Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-02-14
HAzeLroM HAPPENINGS.
Republican, Feb. 1lth.)

Republican, Feb. 11th.)
Some Of the settlers in this vicinity
who are without fuel and unable to
buy any, are beginning to use the
snow fences along the railway track.
Frank Sweet. OF Livona, was in
town this week and brought along
fine, mounted, five-prong deer head. it
may be seen at DR.. Snyder's drug
store.
George Smith, the young lad who
has been the all-around man at the
hotel here. left Monday for Linton,
where he has secured a position and
will also attend school.
Henry Gross OF Cleveland was in
Hazelton yesterday. having traced his
15-year-old brother. who ran away
from home, to this place. He located
the lad at Rush's place and went out
there to take him home
Miss Sandidge returned to Linton
Tuesday, having remained longer
here than were her intentions, owing
to the Indictment weather. She sue
ceeded, however, in visiting several
schools in this neighborhood between
blows
The telephone wire between here
and Bismarck broke about two miles
north of here Monday and was repair
ed the next day, but this station is
unable to connect with Bismarck for
some reason or other, thus shutting us
OF about entirely from communication
with the outside world.
William Mathews, president OF the
Hazelton Mercantile company, came
up from st. Paul on the 500 to Brad
dock and drove over here yesterday.
Mr.. Mathews says at Hankinson oc-
CURED the only delay OF the trip, at
which place about twenty tons of
snowbound mail were taken aboard for
points west and north.
Henry Gross Of Cleveland, this state,
was in Hazelton trying to get track Of
his l5-year-old brother who had run
awy from home. At Bismarck he got
word that q young man answering his
description was at this place, and 60
Ing to Mckenzie he made the trip
down here on foot, only to find it was
the wrong one. though hailing from
the same town. He was naturally
much disappointed and left yesterday,
undecided whether to continue the
search or not.
This postomce received several hum
dred pounds Of delayed eastern mail
yesterday which has been accumulat-
ing south Of Wishek on the 500 for the
past NO weeks, and the patrons were
mighty glad to hear what the rest Of
the world had been doing. The rotary
has now cleared the 500 from the east
and south and is proceeding north.
ward. II the expected does not happen
again we may now look for a regular
mail service once more This was the
first eastern mail in week.
Peter Farrell may be seen out most
any day, between his home ranch and
Hazelton. carrying magic dip needle
with which to locate the possible
burying place Of his sleigh loaded with
precious coal and groceries. While re-
turning home from town Friday even
ing before the big snowstorm two
weeks ago. he got lost on the prairies
and, unhftching his team from the
sleigh. turned them loose and followed
them home. intending to return the
next day to hunt up the sleigh. But
the next day came the blizzard. and
now somewhere out on the prairies,
buried under a snowdrift is Pete,s
sleigh, coal and provisions. But he
reckons he will find them about the
time the town fellers" get a train
down from Bismarck.