Emmons County’s Stock Country Growth Praised in Dakota
The article highlights Emmons County’s strong cattle and sheep industry along the Missouri river. It notes rising butter production from local factories operated by Peter Shire and D. G. Kennedy, with investment and labor, and credits local ranchers including Wm. McCrory and Isaiah Wescott for bolstering Dakota’s farming prowess. It forecasts a bright future for Emmons and Dakota as a whole.
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Emmons County
Wm. McCrory
Donald Stevenson
Badger & Lilly
Isaiah Wescott
John Mellander
Jacob Hauser
Louis Agard
Peter Shire
W. A. Harmon
C. W. East
McCrory & Childs
Campbell & Son
Dakota
Emmons
Emmons County Census Figures and Legislature’s Division Debate
The Bismarck Tribune cites late census numbers and comments on Emmons County. It disputes the claim that the Legislature overlooked Emmons in dividing counties. The county resisted division despite alleged fraudulent voting in Douglas interests. Census figures reflect 1884 as the county’s first year of general cultivation, with Emmons created Feb 10, 1879 and organized Oct 16, 1888.
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Emmons
Bismarck Tribune
Twain
H. F. Douglas
Douglas
the Tribune
Emmons County
Williamsport and Emmons County Dakota Facts Clarified
Information from Williamsport in Emmons County answers questions on population, soil, water, timber, mining, building stone, coal, land lay, wells, railroads, schools, and immigration. Population grew from 38 in 1880 to 1046 by June 1885 as timber, lignite coal, and level, fertile land supported farming and settlement. rail routes via Bismarck expected with Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway anticipated.
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Williamsport
Emmons County
Dakota
Missouri
Coulees
Bismarck
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Grant Portrait by Stinson and Co Engraving Promotion
A Portland Maine art publisher George Btinson & Co offers a full length steel engraving of General Grant after Anderson's celebrated photograph. The portrait is praised as the best ever and the firm seeks agents for new publications with substantial inducements. Write for full particulars. Try Frisy's Corn-Killer.
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George Btinson &Co
Portland
Maine
General Grant
Anderson
Messrs. Stinson & Co
Livona and Glencoe Correspondence Notes Local Happenings
Correspondents report visits by C C Livingston and D G Kennedy en route to Bismarck, cattle movements by Mr Bennett, and Shire’s handling of livestock contracts. News from Beaver Creek mentions new residents, a thrash tour, game from Johnson and wife departing for Bismarck, and a social at John Dockstedter’s. Religious talk by Mr Worst on business and religion is summarized, praising truth justice and mercy. Prairie Farmer subscription promo and note on newspapers helping farmers close with endorsements from local readers.
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C. C. Livingston
D. G. Kennedy
Gayton
Livona
Bismarck
Mr. Bennett
Shire
Anovit
Mr. Johnson
Worst
Watering Horses Timing for Digestion Cited
An agricultural exchange advises watering horses an hour before or after feeding to avoid disrupting digestion. Watering immediately after eating can push food into the intestines without proper assimilation. Historical note mentions experiments in France where beans moved far into the intestines after drinking water post feeding.
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France
Odd midnight scene at assessors roll ends in eerie fright
Judge Dougherty and Deputy Herrick review the Erik Oleson entry on the assessment roll near the town limits. The judge reacts with a chilling outburst and claims an ice cold hand grips him, speculating whether earthly spirits or those from the summer land are at play.
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Erik
Temperance Society Public Meeting At School House
A Temperance Society meeting is announced for Saturday at 7 o clock in the school house. The program includes music, a declamation Song of the Corn by Master Leman Hodgkinson, discussion on the resolution That moderate drinking is as injurious to society as excessive drinking with speakers H A Armstrong and H D Connor, a paper by Miss Libbie Kurtz, and recitations Home-brewed Beer by Miss Bertha Packer. Attendees are asked to bring Gospel Hymns.
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The
Temperance Society
Leman Hodgkinson
H. A. Armstrong
H. D. Connor
Libbie Kurtz
William M. Pye, Jr
Bismarck
Emmons County
Thomas Kelly
Bachelor Hall
E. C. Packer
William M. Pye
Dakota
New Williamsport Sandstone Used In Jail Work
A recent inspection reports the new jail advances with home sandstone now in place. The stone, first used there, adapts to air exposure becoming as hard as granite. Superintendent John Dixon notes no local stone from St Paul or Minneapolis matches the Williamsport quarry material for building purposes.
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John Dixon
North- Weat
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Williamsport
Wedding notice hints at Williamsport nuptials and subscriptions
A fragmentary wedding notice from Williamsport mentions Northwestern Farner Margo and Hee for a twelve month subscription and a future blank form. It references Rev J H Worst and the bride's parents residence, noting the Record received a large chunk of wedding cake and hoping for more wedding notices.
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Williamsport
J. H. Worst
Frisby and Fragrance in Bismarck Penny Press
Local notices and advertisements from Bismarck Dak include Frink Frisby druggists promotions, Frisby liver pills and Beneset Balsam, Dahl Bros caps, and J. Brady sewing machines. Market notes from Bismarck claim wheat 69c, oats 30c, barley price. Community items report visits, people traveling, a dancing party planned, school and temperance events, plus general commerce and real estate chatter.
Farmers urged to thank wives and daughters at millinery shop
The piece urges farmers to show appreciation for their families by shopping for millinery at Miss K. Brady on Main Street beside Capital National Bank in Bismarck, promising support for those who helped build new homes.
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Bismarck
K. Brady
Main Street
Capital National Bank
Prepare for Winter at Dahl Bros Bismarck
The notice urges readiness for cold weather and promotes Dahl Bros in Bismarck on Fourth Street selling men’s wear and suits made to order. It highlights cotton, merino, and all-wool undergarments, flannel shirts, and winter caps at competitive prices.
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Dahl Bros
Bismarck
Fourth Street
Theft of valise on Chicago train, diary kept
Mr W A Muelly of Chicago reports his valise containing papers disappeared from a train in Chicago. He left to review accounts for about ten minutes, then found the valise vanished, the thief having snatched the bag from near him within five feet.
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WU. A. Muelly
Chicago
Hottie
Chiz Cago
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Dan Eisenberg
M. M. Pye
H. R. Mead & Co
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Tad
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R. 8. Lockton
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Emimohe
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