Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1905-12-21
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country last Friday.
Ole Peterson was up from the WI
mona district Tuesday.
Merchant Klabunde, Of IIazclton,
was visitor in Luton last Friday.
~Pictures and books. Miss Smiths.
Attorney Armstrong was among the
Emmonsonians visiting Bismarck last
week
MeSsrS. Harwood and Moran were
down from the north country ycster-
day afternoon.
Mr.. Crain's creamery office building,
on Broadway, near the Leader store.
Is almost completed.
Marion Burge and wi(e expect to
leave to-day f"r Hot Springs. Ark.
where they will max" their home.
9YLinton po,tals at Miss Smiths.
| 1t is reported that John Pfeine is
thinking Of rec 'nslrucLing his build
ing on Broadway and runnin, IL hotel
therein.
The repairs to the new telephone
building are completed, aud the Lin-
tpn exchange will soon b. snugly
housed therein.
| There will be Christmas tree aud
a literary and musical program at the
opera-lou,e Saturday evening. at 8
O'Clock. One and all invited.
tB-Christmas goods. Miss Smiths.
A large number of those who owed
the Record have come in within the
past fortnight ana squared things,
and the publisher is very much
Obliged therefor.
Hon. n. Sampson, Of Madison, S.
D., former state senator from the
Madison district and an owner Of real
estate in Enmons county, was Il
visitor in Linton last week.
a. Reduction in millinery and un-
derwear. Miss Smiths.
| There is an idea prevalent with
some people that Indians have right
10 hunt without permits OF tllelr
reservation. An Indian of the reser-
va'ion Is subject TO the same hunting
restrictions as d white man.
Mes>rs. Boschker, Looyenga and
Master Isaac Boschker Came up from
Strasbu' g by Monday evening /, freight,
Returning by the passenger the next
day. Isaac reported very pleasant
visit with GerritJ and Ed,ie Rovks
while here. ~
Messrs. E. f. and viii Klitz, Of
Hague, were in town a day or two
this week. The latter came to have
DR.. Smith do some work ON his teeth.
Tue doctor, b ing a lirst-class dentist
is becoming known all over lhi, and
adj ,iniug counties, AMI is getting
considerable volume Of work from dis
tant parts.
The Linton telephone system re-
ceived a serious bump when the Kelsch
dwelling-house went up Broadway
Tuesday. Tie wires that cross the
street to the Linton house and AtLur-
ney Armstrong; Office were broken;
also, the Clayton wire. The wire 10
the Bazaar elevator was pulled from the
poles. The copper wire uf the Bis
marck line was broken in two where
it crosses Broadway
The Record heard of a good story
recently. A cute little Linton miss
of alb 'ut seven years went TO her
mother and queried: Mamma, can
me and three other girls 20 out riding
on the pony?" "Four little girls on
one pony?" said her mother. With a
vision OF refusal looming up horribly,
the little lady Thought moment and
then said: "WeIl, mamma, if we got
too crowded and one girl slid or over
the pony's tail, VIII 1t difference would
1t make?' She received the coveted
permission.
There is an old Boer soldier carry.
the mail between Hague and West
field. He's not so very old in years,
to be sure, but old in experience. He
fnrmerly lived out here. Then he
went to the Transvaal and taught
school. When the war came on he
took up arms against the invaders
and saw some severe service. At the
battle OF Tugela lie lost an eye, caused
by the explosion Of shell from the
British lines, said she'll killing seven
soldiers. The British afterward Cap
tured and deported him, he going to
Holland. Van Ost is his name
He was faithful to duty as a soldier,
and he is faithful to duty this winter
OF cold days and deep snrws, for peo.
pie up from Westheld and Hull say
that they wouldn't ask for better
mail-carrier.
Before the snow came Marion
Burge took the contract for moving
the residence of Fred KelscIl, the Lin
ton butcher, from his farm, dozen
miles east of town, to a lot in Linton.
But, after the snow came, it was the
general prediction that the house
would not get into Linton before
spring. But Mr.. Burge had taken a
contract to move the house, and, as
he was going away to Arkansas to
reside, he made up bis mind that the