Election Notice for County Officials in 1886 Precincts
Voting precincts with boundaries are set by the Board of County Commissioners. The county clerk notes an election open from eight in the morning to five in the afternoon on the date dated September 30, 1886. Precincts include John Shermer's, Gayton, Winchester, Cherry Grove, Williamsport, Glanavon, McEldery building Winona, and Bakker with respective town and range descriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansesso
Thomas Parks
Board of County Commissioners
John Shermer
Gayton
Range
Winchester
Cherry Grove
Williamsport
Glanavon
McEldery
Winona
Bakker
Williams County Building Notice Era
OTICH is hereby given that there will be era in the County Building at Williams boFt ti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otich
Williams boFt
Williamsport Sabbath School Concert Shines Brightly
John Kurtz leads Williamsport Sabbath-school in a Sunday entertainment praised by attendees. The program features choir anthems, student recitations, children’s songs, and an adult address, concluding with “Gloria Patri” and other pieces. The Winona Times novelty remark about Sheriff Wade provokes laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kurtz
Williamsport
Little Lambs
Tootie Yeater
Dan Boutillier
Mark Yeater
James Dixon
Clarence Streeter
Ollie Worst
Robin
Bettie Venter
Libbie Kurtz
Emmons County Residents Urged to Visit K Brady sewing firm
When in Bismarck Emmons County people should call on K Brady & Co. on Main street to view a fine large stock of new and light running sewing machines.
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Emmons County
Bismarck
K. Brady & Co
Main Street
Geese at Missouri sands and local notes from Gayton
Correspondent Gayton reports geese plentiful along Missouri river sand bars. Mention of sending schoolmistresses and ex-schoolmasters to the Institute next Wednesday. Edward Lawler rode a broncho eight miles from home and walked back after the bucking cayuse broke its neck. Tramps stole the Gayton boys boat. Will pursued with rifle and forty rounds but failed to recover it. Also notes Brown takes a claim in Spring Creek Valley, MeKean’s stone house near completion, various visitors to the Capital City, and local farming and travel details with minor personal news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayton
Missouri
Edward Lawler
Will
Winchester
John A. Brown
Spring Creek Valley
George H. MeKeun
Muhaney
Dent
Hubbard
Bumstead
John McLaney
James Barbour
John Underdown
N. M. Gillett
Mr. Cantwell
We Beg Pardén Missed Pictic In Hamions County
A reader laments the paper’s lack of a pictorial, noting long residence at the county seat without a trip across the county. The letter hints at Windla and the Third Commissioner District as unseen locales and mentions the absence of metropolitan access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamions
Windla
Third Commissioner District
Winona Trip Delays Local Columns and Prairie Fire Watch
Residents of Williamsport spent two days and a night watching for and fighting prairie fires while planning a trip to Winona to see George and the Winona people. The writer explains the disruption to local items and apologizes for the shortened coverage, promising future issues to include what’s missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport
George
Local notes in Emmons County and Bismarck town visits
Frisby offers 100 for catarrh cure failures while Sheriff Wade tours town on Monday. An election notice appears elsewhere as Mrs Waldroff illness prompts Dr Pettit to be sent for. Jewelry shops and spring wallpaper samples advertised in Bismarck. Union acts include Mr Wash Hawkes securing a mail contract and visits by Mr Sieckler and Mr Hammin. Assessor Bumstead in town. cattleman Jon McCrory visits. various locals mentioned with minor social notes and Dunn & Co drughouse promotions in Bismarck.
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Emmons
Territory of
Dakota
Congress
Territorial Council
Territorial House of Representatives
R. L. Durant & Co
Bismarck
Wash Hawkes
Williamsport
Livona
Sieckler
Hammin
Armstrong
Prairie Fire Burns Hay On Goose Lake Farm Losses Reported
The past week saw heavy prairie fires around the neighborhood with limited damage except the case of Williamsport man Thomas Bottomley. His Goose Lake hay contract burned, destroying baled hay and his two harness horses. Additional losses to Caldwell boys and L A Couch were reported later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thamas Hottomsley
Williamsport
Inéur Goose Lake
Bottomley
Caldwell Boys
L. A. Couch
Republican George Faces Test Over Emmons County Trust
A young man named George, who claims affiliation with the Republican Party, has accepted a trust from Emmons County Republicans. His stance if his candidate is not nominated next Monday raises questions of whether he will bolt the party and oppose the nominee. If Wade is chosen, will George pivot from his recent representation?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Emmons County
Wade
Yarikten
Wm. D. Smith & Co Furniture Store Invites Inspection
Wm. D. Smith & Co on Main Street Bis marck Dak announces the finest stock of furniture in the city. Harmons County residents are urged to call and examine the assortment. Undertaking is a specialty and all orders in this line are promptly attended to.
