Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-03-26
HAzELTON HAPPENINGS.
From the Republican, March 10Th.

lrrom the Republican, March l0th.l
The Misses Verda Brindle and Ilor.
tense Kaberer are expected home
from Valley City this week to spend a
weeks vacation.
The third recent business change In
town is i'm the butcher shop. AL West
selling his interest TO his partner, T..
STILES, who will continue business at
the old stold
George Naramore, the north-end
candidate for treasurer, was in town
the first of the week. George says
prospects are bright for good crop
out his way this ar-also, that his
prospective crop OF votes looks good.
W. NJ Matthews, who has been
one OF the partners in the llazelton
Mercantile Company, sold out his in
terest to his partners, and will here
after devote his time to his extensive
farming interests in this county. 1t
is needless TO introduce the members
of the firm, which will continue under
the same name. Joe Healy and the
Mikalson Bios. CAL. aud Shorty are
too we'll known 10 need introduction.
Several important changes have
been made i'm the personnel Of local
business houses the past week. The
first deal vas that by which Gochring
BIOS. became the owners Of the lla-
zelton Restaurant building and Tx
turcs. The Goehring boys, Will aud
Art. have been conducting the rcstau-
rant and puol-rcom for some tine,
and this week purchased the lot,
building, fixtures. ETC., Of John Otter.
son, the former owner.
John Peterson returned last Monda,
from his trip to Cnlorado and reports
an enjoyable time. with automobile
trips galore given 10y some of the en-
teIpri'ing land men II that country.
| While here John blew in some of the
surplus cash he has accumulated, In
| North Dakota, on IA ten-acre piece of
Irrigated fruit-Orcllard This invest
ment was made simply for the re-
turns it will bring in the future, not
as a residing place. Mr. Peterson says
that while Colorado is a great state
with Thirteen separate and distinct
varieties of climate mixed up in every
fourteen miles-he has no desire tG
leave North Dakota, as he saw nc
place during his travels where the soil
and general conditions are equal Ia
this part of the world. His brother
in-law. Ben johnson. also bought a
twenty-acrc tract.
| The Linton Advocate man who, il
experience counts. should know : is
claiming that one of our north-cnd
men, Who is prominently mentioned
for place on the county ticket this
1 fall. is Il gambler he was arrest
ed for gambling But, with his usual
cheerful disregard for facts, Mr.. Pat
terson Stops right there and says moth
lIlss dODuG LIZ iSSuE' vi tIlC tII0l IOI-
loving that arrest, The case was
heard before Justice Wagner. at Lin
ton, and after heaiins the testimony
of complainant and her witnesses, the
defendants We're discharged without
even having to take tie stand in their
own behalf. The arrest was a piece
OF spite work, pure and simple. The
plea OF Patterson he man who has
staked everything from running
horse. with fiked-up record. to a
half-section OF land. on seven-ul
game hat lio man WHO gambies or is
accused of gambling should run fol
office well, in view Of Bro. Patter.
sons past efforts to capture some OF
the elective plums, it is to laugh,