Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-02-13
took the thirty-second degree in Masonry
at Aberdeen

Our latest news from j. l. Roop is
a card mailed from Tamalipas, Cali
fornia. showing a railroad through
the big timber country about Sequoia
canon. He writes: This is a
sight for your life
Miss Anna Talbot, who has been in
Aberdeen for some months past, was
at home with her parents in Dan
bury over Sunday. She returned
to Aberdeen Monday to resume her
duties with an abstract company.
Mr. and Mrs. A. s. Better left Sat
urday morning for Wilton for a short
stay before going to their new home
at Napoleon. They will be much
missed here, both in business and
social circles. They take with them
the best wishes of the entire neigh
bOrhood.
Tuesday evening there was sur
prise gathering of some forty neigh
bors at the home of Il. G. Burlingame,
near Brofy, in honor of his parents,
who are staying with him this winter
fine social time was had, inter
spersed with music. stories and re-
freshments
About a dozen young people met
at the home of MIR. and Mrs A. l..
Cell, last Friday evening, in fare
we'll party to Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Bet
zer. Cards, music and refreshments
made the occasion pleasant one
and the leave-taking of the popular
young couple more regrettable.
Archdeacon o. F.. Jones was to
have conducted services in Hazelton
Monday evening. but the Northern
Pacific ping pong" didn't arrive un-
til midnight. He had some time in
town Tuesday morning, and while
here arranged for services to be con-
Quoted here and at Linton in the
future by an able Episcopal minister,
the Rev. Bayfield,.
A party of Hazelton bachelors met
at the home of DR.. Snyder last Satur-
day evening and enjoyed several
hours with cards, after which F. p.
Wernli, the French chef, served
sliced pineapple, cake and coffee that
was certainly delicious. The day
previous was the Doctors birthday,
but he postponed celebrating it until
Saturday evening, for the convenience
Of those friends present.
Mondays and tuesdays train ser
vice on this branch of the Northern
Pacific was the occasion of much
harsh criticism by the passengers
as we'll as by residents of towns
along the line. According to pas.
senger, he went to the depot i'm Bis
marck about :; O'Clock Monday after
noon to come to HazeltOn. The train
was bulletined to be an hour late
At about ! o'clock the passengers
lagain went to the depot and, expecting
to leave at any minute. We're allowed
to linger there until near d o'clocl
and then started from Bismarcl
without supper. Leaving Mckenzie
the passengers had hopes of getting
to Hazelton or Linton the same
week, but at the 500 crossing the
engine needed water The coaches
and twenty-four MISUNDERSTANDING ol
them women and children wer,
left on the prairie while part o.
the train started for HaZelton fol
water. When within few miles o
Hazelton a section of the ping pong
was dropped and the engine came il
alone. After taking water the en-
gine went out and brought in the
first section. then again went aftel
the coaches 1t was midnight wher
the train did finally reach here Com
ing from Linton the following day
instead of reaching here at S:3O a
M il struggled along after dinner.