Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-10-25

liQuely, smashing it up considerably
aud showing ot end of the track
| No one was hu i, but it took some
time to clear ; vay for the Linton
bound train
George Piercy of Stutsman county,
speaker OF the house at the last .egis-
lative session, and now deputy collect
or of the revenue district embracing
North aud South Dakota, was in Lin
ton aud other parts of Emmons coun-
ty this week. Mir. Piercy makes
friends wherever hc goes.
poa't forget that good chicken sup.
per Friday evening, Oct. 26th, which
will be served at the United States
express office, one door south of Pfei-
fle's hotel, instead OF at the Episcopal
church, as formerly advertised Sup
per will be served from to9p m.,
aud will consist OF roasted chicken
and plenty Of other good things, at p
cents for grown-up folks and l1 cents
for children. You cannot afford to
miss this.
Wonder If there are many towns in
the state where AS many temporarily
crippled people can be seen as are on
the streets Of Linton this fall. What
with thrashing- ma chine accidents and
other mishaps, one often sees man
coming or being brought to town with
Il broken bone or flesh lacerated i'm AN
accident. a complete record OF the
thrashing machine accidents in this
state during the present season would
I'LL several columns of a newspaper.
After John Hagg had finished the
work OF installing the hot water sys-
TEN In Orlie Burgess residence at Win
chester, and the heat waves began to
Till the rooms, the old-timer said, with
three-ply happiness o'crSpreading his
features, II didn't know anything In
the world could be so comfOrtable?n
And no one will envy these comforts
to one whose own hard and faithful
work for twenty years In q new coun-
try has made such comforts possible.
Tuesday about noon Albert Lewis,
while working with IL thrashing crew
at the II. j. Benedict place, near
Brofy, got one of his fingers almost
torn off at the first joint by getting IL
caught between a belt and Il pulley.
AS the finger hung by a shred of flesh,
MIR. Louis feared IL would have to be
amputated But DIR. Wolverton put
1t in place, sewed the torn flesh to-
gether, and assured the sufferer that
he wouldn't have to carry IA four
fingered hand around with him.
The receipts of wheat have been
very satisfactory at Linton during the
past week. The average daily receipts
have been more than % wagon-loads,
and last Wednesday the receipts ran
up to III loads. During these days Of
car shortage Linton is very favorably
situated as a grain.shipping point, for
the reason that it has both the Mil
waukee and the ~ r. to do business
with, and railway companies are more
inclined to furnish cars promptly to
competing points than to other sta
tiOnS
MIR. Fred Pfatf, clerk at the Bazaar
store. and Miss Annie Anderson, Of
Bismarck, were married in the Capt.
tai City Tuesday and reached Linton
by last evenings N. r. train. At lIa-
zeltOn a shower of rice descended upon
the young bride and groom, and at
Linton there was "A noisy reception
The bride at one time resided i'm Lin
ton, where she made many friends.
The groom is a steady, industrious
young man, we'll liked by every one.
The Record and the many other
friends of the young husband and wife
wish them a happy journey throgh
life.
Anton +. Vetter, a son Of Faustin
Vetter, Of Hague, was arrested Mon
day by Deputy Sheriff Jones, on war
rant charging him with embezzle
ment. 1t is alleged that the defend
ant, who was acting for Hermann
Backhaus as sub-agent for the sale OF
Mccormick farm machinery at Hague,
collected some money for his principal
and skipped out with it, remaining
away until recently, when he returned
TO Hague. Defendant is in the county
jail, and will have his preliminary ex-
animation soon The alleged embez-
element dates back to something like
three wears ago.
Judge Winchester came to Linton
by the n r. train last evening and at
once opened court to receive the plea
of Guilty" of the two lads who
robbed w. f. Petrje's store, recently,
fand who were promptly rounded up
by Deputy Sheriff Jones in the Brofy
country. The prisoners gave their
names and ages as follows: Albert
Thorine, lS years, but who appears TO
be at least 23: VIM. Sweet. II years.
The judge, after giving the boys some
good advice, sentenced ThOrine " a
year In the penitentiary and Sweet u
the state reform school Mandanl un-
til he comes Of age.
j. ID. Zien, Of Duluth, dealer in tar
antula juice, elixir OF aqua fortis,
barb-wire extract rectified rat poison,
centipeded spittle, skunk secretion
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