Diana <ddavis@logicsouth.com> <ddavis59@sc.rr.com> Website: http://www.my-ged.com/davis/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <vonnilou@earthlink.net> To: <ddavis@logicsouth.com> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 8:15 PM Subject: PML Search Result matching Kime > ===================================================================== > A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this > search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > ===================================================================== > Source: NDMCHENR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NDMCHENR] Towner Newspaper Transcriptions > > > Partial Transcriptions of Local Columns of Some Towner Newspapers: > > Source: The Independent; Towner, McHenry County, North Dakota; November 9, > 1894 > > LOCAL ROUND-UP. > > Notes and News Concerning Towner -- "The Gateway City" -- of the Far-Famed > Valley of the Mouse. > > Threshing liens for sale at this office. > > Mr. Ed. TRUEMAN was in town Monday. > > Did you hear anything drop last Tuesday. > > Democrat: Say, Friend Pop, where (?) at. > > E. J. MARKUSON came dnown from Villard Monday. > > When and where will the Towner (?) society meet. > > Ed. ERICKSON was up the river "buying cattle" Sunday. > > Judge MORGAN issued sixty final citizen papers Monday. > > Only one or two fights on election day. A pretty fair record. > > Mr. R. T. W. BENTLEY os Brush Lake, was in town Thursday. > > The city has been well represented by the country people this week. > > W. J. CARROLL of Minot, was a guest at the Hotel Northern, Sunday. > > E. M. PROUTY has been transacting business in the csty a few days this > week. > > Deputy U. S. Marshal HURST has been in the city for a few days this week. > > Mr. PAULSON has just received a large assortment of Dress Goods and > Notions. > > Legal blanks, chattel mortgages, (?)llion liens, note etc. for sale at > this office. > > Col. ELY came down from Minot last Monday, to be on hand for election > Tuesday. > > Rev. COLERIGE of Botineau was to the city a couple of days the fore part > of the week. > > Rev. TURNER preached a very interesting sermon at the Presbyterian church > last night. > > The Ladies Aid will meet at the home of Mrs. HICKLING next Thursday > afternoon at 2 o'clock. > > Miss Minnie KENNEY of Waupaea, Wis. who is to teach school here this > winter, arrived Wednesday. > > Miss Annie DAVIS of Willow City has been visiting in the family of W. D. > MCCLINTOCK, this week. > > John GARNER compelted his roun-up last week and brought the cattle in to > his winter ranch Sunday. > > Last Monday J. E. DOW drove in from his ranch, two car loads of sheep, > which he will ship east. > > Lee FLAGEL, brother of Al FLAGEL, who died in Pennsylvania last August > was in town for a few hours Monday. > > Judge MORGAN and court stenographer TAYLOR came in from Devils Lake on > passenger train three Sunday. > > The republicans are not buying the new hats you see worn since election. > They are the boys that are wearing them. > > We noticed quite a number on election day who acted as if they owned all > the side walk. They were sick in the legs. > > Marion HARRIS made a trip to Minot Wednesday coming back Thursday. He > goes up again today to remain for some time. > > Frank DAVIS and Doc PRICE came in from the east Monday where they have > been selling horses since the middle of the summer. > > One of our democratic friends says the reason they were defeated was that > there were too many republican votes cast last Tuesday. > > John A. DAVIS of Willaw City was over the fore part of the week looking > up Willow's interests in regards to the School of Forestry. > > O. K. GESME our former fellow citizen was in town again Monday on > business. Ole has been somewhat indisposed for a few days but is able to > navigate all right now. > > Ed. THOMAS of broncho notoriety returned from the vicinity of Langdon and > Park River where he has been since last summer, with Billy JOHNSON, selling > horses, last Monday. > > Although his name did not appear on the ballot S. S. PAULSON received > seven votes for coroner. If Steen had got out and hustled he might have > been elected. > > Among the attorneys present at court from a distance were C. E. GREGORY > of Minot, J. F. COWAN and M. H. BRENNAN, Devils Lake, A. N. STEWART, > Botineau. > > St. Paul Morning Call Dem: It is sweet to be threshed when you are > threshed like the devil, for you have the consolation os knowing you could > not have helped it. > > M. ERICKSON 'Bill NYE' came down from Velva Sunday. He says he has "seen > her" and we guess he did from the way he eat when he got back. He was > awfully hungry. > > Irvin COOK returned from Conway Monday. Mr. COOK had been doing the > threshing act there. The boys are all glad to see haim and the girls -- > well we won't say how they feel a bout it. > > Mr. and Mr. R. B. MITCHELL are in town visiting at the home of Allan > MITCHELL. Bob. has accepted a position with the PROUTY Live Stosk Co. and > intends making Towner their > > For the purpose of giving our readers the full election returns of the > county we this week go to press one day late. We concluded that it would > be better for our readers than to wait until next week. > > Frank FORD of Nesson, N. D. came in from Grand Forks last Friday. We > understand Mr. FORD is engaged in a legal fight on account of a bunch of > horses he purchased through the agency of Jas. E. REED, about two years ago. > > West Virginia of course must adopt the prevailing fae and run but a > republican majority. The child was brought up the way it should go, but > sad to relate, has departed from the path along which it was directed in > its youth. > > A prominent politician says the Democrats were defeated because they made > alliance with the (?) This explanation reminds one of the story of the > devil and the dog's leg. The dog's leg got broken and in trying to mend it > the devil broke it in another place. -- Plaindealer. > > Geo. GROGAN was in town Saturday, and we learn from him that one of his > thouroughbred calves has been killed and mutilated on the range. This it > seems to us is a cowardly means of revenge, if it was done for revenge, and > if not for that it was nothing less than wanton cussedness and the culprit > should be punished. > > Last Saturday night the Sons of Veterans held a meeting in George's > harness shop at this place. There were only a few present so it was > decided tohold their next meetin in two weeks. Ed. ERICKSON and A. M. > YOUNG were appointed a committee to correspond with others and have them > all on hand for ameeting Sat. Nov. 17th > > Mrs. E. C. STEVENS will be at home to receive the calls of her friends on > Tuesdays and will be in her office on the other days. On Saturdays she > will be in attendance at her office from 10 o'clock, a. m. till 4 o'clock, > p. m., when she will be specially pleased to see teachers and others > interested in education. > > On Nov. 20th, and 27th, Dec. 4th, and daily from Dec. 10th, to 31st, > inclusive, Great Northern Rallway will sell round trip excursion tickets > from Towner N. Dak. to Eastern Canada on basis of $41.45, to Montreal and > intermediate points. For for full information apply to Robt. A. SHAW agent > at Towner N. Dak. or F. I. WHITNEY, Gen. Pass. & Tk. Agt > > MARRIED: ROSS -- COULTER. Miss Mary ROSS to Mr. Lester COULTER, by > Justice KIME, Wednesay evening November 7th. Mr. Coulter is a young man > who came here a few months ago and engaged in blacksmithing here. He is > well known in the town. The bride is well known here and in Minot. The > happy couple have the best wishes of a host of friends who wish them bon > voyage on the sea of life. > > Last Sunday night about twenty Icelanders came in from the north end of > the county to be on hand Monday morning to take out citizens papers. This > will increase the votes in precinct five by that many, These are a class > of foreigners that are coming to us to stay, and it is said that in a few > years the entire population of Iceland, at the present rate of emigration, > will have removed to the United States. > > More to follow. > > > > > --- > --- vonnilou@earthlink.net > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. >