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^Emmons County Record
"WILLIAMSPORT, DAKOTA.
D. R. STBBWtttB, Publisher.
Offloi»l Paper of the County.
SUBSCRIPTION BATES.
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Single ooples, 6 oents.
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Two inches 1.10 2.60 3.00 8.00 12.00
Three inches^ 1.40 3.28 7.00 12.00 20.00
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Half column 5.00 10.00 20.00 35.00 65.00
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OFFICIAL DIKECTOBY.
udge of District Court—Hon. S. A. Hudson.
erk of District Court—EmerN. Corey.
Sbertff—William V. Wade.
Beglster of Deeds and County Clerk—Daniel
Williams.
Treasurer—Joseph N. Boop.
Assessor—Joseph Tape.
Judge of Probate—George Dougherty.
County Surveyor—D..-R. Rupert.
Superintendent of Schools—J. H. Worst.
Coroner—Henry Hodgkinson.
County Commissioners—W. L. Yeater (Chair
man), James B. Oayton, and B. S. Whitney.
Justices of the Peace—John Kurtz, A. M.
Weller, D. B. Jones, and N. M. Gillett.
Constables—Ed. Campbell and F. D. Walker.
aSlattery
BAY & GRAY, Attorneys at Law, Boom 2,
block, corner Third and Meigs streets,
Bismarck, D. T. Land-office business a specialty.
T? T. HERRICK,
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Attorney at Law,
WillUmsport, D. T.
TT A. ARMSTRONG,
JV Law aud Real Estate, and Notary Public,
Williamsport, P. T.
COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.
NBoard
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
of County Commissioners will meet in
special session on' Thursday, the 21st day of
August, 1884, at 2 o'clock, for the purpose of con?*
sidering the question of providing county build'
tags. DAN.
WILLIAMS,
County Clerk.
By H. A. ABHSTBOHG, Deputy.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
SEALED
PROPOSALS WILL BR RECEIVED
by the School Board of the Township of Will
iamsport. oounty of Emmons, territory of Dakota,
until 6'o'elock p. m. of Saturday, August SQtli,
for the enj&ion of two school buildings in said
township. Said buildings to be erected in accord
ance with plans and specifications whioh may be
seen at the residence of the Township Clerk. All
*9 niuun. wi vuO buildings
albne, or both together. All Mas must bp sealed
and delivered to the undersigned at Williamsport.
D. T., and indorsed on envelope, "Bid for school
buildlns" (or foundation, as the ease may be).
Ijhe bids will be publicly opened at the residence
aif the School Township Clerk, two miles south-:
.: east of Williamaport^ at 6 o'clock p.m.
of Saturday
August 30th, 18M, A party whose bid id aeoepwd
must enter into a contract and give bonds, with
jKireties satisfactory to said school township
board and, if said oontradt and bond be not
given Within torty-eight hours after notice of the
acceptance of the bid is given, said Board shall
be fine to accept any other bid. The Board re
serves the right to reject any and all bids.
Dated Williamsport, D. T., August 5,1884.
W. L. YEaTER,
School Township Clerk.
H. D. Connor,
DEALEB IN
General Merchandise,
.: Groceries, Dry Goods,
Hardware, Crockery,
Boots and Shoes, Guns
and Ammunition.
Agency for Stoves and
Ranges..
"CORNER RACE AND BROAD STS.,
WILLIAMSPORT, D. T.
Republican National Ticket.
For President,
JAMES G. BLAINE,
OF MAINE.
For Vice-President,
JOHN A. LOGAN,
OF'LLLFLJBLB.
PARTY POLITICS.
