Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-07-20
IN TOWN AND OUT.

Monday.
See proposals for Court House" )" In
another column.
Frank Loutzenhiser, the Dale mer-
chant, was in Linton Monday.
Martin Winterberg was up from the
Thule neighboriood, Wednesday.
Willard A. Parr made a filing
Wednesday on his claim in 28-l29-77.
Messrs. Egbertus and Lambert Tin
holt, of Thule, were In town Monday.
The proceedings of the board Of
equalization will be printed next
week.
A. d. Lucas, of Bismarck, was visit
ing friends in Linton for a day or two
this week.
Joseph IIealy, the Buchanan Valley
flock-master, visited the county seat
Monday.
Henry East. "Ihe Kid" of Hamp-
ton, was a visitor at the county seat
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. A. Cell, of
Williamsport, visited friends in Lin
ton this week.
Mr.. S. L. Scott, of Dale, accompa-
MED by Mr.. ]. Johnson, OF Mason City,
Iowa, was in Linton yesterday.
Leonard du Heaume, one of the old
timers of the Billsport neighborhood,
was visitor in Linton Tuesday.
A special stock train will leave
Braddock tomorrow. Mr.. Horton
will have a carload Of cattle in the
train
Mr.. p. L. Prichard, of South Prairie,
accompanied by MIR. Tozier, prom
inent Fargo business man, was in
Linton Wednesday.
AL. Honstain made communication
final proof on his homestead last Mon
day. Mr.. and Mrs. HOnstain expect to
soon take up their residence in Lin.
ton.
Dentist Gilbreath, OF Mandan, has
been in Linton this week. He is y
and his work Is giving satisfaction to
his patrons.
Choke-cherries are very plentiful
this year-along Beaver and Spring
creeks, at least-and number OF Lin.
ton people have been out gathering
them this week.
During recent trip to Grand Forks
the Record man met John Burkett,
who was formerly the Records corre-
spondent at Winona.. John is looking
well and seems to be doing we'll.
Merchant Allerdings, wife and little
son came up from Mound City Sunday
to visit DR.. and Mrs. Shockey. They
re turned home Monday. Mrs. .Aller-
dings and Mrs. Shockey are sisters.
Minneapolis Tribune: Lord Roberts
reports the loss Of 5000 men by battle
or sickness during the last month,
which would seem to INDICATE that
there is yet considerable fight In the
BOelS. $500
CIV. Sammons and r. Cranst0n, of
| Flint, S. IT,, were in. town yesterday.
The former made a homestead fling
on the S. / and N. E. t of S. =. / Sec.
81 and s. W. / Of S. w. / Sec. 81, Twp.
129, Rye. 76.
Merchant Cell, of Braddock, was a
sojourner in this burg Wednesday
night and a part of yesterday, visit
ing friends and relatives and crowd.
ing his way among the busy thrOng
upon our streets
| Mrs. Emma B. Seymour, of the
southwestern part of the county,
widow Of Bradford S. Seymour, made
final proof last Saturday on her de-
| ceased husbands homestead. George
w. Payne and Virgil E. Parr were the.
witnesses,
Druggist Woodman and Butcher
Wirth, Of Braddock, visited the coun,
| ty seat 4 part of Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Mr.. Wirth butchered beef
while here, selling a part to Linton
folks and taking the remainder to
BraddDck.
| A couple of weeks ago Earl Irvine
was kicked by horse which he was
leading to water. The kick was so se-
yere that his nose was broken. DIR.
Shockey Is caring for the injury, and
he does not think that there will be
permanent Disagreement.
Mr.. P. Farrell, an early settler in
the WilliamspOrt neighbOrhood, was
In Linton yesterday. Mr.. Farrell
doesn't appear to be much more aged
than he Was dozen years ago, when,
wont to WELD the sledge-hammer
with the best of 'em. This was Mr.
Farreli's first visit to Linton,
Oliver Dalrymple, the Red Riyer
valley bonanza farmer, is reported in
the Fargo Argus as saying that "fiax
| Is practically al the crop we have.
Flax Is peculiar plant. 1t will wait
for you in the spring, wait for you In
the summer, and wait for you in the
fall. Wheat is different; it won't wait
48 hours. look for a fair crop OF flax"
Elsewhere will be found an an
nOuncements by w. L. Yeater & Co.,
Of Williamsport, the firm that runs
the Well-knOwn and Old-established
general store at that place. People
who nave purchased there recently say
that the statements of the advertise
Ment are true In every particular.
Millinery and summer goods are being
sold away down.
Joe Walker, Of Braddock, with his
wagon. load OF cure .'em-quick medic
cines, has been In the Linton neigh
borhOod for two or three days this
week. Joe reports that he has been do
Ing . very fair business since he start
ed the medicine wagon. 1t is his In
tentiOn to make trip. to South Da-
kOta as far as Pierre, going through
! Campbell and other counties border
ing on the east bank Of the river,
There was sta artling report in town
the Other day that two men had been
tonnd dead In hay field somewhere
IN Jhe southern part of the county.
AS the rnmOrs had 1t, each man was
armed With pitch. fork, and each had
killed the other. But, as two Or three
days have passed and nothing definite
mas been heard, the story Is probably
canard--ltke that yarn that was cir.