Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-09-19
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IL Lunch served at all times at
the Linton Bakery.
Don't forget to stop in at Turn
er's Restaurant and get . meal or a
lunch when In town.
Conductor Hayes, OF the Linton
Mckenzie train, received a telegram
yesterday from Jamestown that his
brother-in-law had been killed In that
town, and went there by first train.
The Record could ascertain nothing
further.
Editor McMaster, Of the Mofflit
Messenger, was in Linton last night
to get Milwaukee car from Iowa,
containing his household goods and
print-shop paraphernalia, transferred
to the N. p. At first the railroad
people wanted to make him unload
here and reship.
Messrs. A. H., F. L. and George
Pew, of the Hartford neighborhood,
returned Saturday from Ortonville.
Mimi, where they went to attend the
funeral Of Miss Myrtle Pew, who died
Thursday, Sept. 9Th, OF consumption.
The deceased girl was about fifteen
years old, and was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Pew and niece of
Messrs. F. L. and George Pew.
Bismarck Tribune: r. ID. Coonen,
of lazelton, has recently purchased
the American restaurant, on Fifth
street, next door to the 500 hotel. Mr..
Coonen has. had a lot of experience in
the hotel business, having been for
some time proprietor OF a restaurant
at Linton, and afterward of a hotel at
IIazelton. He will take charge of his
new restaurant the first of the week.
John Carignan arrived from the
Twin Cities last Friday. He went
there to place "Young Jack" in st.
Thomas College, Merriam Park. The
boy bore up pretty we'll under the
prospect of being left among strang-
ers. and it was not until his father
was about to bid him good-by that
the young mans feet seemed disposed
to get bit cold. Mr.. Carignan went
home to Fort Yates Friday afternoon.
Frank Streeter departed Friday fer
Aberdeen to resume his studies at the
high school. Thelively South Dakota
city has fine school system. The
youngster made very good progress
last year. While his batting average
toward the close OF the season was
nothing to be proud of, his ability to
make strikes and spares showed that
he had paid close attention to the
bowling branch of the schoold cur
riculum. AS to his progress in foot
ball we had no opportunity to Judge:
but in billiards and pool there was
evidence of progress during the last
term. However, unless he shows an
improvement in batting q year from
now, it's he to the print-shop and no
''higher education
John Postle, Jr., of the Winona
neighborhood, met with serious &C.
cident this week. The boy, who is about
twelve years old-and, like many boys
in these parts. afraid Of nothing In
the way of horse tiesh-undertook to
ride his fathers saddle-horse, "Pat. y
The horse bucked so fiercely as to
cause conclusion of the riders brain.
The boy fell off and was picked up UNI
conscious. That was Tuesday after
noon. AT p. m. yesterday he had
not fully recovered consciousness. On
the road to the Postle ranch Or. VOL
verton, Driver VIM. Barrows, and
Karl Bender, living near Mr.. Postle's,
who had got in the rig to show the
travellers the road, received . severe
shake-up. The two wheels on one side
dropped in a gully and the buggy up
set, the team dragging the rig some
distance. The only injury was slight
sprain to one OF Mr.. Bender's legs.
Last Friday vas the 18th. But be-
ing both Friday and the 18th, the
day didn't "skeer" Or. Smith and
Jack Crowell from loading themselves
into a livery rig and going few miles
up north to pursue the elusive prairie
hen. Well, briefly, this happened:
Jack driving; Doc on foot, hunting;
Jacks gun, loaded, in buggy; buckle
on line caught in ring; team ran;
buggy tipped over: gsn fell out; Jack,
ditto; gun fired itself of; Jack gouged
mud out OF ear and used unparlia-
mentary language: Doc sprinted after
runaways and used ditto; team finally
caught; buggy badly crippled; harness
ditto: procession sadly wcnds way
homeward, hunters walking up hills
to relieve strain on harness and bug
gy: each agreed not to tell: each told
"a friend or two;" both now believe a
Friday, the 18th of any month, UNI
lucky day: will go no more a-hunting
on such day. Finis.
Major Belden, the Standing Rock
Indian agent, arrived in Linton Mon
day from Deadwood, S. d., where he
had been with some cases from the
reservation before the federal court.
One IL the cases before the court was
that IT Lucy Hawk Bear, a full-bl00d
Sioux girl about Wenty years old. who