While the REOOBD is devoted to the in
terests of the Republican party in mat'
ten ytiiete political principles have any
bearing *6n the offices to be filled, it will
be in no hurry to advocate the closing of
party lines with reference to the choosing
of county officers. That any advantage
is toje gained by making politics a stand
Ifminor places we fall to see but
oftf'pueh harm might come of it we be
is manifest. That tye voters in the
^oldlr sections of the United States are
becoming, tired of the constant effort to
drive (hem with the party lash to vote for
or ^gains£v certain men for local offices
be&use"
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their political beliefs is
Bhown
by- the general scratching, of city and
county tickets which takes place at every
,i5 election. We believe that'' in procuring
servants for cotinty or townships the
same business methods should be pursued
t"' asin hiring men for positions In private
*'?J life. To our mind there is,noinore rea-
apparent for making a distinction in
i^tis mutter regarding a tiiatt^ p61iti(fal
belief jthan there is ita questioning his
leaning in a religioua way. It is just as
necessaiy to the'welfare of a county tha(
s]ie have men procurable to fill
the situations within her gift as it is to a
private citizen that he hire those most
competent'tq^do his vrork, and no influ
ence of a political, nature should
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allowed to .^itei^ere wilih the attainment
6t&edeBlredend.
put, if suoh COUMO is to be com
mended in older Bectioh& where the
Wheels of the official machinery are run
ning smoothly, ftttd where numerous
jneoedents maybe found for officii aa-
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tion in almoBt any direction how muoh
more necessary is it that wff-^if a new
county have the services of the most in
telligent, shrewd and practical men
within our borders, without regard to po
litical or religious bias.
At the coming county election the REO
OBD will advocate: First, that competent
and trustworthy men shall be chosen.
Second, that they be selected on a purely
business basis. Third, that a man be criti
cised only on his record here, and without
the washing of dirty linen from the out
side. Fourth, that no man or set of men
be allowed to take the political scalp of a
candidate through personal motives.
Fifth, that no section of the county shall
have cause to complain that it has been
slighted in a distribution of the offices.
The people of this county are intelli
gent and wide-awake they will rate can
didates according to their merits or de
merits, as they see them, not as they are
told of them. They will judge men by
their works, and not by the accusations,
jealousies and mud-slinging of their per
sonal or political enemies.
With these ends ever in view by the
voters, there is no reason why Emmons
cannot electa set of officers in November
who will be a credit to the county and
give satisfaction to the people of all sec
tions, from Logan to the Missouri, and
from Campbell to the Burleigh county
line.
A RAILROAD, SURE,
The Chicago Tribune says:
C. F. Hatch, president of the Wisconsin, Minne
sota & Pacific railway, and C. J.. Ives, president
of the Burlington, Cedar Bapids ft Northern,
held a conference yesterday for the purpose of
considering the plans for building jointly a new
line from Watertown, S. T., to Bismarck, on
the Northern Pacific. As stated recently, the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern is now
building an extension from Lake Park, Iowa, to
Watertown, a distance of 160 miles, which will be
completed by next October. The Wisconsin,
Minnesota St Pacitto has also now in course of
construction a line from Morton, Minn., the west
ern end of the Minneapolis tt St. Louis, t# Wa
tertown a distance of 225 miles. This extension
will give the Burlington, Cedar Bapids & North
erna direct line to Bismarck from Chicago, Bur
lington, Cedar Bapids, etc., and the Minneai&lia^
A 8t. Louis will seoure a direct outlet to Bismarck
from St. Paul and Minneapolin. As tbe extensions
through, (he. most fertile section of Dakota,'
they expect to secure a large trafflo when com
pleted, and both roads will be greatly benefited
by materially shortening their routes to Oregon
and the Pacific coast. The surveys on the new
extension from Watertown to Bismarck arc now
being made the aotive work of construction will
be commenced early in the spring and the line
completed during tile summer.
