Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-09-10
HAZELTON ITEMS.


Linton House, was up from the county
seat Sunday.
Miss Anna Coon came up from Lin
ton last Thursday morning. She viii
remain for some time.
| DIR. +. A. Rasbeck, the Linton vet
erinary, now makes this town regular
weekly visits Thursdays.
| Miss Carrie Woodland and sister
were in town Thursday, the guests OF
their sister Mrs S. Mikalson.
John Otterson visited his brother,
Louis, at the Bismarck hospital one
day last week. Louis is reported to
be getting along nicely.
Miss Eby has accepted position as
saleslady in the dry goods department
at A. Il. Klabunde's, and took up her
duties there last Saturday.
| j. n. Peterson, who has been at
Miles City for some time, has returned
to his duties in the SHOP cf the Hazel
ton Manufacturing Company.
| The Balch \ Mincover thrashing-
rig has started for the season, and Is
doing tine work. 1t Is said that the
boys have about fifty day run ahead
of them.
| \ large number of men and teams
from across the river passed through
town yesterday on their way TO the
harvest fields in the northern part Of
the state.
Local parties have put up a large
tent at Long Lake, completely fur
niShcd with necessities for camp life,
and i, will be kept we'll occupied dur
ing the duck season.
Frank Gray lost valuable regis
tered BULL killed 10y lightning, last
week, and IIarrie Spaulding lost two
stacks of hay, which has just been
stacked the day before.
There was a lively little prairie fire
southeast of town last Friday after
noon, hut not IA great deal of damage
was done. Oswald Neumann lost two
stacks OF hay and "A neighbor three.
George Suverly was in from Gayton
last Wednesday, and made this office
a pleasant call. George didn't have
time to give us second lesson In
Sioux this trip, but promises us some
in the near future.
f. p. Wernl now enjoys the distinc-
tion Of having the only colored coach
man in the city. The gentleman al
ways dresses i'm brown, wears white
collar and gloves, and sits on the seat
in such digniiied manner that he cx-
cites much admiration. lie answers
to the name OF "Sport and is a point
er by nationality
Simon Opp, who lives west OF town,
met with q severe financial loss In the
thunder storm last Saturday night.
Four head of valuable work horses
were standing near a wire fence during
the storm, and the fence was struck
by lightning, killing them all. Two
horses were found on the east side OF
his place and the other two on the
west, half mile apart. AS MIR. Opp
lost the greater part OF his crop by
hail this year, the loss falls dOnbly
hard on him.
Lightning Struck "A hay stack along
side the barn OF VIM. Nichols about
night last week, setting fire to the
hay. Sweet IL Gray beal well-drilling
crew were there and the fire was sup
posedly cxtinguished without much
trouble In the morning all the men
went out to work, and the wind blew
some cmbcrs into life, and before the
men could get back the barn and
granary. together with about sloo
worth Of grain, were destroyed. An
other bolt hit fence post ON Mr..
Nichols place, ran along the wires,
and tore about thirty posts TO smith
Greens.
A prairIe fire last Friday Afternoon
caused considerable hard work and
! excitement near the farm OF Matt
Dahl. No one knows just how n
started as it was under good head
way when noticed. A stack Of hay OF
Peter Anderson's place was burned
4 and had it not been for the promp
5 work OF number of neighbors, amont
, whom were Messrs. Kaiser, Cabbage
e Webber and son. the buildings on MIR
Dahl's place would have been total.
destroyed, as he was away from hom
at the time. There was plenty Q
water at hand to work with, and tn
. buildings were all saved, but not with
nnt q bard fivht