Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-11-01


An old-time and worthy settler up
in the llazelton country recently re-
ceived the markct-day prize for being
the hOmclicst man. johnny Roop
WAS out Of town that day probably.
Ben lIaggard, Jack Rcmy and Jack
Harris we're over from the river coun.
try couple Of days this week on semc
business connected With the shipping
OF stock by yesterdays stock special.
Earle r., "a brother Of u. B. and A.
II. Irvine, Of Linton, was recently
married at Seattle. Earle some time
ago passed the cIvil.scrvice cxamiha-
tiOn, and Is holding position in the
Seattle postotlicc
MessrS. McMurry and Hyde left Tues.
day afternoon in their automobile for
Jamestown and other cities in that
part of the state. Both gentlemen
being great Sportsmen, they will COM
bine pleasure with business.
Mrs. Edick (widow OF the late Com
rade Charles II. Eli.k and mother OF
John Edick, who recently moved from
Eureka to Minneapolis) was In Linton
over night Friday. en- route u Bis
marck, where she will make her home,
| BY an oversight the name OF B. w.
Whitney was omitted from the Official
ballot. Auditor Pitts at once sent for
SttckeTS containing the name These
will be sent to the inspector in each
precinct, who will bc requested by the
auditor 10 paste them ON the tickets.
| MIR. and Mrs. Fred PfaT and Jacob
Pfatf went out To the residence Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Pfatf, Sr., IL the Sand
Creek country, Sunday. Ncighbors
and friends TO the number of thirty
had assembled To receive the newly
married couple, and Il happy day was
spent.
j. w. Griffin, of Danbury, and A.
z. Staak, OF Logan, were in Linton
the fore part OF the week with some
cattle for shipment. The shippers
had to wait "a couple OF days for cars.
Merrs Bauer, Griffin and Staak went
with the cattle to Sioux City 10y the
special stock train which left Linton
yesterday.
| Aberdeen American, Wednesday /:
Miss Edith Seney spent Monday night
In this city, tile guest OF her cousins,
Clifton and Howard Anderson, ON her
way home to Howard from Linton. N.
d., In the neighb,rhcod of which she
has q claim. She will spend few
days at Howard aud then return to
Linton.
Albert Junge returned Monday from
hurried trip to Ortpnvillc, Mimi,
where Mrs Junge and the children
are visiting a telephone message
from Ort0nville, yesterday, stated THAT
his youHg son, Allen, who Is being
treated for diabetes, is much better.
Mrs. Junge and the children will be
home Saturday
Pollock Progress, Oct 2Gth: Fred
Caldwell, OF Winona. has been in town
this week under the care Of Dr. Shock
eye Mr.. Caldwell was suffering from
blood poisoning, superinduccd by a
slight scratch on the thumb of his
right hand. The doctor effected
cure of the affected member aud al
lowed his patient To return to Winona
to-day, rejoicing
The county auditor has this week
caused a mistake in the Record $ list
of polling places to be corrected In
Exeter the voting will be done at The
house of Carl l.. Buchler instead of al
the house of Adam Schwan. as here
tofore published in this paper The
county commissioners AT their July
meeting, named f3uchlers house as
election.
Comradc WAGNER was out on one OF
his periodical iaunts about the county,
the fore part OF the week hunting
hired girl. Whenever any u his chill
dren are In despair over help with the
house work, they turn the old gentle
man loose and he always succeeds lie
goes on the hunt with just as much
vim as he used To display after rebel
chickens down in Dixie. But he
hunts by daylight, now.
Mr.. Skellenger has just finished
erecting a house on his claim. lie had
to rush things, as 'slatliers" oi work
we're awaiting him al Hazelton, where
he and his partner, Elmer Fogel, are
giving entire satisfaction by their
good workmanship. Mr. Skellenger's
mother, Mrs. S. l.. Skellenger, and his
daughter, Miss Lottie, arrived re-
Gently from Mason CITY, Iowa. and
will pass the winter with Mr. aud Mrs.
Skellenger
The Record has never pursued a
policy Of making public every little
moral lapse In the community. But
we do certainly believe that the peo-
pie OF Linton and vicinity Will not
much longer tolerate an exhibition by
two people of case Of open and no
torious adultery. So far d, the prin-
cipals are concerned. people care but
little. If the man and woman wish
TO live in swinish relations, they are
not entitled TO sympathy because Of
their youth and innocence, because