Now, by looking at the map, it will be
seen that any road coming from the- j}ay-»following. The organization was
southeast must of necessity, in seeking a
direct route, run through Emmons
county. Experience has also shown that
the railroads heretofore built in Dakota
have sought the most thickly settled and
best agricultural regions in all cases
where great topographical drawbacks
have been absent. If this rule is fol
lowed by the roads mentioned above, and
there is no known reason why it should
be otherwise, Williamsport people will
hear the whistle of the locomotive ere an
other crop shall be ready for the market
It should also be borne in mind that the
above extract is not from the pen of.
some territorial writer whose wish has
fathered the thought, but from a paper
published in the city where, the arrange
ments were perfected.
The voice of the brakeman as he shouts
W-_i-M-i-a-m«a p-o-r-t" will sootT^be
.heajjl fnnhe land,
SEND IN TLSAMPLES.
Commissioner Yeater informs us that
this county will be represented by "some"
specimens at the World's Fair but it is
evident that we are not doing ail we
should in that direction. This certainly
is one of those undertakings for the accom
plishment of which all parts of Emmons
oounty, irrespective of future'aspirations,
can unite for it will be of equal benefit
to all. Mr. Yeater is doing all he can
to enable us to make a respectable show
ing but it will require the aid of the citi
zens of eyery, portion of the county if we
are to do justice to ourselves. As fine a
Jot of agricultural' products as ever grew
are being collected byvMr. McKeneie at
Bismarck! Burleigh county has re
sponded promptly, and we are expected
by our friends there'to do our level best
toward presenting the Missouri Slope in
a proper light. The exposition will turn,
the attention ol many toward Dakota
and, if there is not a respectable collec
tion of specimens labeled "Emmons
Oounty," we should not growl yrhen we
fail to get the share of jinmigration so
.necessary, to our prosperity, whioh will
go to those counties with public spirit
enough tb make a decent showing. If
we could not make a good collection,
therb would be an excuse but such is not
the case. We have as fine'Vegetables,
wheat, oats, barley, corn, clover, millet,
buckwheat, flax and wild grasses as will
go to New Orleans, We can also send as
flpe specimens of lignite coal as are to
be found in Ilakotai Js there any reason,
then, why we should not do our part
toward making the exhibit from the Mis°
souri galley the fewest of its kind ^t the
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DAKOTA.
A Bit of Her Early History.
As originally organized, says the Out
look, Dakota" included Montana, Idaho,
andWyoming, thus embracing about 500^
000 square miles.
The first setttement of Dakota by white
men was in 1813, when a few of the
Scotchmen who composed the Assina
boine colony of Lord Selkirk settled at or
near where Pembina now is. ¥hese loyal
subjects of the British crown were not a
little annoyed, years after to find tjiat
they had been tilling the soil and breath
ing the air of the land presided over by
Uncle Sam's "bird o' freedom," and
most of them moved northward.
It is not definitely known when the first
settlers came into South Dakota. The
party of Lewis and Clarke (1808-6) were
the first white men to explore the Mis
souri river taits source, and the report of
the expedition, published in 1814, prob
ably gave tlife first information of Dakota.
But the account of the extreme cold and
other hardships which the explorers en
dured was not such as to make this land
inviting. While the course of empire
took its westward flight, Iowa, Nebraska,
Kansas and Colorado became the prom
ised land of eastern emigrants. Dakota
was considered a part of the Great Amer
ican Desert—a land of barren sands in
summer and of snow and frosts in winter.
About the year 1850, however, a few
hardy adventurers settled in Dakota, and
their magnificent crops of wheat bore un
mistakable evidence that this was, indeed,
a goodly land. Their reports caused oth
ers to come, and by the year 1858 thriving
settlements bad been made along the
Missouri river at Elk Point, Vermillion,
Yankton, Und other places, and at differ
ent points along the Big Siou&. These
settlements were upon Indian land, which
was finally ceded iu the' spring of 1858.
During the next two or three years a
large number of settlers came in, and the
peopl.e be/an to move for the formation
of the -territory of Dakota. In those
early days the citizens of Sioux Falls
'Hgte no less energetic a»d entSrprising
than they are now. They not only dis
cussed the matter, but proceeded .to or
ganize a provisional government, choos
ing also a full list of territorial officers.
