Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-09

IOu yesterday.
Mrs. Fl. w. Allen and Miss Stella
Smith are visiting friends in the Brad
dock country this week.
Henry Haptonstall, who is now liv-
Ing in Mercer county, was in Linton
for two or three days this week.
The Bismarck TribpaF of Wednes-
day states THAI James A. Corbin has
been appointeb fostmaster.at Linton.
Farmers are beginning to talk about
seed wheat, seed corn, and matters
along that line when they are in town.
Mrs. VIM. Pagel aid Mrs. Marion
Burge returned last Saturday from
visit at Charlotte, Mich.
Mr.. Smith, the well-known Will
Transport carpenter and building con-
tractor, was in town last Tuesday on
business.
Jacob Wollman, of Winona, was in
town yesterday and to-day, attending
to some business and visiting old
friends
Next Sunday will be the last day of
the joint services that have been con-
Quoted for the past fortnight by the
Revs. Hardenbrook and Wheeler.
Messrs. G. W. Renskers and his son
Thomas were visitors in Linton,
Wednesday. Thomas filed on piece
of land in the Westfield neighborhood.
Thomas Ryckman was up from
Westtield last Wednesday. Miss Lena
Seymour, Who had arrived the day be-
fore from Braddock, returned with
him on her way home.
Charlie Anderson, Of the Emmons
County State Bank at Braddock, and
Billy Mitchell, OF the st. Croix Lumber
Co., of the same place, were doing bus
iness in Linton Tuesday.
Gerrit Van Beck, accompanied by
.Nico Van de Klashorst, young man
from South Dakota, was in town yes
terday. The latter made filing on a
auarter-section of Emmons-county
soil.
A recent ruling on mail contracts is
to the effort that. contractors for star
routes must live in the vicinity of the
routes on which they bid. 1t is good
ruling, and willresult In more efficient
service.
Settlers in from the Westfield neigh
borhood report a number of land-hunt-
ers in that part Of the country.
Three brothers-in-law,of the late Ed.
Van Beck are among the newcomers.
They are from Douglas county, S. D.
In a recent letter from President
Worst, of the state agricultural college,
he says: ssI read the Record with pleas
ure and note from time to time the
improvements made in Emmons coun-
ty. I was sorry to hear of the fire at
Braddock."
Louis Endres was over from Fort
Yates yesterday, and he and Sam Wer-
rem visited the county seat. Mrs. En-
dres came part way with her husband,
stopping to visit at the Anderson
ranch, on lower Beaver, pending her
husbands S return from Linton.
Supt. Kuiper is holding teachers
examination in Linton to-day. The
teachers present are a6 follows: Mrs.
w. A. Mahandy. Miss Mae Steffire,
Linton; PatriJ Smith, selz; w. A.
Mahaney, Linton; John Van Vugt,
Westdeld; E. Q. Hindsley, Glencoe.
Last Friday an election yas held al
Linton school-house for tf1e purpose Of
giving the voters Of Winchester dis
trict q chance TO express their wishes
on the question: 81 moving the Win
chester school house to Linton. The
vote stood Al to 2 in favor. OF removal
A number of horsemen who have
been in the western portion Of the
state for the purpose Of securing horses
report that such animals have almost
doubled In price since last year
Ranchmen do not care to sell, even al
present prices, as they believe that
the demand will force prices still
higher.
Bismarck has the appearance Of /;
much better business town since tn,
Mandan saloons were closed, says tn,
Independent. Mandanites seem t,
have much more business at the Capt.
tai City now than formerly. Bismarcl
saloons are running wide open, Just a
they always have, and the city is reap
ling the benefits.
The Fargo Forum says that the frs
death Of a Modern Woodman was tina
Of Alb. Meyer, who died in Davenport
Iowa, July IA, 1884. The secon,
Woodman to die was Cephas Hurley
Of Whiteside county, Ill, on Nov. ID
1884; and the third was w. II. Becke,
Rockford ILL.,, who died Dec. %, 1884
J On all except the first death the Wood