Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-06

ment instruments are costly, are made
with great care as 10 accuracy, and
are exposed at high points, where
they cannot be greatly affected by
their surroundings.
George Suverly. of the upper riv-
err country, tenderfoot who is
known to his friends as George the
Silent was in Linton last week and
made the Record office welcome
call
G. $. Stedman, of Brofy, was in
Linton Friday and took the Milwau-
kee train for southwestern Minneso-
ia, where he will visit couple of
months. He was accompanied by his
daughter Marjory.
1t was supposed that special
train would leave Linton yesterday
evening for Bismarck, carrying men,
bers of the Linton and Hazelton X.
r. lodges, going to the Capital City
to attend district meeting of the
order, at which the membership of
Bismarck, Mandan, Steele, Wash
burn, Wilton, Hazelton and Linton
lodges were to be present. But the train
didn't go, for the reason that, in con-
sonance with its usual unaccommo-
sequence with its usual unaccommo-
dating policy, the n. p. people asked
a guarantee of $3.50 for the train-or
coach, rather. In its handling of the
mail service, in the use of dilapidated
and freezing coaches, and in every
other relation it has with patrons of
it's Linton branch line, the N. P. au-
thorities seem to better pleased when
they can discommode the people than
when they happen once in while to
stumble upon some arrangement that
accommodates them.
III brings feeling of pride to
the old timers of Emmons county
when they hear or read of the con-
tinued success of John Worst as
president of the agricultural college.
There are now 917 pupils enrolled at
the college. This institution is not
only extremely popular with the peo-
pie of the state, but it has secured
a national reputation as leading in
stitutiOn of its class. And it is a mat
ter of extreme satisfaction to the
people who came here in the early
days TO know that a man who took a
claim here in SD, and who experience
ed the same inconvenience and dis.
comforts that we all experienced, has
} made good in the highly important
still more highly important in an
almost exclusively agricultural state
position which he has filled for
many years. But no one wonders at
the fact, for as county superintend-
ent, as state senator and as lieuten-
ant governor-while resident of
Emmons county-he always made
good.
Peter Van Soest, down in the
Hague neighborhood, had quite an ad.
venture Sunday night. The young
man-oblivious to worldly affairs, and
thinking only of heaven, angels and SO
forth-while driving home in the dark
J from the residence of his best girl,
. drove into fence newly made across
: the road. The frightened horse broke
: loose from the buggy and skipped out
! leaving Peter '.all by his lonesome, -
3 ten miles from his domicile, gazing at
r the twinkling stars. Luckily, how.
+ ever. he was only mile from the
t residence of a hospitable farmer, who
: To him in and tucked him away fol
q the remainder of the night. The only
Z harm done was to the feelings Of Pc.
tiers folks, who, when the horse went
a home with a broken harness, but NJ
i Peter. thought the COLBY luns had got
O him--sure. Tired out by the adven
+ lures of the night Peter oversight; sc
e that, as he was pursuing his journey
d lomeward. he met his father, who
z had started out TO look for him.
b Ward Is bread at Turner's.
$ Another example OF the little at
J. tention that is paid by the land
= inspection branch of the general land
office 10 the convenience OF settler!
occurred this week. Certain home
steaders whose claims we're held up un
IS der the cruel and tyrannical method!
y in vogue year or so ago had been no
D. tied to appear In Linton this week t.
n meet an inspector, who would hold I:
4 rehearing of their respective cases
l. Take one Of the cases, for instance
X Mrs. n. A. Evans, the claim Of who's
ID deceased husband had been held up
s, was spending the winter with rela
D. tiyes i'm Chicago. She was notified t.
h. appear with her witnesses before tn
10 inspector. who would be in LintOI
IS Monday. MessrS. John McCrory, Chris
" MAIDEN and Thomas kieffer her Wit
nesses on a wintry day travelled
" long distance from the southern par
rr of the colS,ty and were here. Mrs
At Evans had returned from Chicago Z
~ be present. But the inspector cam
~ not. aud no word was received from
- him. Finally a phone message 1
IN Faro elected the Information tina
X the appropriation had been eXilallSte