This was during the latter part of 1859.
On the 8th of November of the same year
there was held at Yankton a meeting the
object of which was to petition congress
to organize the territory. A similar
meeting was held at Vermillion on""the
not accomplished, however, until Febru
ary, 1861. William Payne, the first gov
ernor, entered upon the discharge of his
official duties on May 27, 1861. A census
showed the population to be 1,786.
On Sept. 16 there occurred the first elec
tion, at which Capt. J. B. S. Todd, was
elected delegate to congress.
The first legislative assembly met on
the 17th of March, 1862, and adopted a
full code of laws.
In 1870 the census showed a population
of ,J.4,181, of whom 13,887 were white.
This was a small gain for ten years but
little was yet known of the natural re
sources of Dakata.
Up to this time two-thirds of the entire
copulation of the territory lived in the
counties of Union, Clay, and Yankton.
A gradual increase continued until
1875, when the Dakota boom may be said
-to. -Cave begun. At this time gold was
discovered in the Black Hills, and nearly
all the papers in the country published
wonderful stories of the precious yellow
nuggets that were found there. Adven
turers flocked in from every direction.
Not only did they find gold, but they
found also millions of acres of the very
best of land, and that the country was
one of the most healthful in the world..
While thousand^ passed onward to the
Hills, many stopped on this side of the
Missouri. Many more, attracted by the
marvelous stories of the golden wheat
fields, crowded into North Dakota. In
that section, wbere in 1870 there could
not be found 1,000 white faces, there are
to-day 100,000 people, the assessed value
of whose property last year was $87,000,
000. South Dakota has 250,000 people.
THE DELEGATESHIP.
There seems to be no change this week
aajsgards the political situation in Da
kota. From Yankton to the Dominion,
and from Fargo to Montana, nine out of
ten of the newspapers express themselves
as favorable to the return of Delegate
Rayn^nd. The result of the political
future is one of the things "no fellow
o^n fipd outbut at present it seems
that nothing but a miracle will prevent
the renoniination and consequent re
election of oue who has served .tho terri
tory faithfully and well. -v
Capitalists Wanted.
I)akuu»t says The Northwest, is un
questionably a good country for a poor
man to make a start in. Thousands of
hard-working men who went there a few
years ago with nothing but their health
and strength in the way of capital are
now the owners of farms and stock. But
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it is also a good country for the farmer
who has money enough to start a new
farm in good shape. The labor of agri
culture is reduced to a minimum by the
richness of the soil and its adaptation to
the use of machinery. The raising and
gathering of the crops is all done between
April and*September. In no part of the
country have the farmers as much leisure
for fixing up* their houses and attending
to their stock, and for reading and socia
bility.
Sheep in Emmons County.
Ffom the Bismarck Journal we clip the
following: The sheep ranch of Alexander
Campbell and his sons, including Dugald,
who was the pioneer of the family, is the
most interesting place Register Rea has
visited in the Bismarck land district. He
reports the location on a bench of beau
tiful-land in the extreme northwest of
Emmons county, immediately east of
Don Stevenson's home. In front of Mr.
Campbell's house is the Missouri river,
making a curve that heightens the. beauty
of the landscape, and away in the distance
are the sloping hills, that slightly remind
the Campbells of their native Scotland.
The government land primarily and the
hills secondarily attracted our excellent
Scotch-friends to this' locality. They
were shepherds in the old country, and
naturally their attention was directed to
the fitness of the billowy prairie for slieep
raisin£." Last summer they drove up
from-Cheyenne 1,100 head, with a trifling
loss. Their experience since has justified
their judgment in every particular. Last
winter their total loss was one little lamb.
During tjtie lambing season this year
their los^vas absolutely nothing. The
cold.weather proved more of a blessing
than a crfrse, and the so-called wild oats
have turned out a harmless tickler. The
tlock now numbers over 1,800. The graz
ing is ample. The only limit to the herd
:s in the quantity of wild hay that can be
secured for winter feeding. It was Mr.
