Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-11-14
Is Christmas goods at Miss Smiths.
~ Fur-lined and plush lined coats

~ Fur-lined and plush-lined coats
AT Miss Smiths
Banker Martin returned Yesterday
from a business trip to Marcus, Iowa.
For Sale-Several good teams OF
working and driving horses. CAN at
VIM. Garmicheal's livery barn.
Ed McConville was up from the
Dale country yesterday. Mrs McCon-
vile is in much better health than for
some time
Owing to the fact that the state.
land authorities at Bismarck believe
that they could not, in justice to their
trust, offer the school lands for sale in
the midst of q financial depression.
word was sent to the county auditor a
few days ago that the sale had been
postponed until some time In the flu.
ture-neNt spring. or perhaps not until
| fall.
AS The recent money plethora in the
Record office has been somewhat re.
lieved by the use of several bundles of
five and ten dollar bills for lighting
! the tire. we are agin prepared to re.
ceive few dollars on DELINQUENT sub
scripticns. And, should any one han.
pen to be passing the office in Linton,
and drop in, we will, If not too busy,
receive his money and give him re-
celpt therefor. Or. if you should be
In the postollce Of your home town,
and you find you can't carry all your
money home in your pockets, and you
buy money order and send to us. we
will obligingly sign for and receive
same when II arrives, in case we Shave
little leisure at that time. But, IL
you don't feel like sending the money.
Just send along your photograph. We
prefer that to money. as during the
present financial stringency there's no
chance for us to spend ii. Don't i'm
agine this refers to amy one in particu-
lar- as sometimes is imagined = for
there's two hundred and forty seven
OF EN-
Jerry Hart and Capt. John Smith
("lat an unfamiliar name) are up
from Winona this week. With them
came two young men: j. NJ. Rochester
and j. y. Talbot. of Butte, Montana.
The first named is a druggist and the
latter with the Miners Bank of that
city. Along in the summer they had,
with a friend, formulated plan for
an extended outing-a trip by gasoline
launch from Fort Benton to the Next
can gulf. But a friend who was to be
member of the party delayed them
about month. and then couldn't go.
This resulted in such late start that
when they got to Winona the cold
weather partially changed their plans
50 they sold the launch and other
lstufi-aIl costing about SsOO-to Mer.
chant Stiles. for consideration of
about $40. and accepted the hospit
able Derry's invitation to be his guest.
They were here 10 take the train to
continue the trip, Both men are Ken.
tuckians 10y birth = Mr.. Rochester
from Bowling Green and MIR. Talbot
from Louisville. They will visit their
old homes and then go to Florida and
pursue the fish as originally intended.
1t is reported that Capt. Stiles will
convert the rakish-looking craft into
a pirate Ship and pillow the raging Cat
tail.
The Record made an error last week
in announcing the marriage of Mr..
David Colquhoun and Miss Anna An
derson, of BrOfy. 1t read NOV. I'd, 3
instead of 'sNov. lst. as it should
have read. AS the young couple be-
gan housekeeping on the day they
were married. the error is of more inn
portance, and its correction more nee
essary, than it would otherwise have
been. But like George Washington
we can't tell a lie. and will confess
that-Jedg Carley is responsible for
the mistake. He gave us the wrong
| figure. But there are extenuating
circumstances. From boyhood hiz-
conner has been noted for his bashful.
ness. and he gets terribly ratified when
as an official duty he is required to do
the hitch act. Clerk of Court Rocks
offices. with the jedg, and he used to
get the poltly clerk to act as best
man for the groom. But. while ago,
while splicing couple pie the jedg came
bride. Since which time Peter has
declined to help him out The only
remedy that we know of-when the
jegd miseads the newspapers into
dating the license year or so after
the ceremony for the brides of the
county to scratch hizzonner's eyes out
tand the grooms to vote against him