Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-07-06

Dakota districts.
The county commissioners adjourned
until the 9th of this month. They
will then meet as a board of equa liza
tion. Those who have kicks to make
about their taxes should at that time
appear cor forever after hold their
peace"
Mr.. Jacob Aurner, of Sioux county,
Iowa, who had been visiting his
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Whalen, for couple of weeks,
is visitor In Linton to-day. MI. Aur-
ner is an old soldier and very pleas
ant-appearing gentleman.
| Judging by the manner, in which
Backhaus is selling mowing-machincs
and hay-rakes, there is going to be Il
whole lot Of hay put np this year. He
sold four or five mowers last Saturday
ard several hay-rakes. Last Monday
was even better day for sales.
There have been several showers of
fair magnitude throughout the county
during the past week, but, as usual
this summer, heavier in some parts
than in others. Fields Of corn that
have been well cultivated are in good
shape in most parts of the county.
George Douglass, a son Of James
Douglass, is now stopping in Linton
and assisting his father at the latter's
feed barn. Mr.. Douglass recently
rented the barn from Mr.. Wcscott.
Any one leaving his team with Mr..
Douglass can feel certain that the
animals will be well cared for.
A chicken with four wings and
four legs was curiosity hatched out
in the Records chiclscn-foundry the
other day. 1t was kapoot when
"borned," however. 1t is now pre-
served in alcohol. Happy chicken
that died young and was so comfort
ably "buried."
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Smith were
visitors in Linton on Monday of last
week, the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Streetcr. The young couple have a
ranch about a mile west of Bob
Buclanan's-the old.timer that the
long valley was named after-and are
doing we'll.
Linton Sabath-school held their
picnic at Burge grove last Saturday.
Although it was Il very windy day on
the prairie and clouds of dust were in
the air, those who attended the picnic
say that the wind was not brisk in
the grove and that everybody had a
4 pleasant time.
Lightning set fire to the prairie a
few miles northwest of town last Sat
urday night. With all the sputtcr of
thunder and lightning, notenough rain
fell to put out the fire, and it was not
subdued until it had burned off the
range in a northwesterly direction as
far as Spring creek.
! There are some nice-looking corn
| fields in Emmons county. AS usual,
the Hull -Westfeld neighborhood
shows up with a good corn prospect
provided we get rain between now
|, and Christmas. Moritz Van Soest, of
the Hull country, is said to have a
40-acre field Of corn that would be
hard to beat in the state.
} There was lawsuit-Or rather the
preliminaries- in town Monday. Peter
Horner swore out warrant against
George Wescott, charging him with
assault. Register appeared for tha
prosecution and Lynn for defendant
The suit was brought before Squire
Gummins. A postpenement until next
Tuesday was had.
A caravan of wool wagons on>theil
way to Braddock stopped for an hou,
or two in Linton, to-day. There were
six heavily loaded wago,ss in tho
., train, the wool belonging to sheepmer
in the Dale neighborhood -Jacot
Loutzenhiser, HarTr;tcy, Win Tracy
,, Peter Knudsen and VIM. McTaggart
all Of whom. were in the party.
The commissioners held meeting
Tuesday. The contracts for tht
bridge at Braddock and the one al
! Linton were let to Mr.. johnson, til,
: Minneapolis builder who has put vi
: several bridges in this county-struc
: tpres, too, that were built on honor
Both bridges are a necessity, and W.
trust that there will be as little della,
7 as possible in their completion.
BoRN-June 26, 1900, to Mr.. ant
Mrs. 2. w. Orthmeyer, of the Dan
! bury neighborhood, a girl. ..sMothel
and daughter al right II is to bs
hoped that the young North Dakota
J. lady will be satisfied with the boart
! and other attentions given her by .th'
$ retently South Dakota famil,
: with whom She has chosen to take VI
: her residence.
A very pleasant and Intelligent gen
: tleman with whom the writer becam
s acquainted at the Dale picnic is MI
J. r. Gillett, father Of Mrs. Josepl
4 Clark, of Dale. Mr.. Gillett is owe
from England on a visit. He is
resident Of the suburbs OF London
d Mr.. Gillett was accompanied to thi
q country by Thomas Belyerstone,
I brother Of Ernest Belyerstane, of Dale
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