Lyons and Woodmanse Giant Mowers and Farm Implements
Lyons and Woodmanse advertise farm equipment including Minnesota Chief Three Rivers Advance Threshers grain wagons road wagons buggies buckboards and plows with wind mills pumps and cultivators. Castor machine oil sells for 60 cents per gallon and pure manilla twine delivered at Steele. Orders: C J Allen Armstrong post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plano
Minnesota
Three Rivers & Advance Threshers
Steele
C. J. Allen
Armstrong Post Office
Lyons and Woodmanse Steele D Lyons and Woodmanse Steele D r
Fragmentary text shows names Lyons and Woodmanse associated with Steele and possibly initials D. The readable items are insufficient for a clear event or action. No dates, places, or roles can be confirmed.
Final Proof Notice for Jaxon Kraft in Exeter Dakota
Notice lists Jaxon Kraft of Exeter Dakota filing final proof for land in township Lilworth range 64 west with witnesses Fred Lehr George Untersheher Johannes Goldade and F W Allen. Proceedings take place before Williamsport district court clerk on August 18 1889 with opportunity to protest under Interior Department rules.
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Bismarck
C. T
Williamsport
Dak
Jaxon Kraft
Lilworth
Fred Lehr
George Unterseher
Johannes Goldade
F. W. Allen
Exeter
Interior Department
Ascan Elea. Register
Artesian Wells Debate in Dakota Promises Cheap Water
Dakota farmers discuss a plan to drill artesian wells in each township at 1000 to 1200 dollars per site. Proponents say continuous, flowing streams could boost rainfall, irrigate dry lands, and raise crops, with benefits assessed like urban improvements. A state engineer could locate wells impartially to maximize value and minimize land burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
North Dakota
Emmons
Horses for sale at Buis marck arrivals July 22
The undersigned will arrive at Buis marck on July 22 and offer sixty head of Oregon mares for sale. They are harness trained, young, large, and gentle, suitable for ownership and use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buismarck
Oregon
Gopher District Tax Plan Faces Legislation
The Steele Ozone urges next legislature to allow gopher district assessors to levy a $25 tax per 160 acres on lands payable in cash or gopher tails. The proposal seeks unanimity in the district, arguing that these posts have destroyed thousands of acres this season and the candidate must be a "gopher man."
County Treasurer Office Announces Updated Open Days
The County Treasurer's office will be open Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays each week and closed on the remaining days. Dunato Campbell Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Worst
Dunato Campbell
Asurer
Errata on Treasurer's Allocation Clarifies School Credits
The record notes typographical errors in last week's treasurer’s allotment. Burr Oak school township balance should read 2.58 dollars, not 258.00. Bakker school township holds a credit balance of 8.78 dollars instead of an overdraft.
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Burr Oak School
Bakker School
Fourth of July picnic and community notes in Gayton
Local correspondence recounts a busy county life with picnics at Omie and Bismarck, dances lasting past midnight, a funeral at Winchester, marriages including George Welch to Miss Jones, and various visits, health notes, and farm updates amid drought, grape expectations, and harvest plans.
Floating excerpts reveal a quirky local chronicle
The item mixes village life notes with humorous asides about Mr Ben Corbin and Emmonsburg, mules once used at Glencoe, a Sunday school superintendent, a suspected baby dress theft, and travel to Bismarck. It also reports crop rain needs, job shifts, and a festival at Glencoe plus local travel routes and mail curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Corbin
Emmonsburg
Corbin and
Saverly
Bismarck
Cook
Grogan
Humming Bird
Ottencup
Weather Boosts Wheat Prospects In Local County
A heavy rain Tuesday evening improved crop outlook with wheat expected to average 10 to 12 bushels per acre, corn and potatoes thriving, and second growth hay likely after another rain. Land hunters noted the crops as among the best seen in years as headers join binders in cutting the crop. A steady rain followed yesterday afternoon.
