Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1907-01-31
snow, cheap, but the board Is some


most serious cases Of erysipelas in the
career of his profession in the person
u Frank Swanson. Who lives between
here and Braddock The unfortun-
ate mans face is 50 badly infAmed
tina, his eye sight was entirely extinct.
At last reports lie is some better.
Nr. L. du Heaume returned Mon
day from his eastern trip. While In
Minneapolis Mr.. du II. met our old
time friend. j c. McMurray now OF
Sasles. \. .. Mr. McMurray, as we
understand, is interested in new ro-
iary machine Whether its new
kind Of cribbage bard or d rotary on
a railroad, We have not learned.
Vim. Carmichael lost a valuable
mare Tuesday afternoon. He was
just closing the sale OF the animal TO
John Mum and was in the act Of rop-
ing the same. when it made an attempt
70 jump the high. sharp pointed fence
near the livery barn. and was so badly
SON[b0CS0 wat IL ibAA ~ W. otlpI AS
mare was valued at about s. dollars
Druggist John J Flaherty, who un-
derwent successful operation for APP
pendicitis a. the hospital in his old
home, Fl. Dodge, Iowa, returned home
on Tuesdays train. Mr.. Flaherty
SAYS, Its snap: they turn you loose
in ten days. Doctors Bowen and
Evans performed the operation and
are highly recommended in that state
Died: Tuesday. January ~. 1907.
at 5o'clock a. M, at his home ) miles
west u Strasbnrg. John Mitzel, at the
age VI 81 years. The deceased had
been sick only five days with appendi-
citis. An operation which was per-
formed Sunday, was found absolutely
necessary. but it was too late, and
death followed as above stated. He
leaves young wife to mourn his sud-
den demise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walker and son
got lost on their way home from
neighbpr's during last Friday storm.
They were only one and half miles
from home but must have Travelled
six times that distance. when luckily
straw stack was reached. Mr.. w.
unhitched the team and followed the
animals home with the intention of
returning, which however, he was un-
able to do. Mrs. w. and son crawled
into the haystack, where they spent
the entire night. A small dog that
had been with them tried to find his
way home but was found in the MORN
ing frozen to death.
The announcement OF the marriage
Of Mr. Ray Y. Brown, of Fender, Neb.,
to Miss Blanche Rose Keller, Of
Wayne, Nebraska, on Wednesday.
January %, 1907. was received here by
Linton friends Of the contracting
parties Miss Keller is daughter Of
Lewis Keller. who owns half section
OF land about twelve miles north Of
Linton, and is highly spoken OF In and
around her old home 10 Wayne county.
Mr.. Brown recently bought quarter
section Of Emmons county land from
l.. du Heaume, adjoining that of his
father-in-law, and the happy young
couple will make their home on the
same after March %, 1907, and the
Record extends them hearty well
come.
Last Sunday evening at 9 o'clock, at
the ripe old age Of y years, deathtook
away one u Emmons county's oldest
and most respected settlers, Mrs. Eliza
beth Ahrens, who came to this coun.
try over twenty years ago She had
been afflicted for time with dropsy
and death was not unexpected. The
deceased was the mother OF Mrs. Her
man BackhauS, with whom She had
made her home for sometime past, and
besides the latter leaves q twin sister.
who was at her bedside, to mourn her
demise. The funeral took place YES
terday noon, from the German Luth-
ern church: and the remains were laid
to rest In the family cemetery south
east Of town. Rev. Meyer preached
the funeral sermon.
The Ladies' Guild will give an en-
tertainment at the city hall on FRIDAY
evening, February sth, 1907. Supper
Will bc served In the hall by the ladies
Immediately after the play, and this
will be followed by a social hop. The
play Is written by Jean Ingall, enti- |
tied Seven times Scven,' and is on !
the high classic order and Is very en- |
Also "a farce, entitled
THE Sewing Circle will be produced
and Is promised to keep you laughing
from start to finish. lntermissions
are guaranteed to be we'll taken up
with solos, duets aud quartets. The
ladies' have taken great pains to make |
this one of the best social functions
)f the season. and should he we'll nat. |
ronizcd.
Elmer ID. Fogle of this city yester-
lay received the sad news from 1T.
Worth, Texas, that his brother was
hurt In IA railroad wreck OF
The Record Special on the Frisco line,
about three miles from Delaware sta.
tion, Texas, The wreck was caused
ON account OF the spreading Of tile
rails, and two Of the heavy laden