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Wm. D. Smith & Co
Main Street
Bismarck
Dak
Harmons County
Miss Kate Brady Arrives with Fall Millinery Line
Miss Kate Brady of Biamartlé arrived from Chicago on the 21st of Meptelliver to present a new stock and to display a refined line of fall and winter millinery. She is now prepared to showcase the finest selections at Bismargek.
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Kate Brady
Biamartlé
Chicago
Meptelliver
Bismargek
Murder in Burleigh County Shocks North Dakota Route Scene
Eyewitness testimony centers on a fatal shooting near Bismarck between Joseph Robinson of Glencoe and Andrew Carlson, a Dane. District Attorney Herrick and Coroner Long investigated. Carlson remains at large. A separate note announces E. T. Menrnier seeking re election as District Attorney for Emmons County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Robinson
Glencoe
Andrew Carlson
Burleigh
Bismarck
Herrick
Long
Peter Olson
Robinson
Joe Robinson
Carlson
Burleigh County
Emmons County
E. T. Menrnier
A Trip Up Cannonball River to Standing Rock Ranch
Letter to the editor recounts a journey with Join McCrory to Louis Agard’s cattle ranch on the Cannonball River. Observes Agard’s twenty one fat steers and notes Indians’ shift from nomadic life to farm work under Major McLaughlin, praising progress toward self sufficiency and modernization at Standing Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recoun
McCrory
Cannonball River
Louis Agard
Louie
Emmons
Agard
Major McLaughlin
Standing Rock
McLaughlin
Dance at Commissioner Yeater Residence Delights Neighbors
Last Friday a large party of friends and neighbors visited Commissioner Yeater with a fiddler and many baskets of refreshments. The music started, dancing continued past midnight, and the group adjourned only when all had had their fill, leaving everyone happy and hoping for another such gathering soon.
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Yeater
Teachers Institute attendees depart for Winona trip
Williatport residents headed to Winona Tuesday morning to join the Emmons County Teachers Institute. Pleasant weather boosts expectations for strong attendance as younger teachers seek guidance from seasoned educators on teaching methods and school governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williatsport
Winona
Emmons County
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Edwards & Bradford
Jefferson & Kasson
Bismarck, Dak
Fourth Street
City Hall
St. Paul
SIG. Hanauer & CO
Missouri Slope
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J. W. Ray
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Shing
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Sopular Dry-Goods
WM. M. Pye, JR
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D. A. Tyler
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W. ©. Raport
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E. A. Litty
Badger & Lilly
Long Lake Creek
Horsehead Creek
Livoua, Dak
Donald Stevenson
Loone Creek
Postoffice
Aarese
William V. Wade
Horsehead
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Land Aime
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Wright
Hollembaek
Dax
Harris
Territorial Farmers’ Alliance
C. F. Davis, Bismarck, Dak
Bmmons County
J.R. Gage
Brismarck
Duk
Republican 'Tiokht
Gifford
Anton
Register of Deeds
Treasurar
Coioner
Republican Central Committee
James B. Gayton
H. A. Agmernona
Emmions Couinty
H. A. Anmethono
Republica
D. R. Streeters
Chiiistian
H. D. Connox
Thomas Kelly
H. A. Armatrong
J. H. Worst
M. E. Waldroff
D. R. Streeter
Jesus
Good Shepherd
Ent
Nature
Lacey Streeter
Howard Packer
Ollie Keim
Sadie Keim
Bettie Yeater
Lalle Ye
Winona Times
Times
County News
Robert Myhill
Crystal Springs
Joseph Fish
C. H. Bumstead
Max
Frisby
Jon McCrory
Southern
Recomp
John
Dunn & Co
Sheridan House
Holt
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