down to her claim
near town last Saturday. Monday morn
ing about 4 o'clock she was made the re
cipient of a grand serenade by a full or
chestra of—hailstones, the western edge
of the storm just reaching her house.
Her friend, Miss Lambert, a young lady
teacher from the Capital, Was her guest
on the night of the ice-shower.
The county commissioners were in ses
sion Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
The first day the town was full of people
with blood in their eyes, looking forx^
bridges., Whenever a commissioner could
be run 'down' he was cornered by some
enthusiastic gentleman who, with bitter
memories of past mudhole mishaps, was
determined to have a decent crossing.
The bridge-building taken under advise
ment by the board is greatly needed.
The RECORD is pleased to learn that
John A. Rea has been reappointed regis
ter of the Bismarck land office. He has
proven an efficient officer, alike careful
of the interests of Uncle Samuel and ur
bane and gentlemanly to settlers and
land-seekers. The position of register is
not always "a happy one," as the settler
who has just come in to file on a claim
which some one else has gobbled the day
before frequently expounds some queer.
land law. While at the land office re
cently the RECORD man saw two Jguvyern
and one client "before the windo^," all
of whom were "dead certain" they were
right and the register was wrong. But,
as Mr. Rea is an old newspapet man, he
of course possesses sufficient Christian
irrace to wrestle with any ordinary dif
ficulty.
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