Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-06-13
a tersc and interesting manner that
he held his large audience in rapt at
tention for more than an hour

terSe and interesting manner that
he held his large audience in rapt at
tentiUn for more than an hour.
The Hotel kilmer is centrally
located in the business section OF Lin
ton. Commercial travellers will tind
it I, handy place at which TO stop
Hermann Backhaus made lively
Stop of a runaway team, Monday even
ing. Paul Muenchs team, standing
in front of the market, became fright
ened and made "A dash at the stone
foundation of the Linton State Banks
new building. But Mr. Rackhaus, who
was near by, grabbed one of the ami
mails and stopped the team before the
wall was reached. undoubtedly pre-
venting IA serious smash-up.
Il. u. Fiske, OF Fort Yates, was in
Linton over night Tuesday. lie was
returning home from Washburn,
where he and his sister, Miss Laura,
went to visit their old friends, Mr..
and Mrs. j. T.. Davies. Miss Laura
accompanied her brother ON his re-
turn as far as Bismarck, where she
left him and went to Mandan to visit
friends. She will go home from Man
dan. direct, ON the west side of the
river.
Charles Coventry, former county
superintendent of Emmons county,
was one Of those who graduated last
week at the state university law school
i'm Grand Forks. AT the usual class
banquet, heldla Saturday evening at
the Hotel Northern, in Grand Forks,
Mr.. Coventry was the graduate who
responded to the toast, 1.-The Laws. -
MIR. Coventry is reported ty the papers
to have had Il high standing in his
class.
MIR. and Mrs. Gerrit Haak are up
from Hull this week visiting Linton
relatives. Gerrit has been in this
county since the early eighties. but
We don't believe he ever rode in an
automobile before. His on-in-law,
| Mr.. Rowerdink, got him to ride in his
Rambler machine. But the old man
didn t seem to be dead sure" of the
thing Some of the old-timers say
that he was kept SO busy wondering
whether he'd get to the ground alive
that his pipe went out the first time
in many years.
Married AT Linton, Wednesday
June II, 1907, by the Rev. S. w. Ho-
yer, Mr.. Erwin T.. Willard and Miss
Nella l.. Bales. The groom came here
from Huron. 5. d., and recently
proved up ON IA claim in the southern
part of the county The bride is d
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. W. l.. Bales,
early settlers in southern EmmOl1S.
She is extremely popular with all who
know her, and q large circle Of friends
wish her much happiness. MIR. anc
Mrs. Willard left for Huron by Wed
nesday's Milwaukee train.
The excursion of The st. Paul Job
beers Association reached Lintonabout
9::,O Tuesday evening some two hours
later than the scheduled time. There
were eight coaches in the special train
and the eXcurSiunists had with them
all the comforts in the way of eating
sleeping, and for quenchiag thirst
The people OF Linton had thronsed
the sidewalks in til. early evening:
but. when they ascerlained that the
train was late, many went home.
Most Of the excursionlsts CANE up
town. and With tlem the Minnesot I
State Band, which accompanied them
Oh their trip. The Linton Band boys
had been in the stand "A couple uf
hours. and they received the guests
with music .Afterward the visiting
baud played severalairs. Many of The
visitors regretted that they could no
have reached Linton by daylight, ane
expressed establishment that so small
a place could have maintained 81 ex
ce.lcnt a band for more than five years
For Sale.
The undersigned wishes to sell hi