Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-02-22

Hazelton country, against F. w.
Michaels. The case was compton, ised,
Mr.. Hoskins getting the claim.
| Owing to the cases Of measles and
smallpox at the old town, the schools
OF Linton have taken rest for week
or 50. and that sorrowful look you see
on the open and benign countenances
| Of the village kids is caused thereby.
| A babe was born to Mr.. and Nm.
John E. Smith. residing about fifteen
miles northeast Of Linton, Monday Of
last week. Mr.. Smith drove to town
50 fast, for the purpose Of calling DR.,
Hogue, that one Of his team horses
died as . result Of the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson arrived by
yesterdays Milwaukee train from
Rochester, Mimi. Their daughter,
Frances, quickly recovered from the
effects Of the operation upon her for
appendicitis and has returned toschool
at Stanley Hall. Mrs. Patterson,
however, reached home quite sick.
The sermon by the Rev. Hayes, last
Sunday evening, on Washington. !"
is highly spoken OF by all who at
tended. Mr.. Hayes is fine speaker.
and is becoming very popular with the
Linton people. Arrangements have
been made with Mr.. Hayes to deliver
the Grafton on Memorial Day In Lin
ton.
Next Saturday will he sale day. in
Linton. Bills have been printed and
generally circulated setting forth the
fact. The idea is: to establish certain
days ON which any one having any
thing to sell, or any one wanting to
buy an article, can attend the sale
and stand a good chance Of getting
what he wants. Don't forget the
date-next Saturday, Feb. Path, at 2
O'Clock p. m.
Those from the Westheld country
in town Monday were John STAN, wife
and daughter Gertje, and Loire Dom
bush, wife and four children. MIR.
Dornbush and family came to have
their photos taken by Prof. Smith.
BY the way, the professor is getting
a good reputation throughout this
and adjoining counties as q man who
thoroughly understands his business
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Three new cases OF smallpox this
week Mrs. A. S. Seeley, Frank Street.
er and little Ethel Seeley. Frank is
stopping at the Seeley residence DUR
ing his enforced housing. Neither Of
the patients Is sick enough to 60 to
bed. There are no cases Of contagious
disease in the new town. So, any one
may visit Linton ON business and not
20 within a half-miIe OF a house quar-
antlned on account OF measles or
small-pox. The cases Of the latter
disease are also extremely mild. In
fact, la grippe has been the hardest
fighter that Lintonites have had to
tackle this winter.
| Elsewhere Druggist FIaherty has
line calling attention to the fact that
the drugstore is mine steps from the
postottice The genial young pill
mixer should specify. Does he mean
nine Of Weatherby's steps or nine Of
his own? Again, there is "a difference
in steps in Keeping with the object
for which they are manufactured. A
step made by a man going some where
To pay bill or to the depot to meet
his motler-in-law is much shorter
than that Of thirsty individual who
has taken the Lane cure and is just
startling to huOf 1t to Strasburg to
wet his whistle. Mine steps from
the postuftice" Is an elastic measure.
ment.
John Shapersky was in town the
other day. and, IL his name had hap
pcncd to bc Murphy instead of She
pcrsky, he'd undoubtedly have told
us 'sThat was the heaviest blow I've
ever heard Of since the Big Wind in
Ireland. 1t was some two or three
weeks ago that Il gentle zephyr came
along through a draw between two
hills, out at the Shepersky farm, and,
picking up a heavy hay rack, carried
it over two fences and hay-stack
and then dumped 1t, badly damaged,
ON the ground. John not only has
witnesses to prove this incident; but,
II you are disposed to doubt it, he will
chcctfuly show you the hay-stack
that the rack blew over.
Now that the new postotilce Of
Brofy has been established, the North
ern Pacific people have, agreeably to
promise, changed the name Of the sta
ton, which has been Godkin, to that
Of the postOfiice, and a new sign-board
for the station Is now on the ground.
While the new name Is not as musical
III pronunciation as Streeter, Patter-
son, or names like them there-as the
Advocate would sly---it Is much better
than Godkin. Here's honestly hopin'
that the newly-named station may
live to incorporate, and that tile clan
OF Brophy, as we'll as the intelligent
and progressive farmers dwelling
roundabout the town, may flourish
and have many years in the land.
Walter Kelly has just drawn plans