Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-01-16

and Mr.. Wright said that II he had
not been 50 startled, himself, he could
have picked It up. Quickly recover
ing, It made another but less vigorous
dash at the window, then veered and
Dew away.
| A civil suit was tried last night be-
fore Justice Rowerdink and jury
John Postle sued A. o. Rudy for sl3t
damages claimed for cattle alleged to
have been given by Rudy in place Of
their own to people for whom he wai
herding last season. The jury gave
plaintiff e7O-this In addition to costs
Coventry for plaintiff, Armstrong fol
defendant.
Among people from the north coun-
try who have visited Linton recently
are Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Kalberer. Of
the Hazelton neighborhood. While
In town they gave the Record sanctum
. welcome call. Time seems to be
dealing lightly with this worthy cou-
pie. Coming to the country in the
early days, Young jake as we
used to call him before "Old Jake
moved to Bismarck. has by honesty
and hard work, backed by the loyal
help Of his cstimable wife, placed him
self In good financial condition and Is
the possessor Of one OF the best farms
In the HazeltOn neighborhood. Aud
no one envies them their success, be-
cause not dollar that they have came
to them dishonesty. BY the way,
did you ever stop to think, pioneer
reader, that, almost without excep.
tion, every one Of the early settlers
who would work and who staid here
Is now In good circumstances?
Wednesday Of last week there was a
marriage ceremony performed between
two well-known and well-liked EN-.
mons county young people. Mr..
AdOlphus c. Stalk and Miss Kathryn
Agnes Rush were the contracting par
ties. The ceremony took place at II
p. NJ, at the home Of the brides pa
rents, in old Williamsport: the Rev.
Fir. Banner, Of Bismarck, performing
the marriage service. Mr.. U. NJ. Vie
vas "best man" and Miss Nellie Bax-
ter was bridesmaid. The home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Rush, the brides parents,
was beautifully decorated with flow
ers. The bride was tastefulIy
gowned is rose.colored silk and the
bridesmaid in purple. The groom is
one Of the enterprising and popular
young farmers OF the county. He ia
energetic and straightforward, and
has made success Of his settlement
In this part of the country. The bride
was born IN Emmons county, and has
grown to womanhood here. She Is the
daughter Of . pair of this county q
pioneers. Bright and pleasant, she
has been, both as child and woman,
= general favorite. The young hus.
band and wife will reside on the
groom's homestead, and to their new
home the best wishes of their legion
of fTiends will accom- pany them.
And 1t came to pass that Will, the
mighty hunter whose surname |.
Wells. brother of he who causeth the
collie to flee from the bowels Of the
equine, went forth and slew fero-
cions johnrabbit. And he said unto
his neighbor Charles whose surname
In the language Of the Franks Ia
Ahern, mark We! we shall prepare a
feast such as hath not been known ia
the land Of the DacotAhs since the
day long agone when the bearded
prophet Shambo served bouillon de
CAMS to the office hoiding multitude
at the mouth Of the bounding Beav-
er." Then cautiously spake he Of
the house Of Ahern, "Dost not fear
that thy measly canine will devour
the victim ere the feast be spread?'
And thus the master replied, "My
dog, sir, hath been we'll brought up.
Oft have I left him alone with the
steak called porter house, and he
swiped ii not. Then straightwsy
the twain went into another apart
ment and communed together, say.
ing. 1.-THE feast shall he prepared, and
to partake with US thereof shall be In
vited William, whose surname is John.
son, who abideth close by. Come, lei
US hasten to the rabbit and extract
the hide therefrom." And even thus
did the twain. But 10! most of the
body Of the bloodthirsty wild beast
had been transferred to the stomach
of the educated canine. And now
there was weeping and wailing AND
gnashing of teeth in the mansion OIL
he whose surname is Wells. And II
came to pass that the feast to which
he OF the tribe Of johnson was to bt
hidden comprised chiefly the muscular
fiber that underlleth the bowels Of the
SOW, and not OF the luscious flesh o.
the ferocious johnrabbit of the prai
RE. Selah.
Mrs. MARIE LAGGE,
Teacher OF the German Language.