.Campbell's experience that nearly every
day last winter be could graze his -Sheep
oh the high prairie. He found the air
healthful and free from the expected se
verity. Disease is not yet -traceable, and
its absence a grfesi
xid:®mj»ge
over.
sheejp culture in^Scotland.' In that coun
try ground rent alone, yearly, is $1.25
per head. Here it is nothing. This year
the Campbells got in Bismarck 16 cents
per pound for their wool, which is more
than they obtained in Great Britain. One
man and_a bguacing black shepherd dog
can taEe careW the herd. The elder Mr.
Campbell eitimates the profits as being
ahead of any other business in this sec
tion—at least, entirely satisfactory to him
self and his sons. Father Campbell is
an ideal shepherd, being a fine-looking
man, with an intelligent head, crowned
with hfiavy locka of snow-white hair.
The scerfe that embraces this herd of
old sheep and 700 lambs, guided with a
staff and the frisky dog, foreshadows the
future development and civilization of
our rich grazing districts. May the song
never cease, "The Campbells are Comin'."
A Happy Gathering.'
Last Sunday,_at the handsome residence
of County Treasurer Joseph N. Roop,
six miles from Williamsport, a company
comprising a large number of the citizens
of this section gathered to offer heartfelt
thanks to the beneficent and all-wise
Ruler who had sent to the settlers upon
this their first season here bountiful crops
and a pleasant harvest-time.
After the male portion of the visitors
had inspected the stables, machinery,
stock, poultry and other accouterments
of a first-class Dakota farm, it was an
nounced that the time had arrived for the'
services to begin, and all repaired within
the house, where seats had be jn prepared
for the company, which comfortably
filled two large adjoining rooms.
The sermon or address to the assembled
settlers was delivered by Mr. J, H. Worst,
who resides near Williamsport, and was
extremely impressive and to the point.
The gentleman called attention to the
practical teachings of our Savior, and to
the fact that while he was on earth there
were none so poor or .so lowly but that
He recognized them as children of the
common Father, arid worthy of receiving
comfort and aid. Mr. Worst spoke of
the meaning to be .drawn from the prayer,
s- & a a a
it did not mean to sit idly by and pray,
but that oue should Work along the line
of his prayer. The remarks, though ex
tempore, were eminently fitting to the
occasion, and at points exceedingly elo
quent. His reference to those in our
county who have been visited by hail
were timely, and the hope was expressed
that in the outpouring of thanks for the
bountifu} harvest those who have lost
their crops would be renumbered in a sub
stantial manner.'/
The gathering wis iuch fis to make one
proud that he or she is a citizen "pf this
community, and we sincerely hope that a
like cause may for many a year call to
gethgr the. same or a larger assemblage.
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When the cholera appeared at Mar
seilles the swallows all left the city, and
none have yet returned..
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IN TOWN AlND OUT.
Subscribe for the RECORD.
.Mr. U. S. Shelley is at the Capital.
It rained Saturday, Monday and Tues
day.
Making hay is the order of the day at
Winchester.
Mr. Gillet^ of Winchester, is in the
dairy business.
Judge Dougherty left on a trip to Bis
marck yesterday.
Mr. Harvey Harris, of Bismarck, was
iu town Tuesday.
Mrs. W. B. I-Ialsted has returned from
her visit to Bismarck.
The birds and worms are doing" some
damage to the corn ears.
The Beaver Creek bridge at Winchester
will soon be ready for travel.
George Gibbs, the man shot by Ansley
in Bismarck, died last Wednesday.
All "Final Proof',' and "Contest" no
tices MUST be paid for in advance of|
publication.
Miss Thornton, of Bismatck, came
down Saturday, and is thjf guest of Miss
Bessie McNicl.
