Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-07-27
in TOWN AND OUT.
Frank Walker Was over from thu
Winona country yesterday.

Lincoln Smith, up1n Burr Oak, has
a pig that sports three toes ON one foot
and 2 perfect haresiip.
The l4th U. s. Infantry, who were
chums Of the North Dakota boys in
Manila, are now in China
1t is said that MIC e. Lehman, Of
Bowdle. recently sold 490 acres in Clan
avon district at IS All acre.
George Whalen was in town Wednes-
day. George brought in bag of
+roasting ears" which he disposed of
right away quick.
Mrs. Pctrie's many friends are glad
to learn that she llasso far recovered
from her recent severe illness as to be
able to sit up in bed.
Mr.. a. G. WAGNER, of this county,
was we'll acquainted with Minister
conger at Galesburg, ILL.,, and also
after both OF them moved to Iowa.
Capt. and Mrs. Flick will visit the
G. A.. r. encampment in Chicago. The
encaimpment takes place during the
week beginning, Monday, Aug. 9th.
There was a prairie fire west of
Braddock last Saturday that destroyed
big lot of cut and uncut hay for
Messrs. Matthews s Doerschlag and
for others.
DIR. Shockey made a trip to the
southern part Of the county Yesterday,
called there by the sickness Of the i'll
FAINT child of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Fladebo.
James Young, 4 new settler in the
Emmonsburg country, was in town
this. forenoon and made filing in
6-132-7S. Josh Tuttle was In Linton
with Mr.. Young.
NIr. w. L. Bales and wife, of CLAN
avon, were in Linton Wednesday night
and "a part of Thursday. Mr. Bales
says that George Hanley has the boss
wheat crop down his way.
Mr.. WAGNER brought Mrs. WAGNER
to LintSa Wednesday to see the doc
tor and to remain until to-day, while
her husband made a trip to Braddock.
Mrs. WAGNER is in little better
health.
Gus Hernlz and Otto Didszuncit
reached home yesterday from a trip to
Chicago with cattle. Gus says that
all Of the prairie between Napoleon
and Braddock, as seen from the train,
has been burned over.
Capt. Honstain has beer busy ti,ts
week putting the finishing touches to
the building which Merchant Wescott
recently purchased from Mr.. South
wick, and which Mr.. and Mrs. Wcscott
are occupying as a dwelling.
Nothing definite has yet 6een:heard
regarding those two sanguin9ry chaps
who were reported to7have killed one
another-dead--wlth bout
cutting hay--one day. last week-in
the bottom end-6f the county.
In a letter from Uncle Ben Corbin
he says: 81 have sold my place to S. A.
Hawks. Whether I will stop this side
of Iowa I don't know yet. I have
killed 10 wolves SO far this season: but
my health is too poor now even to pick
cherries
There was report in town the fore
part of the week that during the big
wind last Saturday a boy in the upper
Beaver creek country had his leg bro,
ken. No particulars and no contirma.
tion Of the report have been received
at Linton.
Merchant Anton Vetter, of Selz,
was a visitor in Linton Tuesday. Mr..
Vetter says that the wheat crop is
very poor down his way, although it
is better over in the Odessa county,
on Beaver creek. Some fields may go
six or seven bushels in some spots,
while in other spots there is nothing,
Which will make very low average.
Day before yesterday, as Mr.. and
Mrs. G. s. Lane and their little son
Theodore were returning home from
Bpaddock, short distance this side OF
that town their horse, getting fright,
ened, became unmanageable and ran
The buggy was overturned and
dragged some distance. All Of the
occupants we're bruised, Mr.. Lane an6
Theodore quite severely.
Willie Ellerton accompanied some
Emmons-co4nty stoek-shippcrs to Chi
cago last week. He will remain there
as he has relatives in the city. Thai
is, lie will remain away-just as nine
out of every ten other folks who have
left North Dakota do-for awhile
Bert Irvine also went to Chicago will
the stock train to remain for morl
or less extended period.
In a letter from AL. Scleuer b.
writes of two young printers who wcr,
formerly with the Record at Williams
port, and who have a good man.
friends among Emmons-co county people
as follows: "Ji,nmie Mccormick i
setting ads on the Pioneer Press. Bill,
i McHuph was working with me fo