Land Hunters From Ipswich Seek Land in Williamsport County
Ipswich residents Claus Thorsrud and Edward Johnson of Edmunds County spent the week in Williamsport County looking for land opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus Thorsrud
Edward Johnson
Ipswich
Edmunds County
Williamsport
Stray mare ad in Williamsport Dak attacked by border tones
A light bay mare about six years old with a shoulder brand and rope hobble strayed from Williamsport and a reward is offered for information. A curious tale follows of a horse merchant near Ches terwin and a note exchange at Shavefound, ending with a local newspaper boast. Lillie M Burbridge of Livona Emmons County died at her sister’s residence after a long illness, survived by husband Bernard Burbridge and parents Henry and unknown mother, with many Bismarck friends mourning.
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Hampton
Lysle Parks
Mrr
Mra
Thomas Parks
Bismarck
Alexandria
Minn
Clive Bast
Beech
W. Hawkes
Williamsport
Dak
Chesterwin
Shavefound
Facmerson
Long Lake Creek
IL. W. Allett
Ben Corbin
Slavey Allensworth
Alfred Farr
Glencoe
Dakota
John Waldron
Winona
Edward Braddock
Exeter
Charles H. Edick
Messrs. Georges
Herbert T. Roberts
Charles B. Wells
Louis J. Deacon
Dawson
Emmons House
A. D. Cordner
Sterling
Wheatland
Cass County
Mr. Hammond
George Jennings
Main
Fifth Streets
Bismarck Tribune
Emmons
Kidder
Wells
McIntosh
Logan
Burleigh
Ira S. Lampman
Barnes County
Minneapolis
Europe
Atlantic
Lampmann
Winchester
Sheriff McGee
Westfield
Williamsport School
United States
Adrian Hills
James B. Gayton
Williamsport News From Dakota Farm Life and Commerce
Local notes report wheat yields and farm activity across Williamsport and surrounding towns. Queries include crop prospects, land claims, trades, visits by residents, a school dancing party, bridge work bids, and a county council discussion on legislative districts with regional implications.
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Northwest
New York
Dan Eisenberg
Bismarck Roller
Muh Russell, Miller & Co
Propr’s
Climax
Mill Exchange
iWe
O. R. Barnes & CO
Main St
First Nat
Bank Blk
West Store
Bismarckh
D. T
W. S. Moorhouse
Tribune
Bismarck, Dak
John P. Hoagland
Main Sts
Emmons County
T. W. Russell
Main and
First Streets
Gismarck
C. H. Phelps
Old
Frank Horan
N. D
Alfred Cressy
Korth Firth
Bistiahck, Pak
J. Rk, Gage
N. VD
John Yegen
Baxery
Bismarck, WN. D
Lyons& Woodmanse
Washington
Cox
County Statistics
Gayton
Fort Rice
E. T. Cook
Omie
Smith H. Cronk
Parker
Winchester Cemetery
Maxne
Garry
J. W. Wescott
Porter
Asa Fisher
Gage
T. Herron
Hooper
Gerald Pierce
Little
Pierce and Anderson
Messrs. Moffat
Whittaker
Barnes, Holt
Robert Inglis
Menoxen
Smith
Livingston
Johnson
Poole
Livona
George Laverly
D. Sites
Charley Vail
Stevenson
J. Jones
I. O. Sloan
George Welch
Miss Jones
Wisconsin
F. D. Smith
Burleigh County
Livena
John Shermer
Mr. Badger
Sherman Laverly
Montana
Orin Scott
Parkins Ranch
Fort Yates
Wm. J. Kelley
Weck & the Woods
Johnnie Kelley
H. F. Douglas
Amme
Chronicles—Chapter I
Burbage
Swallen
Tommy Sanders
Dekota
Robert Burrpost
A. R
Thurber
Eugene Varney
E. C. Packer
Breele
Lyons & Woodmanse
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