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Mr. Maxwell, the enterprising merchant
of Winchester, keeps a full line of grocer
ies and provisions.
A meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners will be held to-morrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Dr. L. C. Pettit and Mr. Kretz, the
architect, of Bismarck, were in Williams
port Saturday and Sunday.
The Potter Bros., of Winchester, are
building large sheds for their herd of
sheep which are to arrive this fall.
Our thanks are hereby tendered to Mrs.
John Kurtz and Mrs. Herbert Thurtle for
vegetables sent in during the week.
Mr. S. B. Lawrence, of Bismarck, paid
Williamsport a visit Sunday, and attended
the barest thanksgiving service at Mr.
Roop's.
Found—A chattel mortgage, executed
at Bismarck, with Joseph, Hare as one of
the witnesses, tryn Robinson to Chris
tianson. Apply at this office.
On account of certain informalities, the
school board-of this township have de
cided to again advertise for bids for the
two school-houses. See advertisement.
County Assessor Taipe desires to obtain
a few copies of last week's RECORD, con
taining the notice of his daughtcr'sdeath.
As our last edition was all necessary for
subscribers, we could not furnish the pa
pers. Leave the copies at tliis office.
Messrs. Roop, Boutillier and Worst
have purchased from Mr. S. B. Lawrence,
of Bismarck, a thrashing machine and
straw-burning engine. The thrasher is
something needed in this vicinity, and
will be a great convenience to our farm
ers.
This week an extra edition of the REC
ORD is printed for general circulation.
Those of our citizens who desire copies
to send east can procure them if ordered
within a few days. Papers will be in
closed in wrappers and mailed to any ad
dress for 5 cents each.
Ed Campbell made two first-class deals
recently. One was in the. purchase of a
No. 1 team of horses, wagon and double
harness from Mr. McDonald, of the Gffen
coe neighborhood, for $250 and the
other was in buying ten acres of standing
sod oats, which will yield at least 25
bushels per acre, for $80.
As car No. 8 on the Broad- street line
was approaching Race street, yesterday,
it ran into a dray driven by James Mur
phy. The driver of the car, Thomas
Jones, was thrown from the platform and
severely injured. The accident was
caused by carelessness on the part of the
drayman, and he was arrested.
Invitations are out for a harvest party
to be held at the residence of Mr. E. C.
Campbell to-morrow evening. We. pre
dict that this will be one of the enjoyable
events of the season. Owing to the im
possibility of sending invitation cards to
every one, the committee desire us to state
that all are welcome, and the public gen
erally are invited.
Across McNiel Creek (formerly known
as "Big Slough"), a good crossing was re
cently built by George Walker and Major
Dickey. It is about 100 yards south of
the place where the trail whicli passes
Miss McNiel's bouse crosses the creek.
By this bridge Mr. Walker will be able to
haul the crop of oats from bis claim on
the other side without danger of miring,
and by a more direct route.
A|i eastern farmer could hardly be
made to believe that out here grain is fre
quently sown on the sod, right in the
midst of the grass, and then plowed un
der. Mr. Thomas Kelly pursued this
method last spring on a part of his land,
sowing to oats, and 25 to 80 bushels per
acre of first-class grain is the result. Mr.
Armstrong also sowed oats on the un
broken prairie, with a similar yield.j—
Messrs. Jrfhn M.' Dahl, M. P. Formoe
and Gus Anderson were in Williamsport
Sunday aqd Monday. They came down
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from the Capital City to see what was
being done in the way of improvement in
this neighborhood, where Messrs.- Dahl
and Formoe have property.^ interests.
The party were enthusiastic in' praise of
the beautiful country and splendid crops
hereabouts, and are quite happy at being
the possessors of Emmons county farms.
They had their guns along, and quite a
lot of slaughtered ducks was the result.
Mr. J. L. Boutillier arrived home from
his harvesting expedition to Bismarck
last Saturday morning. He brought
with him on his benign countenance a
seven benign smile, actual measurement.
