Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-05-21
good many window panes around town
where screens had not yet been put
on-were broken.


where screens had not yet been put
on-were broken.
There will be baseball game in
Linton the afternoon of Memorial
Day. The Linton team has the OPP
ton OF having either the Wishek or
the Aberdeen nine here on that day.
Definite announcement will be made
IN the Record next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Brock, OF Bos.
ton, Mass, arrived in Hazelton by
Tuesday evenings N. P. train to visit
their Emmons county relatives. The
visiting gentleman is brother Of Mr..
]. B. Brock, the well-known early set
tier IN the Williamsport country.
Rudolph Mirau, formerly Of Hague,
but now of Oregon, was In Linton
Monday en- route to the former place,
where he has some business to attend
to. He speaks In high terms Of the
climate and so forth Of his new home,
bIt says there are several men for
every job.
Messrs. G. f. Steie and E. A. and +.
L. Urevig, of Tell, were in Linton
Tuesday. The Messrs. Urevig came
here to take the Milwaukee train for
Norden, S. D., where their sister,
Mrs. A. N. johnson, is so sick that
her recovery is not expected. Mrs.
johnson is thirty-6ve years of age,
and is the mother of five children.
A letter received by the editor from
bob" Farrar, Senator McCumber's
secretary, conveys the information
that the special act increasing the
pension of Josephus Allen, an old SET
tier OF the Winona neighborhood, has
passed the senate and house and only
awaits, in order to become law, the
formality Of the presidents signature.
Ben. Whitney, Of Glanavon, arrived
in Linton yesterday afternoon, being
one Of the witnesses in tinal-proof
case. In the rig with him were VIM.
kneebone and Ollie La Fave. On the
way here singletree broke, the
tongue dropped, and the occupants Of
the rig were thrown out. Mr.. Whit
ney's shoulder was dislocated. He
was attended by DR.. Wolverton.
Mrs s. N. Peterson, our progressive
county superintendent, was, last week,
granted a professional certificate.
This certificate is valid for life, and is
the only one Of the kind in the county.
When the state department confers
this honor upon one, she may justly
feel proud, for it is an evidence Of
success In the educational field, and
gives one high standing among the
educators of our state.
~ Leave your order for cut flo xers,
at city prices, for Decoration Day.
Smith & Irvine.
Ralph Harrington and Billy Haas,
formerly Of Linton, were delegates at
the Minot convention - the former
from Adams county and the latter
from Towner county. Mr.. Harrington
was chosen one of the eight alter
mates to the presidential convention
at Chicago. The alternates have the
privilege OF attending the convention,
q privilege which would be highly
priced by tens Of thousands Of repub-
licans throughout the United States.
A patron Of the Strasburg school
writes to the Record regarding
bright and energetic young teacher OF
Linton, asfollows: "Miss Rose Raven
has just finished q very successful term
i of school in this neighborhood; and,
as she proved such q faithful and In
telligent teacher, myself and other
patrons of the school have thought it
our duty to drop the Record word Of
recognition Of her work. We feel in
debted to her great deal for hel
painstaking and successful instruction
of our children"
Gus Broman lost a good COW last
Saturday afternoon. She was foune
lying in the water Of Beaver creek
At first 1t was thought she had beer
drowned, although that idea was hard
" tenable when 1t was considered tina
the water where she was discovered
was only foot or so in depth. In
vestigation showed that she had beer
shot. Whether she had been hit by
stray bullet from rifle fired by som
one shooting at mark, or whethe
= she was killed through pure malice
not known. The former is pIobabl
J the case, as Mr.. Broman has no enc
mics in these parts.
Druggist Flaheriy returned Tues
day from trip Of several weeks II
western North Dakota, Montana
Idaho, Washington and Oregon. IL
went to ascertain for himself whethe
there were better opportunities fal
ther west than here for a young bust
ness man. After u careful investixa
Q tion. he comes home satisfied tina
!. this region and this town are goo
!. enough for him, and thanking hi
a stars that he did not sell his bushes
u before he started on his wanderings u
Z search Of better location. The ma
with limited capital is seriously hand
n icapped in business competition
a most OF the sections visited by Nh
IN LNlal,arfv