Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1904-08-05
IN TOWN AND OUT.

nelQ IaSL Erl0ay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hagg's baby girl is
quite sick this week.
tSCall and see the specimens Of
work at Linton Photograph Gallery.
Mrs. Will Newberry, Of Hampton,
was shopping in Linton, Wednesday.
Attorney Harrington went to Bis
, marck Tuesday on professional busi-
ness.
Mrs. Weatherby returned home
Monday from her visit to Glendale
relatives.
j. D. Merrill has gone to Oregon,
called there by the serious illness Of
his brother.
DR.. Snyder came down from Hazel.
ton by Wednesdays train, returning
home next morning.
LOST-A lady's gold watch (clate.
laine). Finder please leave at Record
Office. Mrs. A. T.. ABEL.
Auditor Herolz visited the Capital
City this week on business with the
state board of equalization.
Elsewhere in this issue will be found
an ad asking bids for building, mater
ials, ETC., for new school-house at
Strasburg.
w. G. Carley r'Billy Pants'), the
trousers travelling man, came home
day before yesterday, and will remain
here few days.
Will Carmichael was taken suddenly
sick last Sunday with a severe attack
Of chills. DIR. Grant vas called, and
Will was soon all right.
Mr.. Dexter has returned from his
visit to South Dakota and Minnesota.
Mrs. Dexter, who accompanied him,
will not return for "a few weeks.
Mrs. Jones and her son Thomas will
leave this week for Red Wing, Minn.,
to visit relatives, ESPECIALLY the lady's
daughter, Mrs. S. Cdlbertson, who is
in poor health.
An Error.-In convention proceed.
ings, In supplement, &c. A. Patter.
son, chairman of said committee"
should read, &c. A. Patterson, secre.
tary of said committee"
The way to build up your town
is to patrOnize home industries. Leave
your clothes at the Linton Laundry.
Clothes cleaned, pressed and repaired
In u neat manner. In Douglass Bldg.
The Linton; COrnet Band people
have sent for uniforms for those Of
their members who are at present
without them. The band has been
engaged to play at Pollock, at the old
settlers picnic, on the 25th of this
month.
j. r. Davis, OF the Beaver Creek
Stock Farm, near Winchester, was In
Linton over night, Tuesday. He has
cut his barley and oats, and says that
1t would please the ghost Of old man
Pabst to see the bright, clean appear
ance of the barley.
A desperate effort is being made To
obtain railway mail service. Petitions
are being circulated at the various
towns on the N. p. and the Milwaukee
between Eureka and Mckenzie, asking
daily mail service. The petitions are
being numerously signed.
While it did not rain in the Linton
neighborhood Thursday OF last week,
in the Hazelton country there was a
heavy down-pour. During the storm
John I. Roop, whose farm is close to
Hazelton, had two Hereford heifers
killed by lightning.
A homestead contest was tried Mon.
day before Notary Patterson. John
Larson was contestant and Mrs. Cath
arina Thomas, formerly Katharins
Senger, contestee. Harrington ap.
peared for contestant and Braddock
for contestee. Charley Coventry took
the testimony.
MIR. Griffin drilled a we'll this week
for Mr.. Olson, In the rear Of the build
ing formerly belonging to Mr.. Doug.
lass. Water was reached at the depth
of % feet. Mr.. Britts also had q we'll
drilled west of his house, by Mr.. Grlf.
fin, and fine flow Of water was ob.
tained at a depth of IS feet.
Capt. HOnstain brought to town the
other day the body Of the largest bull
snake the writer ever saw. 1t meas
ured six feet six inches and its bulk
twas in proportion to its length. Prob
ably no one hereab0uts ever saw itf
4 equal, unless on the night after the
Fourth OF July or Christmas.
| Squire Weller has some corn seven
feet six aud y half inches high, Q stalt
of which can be seen at tine Record Of
flee. 1t was brought In by Bert New
comb, the Hampton mail.carrier
Nothing huge for Iowa, Illinois o
Kansas, but pretty good for this coun
try. People are finding out that fod
der OF various kinds is . sure thing 1t
these parts.
!. Peter Wittmayer elsewhere In thi
Issue seeks inforua ation OF ave f0olisl
calves that left their mammas, thei
papa, their, brothers and sisters ant
{. all their other relatives and starte'
out on their ofn hook TO rec th