And well he might, for his crop of-wheat
and oats, now ready for the thresher,
more than justifies his greatest' expecta
tions. There were 120 acrq$ of oats,which
will average about 50 bushels fc the acre,
and 60 acres of,wheat, averaging some
where hetweeni' 20 and 25.' Mr. Boutillier
returned to Bismarck Monday for the
purpose threshing his grain.
Ia spite of (to use the old quotation,
slightly amended) "hail, high water and
June bugs," it now looks as though Bob
Buchanan would have a good crop of
oats, as they are heading out in good
shape. Robert says that if he had been,
visited by but one hail storm oats would
have been a scarce thing on the Buchanan
plantation this year. The first storm ciit
down the oats and let the weeds have it
all their own way then came the second
flurry, when the ice came,down cut in
chunks ready for packing. This stonn
settled the weeds, and since then the oats
have been masters of the situation, with
prospects for a reasonable yield.
Is there any oue at Glencoe or Emmons
burg who wiU send the RECOUD the news
of their localities? We will gladly pub
lish all county news forwarded to us. To
the settlers in all parts of the county we
desire to say that, if your daughter
should run oil with "an undesirable
match," if somebody's horse beats yours
in a race, if your mother-in-law comes out
from the states to reside permanently
with you, or if anything else bf a gleeful
or interesting-nature comes within Ih'i
range of your knowledge, let us have it?"
The collection of news in a new county
js a hard task at best. Every man and
woman interested "in Emmons county
should assist us in this respect. Even if*
a subscription to the paper is sent in, we
will forgive you.
A New Route.
During this pleasant weather, to any
one contemplating a trip east, we would
recommend making the journey by stage
to Ellendale. As the outfit travels only
by day, a splendid opportunity would be
had of viewing the country and, as there
is no other road in Dakota charging as
high rates as the Northern Pacific, un
doubtedly a saving could be made in a
money way. As the trip occupies but
two days from Williamsport, there would
belittle cause for becoming tired. One
could take his gun along and do some
hunting morning und evening and, un
doubtedly, if a deex or buffalo crossed the
trail,"the driver,"Mr. Cochrane, would re
verse the engine (two mules) and stop the
train long enough to haul him in—that
is, after the expiration of the provisions
of the game law. It would be quite novel
to ride over the country for two days in
a section as bare of settlement most of the
way as that around Williamsport was fif
teen months ago*. During a recent trip
Mr. Cochrane saw a buffalo near by, and
he has come upon several antelope. He
passes many lakes and streams, upon
which may be found myriads of ducks
and other water fowl. Mr. C. says there
Is some very fine country'on his route,..
and as pretty and fruitful valleys as one
could wish to see. The stage would be
just the thing for a party- of Bismarck
hunters' to take for an excursion down
into the unsettled regions twenty miles
southeast of us.
Republican Caucus.
A caucus of the Republicans of Will
iamsport School District will be held at
the County Clerk's office in Williamsport
on August 80,-4884, at 7 o'clock p.m.
(standard time), for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the County Convention
and for the transaction of such other
business as shall come before the caucus.
Per order of COMMITTEE.
Dated August 19,1884. 'j
Toionship Primary.
A meeting of the Republican voters of
Logan School Township will be held at
Jhe residence of-Joseph N. Roop, on
Monday, Sept. 1, at 8 o'clock, for the pur
pose of electirig five delegates to attend
the convention to be held at Williamsport
Sept. 4. to choose two delegates to ,|ho
Pierre convention. JOSEPH N. ROOP.',
Notice*
The Republican voters of Cherry Grove
School- Township will meet at theresi
dence of F. D. Walker, Walker City, on
Monday, Sept. 1, at 8 o'clock, to' el&t 5-0ivj£.
delegates to attend the convention to be
held at Williamsport Sept 4 to choose
two delegates jto the Pierre congressional
convention. F, D. WAUEXB.
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